Show COLORADO MEN AVER FARMERS REQUIRE lOWER FREIGHT RATE RATES 18 18 Cooperatives Sec See Slim Chance for AgriculturaL Aid WASHINGTON April 9 By ByThe The Thc Associated Press Declaring Press S there thue was no legislative relief In insight sight for agriculture IS 18 co co opera aUvo farm organizations Of o Colo- Colo Colorado Colorado Col com com rado and the public publio service missIon of o Oregon asked the In In- In commerce commission to- to to day clay to alleviate conditions byes by ee- ee lower freight rates on farm tarm products product prod I A brief filed In the western and S 10 rate Inquiry cases cues by 13 O 0 Aylesworth director of ot mar J markets ets of o Colorado on behalf ot of Included the operative co organization In- In Included these statements Tho favoring of agrIcultural products Is sound economy Tho The agricultural depressIon prevailing Ince 1920 Is not over s NEEDeD I The The situation of ef the k not n Industry In Colorado does not any Increase In tallon charges charge r r The The fruit and vegetable reductions reduction The carrIers are enjoying the greatest revenue of their history The Oregon commission declared the carriers had failed to meet the requirements of law Jaw In their attempt to justify proposed In- In Increased increased I creased rates and that rates on agriculture on the other han hand should bo ho reduced particularly 3 fn the Pacific northwest 1 nw EW IE ByThe WASHINGTON April 9 By 9 By The Associated A Press A new v farm relief scheme to make the tariff application to agriculture without changing the tariff law lahas has hai been worked out cut by tentative McKeown Democrat lt Of Oklahoma dulon Under UDder his plan the Import dut duty on added each commodity would be add ed to the price paid the farmer tr n necessary to stabilize the tb market No fund would be required The processor or man paying the tho added price would pass It along and ally It would b be borne by the t consumer HOW now IT WORKS oms A federal farm tarm council to be selected by popular voto vote of the tho farm farmers rs would meet In Washing ton probably twice a year to formulate an agricultural pOlicy In conference with the tho secretary of agriculture a a standard of pro pro pro- production for tor each season euon would be determined Every ery farmer would be allotted by county agents an amount of production per acre On acrOn growing this thill he I I would receive a certificate of standard and und the tho portion of his crop tor which the tho certificate woe was Issued would bring the agricultural bonus With any production beyond that the tho farm tarn er er- er would have hAvo to shift for tor him him- self himself Mr McKeown contends that this thin would discourage II a surplus beyond the needs of domestic and foreign markets adjusting supply to demand |