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Show r. C. L. AND RETURN SHIP CARGOES One Pacific coast poit Imlioitedl ',190.857 pounds of copra, lau year fiom which coconnut oil products i.ie made. .. With creamery combines f.iicing butter to near tho dollar mark, vegetable veg-etable oils nnd substitutes for fals ate Important. But congiess and legislature:: Impose Im-pose taxes on the substitutes In lite Interest of tho cieamery trust nnd prohibit sales. Copra Is used to mnnufacttiro n product maikoted all over the country. coun-try. Tho legislatures penalise nils by tho enactment ot laws thut practically prac-tically ptohlblt selling white ciooa-nt ciooa-nt butter. Thus, In trying to slam tho big packers, the fool leglslairre, ns It usually does In such casej rrs-i-ly Injured a western Industry nm? 'as n result of this legislative islii'i-Ity islii'i-Ity may loso its principal icturn cargoes car-goes fiom tho oilcnt, n mntt'ir or gravo Importance to all prodttrurs, ns few ships will come hero It thoy have no cargo to bring. , Then wo talk about encouraging Pacific 'coast shipping nnd ml. tug down tho high cost of living |