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Mr. Harr. No; some of it is grown with Japanese labor. The
lettuce industry is not the only industry in the Puyallup and Sumner
Valley. They have berries and dairying.
The Cramrman. Now, let us see. You think that lettuce is not
profitable in the Puyallup Valley?
Mr. Harr. I do not think it is possible for a man to take 2 or 3
or 4 acres of lettuce and be able to live without he works on the outside,
 and in fact I know it is not possible.
The Cuairman. Well, that has been the experience of farming
since the early days, to my certain knowledge, but the more that you
can raise on your ranch in Salinas Valley with labor that comes in
more or less temporarily for that purpose, the less demand there is
for the Puyallup Valley in the State of Washington to increase its
lettuce business, whether the people there are shortsighted or farsighted.
 They are up against the immediate problem of getting a
livelihood out of the ground.
Mr. Harr. Do you infer then that we should discontinue the
California lettuce mn order that a man on 3 acres of lettuce may be
able to make a living?
The CuatrMaN. No.
Mr. Harr. And make the consumer pay it?
The CrarrMAN. No; but we are trying to get a balance, if we can,
by which the children of America—you are the son of a pioneer, and
your children—we are trying to look a little bit ahead to a balanced
future for the oncoming generations.
Mr. Hart. And I am interested in the same thing.
The Crairman, Now go ahead with your statement.
Mr. Harr. I am in California now. I have been there since 1912.
The Caatrman. Now let us see where you are.
Mr. Harr. I would like to submit my argument.
The Chairman. I want to see first just where this Salinas Valley is.
Mr. Harr. Salinas Valley is in Mr. Free’s district, one of the
finest Congressmen on earth——
Mr. Ruraerrorp. That is strictly for the record. [Laughter.]
Mr. Harr. Yes, sir. I would just like to say that we are proud of
Arthur Free. We believe that Arthur Free is a man who—and you
san leave this out of the record if you want to——
The CrairMan. Oh, no; we want it in.
Mr. Hart, Arthur Free is a man who considers the facts. Whether
they hit women’s organizations or educational organizations or whoever
 they hit, he stands for the facts. That is the kind of a man we
have in our district, one of the finest districts, of course, in the United
States, bar none.
The Cumairman. You have got two friends on the committee now,
because you were born in my district [laughter], and nearly starved
there [laughter].
Mr. Hart. I will say this about your district; I love that district,
and it has got a great future.
The Cmammman. I think so, too. But now let us see about this.
[ want to know just where this Salinas Valley is.
Mr. Hart. Do you know where Monterey is?
The CuairmMAN, Yes.
Mr. Harr. Salinas Valley is the valley that fits into Monterey
Bay. In other words, there is Santa Cruz on one horn of Monterey