Show TEXTILES TEXTILE'S PLIGHT BLAMED ON TAXES BOSTON April 18 P IP-Beliet P Belief that the present plight of ot the New England England En En- gland cotton textile Industry Is due to over taxation as well as overproduction overproduction overproduction is expressed sd In a 3 symposium of manufacturers manufacturers' opinions given ou out today by b the New England council In contrast to Secretary of Agriculture Agriculture Agri Agri- culture Wallace who yesterday said overproduction inefficiency and obsolescence obsolescence ob ob- ob are arc the causes of present conditions the manufacturers included ed the processing tax Japanese competition com com- competition petition south north wage stats state legislation and local taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion as well as overproduction The Th council survey urvey was based on reports from 87 textile companies representing mills employing 73 73 workers in New England General dissatisfaction was expressed ex pre pressed t soo over st steadily rising local and state tax burdens the survey said |