Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-11
Conference Believes National
Aid Should be Extended to
Men Vino Till Soil and Raise
Food StuffS,
COOPERATION PLAN
BELIEVED NECESSARY
Elimination of Waste Between
Producer and Consumer and
Scientific Marketing Are Rec
ommended,

0mmended,
as, Morning journal special Leased WireN
Chicago. April i0@A committee
authorized today at the closing scs-
sion Of the conference on marketing
and farm credits will go To washing
ton shortly and present 20 President
Wilson the conclusions of the 500
scientific aerieuluratsts, financiers
and economists who attended the
three-day meeting here.
They viii appeal for the establish
mcnt by the government of bureau
for the thorough study OF markets
crops and cost OF transporting food
stuffs and will assert that the appro-
priation of S50,000 for such an or
eanization. which now is pending,
should be- increased TO $Looo.ooo.
They Will ask Tor federal loans To
farmers.
The chairman. Frank =. Holland
also will uame committee IN eaeh
state Go place the conclusions OF the
conference before the state governors
and urge favorable action.
Arrangements were undertaken for
second national conference to open
ia Chicago on April IA, 1914, ana Tor
an international conference at san
Francisco in 1915.
Among the members of the eom'
mittee are Dr A. Caswell ELLIS, OF the
University of Texas, John sebastian,
vice president OF the Rock Island
railroad. H. ". kirkpatrick, presiden.
of the Farmers consress, Mckinney
Texas. Dr. J. II. Connell OF the OK
lahoma Agricultural college Arthur
Capper. of Topeka, kan. ANA Lieu-
tenant Governor $. X. MchelNIe' "l
Nebraska.
To the president they VIII read the
reporf of the committee on resoiu-
tions which states, among other
things.
"rhe cost Of taking the products ot
the farm to the consumers ia unne-
cessarily large. and the methods em-
Moved are wastcful Economical ana
efficient methods for the distribution
OF the farm products are of pre-
eminent importance III reducing the
cost and raising the standard OF IlN
ing. The government should eHtap-
lish an effective agency lor the STUDY
of the problems Ur marketing ana lot
the distribution of Information as To
conditions and needs and rational
methods of meeting these needs
wrhe state governors, in similar
manner. should take up the study Oh
more economic and efficient systems
off marketing The universities. aBil- !
cultural colleges, newspapers ana or
pantzations for the promotion of econ
omle welfare both in the city ana
county. should give the question their
Immediate attention
it IS the opinion Of the conference
than the small farmer is at present
unable to secure for sufficient ume'
al a reasonable rate, and under IaN-
nrable conditions, the capital win
which to purchase larm or 10 pro-
cnre the equipment and materials ne
cessarv." 1t recommends That ma
ZION and state governments ana other
agencies mentioned above Ahoulu
give immediate consideration To tno
provision of adequate means by Wh''l
farmers may secure loans uhuei laF
orable conditions.
The resolution further says
I'VE favor organized cooperation
both of consumers and producers un-
der proper supervisory 20 promote
prficIent distribution, ecohoinlc"l
and reduce expenses pe-
tween producers ana consumers also'
organized cooperation properly sup
er1ised for securing more adNonia-
oeons systems of rural credit.
I'VE urge the rapid extension anu
improvemcnt Of our parcel post az
potent factor in reducing the eost
and faciitaune tine distribution Of the
produets of the fnm 10 the ultimate
consumer.
we urge the nation-wlde neeessi-
+, of General reform in onr cur
reney. banking and credit systems as
the most important legislation 70 pc
undertaken by congress. Comprehenu-
I'd h this national plan must De rae
ailities for securing the wide cifeal"-
tion of the notes of farmers, inanu-
facturers ana business men generhl-
NJ through proper discount ana re-
discount systems We favor the en-
actment of both state and federal laws
which win provide for The otaaniza-
tion and proper supervision OF e"-
operative credit associations for hoth
farmers and wage earners also coz
operative lonetime land mortgage
associations as wen as Joint stock {
long time land mo1sage banks {
War Department in Need Of Funds. !
NNashfppfoH tprU fUA Secretary