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' , ) ) ' i $ I s a " , x . f fr [ r j h 1 a productsivhich productstvluch EGGS CATTIE CATTI E LETTUCE-Typical LETTUCE Typical LETTUCETypicalagriculture LETTUCE - Typical agriculture products tvluch have been betueen betrteen discriminated drscrinunated drscrinunatedagainst against in the modern uar be trteen the states Observers think flunk the I ' uar s over , because legis lators s are putting their away guns llcra Here s the story story _ CHICAGOA CHICAGO -A A - A reversal of the thetrend thetrend thetrend the48 trend toward Balkamzation BalkaDlzatlOn Balkanization of the 48 states through erection of trade barners barriers tradebarriers tradebarners by leg slation slahon has been re recorded recorded recorded corded by the Council of State Gov Governments Governments Governments GovernmentsFive ernments ernmentsFive Five states took such mutually mutualy ! re retahatory retaliatory retaliatory tahatory taliatory laws from the r books dur durmg during during mg ing recent leg slative slabve sessions and andabout andabout andabout about 20 other states 1 lefuscd efusod refused to en enact enact enact act themThe them themThe themThe The Council which has fought the thetendency tendency to set up such barriers to free tofree trade over state lines lmes usually competitivegroups competlbvegroups sought usuallysought by specialcompetlbve specialcompetitive special competlbve competitive groups one aga nst the other held helda a national nabonal conference on the subJect Jast last subjectlast subJectJast investigatorsfrom inveshgatorsfrom April Meanwh Ie le inveshgators investigators from the federal bureau of agncul agricul agncultural agricultural tural economics found a maze of barriers ofbarriers which they said were 11m Jim 11mItmg Jimiting limitmg Itmg iting distr dlstr bution butlon button andralsmg andraising and raising ralsmg costs costson costson costson productmilk on practically every food product- product productmilk productmilk product - milk butter eggs poultry meats meatsfruits fruits and vegetablesWith vegetables vegetablesWith vegetablesWith With most legislatures now ad adJourned adjourned adjourned Journed the Council now reports a hopeful ahopeful pictureAmong pictureAmong picture pictureAmong Among outstanding outstandmg actions olctlons was wasInd Ind ana s repeal of prov port-ot port ot port-of of - - entry pro v sons s ons in m its state alcohol beverage c bev byhurround bysurround erage act resulting resultmg from efforts by urround surround ng rig states to co operate Ul in solvmg solving msolving Ulsolvmg insolving problems ans aus arts ng from can con fi 11 confl canfi cling chng cting liquor law Jaw provis provls ons M s souri sourl ssouri ssourl also repealeda repealed a liquor act which whichalthough actwhich although called discriminatory discrrmmatory anti anb dl dis crJmmatory crrmmatory was regarded by many bymany as a trade barrier Oklahoma OJ.lahoma OJlahoma . repealed its 1937 port portof of entry law because Texas TlSUlg rising risingup up in arms planned a retalIatory law retaliatorylaw Okiahoma OJ.lahoma Oklahoma . wb v.h vh wh ch eh was dropped when OJ.la OJla Okla . homa declared peaceSeveral peace peaceSeveral Several leg statures slatures defeated bills discnmmatmg discriminating billsdiscriminating billsdiscnmmatmg foreigntrucks against foreIgn trucks Connecticut ConneCbcut refused to ap prove approve a bill which would compel op andbusses era erators operators opera tors of out of state trucks and busses to purchase Connecticut gas olme gasoline gasolme by limiting the size and num . num.her numher number numbet ber bet- bet betof - of gasoline gasohne tanks on Com eommer eommercral commercial mer merclal clal cral vehdes veh des desDrscruninat cles clesDiscruninat statewines Discruninat Dlscnmmat Drscruninat on against out of state byCalifornia WInes and beers was rejected by CahforDla California Connecticut Connecbcut Florida Flonda Or Oregon Californiarefused CalIforDlarefused egon and New Jersey CalIforDla California refused to adopt measures mansures retaliatory meas mans ures aga nst products of several severaleastern eastern states wh ch scnm sGrim chImposed imposed d s formawine forniaWine cnm Grim natory taxes on Cal forma fornia Wine WineSeveral formawineSeveral Severalstates Several states rejected bills to toplace place high tariffs tarl11's tarl11s ' on out of state ag rlCultural ricultural agncultural agrlCultural agricultural products Oregon Vcrmont Vermont and Vcr Ver mont turned down tax bills discrlm discrim discrimmating discrlmmating mating aga nst oleomargarine oleomargarme whileIowa while Iowa refused to increase mcrease its present presentoloomargar presentoleomargar oloomargar oleomargar ne tax Arkansas legislatoi legis Jators lators would would-no would no - not levy ' ' " " ' ' ' " ' - - - a 25 per cent duty othermidwestein othernudweste1l1 othernudwestein aga nst products of four other nudweste1l1 nudwestein states . which .hlch hlch had im imposed posed tariffs on certain certam Arkansasaerjcnitut ArkJnsa Arkansa : . , agncultural agricultural " o ow.w - ' * / " " - . - " - products - - -w.w w.w - part cularly aiittuanycottonseed cularlycottonseed cottonseed o a 1The 1 The 1939 war between the states IS apparently isapparently over _ _ _ - - - |