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that business but have not been in it for a long time. Yet, we went 

 down to see Mr. Brannan. And I know that Mr. Brannan never 

 would have done what he did had he and the Department of Agri- 

 culture understood the turpentine and rosin business. If he had, 

 instead of getting a parity of 70 percent we would have gotten 90 

 percent. 



We told him that we needed turpentine more than we needed 

 tobacco; that we can get along without tobacco if we have to, although 

 it would be very hard for me to get along without mine, but that we 

 cannot get along without paint, turpentine for paint for the houses 

 and for other purposes, but that we must have assistance; that the 

 American turpentine producer should have parity. In that effort 

 we were assisted by Mr. Colmer, Senator Russell and others. 



So, gentlemen, with tung od, there is no way the producers can get 

 along without some little income. The first few years there is 

 absolutely no income; it takes several years before the trees mature 

 sufficiently to produce any tung nuts, and now the price is so low that 

 while we have one of the heaviest crops we have had for years we have 

 not even picked up the nuts. 



I went down and talked to Secretary Brannan. He is a great 

 fellow. You know what his plan is about all of us going to have a 

 farm plan, but here is a commodity that will only grow in half dozen 

 States out of the entire Nation. 



When I talked to Mr. Brannan about the turpentine situation he 

 asked me to write it out, and I wrote him a letter of eight or nine 

 pages, telling about this turpentine and rosin business, and after we 

 presented our case we finally got the Secretary to increase the parity 

 allowance; it jumped from 70 to 80 percent of parity, and gentlemen, 

 I want to tell you that was a boon to 250 to 300 thousand people, 

 when the rosin price went up about $2 last week, that is, two dollars 

 a barrel. 



Now let me tell you what they are up against in the tung industry — 

 and Mr. Colmer and others have already given you the facts, others 

 to follow will give you the facts more completely — but let me say to 

 you, gentlemen from other sections should help us solve our problems, 

 otherwise we are not going to have enough turpentine and rosin or 

 tung oil to meet our needs. We will just have to confine it to our 

 own use. 



As these men have indicated, this land can be utilized for other 

 purposes and if we do not encourage the production of tung oil they 

 will have to let their groves of trees perish. 



Mr. Andresen. Will the gentleman yield for a question? 



Mr. BoYKiN. Yes, Mr. Andresen. 



Mr. Andresen. I am somewhat familiar with the industry to which 

 the gentleman refers, and, of course, while we want to protect the 

 producers, I am for protecting American agriculture and I am for 

 protecting American producers of American commodities. 



Mr. BoYKiN. That is right; I am sure of that. 



Mr. Andresen. And, the gentleman is one of the leaders of the 

 Democratic Party^ • 



Mr. BoYKiN. I wish I were. 



Mr. Andresen. I am sure he is. It seems to me between yourself 

 and Mr. Colmer and Senator Russell that you ought to be able to 

 bring some pressure to bear on the administration to change its policy 



