The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-05-04

land or Manchester spinner thar the
contract of a speculator to deliver the
cotton.
"One of the things advocated by the
Farmers Union is a greater proper.
ton of Federal appropriations for
agriculture. In a recent speech In the
lower house of the Congress, Chair.
man Tawny, of the Committee on Ap-
preparations, said hat al per cent. OF
TIE revenues of the Government went
for military expenses, which amount
ed to $4,000. 900 for that periad.
This is 33 tines IS much as appro-
priated for agricultural This
session the Senate has passed a bill
providing for 5 $780, 900 to pay for
a few acres of land in Washington to
give a better view of the Capitol. This
IS the kind of reclamation which
Washington understands and to in.
prove these few acres the Legislators
are ready to give one-quarter as much
as given for agriculture.
IF the Government would spend
N and a half million dollars a year
for IL years for drainage surveys and
Ia opening waterways to the Gulf, il
will make available q 5000, 900 acres
of Mississippi Valley land for cultiva-
ton and his would be at a cost OF
IS cents an acre. This average would
provide 90 more farms for 312.5O0
families Dr. a million and a half peo-
pie. II costs $35 an acre to reclaim
land by irrigation. The states OF Ar
kansas, Missouri and Louisiana are
begging for money for reclamation by
drainage but the politicians at Wash.
ington are not disposed to heed their
appeals.
During the last FIVE years 400, 900
Americans, principally farmers. have
eft the United States for Canada and
they too with them $1,000 each. Ca,
madam officials. all of whom are TAX
ing a personal interest in securing
the bes class of farmers for their
country. estimate that tnis year they
will get $4,000 American farmers and
that they will bring with Them $780,
OOO, 900.
Nearly all we hear from Washing
ton is about military explorations and
'Inimportant political controversies.
There is no word of encouragement
for the development OF the country's
resources. II we had men I'm public
life who would take the same inter
est in working out these questions OF
a practical common sense basis leav-
ing OFF their TRADES against the rail
roads, their services would be of
greater Vantage to the farmers n
consumers. The kind OF politics
which has been preached to the far
mers for 20 years has kept the far
mers from advancing their interests
and keeping pace with those who are
organized. To arrive at the high bus
mess standard to which the farmers
are destined. their business like 9TH
ers. must he conducted in the most
economical manner
"Ia proposing closer relations be-
tween the farmer and ne railroad I
know that some politicians will crit
icize my motives. But | appreciate
the fact in having a business a
with yon | an talking to n largest
producers of railroad freight and II
is to our mutual interest to talk owe
things and know each other better.
1.-The farmers and the railroads
ave something TO cooperate for.
The products and supplies of the
farms constitute ~ per cent. of tls
freight of the western railroads. 1t
is to our interest to work with you
in lettering you market facilities.
for the more prosperous you are the
more business you have for us. In
working out economies, the II
is also benefited. First let us elimi-
nate the men who talk radical ideas
tn foster hatred and malice hefWaon
producer and transporter. TAX
ing your products from you farms to
the market in aiding you to get the
best prices are the ways in which we
~profitably work together. We do
not nee any middle agent. We talk
to one another and save
money by doing so. In short, let US
together.