Show 48 legislatures declare peace after cutthroat cut throat trade fight N A 11 A A 7 17 X EGGS CATTLE LETTUCE typical agriculture products which have been discriminated against in the modern war between the states observers think the wars over because legislators are putting away their guns CHICAGO A reversal ot 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 dur kw aai recent legislative sessions and IWA buit bu it 20 other states refused to en rt 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 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 ot of entry provisions in its state alcoholic bev yge era ge a act ct resulting from efforts by states to operate cooperate co in shing sh ing problems arising from conflicting liquor law provisions missouri also repealed a liquor act which although called anti dis was regarded by many as a trade barrier s r 0 t i r v s ft V 1 I 1 oklahoma repealed its 1937 port ot of entry law because texas rising up in arms planned a retaliatory law which was dropped when oklahoma declared peace several legislatures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 ot of state trucks and busses to purchase connecticut gasoline by limiting the size and number ot of gasoline tanks on commercial vehicles discrimination against out ot 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 several states rejected bills to place high tariffs on out ot of state agricultural ri products oregon and vermont turned down tax bills discriminating against oleomargarine while iowa refused to increase its present oleomargarine tax arkansas legislators would not levy a 25 per cent duty against products of four other midwestern tates which had bad im on certain arkansas agricultural products particularly cottonseed oil the 1939 war between the states is apparently over |