Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-12-05

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present 70 yoa. IN addition. the
urgent necessity thst special proTision
bs made a4so for facilitating fhs
credits nes1E4 - re farmers q the
country. Ire lending currency hi
does me farmers a great service. Il
puts thea upon al equal footing with
other business men and masters Of
enterprise. a. L should. and upon is
passage they will End themselves quit
Of many Of the difficulties which TOW
hamper them IN the field o. credit
The farmers, o. course. ask and
should be given no special privilege.
such as extending 70 them the credit
OF the Government itself What they
need and should obtain Is legislation
which will make their own abundant
and substantial credM reaources
available as a foundation for Joint.
concerted local action in their own
behalf in getting the capital they
must use Il Is 70 this Ee should Low
address ourselves.
X has. singularly enough, come 10
try OF our farms 10 lag behind the
other activities OF the country in its
development ! need not stop to tell
you how fundamental TO the life OF
the Nation Is the production OF It's
food. Our thoughts may ordinarily be
concentrated upon the cities and the
hives OF industry. upon the cries Of
the crowded market place and the
clangor OF the factory. but il is from
the quiet inters PAGES of the open val
ieys and the free hillsides that we
draw the sources OF life and Of pros
perity. from the farm and the ranch,
from the forest and the mine. With
out these every street would be silent.
every Office deserted. every factory
fallen into disrepair And yet the far
mer does not stand upon the same
footing with the forester and the
miner in the market OF credit He Is
the servant Of the seasons. Nature
determines how long be must wait for
his crops, and win not be hurried in
her processes. He may give his note,
but the season Of its maturity de-
ponds upon the season when his crop
natures. lies at the gates Of the mar
ket where his products are sold And
the security he gives is OF character
not known In the brokers' Office or
as Familiarity as il might be on the
counter OF the banker.
The Agricultural Department OF the
Government is seeking 10 assist as
never before 10 make farming an eff
cient business, OF wide cooperative
effort. in quick touch with the mar
kets for foodstuns The farmers and
the Government viii henceforth work
together as real partners in this field.
where We nov begin 10 see our way
very clearly and where many intel
ligent plans are already being put
into execution The Treasury OF the
Unitea States has, by a timely and
well-considered distribution OF IFS de-
posits. facilitated the moving Of the
crops in the present season and pre-
vented the scarcity OF available funds
too often experienced al such times
But We mus not allow ourselves 10
depend upon extraordinary sXpedi-
ents We must add the means BY
which the farmer may make his credit
constantly and easily available and
command when he viii the capital BY
which to support and expand his bust
ness. We lag behind many ether
great countries of the modern world
in attempting 10 do this Systems OF
rural credit have been studied and
developed on the other side OF the
water while We left our farmers 10
shift for themselves In the ordinary
money market You have but 10 look
about you in any rural district TO see
the result, the handicap and emoar-
rassment which have been put upoa
those who produce our food
Conscious Of this backwardness
and neglect on our part. the Con-
gress recently authorized the crea-