Show western esbern tariff congress conniers Con now it in session assion es sion nonpartisan non partisan discussion Discus sh 1 I the amer can barff pa I 1 jag S special to the reaper DENVER COLO october 3 the western tariff congress convened here today and according to a decision of the organization committee vas ras divided into twelve groups with the following chairmen FARM GROUP W A hardy pres nevada farm bureau fernley nev ner WOOL GROUP hugh spro its pres idaho wool growers boise idaho CATTLE GROUP robert graham pres nebraska livestock alliance neb DAIRY GROUP T H brice pres cal dairy los angeles cal MINING GROUP pearl 1 L smith american mining congress billings montana manufacturing GROUP W J I H 1 doran pres colorado mag 6 mer donver deliver col MERCHANTS AND DEALERS C Bal see sec mgr national I 1 of retail grocers kansas city mo J W seely secy farmers national grain dealers association omaha a Nebra nebraska sRa agricultural GROUP 3 W rol hov agricultural college fargo N dak BANKING GROUP A J cunningham ning ham war finance board casper wyo PRESS GROUP W P epperson pres utah press salt lake lahe city utah CHAMBER op OF COMMERCE GROUP 1 T I B stearns steams chamber of commerce denver colo the group heads met yesterday to prepare a report on the needs of their respective industries the western tariff congress is assembled for the following purposes to provide a nonpartisan non partisan forum for tho the discussion of public policies as they affect the progress and prosperity of western industry especially with respect to tariff levies to discuss the flexible eible fl provisions ot of the tariff act to invite the chambers of commerce tho the pres the banks and all civic and political bodies to join with the producers in an all effort to remove the tariff from partisan politics and to adopt a permanent american tariff policy which will equalize alize tile the cost of production in this with foreign countries preserve american industry against destructive line of effort and to oppose a tariff policy that discriminates against any section class or product to oppose a r revision of the present tariff act at this time to organize a western tariff association so to affiliate with tile the southern association |