Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-11-21

viii be made and d bill is now pend
ing iii congress, known as the Smith
Lever agricultural coop i've extenlssll
Sion, bill, which enbOdie the main
principles approved BY xperience.
VIII insure the losest coop r;atton OF
the federal departmen and the state &
colleges, lit will maxi both of them
think and plan 8 wi stop laphaz5as
zard enterprises VIII give each al #
the facts about the act Whites OF the
other; s$it Will guarantees that nothing
shall be unde ken mt at j has speensI
carefully thong ht out IN ad SlS
will prevent dup effort and /
viii remove ,fricti will siil rs
the expenditure of fedenal funds
I for, the purpose for iehs they We're s',
lintende it SaIl tpnIgas
check against the lootsng the fed
lIeral treasury by reau iriIlss az, quail
appropri state treassa
3llr5 and BY ing "a tinlste liHlit4to
the fed eral but ION and
lit will prevent
Il shington " u great cehftra allied
burea1 inriailaHsi rsasIlIng into ssser "
farm of tie nat ion SI n
st3$ The Rasaisn ssdIt Proob II.
! here is "a pfessl6n thai
farmers need bett 81 az Arrange
##1lenrts Ths est tions5ss slss
convince one that all farm ers DE- not s,t#
8equally need iii. that sect ions are
not si,nilarly tarle IL From n
II one section comes aatlh CT not
4 capital at lower rates, but for inforz.
nation as to how ito invest capital
# That many communitie les need long
I time loans under r r! onaRle condi II,
Etions for the purchase of farms n and n
Tor permanent xirnp reyelnen ts- and
that other GpTa1nG mites need an inn
IIproyement il conditio ns und er which Oh
the small farmer may secure rela-
stiyely small sums for operating ex-
penses at low rates, can not be denied.
The question is one Of ways and
means. And just what is needed and
lust what should be done, no one, SO
far as i have been able to: discoYer.;is
at present sufficiently informed or
wise enough to assert. For genera.
zion econmists have known the facts
about European conditions but few
Z have investigated the cOnd itions at
home The department Of agriculture
4 is now definitel y and rapidly making
a the home survey and should in a short
d time have information of great value
4 ito the farmer. and to the Legislature
= Farmer Does Not Demand Glass Credi.
u Legislation. .5sssSs
II One thing is clear, THE schemes
{ that are multiplying which conceive
4 the farmer to he mendicant and 9
. subject for unique and special legis
!, lat,on may be ait once cond emned. The
/. American farmer does not need or de
! Isire to be classed with those foreign
81 people who are Just emerging fro mi
+. condition of serfdom and tutelage. HI
+ asks no opport unity that is mot afford
Il ed to every American citizen; he ask:
for no Legislation which shall ggiy'
~ him credit on easier terms than Il hi
3 brother mechanic or his professional
!, friend or his merch ant may secure 1T
81 But he. does ask TO be assisted 9 ii
4 creating conditions and machiner.
3 W;lch shall enable him on a simiila
: credit foundation to secure his none!
4, MI at the same rates as any OF her clas
g m the community This, and .thi
Il alone, it seems to me is all that b
g asks and is nothing: less than he dc
/ serves i, am not imp pressed with i h
4 wisdom and the Justice 9of pr oposal
n that would take the money Of all It'll
Il Eeeple through bonds or other device
II and lend dit to the farmers or to an
i other class at a rate of interest lowe
III than the economic conditions woul
\ ri Normally require and at a rate of il
& Etersst lower than that at which othe
=. classes are securing 1tileir capita
7 THIS would be special legislation OF .
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