Arizona republican., 1913-09-21
TELLS OF FARM
 CREDIT SYSTEM
H. w. Keuling, Returned from Europe, Describes Wonders of New Finan- cial System for Benefit of Peoples Industries

Europe, where the term progressive is almost unknown is developing the most advanced system of financing in dustry ever known" That is the state ment of H. w. KeuIing of Phoenix, who returned yesterday from four months tour of France, Germany, England, Switzerland and other parts of the con tinent
 At the great international exposition at Ghent. Belgium, I was struck by two things, the development of the gov ernment financial system in relation to the Egyptian cotton industry and the shabby representation of the United States Hardly a state had an ade quate exhibit. On the other hand, Eng lands exhibit of egyptian cotton was the best I have ever seen. The ex- celIence of the exhibit is due solely to the fact that the government is con- cerned in every move made with the product, from the field to the consum CT. and by an elaborate system of county bonding, the industry is pre- served for the benefit of the people
 "Germany developed the system of farm credits, and now every country in Europe is dealing directly with the us CTS of money. Industries like cotton, sugar beet and grain raising are car red on with government money, se- cured by bonds voted by the people and issued in most cases direct by the counties. The railroads of Germany are all owned by the government. With the completion of a few more miles, the entire system will be raised off the crossings, so that vehicles may pass under the roadbed, thus obviating the possibility of accidents
 The farm credit works just like the reclamation service in America. except that in this country the federal and not the state government has charge The farmers themselves own their drainage projects-for this and not ir- rgation is the problem in the old countries. I heard of no trouble be- tween the farmers and the administra- tion. for the latter is selected by the people Funds raised for public work of this kind are sometimes diverted through contracts to private concerns which do the work, but the reason for this is always that the company can do the work cheaper or better than the people The United States needs the system. That is fact that confronted me when I heard of the troubles about crop movements, and the plans for overcoming the difficulties. The step of President Wilson is somewhat in line with the farm credits system of the old countries, and I look to see it Still more fully installed later.
 MT Keuling spoke in highest terms of the beautifully clean modern city of the Hague
 T saw the dedication of the Peace Palace at the Hague and never was I so impressed with what men can do as I was there. There was never such another torchlighted procession, never such an electrically illuminated cftv as there. Tens of thousands of people packed the streets and the procession lasted two hours and a half No one was admitted to the Peace Palace. but all the splendid public buildings wet offered free to the inspection of tour ists.
 The Peace Temple is magnificent structure, covering over a city block and rising three stories high It is full of halIs assembly rooms and offices for peace delegates. The building cost five million of Andrew Carnegie's money just for labor and decorations alone. The United States supplied the lumber. Italy the Marble England the steel Germany the locks and hardware and France the glass. Holland donated the six city squares for the park Switzerland ought to be the richest little land on earth. I never saw people spend money as they do there Hotels are everywhere. in the magnificent canyons and valleys and beside the lakes. I spent most of my time at Tn- terlaken and among the clouds bv aerial railway.
 ''Oh yes, I am back Tn one year or ] two. But l certainly shall return. It's l been tWentytwo years since I saw the 1 tatherland and I surely saw some | changes a7xn .s s,D