The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19

The more money a farmer makes the
more he mas to spend. SO when tho
| people help the farmer. they are help
| Ing themselves.
| In ,o-day's paper man who has
been prospecting for Boston capital
| lists says: ''If the policy OF your state
is to enter into competition with pri-
pie against investing"
| Which should the State hclp--thcir
own people or Boston capitalists?
The aim OF the government should
aiding private ,nd!viduals Empower
ished farms do not mako rich state.
Some OF your writer's say our indus
tries must DC protected. Make the
farmer pay any price we see n; to
reasonable. or we will grind 1t our
selves" And. by the way Illinois dsl
not need lime anywhere near rs badly
as we do. with her. naturally rich
soil and less amount of rainfall TO sour
tho land. II Illinois can grind lime
Tor 60 cents n ton. why do the farmers
of Virginia nave to pay eight times
as much? 1t is not right. VIII the
state protect such things tor tho sake
OF few rich capitalists? Let her
show the Boston capitalists and all
other capitalists that her policy is 10
protect the greatest industry in tho
world. and the one which bcncHts all
the people. Shall we s,!ll leave our
farms impoverished and our farmers
handicapped? Why don't you capital
lists Invest your money In the millions
Of acres that are on tho market and
build up the farms and raise food FOR
these people you are so solcltous
about? If the farmer has such plain
Increase your capital by feeding the
multitude
Again. does the farmer and his chill
drcn have equal chance with the city
families socially and cducationally?
stop knocking against any help for the
man who is bravo enough TO tackle Il
JOB You capitalists dare not tackle.
u you want to see virginia boom. help
the feeders and source OF supply. Don't
bito your nose off to spite your face.
Just give her 4 chance to rise and
stand in line with the other States.
high cost o: living by Congress. It
was found that a large part OF the
trouble was caused by shortage OF
food products In the thickly settled
that tho whole Atlantic coast. from
Maine down. is lined with abandoned
farms, and that several States are
making special study of ways and
means to rehabilitate these farms. Some
OF your writer's have complained OF
class legislation for che farmer. Now.
az to facts. Why are these abandoned?
Why have old settlers and their sons
given up the fight and gone to tho
cities, placing their farms on the mar
kct? Why are tho railroads and real
estate men spending thousands OF dol
lars In trying to fil UP these farms?
And then. when they have succeeded
in getting few here to settle, why
do they. too. give UP the fight and so
back to their old homes? I VIII slve
few reasons. Every class of bust
that class of business. AS shown by the
congressional committee. the farmer
only gets about 40 per cent. Of the
consumers dollar. If farmer wants
tn l,,u Frnr ,,fo -
II am only allowed to sell to Jobbers,
the jobber to Wholesale mem The
wholesalers say: Have you a license?
Wen; 1 can't sell to you; laws to pro-
tect." BY the time the goods have
gons through all these hands, the
farmer has to pay several dollars to
get dollars worth of goods. It is
the same In selling. Who Is protected
not the state protect its own people
and interests instead OF private indI-
viduals and concerns?
r6 Msw eisn Gno ma TT they need lime.
they would like to. They seek the
aid OF the banks. and to their surprise
find that banks don't let money on real
as security Where they came from
is the best kind OF security--rnuch
more sound and sought after by banka
than corporations-but not so here,
The farmers is a back number
The railroads are spending money
to Improve farming, because they know
Increase in crops means increase in
| revenue. Our Governor knows i'm.
proved farms mean increased crops and
conditions. and improved farms and
crops mean increased values: hence
increase In revenue for State expenses
This Is where the State gets 1t back
with interest for what they have done
for the farmer.
Does not our Legislature know this
too? If they don't, next time we have
an election let's see that they DO.
]. NJ. LAWRENCE.
Chesterfield