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Show Increased Tariff on Onions Salt Lake City One of the important import-ant problems to be considered at the regional agricultural conference at Salt Lake October 1 and 2, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States with the Salt Lake chamber of commerce cooperating, ) be the matter of an increased "K on onions. Both Utah and Idaho nave made appeals to the tariff com-mission com-mission for a half cent increase per Pound in this duty. Three of the eight rates to be represented at the conferee, confer-ee, TJtah, Idaho, and Colorado, are )r onion producers, and represent-vs represent-vs from these states will present , a t0 show that the domestic indus-J indus-J needs further protection from for-Ei for-Ei shipments. The present tariff one cent per pound. The farm Hah"13 'n the three states and the hav State chamI'er of commerce e announced their Intention to pre-tariff pre-tariff Tf0rmation in sPPort of the Farm increQ3e Plea. The American Bureau federation also is work-S work-S m beha'f of the domestic growers. |