Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-21
CALL CONFERENCE
To AID FARMERS
Marketing and Farm Cred
its to BE Discussed
in Chicago

CHICAGO. 900 Feb. 20 calling
the first national conference on
marketing and farm credits TO meet
lin Chicago. April 4. g. 10. 1913. r.
n Holland. Frank r Long ana Ben
TT Bitter, committee representing
Influential farm journals. have TAX
en the first steps In a program 20 re-
Iconstract the economies OF American
life.
This move comes after a compre-
hensiye Investigation and. the com
mlttee believes. will save millions OF
dollars 10 farm producers. and Sc
secure an even distribution Of farm
products
The call Is addressed 10 The Peo-
pie OF the United states" and prac-
tically those directly Interested IN
the growing Of farm products The
text says
While the people are complaining
Of the high cost OF living many farm
ers are finding that their business
does not yield profitable returns on
labor and Investment
This constitutes the giant paradox
OF our time. and Is 50 because 0f
certain remodiable defects iu the
economic structure Of The Nation
We believe these defects come from
a crude organization Of The farmers
way of doing business The losses
Occurring yearly amount 10 millions
and affect producers. transportation
/ lines and many business interests
This waste not only makes for exor-
bitant retail prices OF foodsiuffs but
also makes impossible healthy
growth Of the farming industry
4 generation ago the nolghborIng
Village or the county seat offered
fair markets 10 the Individual farm
Ter. but such method of disiribu-
ton today Is IN disharmony with tho
business world Yet. IN but few sec
tions have farmers made the neces-
sary adjustment 70 modern condi- |
tions. Through no fault Of their I
own. this situation reacts harmfully f.
upon all
Compared with European count ,
rios the business organization OF I
American agriculture must appear I
crude We remember. however. that .
our Nation is sim young. and Just .
omorrlng from an era when farmers .
might exploit the land without re-
gard 20 soil conservation Even now |
large part Of the Nation has not .
reached the settling down stage \
constructive program. therefore. is
necessary. since both our marketing /
methods and our provision for the
financing Of farmers have been out
stripped by other countries. aud by
the evolution Of other Industries
within the confines OF the Nation
= pathologlc condition OF supreme
Importance.
our investigations have led us 10
believe that conditions. such as we
have described. can be improved
with the least delay by cooperation
with farm producers from others in
i'resled in the growing ana distri-
button of farm products. and by the
creation of n bureau OF markets Ia
fhe United states Department Of Ag-
rIculturo.
We believe that any attempt 20
reconcile che high cost % living with
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must De- founded upon a normal con-
iIl.ou of fhe agricultural classes But
no" present season offers little hope
either to producers or consumers uu-
less tho people take quick action
Therefore acting upon the auth
1r'N delegated ms we call confer
'uc" of an people Interested 10 meet
loo Chicago April s. .. 10. 1913. 10
.ouusel togcfhpr and devise some ar-
.'piable plan Of action
This conference viii be- open 20
D ul' free and frank discussion OF
.uch 500 iects. as how 10 organize the
producing interests FOR better meth
DDS OF distribution and marketing
um products and how farmers may
in't, fo secure credit and other
matters of direct relation 90 The pro.
lU.iH- ana distributing interests ~
Doc Nation
Those attending this conference
500 have the bcucGt o. me best
h0Hrh' fHa' can ho hroueht 20 bear
'poH the related problems Leading
economists. railroad men. highly
Killed SELLERS az farm products and
'aders ~ rural ne movements VIII
.eNote themselves 20 a discussion of
resent handicaps and plans FOR con !
tructye action. .
After this discussion the delegates !
70 the conference will take such ac-
Ion as they may deem III leading TO !
Pc correction Of these evils {
RANK p HOLLAND. Dallas Tex. :
I'm + Bitter. Huntington. Ind
RANK ? LONG. Chicago. m
CHAS. ". HOLMAN.
ecr'tary. li0S Steger Bldg. Chicago