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Show States' Trade Bars Attacked DENVER, Sept. 29 (INS) Committees Com-mittees of representatives from 10 western states, meeting in Denver today, were to submit reports embodying em-bodying recommendations i-iat would lift trade barrier against virtually all phase of Interstate commerce through future enactment enact-ment of uniform legislation by the states. Governor Ralph L. Carr of C olorado olo-rado warned the delegates that "it the present trend continues, . -irert, animosities, turmoil and worse w 111 result" -He urged lifting of trade blockade block-ade "to keep us from getting like I the small countries of Europe." Ewing T. Kerr, attorney general of Wyoming, asserted hi tate ! would not tear down it trade oar- i rler unless assured oth?r states ! would do likewise. "Our neighboring states have enacted use taxes and sir.mar i levies, so we had to follow suit," Kerr said. 'There' no use kid- ding ourselves. If several thou- I sand persons In a state want a tax a protection against neighbors, no governor is going to veto such a law and risk loss of votes, te-gardless te-gardless of what a conference like this doe. Attending the conference, vhich will end tonight were delegate from Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Wyo-ming, Utah, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and North Dak its. |