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Show THE CITIZEN 4 Utah Wheat (g D TSb(S IT n 1CEDERAL statistician reports that at the advent of spring there were remaining on Utah farms 3,293,000 H Kf iiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Published by THE GOODWINS PUBLISHING COMPANY 420 Ness Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MAY 18, 1929 Volume 40 Number 3 Success on Sugar congressional delegation apparently has won in its battle for maintaining of the increased tariff rates on sugar as proposed in the tariff bill now before the ways and means committee of the House of Representatives. The bill, which likely will be passed in its entirety, is being whipped into shape for presentation through numerous conferences in which various factions are capitulating to demands of others in securing of concessions. The Utah delegation secured a general change of front in the committee, working with representatives of other beet sugar states. The scale as favorably reported out by the committee will be 3 on all sugar except Cuban sugar, which carries a unit of 2.40. The fight in the ways and means committee was to have a special vote called on the sugar rate. If such had been done, it is very likely that an adverse situation would )iave arisen in the house. The beet sugar states have the sugar rate now firmly held to the bill as a whole, and the rates likely will win in the house. The corn belt congressmen, who have been opposing the sugar tariff rates as proposed, apparently have changed front. These states opposed the sugar tariff on the ground that more farmers consume than produce sugar. Representative Dickinson of Iowa, who reserved time before the committee to discuss the sugar rates, has announced that he will discuss other commo- dities, but not sugar. The change in attitude is believed due to the fact that the corn congressmen have succeeded in obtaining concessions for the commodities in which they are most interested. The wool states are content to let matters stand as they are on the wool tariff, and carry the fight for increase on rags and waste to the senate when the bill is presented, there. The rate on wool, set at 34 cents a pound, is generally satisfactory, and rather than create delays in the 'house in asking changes in rags and waste, the measure is to be passed. Western congressmen have joined in the demand for a higher duty on hides, asking five cents a pound. "This is for. protection to another western industry, in which the manufacturing states of the east are joining. Apparently, then, the west has earned an almost complete victory in its prinicpal points of concern. Added pressure in the house and again in the senate when the final vote is taken are necessary to assure the rates desired. UTAHS a . t l An Indian man has invented a device by which salt can be shaken from a salt shaker. This is one of those revolutionary inventions that really revolutionize. Los Angeles Times , bushels of wheat against 1,022,000 a year ago. The long and severe winter reduced wheat estimates to 91 at this time last year. Farmers are plantagainst 96 ing 109,000 acres of spring wheat against 95,000 a year ago. The wheat situation, which last week became the most critical since war days, is proving extremely bothersome to Utah wheat farmers. A price on the Chicago exchange reached a new low record for the fifteen years since 1914. This situation, coupled with heavier planting in Utah and with three times the surplus on Utah farms now compared with a year ago, also tends to draw attention to the precariousness of the situation. While it is a long time between now and harvest time, the farmers nevertheless have a pessimistic out- -' look. However, the atmosphere may clear a little in the light of wheat yields in Utah. Government figures show that the average yield of spring wheat in Utah for 1928 was 33 bushels to the acre, the highest yield in the United States. The increase in acreage, also, undoubtedly will have good results over a period of years, while a market for the product is practically a certainty even with the increased production. Opportunity has knocked for the people of New York in the form of a five volume telephone directory. Just think of the immense possibilities for getting wrong Milwaukee Journal , numbers! Wider Streets TIME, agitation has been ripening FOR SOME the widening of some of the citys streets. Warmer weather and increase in automobile use always intensifies the problems. At present, the North State street problem is attracting considerable attention. State street through Eagle Gate would be much better if widened from South Temple to North Temple streets, and if directly connected with Second avenue. This street has heavy traffic, is a main artery to the North Bench, and the artery to the City Creek canyon district. As such, it deserves a more imposing construction than it has at present. Tn addition to its naturally heavy traffic, it has to absorb two much used intersections at First avenue and at Canyon Road. These streets feed automotive traffic and traction traffic into the narrow street and cause serious delays and dangerous entrances. Fifteen feet more in width would make both street car and automotive travel much safer, would expedite handling of traffic and would add another block of good downtown road to the present system. The widening process could be accomplished on the west side of the street, as there would be only yery few buildings there with which the program would interfere, and no expensive buildings would need be wrecked. If the highway should be widened, it would add both beauty and utility to the traffic arteries in that section. Speed maniacs will be interested to know that tornadoes travel at the rate of 500 miles an hour, and see Atlanta Constitution, what happens ! Travel in Europe broadens the mind and lengthens the belt. Toledo Blade, ' |