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Fanners Opposed To Patman BUIWASHINGTON, D. C. (Special). —The solid front of opposition American agriculture has presented to Rep. Wright Patman’s proposal to tax chain stores out of business was strongly bulwarked today when Ezra T. Benson, representing the National Council of Farm Co: operatives, declared the bill might destroy 4000 farmer-owned cooperatives along with the chains.On the stand at house subeom-mittee hearings on the bill, Benson read his .council's 1939 and 1940 resolutions against punitive taxes on distribution and praised chain stores for the “vast benefits they have brought to agriculture ”It seems difficult to believe that legislation would be proposed to destroy these mediums of self-help to farmers, yet this is what we see in the Patman bill,” he said.Grange Is OpposedThe National Grange, representing 800,000-farmers, added its voice to anti-Patman bill stand, of the cooperative council, the American Farm Bureau federations and other farm groups in condemning the billThe bill is a perversion of the taxing power of government to burden one class of distribution for the benefit or advantage of hnother class,” Fred Brenckman, Washington representative of the Grange told the committee.A. M. Echternach, manager of the United Fruit Growers association, representing especially Colorado peach growers, also appeared to tell the committee the Patman bill would destroy farm outlets, increase distribution costs, raise prices to the consumers and lowei purchasing power.”
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Sandpoint Bulletin
Sandpoint, Idaho, US
Thu, May 02, 1940
Page 8
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