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I. A. A. RECORD— May, 1933 



I. A. A. Opposes 



Measure To Cripple 



Motor Trucking 



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OPPOSITION to unreasonable 

 curtailment of motor truck 

 transportation was voiced be- 

 fore the Senate Committee on Roads 

 and Highways at Springfield on 

 March 29 by L. J. Quasey, director of 

 transportation who represented the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association in the 

 hearing on Senate Bill 316. 



The opposition of the I. A. A. was 

 based on the probability of increasing 

 the cost of marketing hogs, milk, and 

 other farm products if the length and 

 tonnage of motor trucks were further 

 reduced at this time. 



The I. A. A. took the view that the 

 State Highway Department should 

 first initiate legislation to protect the 

 highways against premature destruc- 

 tion. It was reported that railroads 

 are behind the bill because of the 

 great inroads made by motor trucks 

 on their freight business during the 

 past two years. %•••;:; 



"Transportation of products from 

 the farms and materials and supplies 

 to the farms is a matter of great im- 

 portance to the agricultural industry," 

 said Quasey. -^ 



"We are interested in the develop- 

 ment and co-ordination of all forms 

 of transportation, each to be given 

 fair opportunity to find its proper 

 place in the transportation field, un- 

 hampered by unnecessary, unreason- 

 able, or vicious restrictions. 



Reduced Year Ago 



"The measure under consideration 

 here seeks to drastically reduce the 

 weights and lengths of trucks and 

 particularly trailers. It will be ob- 

 served that the lengths and weights 

 of trucks and trailers were substan- 

 tially reduced by a law passed only 

 two years ago. Since that time there 

 has been no change in design of our 

 hard surface roads, nor are we aware 

 of any change in conditions that would 

 warrant further reductions at this 

 time. 



"The State Highway Department 

 has made great progress in highway 

 design — it has developed much in- 

 formation regarding the-effect of mo- 

 tor truck traffic on highways. It is 

 charged by law with responsibility of 

 building, maintaining and policing our 

 highway system. Therefore, we are of 

 the opinion that the Highway Depart- 

 ment is in the best position to pro- 

 pose necessary highway regulations. 



"Since it does not appear that this 

 measure either originated in the 

 Highway Department or is sponsored 

 by it, it is proved quite conclusively 



AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AT CHICAGO 1933 WORLD'S FAIR 



Thla huKe balldingr will be filled with asrlcnltnral exhibits IndndlnK finished 

 food products and farm Implementa demonatratlngr the progreaa made dnrlns 

 the past 100 years. 



The AKrlcnltural BnlldinK Is located on Northerly Island. It Is of steel frame 

 construction, OOO feet long, 100 feet wide and 40 feet high, with roof terracea. 

 and obserTatlon lounges extending the full length of the building. The Fair will 

 open June 1. 



Outlook For Cattle And 

 Hogs In Coming Months 



The cattle market should continue 

 in a strong position with a rebound 

 in prices expected within the next few 

 weeks, H. M. Conway, market an- 

 alyst for the National Livestock 

 Marketing Association, reported on 

 April 5. 



Any recovery should be taken ad- 

 vantage of by marketing finished 

 steers and butcher cattle. It is no time 

 to get panicky and rush in half-fin- 

 ished stuff. Butcher cattle will con- 

 tinue strong well into May and fur- 

 ther strength is expected in the stock- 

 er and feeder market. It will be well 

 to avoid the late spring and summer 

 as price and supply changes are ex- 

 pected to be somewhat the reverse of 

 last year. Steer calves should be car- 

 ried and fully finished for the fall 

 market. Short feeding for the late 

 fall and winter appears good at this 

 time. 



While the spring peak in the hog 

 market apparently has been passed, 

 hogs are still in a strong position. 

 Finished hogs might as well be topped 

 out on any upturn and those on feed 

 crowded for as early a market as 

 possible. Fall pigs will be moving 

 quite freely by late May and are ex- 



that there is no necessity for further 

 reduction in weights and lengths of 

 motor trucks and trailers to protect 

 the highways of the state. 



"I respectfully suggest, Mr. Chair- 

 man, that the Highway Department 

 be asked to present information per- 

 tinent to this matter." 



The Association favors reasonable 

 regulation of trucks to preserve paved 

 roads against destruction, but believes 

 such regulation should have scientific 

 backing. 



pected to continue well into July. 

 Feeding for August and September: 

 looks attractive. However, some cau- 

 tion in regard to weight seems desir- 

 able. Developments following farm 

 relief legislation should be watched 

 rather closely, as hogs will be par- 

 ticularly affected. 



The lamb market continues to have 

 hard going, but improvement is still 

 expected by the middle of the month 

 with a sharp comeback by late April 

 and early May. Western fed lambs are 

 still moving in considerable volume, 

 but this supply can chop off rather 

 sharply most any time. The number 

 was curtailed but they have moved 

 early, thus throwing the full reduc- 

 tion at the close of the feeding season. 



New York Considers 



Fixing Minimum Prices 



The Dairymen's League of New 

 York is sponsoring the Smith bill in 

 the state legislature which provides 

 for fixing the minimum price of milk 

 to consumers by a state board charged 

 with the duty of seeing to it that 

 dealers pass these benefits back to 

 farmers. 



The control board would be only 

 temporary. The members would serve 

 without salary. The board is author- 

 ized to revoke the license of any 

 dealer who does not comply with the 

 provision. 



"We believe the Smith bill is the 

 least objectionable to the dairy in- 

 dustry of any thus far presented," 

 said F. H. Sexauer, president of the 

 League. "It aims to stop price cutting 

 by giving the control board power to 

 fix the minimum price at which milk 

 shall be sold to consumers. Abolish- 

 ment of price cutting will go a long 

 way toward correcting the evils from 

 which farmers are suffering.". 



