Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-11
CROP LOANS URGED
By FARM CONFERENCE.
NATIONAL MEETING ON CREDITS
ADVOCATES HELP FOR SOIL
TiLlERS.
INFORMATION BUREAU AND
OTHER REFORMS PLANNED
Adoption Of Laws Urged For Carrying
Solution Of Economic Problems to
Farmers-Msth Of Eliminating
Discussed -confsrsnes Comes TO
Close.


eating national and state laws and the
corporation of the federal and state
governments enabling farmers to OBJ
tain loans on unharvested crops. the
establishment of information bureaus
and the waging Of a campaign to edu-
cate and guide the farmers In rural
economic problems were az opted unan-
imously at the closing session OF the
rational conference on marketing and
credits at Hotel Sherman.
The conference is to be an annual az
fair and various organizations OF the
farmers will be formed to Work 1or
legislation lettering the credit systems
of the country banks and for cheaper
facilities in getting the produce from
the farm to the consumer.
The reports of the various commit
tees received the hearty Endorsement
of the organization. The speakers
dwelt on all the problems which con-
front the farmer and compared the
banking and credit systems In vogue
in European countries with that OF the
United States.
Among the things advocated by the
resolutions adopted were: "A national
bureau Of markets: appointment vi
state committees to spread the sospei
of a cheaper route from producer 10
consumer; extension Of the parcel post
instruction IN distrlputlns'
marke ting, packing. shipping and STAN
federal laws Installing
proper system of discount and reois-
count. establishment of co operative
farmers organizations and cooperative
hanks: provision by national and state
state governments Of adequate means
nv which farmers may secure loans 10
harvest crops, and the organization ana
of cooperative credit asso-
Citations 70 include joint stock on long
time land mortgages
To Meet in Chicago.
The organization committee recon-
that the conference be held In
Chicago next year under the auspices
IF the associated farm journals. The
executive committee was directed to
arrange for an international congress
81 marketing and farm credlts 10 oe
held in San Francisco In 1915
When the part of the resolutions ad-
vccating the establishment OF oureau
Of markets by the national government
was read. W. J. Spillman. special rep
of the department OF OF the
department OF agriculture, explained
that an office OF this kind already Is
being established by the government.
What I consider of more import
ance." he said lis to incorporate on the
public the need OF an Information ofhce.
Il is essential for the farmer to kno"
" hen he Is planting crops whether ne
can market these crops when they are
ripe They must be warned against
overplanting.
He was supported by A. P. Brown. OF
ance" he said lis to Incorporate IN INNS
resolution a clause impressing on 'he
that the resolutions be passed
as drafted to avoid further arguement.
It was proposed that the delegates 10
the conferences be members either OIL
or producing orsanfzatiohs'
IN, should also include college proies-
sors and students and members OF the
legislatures interested in the work
Would Eliminate Middlsman.
The report of the committee on dis
,r;hution. headed by DR.. Charles X. Van
Hise president of the University OF
Wisconsin. was presented by \. r Hull
OF Diamondale, Mich. IT suggested that
government data concerning the de-
mand and supply of foodstuffs should
he made public information, so that the
consumer and the producer could CO.
operate and eliminate the niddleman.
A campaign Of education to guide
people in the solution or rural eco
nomic problems. was advocated In
paper b. Clarence ]. Owens. managing
director of the Southern Commercial
congress. Washington, D. G. He spoke
of the work carried on by his society
and told of congressional provision tnat
had created a commission of seven TO
co-operate with the American commits
sion which has studied conditions In
Europe.
William G. Edens, of the central
Trust Company of Illinois, president OK
the Illinois Highway Improvement As
ISOLATION, declared, as chairman OF the
session, that something must be done
to make the lot Of the farmer more al
tractive IL the nation Is to continue
facing a situation where the food pro-
duced is decreasing progressively IN
proportion to the population.
B. F.. Harris, Of Champaign. former
president Of the Illinois Bankers Assoc
citation, made a plea for less dollar
diplomacy" and more concern Tor hu-
man values in dealing with fa.An prob
lens. particularly in the matter OF farm
financing. -