Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-04-05 | Page 3 | Tariff Board's Method of Cost Finding Scored

TARiff BOARDS BOARD'S METHOD Of COST COSI fiNDING Commissioner Dennis Dennist t Makes Attack Before Senate Committee SAYS FIGURES ON BUTTER ARE V RONG Declares Harm Hann Is Done to National Life by Matching Matching Match Match- ing Production Costs W WASHINGTON i. April 5 S CAP CAP- AP The method of ot obtaining obtaining- production production tion co cots coats ts by the tariff commission in recommending changes a in rates ws wa attacked today toda by Commissioner Commis eloner doner Dennis Democrat before the tho ente Investigating committee n Figures produced by the tho taU stall experts In the tho butter butter- Investigation would Indicate that the tho farmers ot of this country were wore Belling butter butte at et less leis than the cost coat of ot production I he h. said aid There 0 was something wrong nl with the calculation as aa it is known that the dairy industry is I. the best but paying pann branch of ot farming He Jre did not believe at staff act experts should 1 b be 0 sent nt abroad and If it the they were wen the they should not be bo permitted J to do things than a Q forel foreigner er In Inthis Inthis this country would not 1 bo be 0 allowed to doI do I 1 1 believe a 0 very ery great creat harm Is II being belne done dono our national Ute ilfe he be added by lit ill considered recommendations of ot tariff duties b based Std elm simply Imply ply on matched production costs Coats 7 What caused the tho long lone delay In submitting the butter report 7 asked Chairman Robinson ill It Is la another illustration of oC the inability of ot the commission to get things done dono the witness said The NTh statute could be made mad workable work work- able It if it was as aa administered by the I right kind of men The trouble Is fa that it is II now being boing Interpreted lr in its St strictest legalistic It way He no declared the commission was wu J sn an average of four fou changes a year in tariff tar ita it t H Ha a cost of from to a year ear to the American Amerlean neon neot e