Agricultural relief: Agricultural relief

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Identifikator:: 1831932415

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Title:: Agricultural relief

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1928

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831932598

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-232069

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Title:: Agricultural relief

Volume count:: Pt. 1

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: III, 69 S.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Further statement of Chester H. Gray, Washington representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation

Collection:: Economics Books

AGRICULTURAL RELIEF 67 then afterwards to hear us on the matter of the equalization fee and what it means to us in our cotton cooperatives. We could not even begin, in the few minutes left, to say anything about these matters; but may I hope that this committee, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, will give us such opportunity. The cotton cooperatives are large- scale organizations. There are other large-scale cooperative asso- ciations who would like to be heard along these same lines—the wheat growers, for instance. We have had a real experience. The tobacco growers is another organization that is a large-scale organi- zation. We have had a real experience during a number of years and we can give you a page out of our experience on the matter of the equalization fee. Now, we would hope that before you make up your minds as a committee you give us a chance to present this experience and what it means to us, and we can not do it in the few minutes left here this morning. Mr. KincHELOE. The committee has no thought of not hearing you gentlemen that I know of. Mr. Kincore. Well, that is all right. Mr. Jones. We will be very glad to hear you. The CratrMaN. While we want to expedite the hearings in every way possible, I don’t want to convey the thought that we are going to cut off any of you gentlemen who want to be heard. I do not think the committee is ready now to determine the question, before they have heard evervone that desires to be heard and is entitled to be heard. Mr. PurNeLL. The program, of course, Mr. Chairman, that we have agreed upon, is that we are not going to rehash farm conditions, but we are going to confine it as closely as possible to suggested remedies and changes in the pending bill. The CrAIRMAN. The committee 1s responsible for its acts, and so far as the members of the committee are concerned, they are responsible for their acts. If we are to expedite this matter, we had better stick to the subject. Mr. KinceeELOE. Mr. Chairman, I believe every member of this committee ought to have an opportunity to ask every witness that comes here any question he wants to. Why get stampeded on this proposition? I believe every member of this committee that wants to be heard or wants to ask any questions, ought to be heard, and I believe that everybody who opposes any kind of legislation and wants to be heard ought to be heard. The CrairMAN. I do not want to take up the committee’s time, but may I be pardoned for the suggestion we are getting away from the question entirely. We are talking about eliminating certain provisions of the bill, especially the equalization fee. No suggestion have been made as to what should be substituted. I take it that everybody agrees that the bill without an equaliza- tion fee will not accomplish the purposes of the bill. The declaration of policy states its purpose; that is, shall the declared policy be carried out, if not, what? The aim of the bill is made clear in a few sen- tences. And what is it? “To preserve advantageous domestic markets for such commodities.” That is one. Are we for that? Second, “To prevent such surpluses from unduly depressing the prices obtained for such commodities.” Are the producers entitled to that? We have been talkine about the surplus.

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