The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-05-31
7 y = W 80.
Washington Post, May Is.

Mr.. j. 4. Hanley, OF st. Paul, MIMI,
the executive agent OF the National
Farmers Federation of the Mississippi
Valley. the National Cotton Growers as
ISOLATION, the National Grain Growers
association and the Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union, called upon the
president yesterday for the purpose Of
discussing various. matters Of legisla-
ton Of national character, and, par
ticularly, the Frye-Payne American
ship subsidy bill. It has been proposed
to withdraw this bill for the present SEES
sion Of congress, and the purpose of Mr..
Hanley's visit, in behalf Of the agricul-
tural organizations. was to request the
president to use his influence to secure
a consideration of the bill at this SEES
sion. At the same time other matters
in which Mr.. Hanley is interested in
the way of national legislation, affect
ing agricultural interests, were dis
cussed.
To Post reporter Mr.. Hanley stated
farmers and grain growers Of the world
into an association, the purpose OF
which will be to get the combined farm
ers in all parts Of the world to restrict
so as to raise the price. in the case of
wheat, to 81 bushel.
TO DOUBLE THE PRICE OF WHEAT.
The present price received by the
farmer for his wheat, after deducting
the cost Of marketing to the various
centers, Mr.. Hanley states, strikes an
average of about so cents bushel. In
the opinion of those who are interested
in the movement for worlds associa-
ton, it will be quite practicable to Sc
cure an agreement to reduce the acre
age and form a plan for giving uni
versal information, and in this wa~
double the price. In the same way, 1t
is hoped that the cotton growers can
be brought together and the acreage re-
duced until the average price ranges in
the neighborhood Of II. cents a pound.
Other crops will, of course, be taken into
consideration, but as wheat and cotton
are the main staples on which the farm
er depends for money crop. the great
est endeavors will be used in the direc-
ton of reduction Of an acreage OF
these.
A worlds congress Of farmers is to
be held in Paris from the 9th to the 18th
of July at which the representatives OF
the various farmers organizations and
individual farmers throughout the agri-
cultural sections of all countries will be
present.
WILL DISCUSS THE COMBINATION.
The question of general reduction
Of the acreage planted and the means
by which the price can be raised, will
be discussed at the Paris Worlds Con-
gress. It is thought that it will be
quite possible to organize a system un-
der which this acreage can be controlled
just as any other product is controlled
at present under the combination Of
manufacturing enterprises.
The arrangement for this congress in
Paris and the general work Of prepare
ton in Europe are in the hands Of DR..
Rutland, of the Fribourg University,
Of Switzerland. It is proposed to
found chair at this university for the
purpose of ascertaining the crop condi-
tons all over the world, and from the
Office established there the farmers are
to be kept informed as to the status OF
the acreage and other matters Of inter-
est.
In this country the four. organizations
of which Mr.. Hanley is the executive
agent have combined. They have all
agreed by resolution to general plan
to be followed in the urging Of legisla-
ton for the benefit 81 the farmers.
Heretofore the various Organizations
have been working out their own ends
separately. Some haNe fhixed party
politics in their platforms of purposes
h,,f nnder tho recent 1fanEo oil marty