The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-19
The FARMERS AND
THE RAILROADS
ADDRESS OF b. F. YOAKUM AT
SHAWNEE, OKLA, TODAY.
sslivered Before Farmers Union of
0klahoma-Farmers and Railroads
Natural Partners. No Trouble to
Build Roads Where Farmers Are.
zy Associated Press.

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zEeen the farmers and the railroads
Eas set forth by B. F. Yoakum in his
address before the Farmers Union
aere today. The address, which was
splendid effort, was as follows:
Oklahoma needs no irrigation but
IS greatly interested in drainage. and
he same Governmental regulations
apply to both.
The function of the Government
1 should be confined to the enforce
nent of such laws as will guarantees
she public against injustice or dis
elimination, and the prosecution of
all violators of such regulative laws.
! We should, as business men devoting
sur lives to special lines of work,
y and way through which we can
cork together for the mutual benefit
ii the producers and the transport
SIS Success can only be attained
through cooperation, and co-opera-
non only through systematic organic
alton. Once inaugurated it can be
aaalade strong and powerful in its bene-
khcial results TO both interests, COM
nercIally as well, as politically, to
prevent upfair legislation. We can
not overlook the fact that this is
essentially political Governm snt,
with different factions striving for
control, all realizing that the farm
ers, properly organized, will become
The greatest factor in American Dol,
tics
As has been pointed out to you by
President Corners. of your State
Board Of Agriculture, THE Farmers
product is his medium of exchange"
, When he has bale of cotton ready
for market. he can always sell the
cotton for the market price. The on
" value cotton has to the farmer is
what he can sell it for, and anything
mat helps him get a better price puts
that much more money in his pocket.
eotton is not perishable and can be
carried at a light charge, in properly
constructed warehouses. The larger
part of the cotton crop of the South
is taken from the fields to the rail
road station and sold by the farmers
within period of ninety days at the !
prevailing prices during that short
iimess- If you would prepare to hold
your cotton crop. or portion of it,
extending the season for selling
through nine or ten months, instead
of being forced to dispose of it at
ginning time, you could select YOUR
own time TO sell.
IL this is considered a desirable
thing for the Farmers Union of Ok
lahoma, insofar as the lines for
which can speak. and no uoubt
other railroad men feel as / do. we
shall extend every facility we can to
the officers of your organization to
carry out your plan of locating
chain OF warehouses so that you can
store your products in your own
warehouse and market them to the
best advantage and at the least ex-
pense. To do this and to do it sue
cessfully, it will be necessary for this
branch of your organization to be
handled under the same principles and
business rules that govern other com
mercial enterprises.
We shall also be glad to Join in
formulating a plan to assist you in
expeditiously marketing your per
ishable products In doing so we
will extend to the officers and agents
of your organization every means
and all reasonable facilities we can
under the law to enable you to keep
in touch with the cars shipped to the
market so that your products are
both properly transported and mark
eted.
Through such an organization the
officer in charge of this branch OF
your business would have many de-
tails to work out, such as making
arrangements with financial interests
covering the issuance of negotiable
warehouse certificates, against your
stored products, upon which bankers
viii advance money. Also in making
contracts for the lowest insurance
upon which your warehouse products
can be carried, in tracing your per-
ishable shipments from the shipping
station TO the market, and in know
ing that the commission merchants
to whom your products are consigned
handle them promptly and to your
interest; in short. he should do every
thing possible to secure for you the
largest return on your investment of
capital and energy. This co-opera-