New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-05-28
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| the welfare of the nation will
come when the land owners of
America are organized. Such an
organization } as; important; not
only for the benefits which viii.
come to the farmers. but on ac-
count of money which will be
saved by the consumers. 1t is not
prices received by farmers which
make living expenses high, but
1.-The profits of the dealers handling
the foods between the farmer and
the, consumer. b.. 10y.
I The Florida farmer receives
1925 for a bushel for gren beans,
| the railroad gets so cents Tor the
lSO0-mile haul to New York, and
the consumer pays s6.40 for this
same bushel of beans. There is
lbs per cent. for the grower, s per
cent. for the carrier, and 81 per
cent. for the dealer. This is not
| a fair division.
The rice farmer of Texas, Lou
isiana,, and Arkansas gets 2 1-2
cents a pound for the grain, and
the consumer in New York pays
10 cents pound for this rice. The
freight is one half cent pound
If the rice farmer were paid 31-2
cents { one cent more than he is
now getting) and, the dealer: took
one cent profit, { which is % per
cent? the New York consumer
would get 20 pounds of rice for
a dollar, instead Of 10 pounds, as
now. + ..s, .oI H., ,,,I...
The cotton growers are not or
| ganized, and they are losing mon
ley thereby. The railroad takes
4.50 for hauling bale Of cotton
| from gin to spinner. but the spec
lulator must have $3.50 per bale
| The time will come when States
will construct warehouses to aid
! farmers in marketing their cot
! ton. q..,I L,,.. .,...., j
One of the things advocated by
| the Farmers Union is, a greater
proportion Of Federal appropria-
| tons for agriculture In a recent
lspeech in the lower house of the
Congress, Chairman Tawney, of
the Committee on Appropriations,
said that II per cent, Of the rev
enues of the Government went for
military expenses, which amour
ed to $3.50, 900, 900 for that period
This is SO times as much as APP
propriated for agrieult ural pur-
poses, , ...u f....,'t 60. a..
4 If the Government would spend
one and a ha.f million dollars a
year for, twelve years for drain
lage surveys and in opening wa
lterways to the gulf, it viii make
available 25,OOO,OOO acres Of Miss
issippi valley hand for cultivation
and this would be at a cost of Is
cents an acre. This would pro
wide SO-acre farms for 312,500
families, or a million and a half
people. 49,.
7 During the last five years 400
900 Americans, principally far
mers. have left, the United States
lfor Canada. ans. and they took with
them $1,000 each, Canadian Of
ficials, AN Of whom are taking a
personal interest in securing the
best .c.ass of farmers for their
country, estimate that this year
kthey will get 10000 American
FARMERS, and that they will bring
with them $130,OOO,OOO. ar
j Nearly all we hear from Wash
|ington is about military, exploita-
jtions and unimportant political
.Icontroyerses, There is no word
| of encouragement, for the develop
| ment Of the ,country's resources.
| If we had men in public life who
would, take the same, interest in
| working out these questions on a
/ practical, common sense basis,
leaving off. their TRADES against
\ the railroads, their services would
e Of greater advantage I'd, the
farmers and consumers, The
kind Of politics which has been
preached to the farmers for 90
years has kept the farmers from
advancing 7fReitd interests and
| keeping pace with those who are
organized. TO arrive at the high
Fbusiness standard to which the far-l
mers are destined, their business.
| like others, must be conducted in
the most economical manner. Ho"|
In proposing closer relations
between the farmer and the rail
road, I know that some po!itic.
| ians will criticise my motives. The
farmers and the railroads have
something 10 cooperate with and
something To cooperate for. The
products and SUPPLIES of the farms
constitute 40 per cent. of'd The
freight .8f The Western railroads.
It ID to our interest to work with
you in Bettering yotlr marketing
facilities, for the more prosperous
'you are the more business you
have for as In working ont |
economics, the consumer is also
8 eees.s ss e sxfI
Who talk redical ideas to fostej
hatfddJ a1IdI maice sbetween thu
producer and transporter. Taxi
ing ydlf products from yohr farmb
T. the market and in aidinggyot 4
to getthe' Best prices are The ways3
in which We can pfofitably work.
together. We 40 not need antl
middle agent, and can tall 81
straight at one another, ana save1
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