East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-26
FARM SHOULD Be
MADE INVITING
ESTABLISHMENT OF CREDIT
SYSTEM Is 4 NECESSITY
Agricultural Department Has New
Wrinkle TO Keep the Young Man
on the Farm and Overcome His
Longing for the City-New Service
IL Created to Work Out scheme.

Is Created to Work Out scheme.
Washington, June ga more
thorough organization of farming and
the establishment of credit and mar
keting systems on a business basis
are among the objects of the rural
organization service-the latest wrin-
kle to the many sided agricultural
department There is also the ever
present question as to what is to be
done to keep the farmers on the
farms, or in other words how follow
ing agricultural pursuits as a business
may be made attractive from a mon
etary as we'll as social standpoint and
thus overcome the young mans long
ing for the city.
DIR. Thomas n. Carver. who sever
ed his long connection with Harvard
University to become head of the new
department service. said today that
he took the job because it will solve
for the farmers all the remaining
age-old problems that heretofore have
proved the great stumbling block in
the perfection of American farming
methods" The plan is a new one.
II will be in an experimental stage
for some years to come. Professor
Carver says the. plan is the right one,
but admits frankly that it will take
many months of digging and effort. to
get the system running true to form.
Professor Carver, therefore. has, been
ioathe to make any statement regards
ing the plans and workings of this
new department But today he con-
sented to explain some of the objects
and purposes of his department to
the people of the country through the
United Press.
THE movement we are launching
here" said Professor Carver. 'is, in
my opinion one of the greatest yet
undertaken by this government to i'm
prove the farmers financial. physical
and social condition. Let me say at
the start that it is no detriment to
the American farmer that he has not
solved these problems for himself. He
has had enough to do to plant his
crops and then garner them. He has
had no time for experiment. He has
had but scant time to organize with
his co-workers to market his crops to
best advantage We will do this for
him by gathering all necessary data
to which he can refer at a glance. 1t
has long been recognized that disor-
ganization has been the greatest
weakness of agriculture. Such a
condition is natural because of the
vast number of farms and because
of the isolation of most farms. The
farmer has learned to cooperate bet
ter with nature than with men and
he has not learned how to cooper
ate along financial and social lines
1--WE will organize surveys to get
at the basic facts regarding organ
lied rural agencies. We will try to
he the medium between the farmer
and the financier from whom the far
mer wants credit In this respect we
will perhaps use a great deal of the
information being assured today by
the American agricultural commission
which is studying rural credit sys-
TENS in Germany and other European
countries. We will study localities
for the best means and manner OF
transportation and we will gather
data regarding the best markets for
certain surrounding farm districts We
will gather information concerning
farmers organizations and we will
study even the rural educational sys-
TENS in an effort to better them. All
these facts and data will be dissent
mated among the 100000 or more
farmers of the country without any
cost in money or time to themselves.
at different intervals and in such a
manner as to appeal to the farm
erS.
"And one more thing we will do
as an aid to the farmers will be to
study the reasons why the young men
from the farms insist on leaving the
farm for the city. Contrary to gen.
eral impression, it is not the farmer
who fails who sells out and goes to
the city. 1t is generally the farmer
who has succeeded who moves in to
town. This phase of our problem is
every bit as important as the better
ing of the system of rural credits and
the Establishment of farm banks. We
thing we have hit the nail on the
head at the start. One of the chief
reasons for the exodus of young far
mers from their farms is the lack of
attractiveness in life in the country
How will We remedy this is still a
deep question The promotion OF
social centers. the suggestion of mod
ernizing the farmers homes with the
installation of all the appliances that
go to make life in the cities easier,
NAV be the answer. We are going to
try ii. at any rate. We have a big
work ahead of us-a difficult work
but because thing is difficult is nc
reason for failure.'".
Each age of our lives has its ioYs