The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-02
A Movement of Vital Importance.

The Farm Credits Commission
which sailed for Europe Saturday has
in hand a work of vital interest to
this country. We do not know that
in the history of the United States
anything more important has ever
been undertaken. 1t is referred to
as in the interest of the farmers and
if it were in their interest alone it
would confer its benefits on half the
people of the United States and the
half that has been Disseminated
against rather than favored by the
government. But think what solid
foundation all lines of business would
stand on if the farmers were unlVcr-
sally prosperous! Anything that
makes the farmers more prosperous
lays deep and broad and strong the
foundation for the prosperity IF all
classes.
Less important commissions have
visited Europe at the expense Of the
government. This one goes at pIl-
vate expense. 1t takes no money
from the peoples pockets. II it
proves as successful as we have rea-
son to believe it will in time put Bill
lions into the peoples pockets.
This commission is the work of the
Southern Commercial Congress ana
we would feel proud of it if we could
find no closer connection with it than
that of a southern newspaper work
ing constantly for the good Of the
south with a movement inaugurated
by the leading bushes body Of The
south. But we have more reason to
be proud because Of a closer connec-
ton. The prime mover in the un-
dertaking and the president IF the
commission is a Florida man, Jack
sonville man, Florida's senior ,'Pna.
tor. If this commission accomplishes
its purpose Senator Fletcher vii
stand second to no man in the Unite
States in good work for the oeopit
of the whole country.-Times- Union
F. j. H. Won Engelken, of Putnam
county was chosen by Senator Fletch
err to represent Florida upon the Farm
Credits Commission. The Legisla
ture of Florida is conspicuous by rea
son of the fact that it is one of tn
few in the United States failing Il
appropriate funds for its represen
tative on this important commission
President Wilson has appointed fiv
members, with an appropriation fror
the government of $4,000 to defra
their expenses. The federal commits
soners are Senator Fletcher, presi
dent Of the commercial congress
Senator Gore of Oklahoma, chairma
of the senate committee on agricu
ture; Representative Moss of lr
diana, chairman of the house con
mittee on expenditures in the depart
ment of agriculture; Col Harvie Jol
dan, former president of the Farmer
union; Kenyon ButterfeId, membl
of President Roosevelt's country lii
commission and president of Amber.
College; John Lee Coulter, the go'
ernment's expert on agricultural st;
tistics, and Dr. Clarence j. Owen
managing director of the sOuthel
:; commercial congress
The Prime Minister of Saskatch
, wan, heads a delegation of Canadian
representing four provinces of the d
! minon, the government furnishir
i the funds. Clifford Pinchot has mat
. a large contribution, most of Il
Il States (Florida being one of the fe
exceptions) have subscribed, belle
ing that the results of the investig
5 tons of the commission will bene
: not only the farmer, but all lines
: business which depend upon the ia
: mer for their prosperity.
= E. D. G. FOSTER.