The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-12-12

"Our metnOue OF pTepailh6 $3.50
for the market are wasteful and our
holding plans inadequate TO meet
the imperative needs of the farmer.
Legislative facilities should be pro
vided for cooperative ownership
and operation OF cotton gins; the
establishment Of a warehouse sys-
tenn and securing funds on storage
cotton. Every movement and trans
action from the field to the spinner
should be carefully studied and
methods of cooperation and assist
ance extended.
"The marketing of farm products
should receive the diligent attention
of the legislature. A marketing bu-
reau should be established under the
department of agriculture and mar
keting given equal attention to that
of production. The bureau should
be properly equipped for providing
information and studying and as
sisting in the solution of the many
intricate problems connected with
the business of farming.
Antitrust Law Needs Strength
ening.
"The farmers have felt the iron
heel of the trusts and illegal com
bines and the vigilance of our state
officials in policing industry is to be
commended, but the benefit of these
laws has so far been confined prln-
cipally to lawyers, competitive CON
Germs and politicians with inordi-
nate ambitions. While we should
hold all we have | favor extending
the benefits of these laws to the pro
Queer and consumer and increasing
their efficiency to point where the
trusts can not collect their fines from
the farmers through increasing the
price of their products.
"The combination of capital is uni
versally recognized as necessary to
develop the commerce and industry
Of the country and when properly
managed, large business concerns
are conducive to efficiency and econ
omy and all conscientious and law
abiding capital should be encour-
aged to do business in Texas.
"The trust evil can be reduced by
legislation, but it must be finally
overcome by organization and CO.
operation OF the farmers. These
powerful corporate organizations
dealing with the individual producer
and consumer, place the farmer at
their mercy and to satisfactorily
cope with present conditions the
farmers must acquire power through
organization.
Railroads.
"Our railroad facilities should be
improved and our mileage increased
and ! favor such amendments to our
laws as in the wisdom of the rail
road commission may hasten these
results. / believe that all power
conveyed TO the railroad commission
should be exercised exclusively by
them and that neither the legisla-
ture nor the Attorney General
should take the initiative in any mat
tes within the control OF the Rail
road Commission. ! consider dual
Jurisdictions confusing and unbusi-
ness-like.
"Thc Railroad Commission. the
railroads and the farmers should CO.
operate in moving farm products
and especially waste products. Ger
tainly our mutual interest and COM
bined intelligence can evolve a plan
for moving the tons Of fruit, vege-
tables and semi-staple crops that rot
On the ground each year. The loss
II crop is. ] think, a tragedy Of
sufficient Importance to justify the
consideration OF STATE government
and the common carrier.
"The service of the common car
rier fulfills every need Of the mcr-
chant and manufacturer and our
transportation system is built
around them. They are shrewd
traders with facilities for locating
! the best market, controlling its sup
ply and presenting convincing argu-
ments for rates that will move the
traffic, but the requirements of the
producer ape vastly different from
those Of the trader and the business
Of farming will never adapt itself
satisfactorily to their necessities.
The farmer must have a co-opera-
tive system Of business that extends
the usefulness and utilities latent
powers Of the carrier in assisting in