Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-23
To LOWER
COST Of LIVING
Scheme Profrcred by Presi-
dent Van Hise Of Uni
versity Of Wisconsin

| University OF Wisconsin today gave
out o plan for reducing the high cost
'of LIVING which he suggests as a
working basis for the First National
Conference on Marketing and Farm
lCredIts called boz Chicago AprIl sth
President Van Hise offers cooper
alton al the solution. and says
The question of prices for COM
moditles 10 the producer and 20 the
consumer ls fundamental one. not
ouly to those engaged in industry
but a. me farmer The recent at
+ tempts 20 remedy the defects iu the
present system have been disIntegra-
ton Of the s0-called trusts a mum
Der have been dissolved or reorgan-
ICED President-ciact Wilson has de
clared that the small manufacturers
if they dared 10 voice their opinions.
would express great dissatisfaction
with the present situation This
does not seem Ia me 20 be- the basal
question. but rather that already in
dIcatod the prices which the con
spmers are Obliged 20 pay know
of 900 insurance OF standard article
produced by trust Boo which the
price has been decreased because Of
tho disiutogratou OF such trust This
being fhr situation. 10 is hard 10 see
what advantage the general public
has gained by the dissolution OF the
trusts u BIS clear To me that the
solution OF the problem consists In
,pormitting cooperation, and with CO.
operation imposing public control
often 10 rs not appreciated that
some OF the fruit-growers exchanges
and the cooperative selling agencies
of the farmers have as clearly yio-
lated the antitrust laws as the cor
porations which have been found to
be- under the ban Of the law Yet b.
is certain that cooperation among
the farmers, Illustrated by the co
operative selling agencies OF the
fruItgrowcrs has resulted In fair
prices 10 the farmers and relatively
stable prices 10 the consumers
Future developments, both with
the farmers and with industry must
be- along the lines OF cooperation.
and cooperation In such manner
that the producers will receive a fair
price for their products and az the
same time the consumers secure
them az fair price The working
ont OF satisfactory marketing Fys-
ten between the farmers and the
consumers will be q difficult prob
lem The solution will be different
Tor some commodities than FOR 9th
ors However. sufficient progress
has been made 10 show that the prob
lem can be- successfully solved
Investigations regarding com
paratiye prices received boy the farm
PRS aud paid by the consumers show
bow lroat is the margin In the trans
for from one 10 the other This Is T.
especially true for pcrishable goods T
The wastes which result from the .
present imperfect system of market .
bog are very vel Illustrated by the /
frequent inability of fruii-grovcrs 10 /
.all products for which consumers .
would e'adIy give reasonable price
The producer loses iu not being able .
.o market Dis crop at fair price. I.
hc transportation companies lost be- /
cause they do not handle the bust .
ness, the consumer loses because he .
IS not able to secure fruit 40 rea- .
'onahlc price Frequently from the I.
south there comes into the northern
titles supply of melons or yege-
ables which cannot boz disposed of .
q me current high prices which the
ask I'm such eases 10
happens that the prices
.re held up and the commodities al
owed 90 rot. whereas. they could
.at. readily been sold at lower
PRICES ln consequence, the pro-
.u,sr is unable 10 realize on his
roduct. and the consumer Is unable
% enjoy &c. all because of an made
uat, marketing system
but even for stable commodities
Illustrated hy cheese the cost of
is excessive There has
.,eu very great progress made In re-
eut years i0 increasing the wealth
81 the farmer through increasing the
productivity ol the soil The farm
rs must now also gain not only by
urther Increasing the productivity
n the soil bUt by securing a fair
r.rn through cooperation At the
time the cooperation must be-
{ a Kind which will not result in
1orbitant prices 70 the consumer
cooperation be permitted To de-
clop on large scale. IL is certain
hat II viii be necessary to have
ONE public control In order also 10
rotect the consumer Cooperation
means efficiency Efficiency means
he elimination Of a large part OF the
Hccssiye cost and waste In market
ns The Increased efficiency must
cuefit both the producer and the
0usumer.
' u Is clear that II IL imporativcly
.eressary for the producers. those
Interested Boz transportation. and the
consumers 20 devise cooperative
Methods through which the desir-