The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
SCIENTIFIC FARMING
METHODS ARE URGED
Prominent Speakers at the
National Corn Exhibition
at Columbia, S. c.

Columbia, S. c., January 30--Farmers
were urged to adopt more scientific
methods in marketing their crops by
several speakers at the fifth National
Corn exposition today Tillers of the
soil, IL was declared, are the only class
of people who do not put price on
| their products but are forced to ac-
cept whatever terms are offered. AS a
remedy for this alleged evil 1t was
suggested that farmers Should cooper
ate in the direction of regulating the
supply so as to stimulate the demand.
It was National Farmers union day
at the exposition and the annual mid
winter conference of the organization
convened at the grounds Among the
prominent speakers were: Clarence Poe,
Raleigh; ]. d. Eggleston, Washington,
chief of field service in rural educa-
tion of the United States bureau of
educatlon Dr. Bradford Knapp, Col. Il.
j. Watson. commissioner of agricul-
ture In South Carolina; L. NJ Rhodes,
president of the Tennessee Farmers
union f. w. Daobs, president of the
South Carolina Farmers union Charles
S. Barrett, president of the National
Farmers unions
Sir Horace Plunlsett, Irish leader Of
agricultural reform, was unavoidably
prevented from attending the exposi-
tion. He is expected to deliver an ad-
dress tomorrow which will be cele-
brated as educational day." Among
the speakers tomorrow is Walter II.
Page, editor of the Worlds Work, New
York.
The principal awards today were the
sweepstakes events in wheat. G. W.
Demming of Fairmont, Neb., won the
grand champion sweepstakes. Mr.. Dem
ming also won the national sweepstakes
for hard wheat while j. e. Potts of Rea,
Mo, won the national sweepstakes In
soft wheat ]. F. Pollard of Greenvile
n. c., won the grand champion sweep
stakes in soy beans and Engerthon
Brother of Lake Park, Mimi, in flax.
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and to have the American importer go In
and beat the foreigner"
The hearing rom was crowded with
representatives of interests involved to-
day, and there was formidable list of
witnesses. Most of the witnesses want
retention of the present tariff on the prod
ucts of their industry. Those who have
been heard literally interspersed their
talks with politics. many contending for
the principles of tariff for revenue only
with occasional free trade suggestions and
the republicans intending in their exan,i-
nation of witnesses to bring out the efsl-
cacy of the doctrine of protection for
home industries and the working opera
ton of the Paynar Aldrich tariff law The
remaining hearings will be the free list
the miscellaneous provisions and the ad-
ministrative features of the tariff
Harness Reduction
Chairman Underwood said at the open
ing of the hearing that the present 30 per
cent, tariff on harpess and saddlery was
too high.
The statement was made while f. w.
Campbell of Cincinnati. representing a
saddlery association, was pleading for
the retee etion}of lie duty.
SssWe .ste not going TO write prohibitive
tariff.n said the chairman.
Campbell testified that when the con-
ferees between tie two houses We're
flaming the Payne-Aldrich bill, President
Taft asked him what was a proper saG-
dlery tariff and the witness telegraphed
the Views of the association that 20 per
cent was sufficient and that the President
transmitted this, view. Representative
Payne of New York said he had no recol-
lection of any such communication from
the President The fight to bar aigrettes
from the country in the interest of the
National Association of Audubon socie-
ties and other associations favoring the
protection of birds, was led by DIR. Will
liam r. Hornadv for the New York 20
illogical society. He advocated specific
prohibition against the importation of
piumage of wild birds for millinery fes-
toons.
The existence of a trade agreement
between the Florence Manufacturing
company of Florence, Mass and the
jobbers. under which the retail price
of tooth brushes was fixed was admit
ted by William Cordes, treasurer of
that concern. who said his company
produces one-third of the total tooth
brush output of the country Ques-
toned regarding this agreement which
Representative Fordney told the Hwit-
ness was i'm violation of the Sherman
antitrust law, Mr.. Cordes admitted
that if a jobber failed to keep the,
agreement the company would sell
to the jobber thereafter only on the
same basis as to a retailer. Mr.. Cordes
said that his attorney had advised him
that the agreement was not in VIOLA
tion of the law and Representative
Fordney was against continuing the
agreement.