Show I ONION TARIFF RAISE SOUGHT Farmers Interested In Re- Re Regional Re Regional gional Conference Next Month l In Salt Lake Weber county farmers are In In the regional agrI- agrI agrIcultural agricultural agri agricultural cultural conference to be bo held at Salt Lake October 1 and 2 spon spon- sponsored spon- spon sponsored sponsored by the United States Cham Cham- Chamber Chamber Chamber ber of ot Commerce Represent Represent- Representatives Representatives will III be bo present from tram Utah Idaho Colorado New Mexico Montana Wyoming and Ne a Nevada a according to announcement that has been made On tho- tho second day of or the con con- conference con conference ference terence proposed thrift tariff changes will bo be considered Proposed In- In Increase In Increase crease of at the import duty on onions In which many Utah grow grow- growers growers ers cre are Interested will Ill come before be- be be before fore the meeting The present duty Is 1 cent a pound Under tho sliding scale provisions of or tho tariff act the president with approval of or the tariff commission may either I raise or lower the duty duly BO 60 per percent percent percent cent of or the level designated when the law was enacted Utah and Idaho already have appealed to the commission and have obtain obtain- obtained obtained ed a hearing before the commis commis- commission sion Ion but the tho date has bas not been designated i The Tho unfortunate part of or the on- on onIon onion on onion ion tariff situation and perhaps the critical Is that of ot the onions onion enterIng the commercial market In the United States the 12 per peI percent cent foreign Importation tends to the price tor for the do- do domestic do domestic market This traces to the low cost cont ot of production ob- ob obtAinIng ob oh obtaining taming In Europe and the low water transportation costs Spain I I Egypt and other big onion pro pro- producers producers producers are able to pay the tho cent i tariff and yet undersell the do producers on the eastern seaboard markets markels It Is the tho con con- contention contention con contention of ot the American grower During the last three years foreign Importations have havo averaged aver aver- averaged averaged aged bushels The five five- year five year period previously the Importations Im- Im Importations Im Importations averaged bushel bushels The average require require- requirements requirements requirements ments In this country are 17 17 bushels Chairman Wind Wind- Winder Winder er cites and of ot this volume ep- ep ap approximately proximately bushels constitute the carlot cariot shipments the remainder going to market by wagon or truck or otherwise consumed near to the point of production Spain Is the chief contrIbutor among the foreign nations and supplies approximate approximate- approximately ly Iy 60 per cent of at tho the Import movement Cost of ot production data Is be- be beIng being be being ing complied In these states to support the tariff Increase re- re reQuest request re request quest and It Is believed belle much ot of this Ibis information will bo be available for or the conference The Idaho state suto chamber of ot commerce an- an announces announces an announces It Is taking an active part In ill the movement to obtain an Increase Irom From the national angle the American Farm arm Bureau federation Is la working In behalf ot of tho the producer S |