The Forrest City times., 1909-02-12
Nature of the Remedies.

Congress can remove some of the haadicaps of the farmer. and it can also set some kinds of work in motion such as:
 The encoura cement of a system Of thorough going surveys of all agrieuf- tural regions in order to take stock and to develop scientifically and economically sound country life,
 The establishing of a nationaiized system of extension work in rural communities through all the land grant colleges with the people at their homes and on their farms.
 thorough going investigation by experts of the middleman system of handling farm products. coupled with a general inquiry into the farmers disadvantages in respect to taxation transportation rates. cooperation or ganizations and credit. and the gen eral business system.
 An inquiry into the control and use of the streams of the United States with the object of protecting the peo- pie in their ownership and of saving to agricultural uses such benefits as. should be reserved for these purposes.
 The establishing of system or parcels post and postal savings banks.
 And providing some means or agency for the guidance of public opinion toward the development of is real rural society that shalt rest dl- rectly on the land.
 Other remedies recommended for consideration by congress are:
 The enlargement of the United States bureau of education. to enable 1t to stimulate and coordinate the ed~ ucational work of the nation;
 Careful attention to the farmers interests in legislation on the tariff on regulation of railroads. control or regulation of corporations and of spec ulation. legislation in respect of riy- CTS, forests and the utilizati tion oe swamp lands:
 Increasing the powers of the fed- eral government in respect to the supervision and control of the public health:
 Providing such regulations as will enable the states that do not permit the sale of liquors to protect them selves from traffic from adjoining states.
 In setting all these forces in motion. the cooperation Of the states will be necessary; and in many cases definite state laws may greatly aid the work
 Remedies of more general nature are: broad campaign of publicity that must be undertaken until all thss people are informed on the whole sub- ject of rural life, and until there is an awakened appreciation or the neceS- sity of giving this phase of our na- tional development as much attention as has been given to other phases or interests: quickened sense of re- sponsibility, in all the country people. to the community and the state in the conserving of soil fertility, and in the necessity for diversifying farming in order to conserve this fertility and to develop better rural society and also in the better safeguarding of the strength and happiness of the farm women; more widespread conviction of the necessity of organization. not only for economic but for social pur- poses. this organization to be more or less cooperative. so that all the people may share equally in the benefits and have voice in the essential affairs of the community: a realization on the part of the farmer that he has a dis tinct natural responsibility toward the laborer in providing him with good living facilities. and in helping him in very way to be man among men. nd a realization on the part of all tae people of the obligation to protect and develop the natural scenery and attractiveness of the open country.