The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-02
WORLDS CROP DATA
TO BE GATHERED

Washington, Sept. so.-Eariy in No
vember. the Industrial Institute of
Agriculture will begin at Rome the
work for which 1t was organized, the
collection OF information about the
worlds farm crops which shall be alb
solutely reliable and available for the
markets Of every country. The insti-
tute. 1t Is asserted by its promoters.
has passed out OF the atmosphere OF
speculation and is at last tangible
reality. E
A little more than two years ago the
United States senate ratified the con
vention Of the powers that created the
institute. OF late noticeable change
in the thought Of European economists
and business leaders is said to have
taken place regarding the project. A
few months ago even the most pro-
gressive were somewhat skepticaI.
Some openly scored at the attempt to
checkmate the manipulators Of mark
cts. Others spoke of the difficulties
OF gathering reliable information, see
ing in the magnitude OF the project its
chief danger, and there were some who
saw in 1t only unattainable ideal. Now
the sentiment of Germany. France and
England, is said to be crystalized into
a strong support of the institute. In
London especially, the opinion is ex-
pressed that the institute is destined
to become the greatest agricultural and
commercial agent I'm the world, and
that it will be to a very large degree
be successful in its aim to prevent
spasmodic fluctuations In the prices Of
the great staples OF agriculture.
~ Would Steady the Market.
Georges F., Stone. secretary OF the
Chicago Board OF Trade, Is quoted as
having expressed the opinion that an
International institution of agriculture,
organized on the line of that now es-
tablished at Rome, and efficiently al
rected, would steady the market on
staples Of agriculture from T. to 10 per
cent. Successfully carried out the in
stitute should mean the saving OF this
enormous sum and its bestowal not
only upon the owners and laborers on
farms, but upon manufacturers who
use agricultural staples as raw mater
tals, upon labor employed in the fac
tory and the great masses OF humanity
the world over who demand food to eat
and clothes to wear from the farms.
Forty six nations have agreed to
maintain this great clearing house of
information and have appropriated
funds to pay for the maintenance. All
except one of the forty six have ap-
pointed delegates to the general COM
mittee of governing board of the insti-
tute, which win meet In November.
The list Of these nations is as follows:
Argentine Republic, Australia, Aus
tria- Hungary, Belgium. Brazil, British
Guinea, Bulgaria, Canada, Chill, China,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador,
Egypt, Ethiopia. France, Germany,
Great Britain, Greece. Guatemala, In
dia, Italy, Japan, Lnxemburg, Mexico,
Montenegro, Mauritia, The Neither
lands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nor
way, Paraguay. Persia Peru. Portugal,
Roumania, Russia, Salvador, Seryia
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey
Uruguay and United States Of America
King victor Emanuel OF Italy,
through whose initiation the institu-
tion came into being. has constructed
for It's use a beautiful marble palace
on the grounds OF the villa Borghese
at IbOIuEs dALQ ltn1S OCSlOWEu 'nPOlA LAlE
institute estates whose annual income
is from 100000 to 100000.
At the June conference Sig. Faina of
Italy was chosen president. He is a
cultured gentleman. well known
throughout Europe. as an agricultural
expert and benefactor. Already he has
carried out the wish of the permanent
committee and formulated a pro-
gramme for the working Of the insti-
.tute, which is now considered by the
various adhering governments,
The organization plan provides for
number of bureaus, each having charge
of definite fields, such as the collection
and publication of reliable information
concerning the worlds supply Of sta
pies of agriculture--the chief work of
the institute. wages paid for farm
work, new diseases of vegetation and
effective remedies. agricultural coop
Grafton, insurance and credit sirnplih-
cation of weights and measures, etc.
viii Promote Peace.
Not the least OF the expectations that
cluster about the new institution Is the
hope that 1t will become an efficient
promoter OF international peace. AL
ready 1t has brought forty nations
into relations OF comfy, without the
slightest friction, and its inherent
principles. those of education and in
formation, can not fail to be a contin-
uous and necessarily powerful influence
for peace.
Already the convention of the powers
has granted to the institute specific au-
thority to devise and submit to the
various governments measures for the
alienation OF farming conditions the
world over. 1t seems not improbable
that the institute may give to some
future generation the basis for a world
legislature, OF which the judicial count
erpart will be The Hague tribunal
Fundamentally and primarily, how
ever, the institute will devote itself to
securing accurate crop information.
Its success In this field will mean an
enormous saving to the world and the
creation of a gigantic balance wheel.
for the markets OF the world. To me-
gotiate influences that now manipulate
and falsify for individual gain infor
nation about crops. with the result of
hundreds OF millions of dollars loss
annually to producers and consumers,
v,a1x,~T, wfr that