Show r NO PRICE FiXING OF S RAW RAN COTTON PlANNED FUND Washington 1 Nov No O 7 Fixing Fixing o of prices on on raw cotton is la unnecessary sar an anti and Impracticable President Wilson will bo be told by tho the cotton In Investigating at- at ing committee of tho the war industries board This announcement was made tonight to- to nl night ht b by Dr Thomas YV W. Page chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of at the committee The committees committee's s conclusion Dr Page P said WitS wall ba based cd on the thc fact tact that thore thoro thoroIs Is no prospective shortage of or cotton and tho the belief that the cotton distribution distribution tin tion co committee can lr a S proportionate proportionate proportionate marketing of or tho the lower as well vell as at tho the higher grades of cotton more effectively el by 11 other methods Con Continuance Contin Contin- tin u ti nce of at tho the work of ot this committee is recommended Dr Pago's Pages statement was said sall to embody cm- cm bo body r the essential points of at the report which the committee will present soon to tho the President It sal said that there here bo ito no way of enforcing a fixed price except through tho the readiness of at tho the government s to purchase tho the en entire entire en- en tire Ure cotton crop This the lie statement continued would Involve ol the closing of at cotton exchanges while merchants jankers and other intermediaries would be bo seriously affected and man many probably probably ably abb put entire entirely out of at business The rhe I establishment at nt great reat cost of at a government gov o s system stem of inspection and certification certification also would be necessary it was was said if It price fixing were under under- ta taken talen Ii C n. n |