Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-04
TAFT ADDRESSES
FARMERS CONGRESS
TALKS CONSERVATION AT ST.
LOUIS MEETING OF ALLIED
ORGANIZATIONS.
RE,TERATEs HIS PLEA
FOR MORE AUTHORITY
Saws Executive Should Have Unques-
toned Power to Withdraw Lands
For Power Sites and Other Purposes
President Spends Busy Forenoon in
Missouri Metropolis.

ST. Louis. May 4-President Taft ar
rived here at $50 this morning. Sec
retary Wilson met him at the station.
The presidential party was escorted oy
a. committee of business mon ana
driven to the st. Louis Club for break
fast.
The presidents address to the farm
ers' convention was delivered at II
o'clock. After drive thru the busi-
ness section of the city the president
was a guest at luncheon OF the busi-
ness mems league. From the lunch
con the president was driven 10 the
National League baseball park, Where
he witnessed the opening innings OF the
Cincinnati-St. Louis game. From there
he was driven to the American League
Park, where the Cleveland and St
Louis clubs played.
Taft Talks Conservation.
Addressing the joint meeting of the
farmers union and the people or St
Louis at the Coliseum today. President
Taft discussed conservation. He de-
clared the term covered a wide range OF
subjects.
but as concerns congress at this
time" he added, conservation re-
solves itself into the necessity of pass
ing at once a bill which will give the
executive unquestioned authority to
withdraw lands for power sites and
other purposes. With this power In
the hands of the president OF the United
States, we can sit comfortably by ana
discuss and devise the best means or
disposing of the great public domain to
the benefit OF the present and future
generations"
Yoakun Starts Storm.
B. +. Yoakum, chairman OF the
executive board Of the Frisco system
was the center of a demonstration last
evening at the conclusion OF speech
at the farmers union convention.
Mr.. Yoakum declared in his speech
that excessive profit taking by middle
men was the principal reason for the
high prices of foodstuffs. He asserted
that the heavy reductions in freight
rates of the last few years had been
absorbed by the dealers and not shared
in by the farmers or consumers.
Better marketing methods were ad-
vanced by Mr.. Yoakum as means by
which farmers would get better prices
for the food they raise. and, at the
same time, lower figures would be
given 20 those who buy the stun for
use In the kitchen.
The railroad man described the dem
agoglc politician as distributing and
expensive middle agent and urged that
he be cut out in the dealings which
the railroads and the farmers should
have with each others.
AS Mr.. Yoakum concluded, score
or more delegates jumped to their feet
and hurled questions at him. He at
tempted TO answer but could not make
himself heard Order finally was re-
stored and the union officials apol-
ogized to the speaker.
Most of the questions seemed to re-
late to the failure of the railroads to
grant reduced rates to delegates.
Drayton Defends the Farmers.
c. O. Drayton, president of the
American Society of Equity, declared
the high price of hogs was not the
fault of the farmers. He blames the
So called meat trust for the record high
price
w. r. Monroe, president of the land
congress of Louisiana. spoke on "The
Call of the South" He attributed the
high cost of living TO the fact that the
demand was greater than the supply.
1T is not the barons and gamblers
that are responsible for it," he said
"but the farmers and the people them
selves. The people want too much to
eat"