Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-25
TO INVESTIGATE
THE CASE OF GROWERS OF
WHEAT, CORN, HOGS, CATTLE.
Senators washburn. Roach ana Peaer. n
COMMITTEES from the seuate-An Inter.
view with the Kanss Populist.

., w ashlngton. April 2i.-To Senators
Nashburn. PETER and Roach the senate
OF the United States has committed tho
task Of INVESTIGATING the question, "Why
are the farming interests dcprcsscdy' p
or at least that part of the investigation
which refers to the growers of wheat
aud corn, hogs aud cattle
The amount set apart for the invcsti.
gntiOn TO the southern stutcs-pruCip ully
affecting the cOttuu-grUw industry
together with that FOR the investigation
IN the whnrt and corn states. Us 5000
of which it was calculated that half
would boz devoted 10 each subject Sen.
ator PETER Is considered the head of that
portion of the committee which will
visit The Northwest, and his views Of
the object and scope Of the iuyestigq
ton were given To u reporter.
III propose he said, primarily 20 have
the committee visit the five or more
great ccutcrs Of distribution OF the agri
cultural products Kansas City. Omaha,
Minneapolis. Chicago. probably ST. Louis,
and possibly other cities, We will nsCcr
tain there wherr the products come
. from, and what the farmers get for
them, what the dealers sell them for,
what the average profit is. who buys and
what ultimately becomes 81 the products.
In fact we win try 90 find thc actual
facts In some statistical form, or la the
N.ANNAN Va AfNNAANNNN WA W ANiAN'HH'rH ~
Minneapolis we viii pay particular at
teutiou TO wheat and Hour, boo Kansas
City We shall look mp the beef industry
particularly. in Omaha corn, aud In Chi.
cdgO everything We shall not try To
pry into amy mans business but gather
only those facts which the records of
business show
"Aftc- we are through with the cities
/ PROPOSE that We will Interview the big
farmers and cattle kings. The Dulrym.
pies, Cpscys and Gmudins OF the Dako.
tus and the big owners OF cattle In wy.
omiug and Montana. then tO gn to The
small farmers. the men who bear the
burden aud heat of ;hr day, and who
really are the greatest sufferers from
any oppression
Whit do you expect to show by these
factsg'
primarily. We propose Co got Oll the
facts. NOT to bolster up any theory, bui
to lot the facts furnish The theory 10
possible Buckle. Zoo writing bis History
Of Civilization. found that hc had tu
change hIs mind very often, until lac I'm.
ally threw his prccOncciycd notions io
the winds aud lct the facts talk. ! pro
pose that the committee shall net upon
this same general proposition
"But you have your own ideas just the
same MS TO the causes of the depression
of the farming communities "
"Nos: / have and expect dat what We
viii discover and put into tangible Riniis.
ticnl shape is very much the same a.
have already discovered in my own prl.
yuto investigations
'"lhcu what is your remedy
III the facts bear out my preconceivcd
notion ! think they point To three thing.
that must be- gotten rid of-nuuonm az
hunks az now conducted, private control
Of railroads and means 81 communal
ton, aud land monopolzatiou. be
lioye ultimately We viii come 90 the sim
gle tax, The tendency b. in that direction
now, but the first thing 10 be- accomplish
ed rs 90 establish "a system OF banks by
which the people can get money for
from / per cent for long time loans 90 4
per cent. for short time loans
"Wll you introduce bill IN congress
10 cover your proposed reforms
Yes, / have hil now Boa preparation
which is drawn ON about the same lines
as the bill ! introduced az the last scs
sion lt is more explicit. has more Re
tails. but iu its general scheme is similar
10 my previous bill
''rhe investigation which You propose
will require nu Immense amount Of labor
more indeed than Senator Nuahburn on
senator Roach may care 10 give
Eyes, hut ! expect t0 DO great deal OF
the work myself In the collection of
certain kinds Of facts one man can do a..
well as three from the fact that all he
does h copy statistics and records
How will the investigation help the
countryw
1--WE will have comprehensive state
mcnt Of Just what the facts Ia relation IA
the depression la The farming industry
That Is matter which has not bron AZ
certained except Ia certain directions 10y
tho census bureau In report 10 con
gress u viii be ln shape 10 present 10 the
legislators and tho country the true state
of things and they will De In a position Ia
Judge the efficacy and practicability OF
any proposed remedy
senator Peter expects 10 make the In
yesugation some time beginning about
June and be hopes 90 Boz through before
congress meets. No definite plan has yet
been arranged