Show WILL IT HELP THE T the united states senate has at last agreed upon a tariff bill it has yet to ie be accepted by the house of representatives and there may ie be a long battle in the conference committee of the two houses but the outlook is that the tariff question will be settled for a few years to come within a few weeks that in itself is good news there is no question tuat that the delay in fixing firing tariff rates has held many manufacturers back from proceeding to business as usual so long as nobody knew how far any particular industry might blight be exposed to foreign competition capital has naturally been timid about investing in it the evident purpose of the senate in raising rates generally to the highest levels in history is to keep keel the american market for american industry and agriculture how far it will succeed in doing this is another question which only time can answer and how far it will prove a boon to the farmers to have foreign competition eliminated is a question which all he argument in the world will not answer the large farmers growing staple crops probably will get better prices for their products on the average whether hose increased receipts will be eaten up by higher prices they must pay for what they buy with then the IT incomes remains to tie be seen that nat it will make very much difference one oae way or the other to the general run of small farmers is much to be doubted |