The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-11
Farm Credit Conference
Comes to End in
Chicago
TO ASK FEDERAL
LOANS TO FARMERS
Cost of Taking Products From Farm.
ers to Consumer Unnecessarily
Large-CO-Operat to Pro-
mote Better Distribution

Chicago, April 10.-A committee au-
thorized today at the closing sessions
Iof the conference on marketing and
| farm credits, will go to Washington In
a few days and present to President
| Wilson conclusions of the 500 scientific
] lagriculturists, financiers and econo-
mists who have met here for three
days.
They will appeal for the establish
ment by the government of a bureau
for the thorough study of markets,
crops and cost of transporting food
stuffs They will assert that the ap-
preparation of $500 for such an or
ganization, which now is pending,
should be increased to $1,OOo,OOo.
They will ask for federal loans to
! farmers.
| The chairman, Frank p. Holland, of
Texas, also will name a committee in
each state to place the matter before
the state governments
| Arrangements were undertaken for q
second national conference to- open in
Chicago on April IA. 1914, and for an
International conference at San Fran
cisco in 1915.
To Go to Washington
| The members who will go to Wash
] ington include T. d. Harmon, chairman,
publisher, of Pittsburgi Dr. A. Caswell
| Ellis of the University of Texas; John
| Sebastian, vice president of the Rock
| Island railroad Chicago E. w. Kirk
patrick, president of the Farmers con-
gress, Mckinney, Tex; DR.. j. II. Con-
nell of the oklahoma Agricultural col :
lege; Clarence Mccormick; Harrisburg,
Pa; NJ. II. Myers, publisher of Chi
cago; Charles A. Shamel publisher,
Chicago; Clarence Poe, publisher, Ra-
leigh. n. G.. Arthur Capper, Topeka,
Kan; Lieut.. Gov S. r. McKelvie of
Nebraska, Edward Byrnes, publisher,
Chicago
To the President they will read the
report of the committee on resolutions
which states, among other things:
The cost of taking the products of
the farm to the consumers is unneces-
sarily large and the methods employed
as wasteful. Economical and efficient
methods for the distribution of these
farm products are of eminent i'm
portance and reducing the cost and
raising the standard of living.
The government should establish an eff
fective agency for the study of the prob
lens of marketing and for the distribu-
ton of information as to conditions and
rational methods of meeting these needs
''The state governments, in similar
manner, should take up the study of more
economic and efficient systems of mar
letting. The universities, agricultural col
leges, newspapers and organizations for
the promotion of economic welfare both
in the city and country, should give the
question their immediate attention"
Unable to Secure Capital
1t is the opinion of the conference that
'the small farmer Is at present unable
to secure for sufficient time at a reason
able rate and under favorable conditions,
the capital with which to purchase a
farm, or to procure the equipment and
material necessary" 1t recommends that
national and state governments and othef
agencies mentioned should give immediate
consideration to the provisions of ade-
quate means to which farmers may Sc
cure loans under favorable conditions.
We favor organized cooperation, both
of consumers and producers, under prop
er supervision, to promote efficient dis
tribution, economical marketing and re-
duce expenses between producers and con-
sumers; also organized cooperation prop
erly supervised for securing more advan-
taeeous systems of rural credit.
We urge the rapid extension and i'm
provement of our parcel post as a potent
FACTOR in reducing the cost and facili+lt
ing the distribution of the products of the
farm to the ultimate consumers.
We urge the nation wide necessity OF
a general reform in our currency banking
and credit systems as the most important
legislation to be undertaken by Congress.
Comprehended in this national plan must
be facilities for securing the wide cir
culation of the notes of farmers, mer-
chants, manufacturers and business men
generally through proper discount and re-
discount systems. We favor the enact
ment of both state and federal laws which
will provide for the organization and
proper supervision of cooperative credit
associations for both farmers and wage
earners; also cooperative long time land
mortgage associations, as we'll as joint
stock and long time land mortgage bank
ing.
Transportation Facilities
The committee on distribution called at
tention to the fact that facilities for trans
portation were never better, yet it is
costing more than ever before to get the
farm products to the consumer. 1t assert
ed every state college should have mar
ket bureau, and that the subject should
be emphasized at farmers Institutes 1t
recommends that secrecy be withdrawn
from government crop reporting so that
farmers may be furnished accurate data
relative to the amount and source of the
food supply and also wherever the de-
mand Is and the amount required to salts
fly that demand for each commodity
This is the only remedy for congested
markets in one part of the country and
shortage in another at the same time,''
it concludes. This would also give the
producer the necessary knowledge to mar
ket his goods with rational and business
adjustment to supply and demand"
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who died in the, service of the church
were praised by specially selected ladies'
Mrs. S. c. Trueheart Mrs. NJ H. Wight
man. Mrs. s. w. Hitch, Miss Sophia
Manns. Miss Kate Kill and Mrs. Edna
Standifer.
Immediately after the finishing of the
exercises the council adjourned
Evening Session
The night session opened promptly at
o'clock, with a devotional service led
by Mrs. S. S. Harris of Soochow, China.
The first thing on the programme was
an address on Latin America-A Mis-
sion Field" by Miss Leila Roberts of
Mexico City. Mexico She told of the
needs of missions down in Central Amer
lea and the dreadful conditions caused
by fever ard revolutions. Miss Lillian
Nichols of Seoul, Corea, who followed
her spoke on "Corea's Message" Miss
Nichols stated that of all countries who
needed missionaries Corea was most in
need. And that corea had the least