Show 48 legislatures declare peace after cutthroat cut throat trade fight F rrt s 3 anz W A I 1 I 1 X q 0 4 kat W EGGS CATTLE LETTUCE typical agriculture products which have been discriminated against in the modern 11 war ivar between belt veen the lite states observers think the wars over because legislators are putting away their guns heres the story CHICAGO A reversal of the trend toward balkanization of the 48 states through erection of trade barriers by legislation has been recorded by the council of state governments ern ments five states took such mutually retaliatory tali atory laws from their books during recent legislative sessions and about 20 other states refused to enact them the council which has fought the tendency to set up such barriers to free trade over state lines usually sought by special competitive groups one against the other held a national conference on the subject last april meanwhile investigators from the federal bureau of agricultural economics found a maze of barriers which they said were limiting distribution and raising costs on practically practical 17 every food product milk butter eggs poultry meats fruits and vegetables with most legislatures now adjourned jour ned the council now reports a hopeful picture among outstanding actions was In dianas repeal of port of entry provisions in its state alcoholic bev act resulting from efforts by surrounding states to operate cooperate co in solving problems arising from conflicting liquor law provisions missouri also repealed a liquor act which although called anti dis was regarded by many as a trade barrier oklahoma repealed its 1937 port of entry law because texas rising up in arms planned a retaliatory law which was dropped when oklahoma declared peace several legislatures defeated bills discriminating against foreign trucks connecticut refused to approve a bill which would compel operators of out of state trucks and busses to purchase connecticut gasoline by limiting the size and number of gasoline tanks on commercial vehicles discrimination against out of state wines and beers was rejected by california connecticut florida oregon and new jersey california refused to adopt retaliatory measures against products of several eastern states which imposed discriminatory taxes on california wine |