Agricultural inquiry, Volume 11922 |
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... present condition of agriculture . 2. The cause of the difference between the prices of agricultural products paid to the producer and the ultimate cost to the consumer . 3. The comparative condition of industries other than agriculture ...
... present condition of agriculture . 2. The cause of the difference between the prices of agricultural products paid to the producer and the ultimate cost to the consumer . 3. The comparative condition of industries other than agriculture ...
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... present to you to - day , tentatively . It does not attempt to cover all the testimony that we are prepared to offer at this time or subsequently . Agriculture , the one outstanding basic industry of this Nation , is to - day facing ...
... present to you to - day , tentatively . It does not attempt to cover all the testimony that we are prepared to offer at this time or subsequently . Agriculture , the one outstanding basic industry of this Nation , is to - day facing ...
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... present agricultural crisis and to evaluate the remedies that are offered . Briefly stated , the agricultural situation to - day is that for the principal farm commodities the farmer is receiving prewar prices , or less than prewar ...
... present agricultural crisis and to evaluate the remedies that are offered . Briefly stated , the agricultural situation to - day is that for the principal farm commodities the farmer is receiving prewar prices , or less than prewar ...
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... present emergency as with the building up and improving a permanent agriculture . Questions will be presented by witnesses , such as cooperative marketing , distribution , spread between the producer and the consumer , unfair ...
... present emergency as with the building up and improving a permanent agriculture . Questions will be presented by witnesses , such as cooperative marketing , distribution , spread between the producer and the consumer , unfair ...
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... present law , of the way it can be done . It is not absolutely co- operative , because we do not have these cooperative laws . But it is as near cooperative as can be done , I think , under the present law . Representative SUMNERS . You ...
... present law , of the way it can be done . It is not absolutely co- operative , because we do not have these cooperative laws . But it is as near cooperative as can be done , I think , under the present law . Representative SUMNERS . You ...
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Page 536 - It shall be the duty of the various district attorneys, under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, to prosecute for the recovery of forfeitures.
Page 536 - Such testimony shall be reduced to writing by the person taking the deposition, or under his direction, and shall then be subscribed by the deponent.
Page 536 - States the sum of $100 for each and every day of the continuance of such failure which forfeiture shall be payable into the Treasury of the United States, and shall be recoverable in a civil suit in the name of the United States...
Page 536 - That any person who shall neglect or refuse to attend and testify, or to answer any lawful inquiry, or to produce documentary evidence, if in his power to do so, in obedience to the subpoena or lawful requirement of the commission...
Page 536 - Upon the application of the Attorney General of the United States, at the request of the commission, the district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus commanding any person or corporation to comply with the provisions of this Act or any order of the commission made in pursuance thereof.
Page 536 - Witnesses summoned before the commission shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States...
Page 536 - Any of the district courts of the United States within the jurisdiction of which such inquiry is carried on...
Page 536 - ... shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $100 for each and every day of the continuance of such failure, which forfeiture shall be payable into the Treasury of the United States, and...
Page 536 - Act, or who shall willfully neglect or fail to make, or cause to be made, full, true, and correct entries in such accounts, records or memoranda of all facts and transactions appertaining to the business of such corporation...
Page 536 - And in case of disobedience to a subpoena the commission may invoke the aid of any court of the United States in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence.