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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1930
Page
8
The passage urges a congressional inquiry into how antitrust laws affect natural resource sectors especially coal and related industries. It argues wasteful practices and destructive competition threaten producers and workers, and proposes studies on tax policy, immigration, deportation, and federal building leasing to curb costs while preserving core law purposes.
The message outlines economic distress and recovery, calling for cooperative action to blunt the low mood. It details unemployment relief, public works, drought aid, farm support, and federal construction, plus defense needs and pending legislative items across power, railways, antitrust, and fiscal policy. The tone stresses self-reliance, national resilience, and targeted government measures to spur employment while avoiding tax hikes and debt expansion.
The article notes counterfeit operations linked to American Bankers Association issues and railway express checks. It suggests the checks are broadcast from quarters heading westward, targeting suburban and rural dealers with no local banks as travelers move across the country. Grafton was reached about a week or ten days ago.
President Hoover urges Congress to back broad regulation of interstate electrical power and other measures totaling over 650 million dollars for the next year. He proposes post‑short-session inquiries to committees and federal departments to prepare for further ton.
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