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Show l'Wvestoclc H:-bitiiatiorLj depression passes back to agriculture through the curtailed buying power of farm products in the industrial sections sec-tions caused by anrrowing the outlet of their product to the farmer." It is important that we should all appreciate how closely allied industry indus-try and agriculture really are and it -would not seem to behove those engaged in either pursuit to advocate any measure which would strike at the prosperity of the other.. The movement for the removal, or reduction, of the beef tariff may gain some momentum, perhaps being used as a political football, but the feeling in the west generally seems to be that attitude of the administration ,is a fair one and that through this fairness no steps will be permitted which will take from the beef cattle producer his rgiht to the prosperity which has been enjoyed in late years by other industries. Secretary of Agriculture Jardine set this matter out very definitely in his last annual an-nual report when he stated, "Here I will merely reiterate my view that the tariff on agricultural products should insure the home market as far as possible to the American farmer. farm-er. It should be our aim to give agricultural ag-ricultural protection against foreign competition in our markets equal to thaf enjoyed by industry and labor. I In a protected market the benefits of efficient agricultural production and marketing will be greatly in-I in-I creased." 1 Should efforts in connection with the beef tariff come into the limelight lime-light to any great extent, all of those connected with the industry should inform themselves thoroughly on the subiect and work with their representatives repre-sentatives in Washington to see to it that the interests of the beef producing pro-ducing sections of the United . States are not jeonard'zed bv any ill advised ad-vised move along this line. Los Angule.?. Jan. 24. Price levels : for beef cattle in the past few months have reached a puint where a fair return is made to the producer, bringing the industry nearer a parity with other ind jstries. when the purchasing pur-chasing power of the product is considered. con-sidered. Considerable activity baa resulted from this in some quarters along the line of taking off or redue- J ing the tariff on the importation of dressed beef into the United States. Of course, such a program would not meet with approval in the agricultural agri-cultural sections which are so badly J in need of the returns which they are now receiving for their livestock, compensating com-pensating them in a measure for the disastrous losses which they incurred incur-red fololwing the 'war. However, in the industrial - consuming centers of the East, at first glance, such a policy pol-icy might be favored, but this is a difference in viewpoint which is readily corrected by an analysis of the situation. - Admittedly this would be a short-sighted move, as if it were Lhe proper action to take in connection connec-tion with beef, the same principle could, no doubt, be applied to the products of other industries and, doubtless, would directly effect the output of many industrial consuming enters which are enjoying the benefit ben-efit of protection similar to that which the producers of beef are receiving re-ceiving through the tariff. It should be recognized that pros-parity pros-parity or depression in any industry directly effects our entire economic structure. ' That is, prosperity of agriculture ag-riculture reflects itself in the purchasing pur-chasing power of those engaged in this industry, making it possible for them to purchase the output of the industrial in-dustrial centers, such as farm implements im-plements and the entire list of manufactured man-ufactured products, of which the fprmer is a buyer. When he is unable un-able to buy, the reaction, of course, is felt by the factories making these items and it goes right down the ine to the withdrawal of capital and labor from these industries and the |