Show Will Oppose Wool Tariff Reduction I In order to forestall the reopening of the wool w ol schedules ul s and to forcefully forcefully force forceS fully resi resist t any attempt at downward revision of the rates on ranch farm farmand farmand farmand and mine products in the tariff act of oC 1922 Prager rager Miller president of the New Mexico Wool Growers association association asso asso- and vice president of the western division of the Southern Tariff a association is enlisting the bankers producers and merchants of all we western tern states to join with similar interests of the south in pre preventing re- re venting Tenting any ny chance In tile the present tariff rates on western and southern products All agricultural and livestock or organizations organizations organizations or- or chambers of commerce bankers and merchants of the west Including New Mexico Arizona Colorado Colo Cob rado Wyoming Montana U Utah ah Idaho Washington Oregon Nevada and California have been requested by Mr Miller to circulate the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing petition of protest among i their me members bers and voters for IH Presentation presentation pre Pre- to President Harding and the members of ot the United State States tariff commission We Wo are unalterably opposed to toa toa toa a reduction in the rates on Wool ool and anil other farm and ranch products of the permanent tariff act In our opinion it ft will result In Ina ini a i corresponding and disastrous 1 le- le e- e luction In the farm price of ot agricultural agricultural agricultural tural products to the farmers rs and stockmen of the south and we westIn westIn west tIn t. t In our opinion the rat s In the Fordney McCumber tariff measure U as applied to raw materials materia Ii are just and reasonable and have proved a great b benefit to the producers and we want no change made In them We Ve especially protest against the wool schedules being reopened for forthe forthe forthe the reason that such action would produce depressing results on markets markets markets mar mar- on production and on the credits of ot the industry We favor faTor a permanent tariff policy and schedules that will wUl give our farmers and ranchmen continued ed prosperity |