Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-28
RURAL ORGANIZATION
SERVICE IS LATEST
Establishment of Credit and Market.
ing Systems Planned by Agri-
cultural Department.
AIM is TO GREATLY IMPROVE
FARMERS s GENERAL CONDITION
Financial, Physical AMI Social Features
Will Be Looked After Under
New Regulations.


UNITED PRHsA LEASED WIRE.
Washington, June 2S.-A more thor
ough organization of farming and the
establishment of credit and marketing
systems on a business basis are among
the objects of the Rural Organization
Service-the latest wrinkle to the many
sided agricultural department. There
Is also the ever present question as
to what is to be done to keep the
farmers on the farms, or in other words
how following agricultural pursuits as
business may be made attractive from
monetary as well as social stand
point and thus overcome the young
mans longing for the city.
DIR. Thomas N. Carver, who severed
his long connection with Harvard Uni.
versity to become head of the new de.
partment service, said today that he
took the job "because it will solve
for the farmers all the remaining age
old problems that heretofore have
proved the great stumbling block in
the perfection Of American farming
methods" The plan is a new one. It
will be in an experimental stage for
some years to come. Professor Carver
says the plan is the right one, but ad-
mits frankly that it will take many
months digging and effort to get the
system running true to form. Profes-
sor Carver, therefore, has been loathe
to make any statement regarding the
plans and workings of this new depart.
ment. But today he consented to ex-
plain some of the objects and purposes
of his department to the people of the
country through the United Press.
"The movement we are launching
here" said Professor Carver, els, in
my opinion one of the greatest yet un.
taken by this government to improve
the farmers financial, physical and so.
cial condition. Let me say at the
start that it is no detriment to the
| American farmer that he has not solved
these roblems for himself. He has had
enough to do to plant his crops and
then garner them. He has had no time
for experiment. He has had but time
to organize with his co.wOrkers to mar.
ket his crops to best advantage. We
will do this for him by gathering all
necessary data to which he can refer
at glance. 1t has long been recog
nized that disorganizaton has been the
greatest weakness of agriculture. Such
a condition is natural because Of the
vast number of farms and because Of
, the isolation of most farms. The farmer
has learned to cooperate better with
nature than with men and he has not
learned how to cooperate along finau
cial and social lines.
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"We will organize surveys to get at
the basic facts regarding organized ru.
raj agencies. We will try to be the
medium between the farmer and the
financier from whom the farmer wants
credit In this respect we will per-
haps use great deal Of the informa-
tion being assured today by the Ameri.
can agricultural commission which is
studying rural credit systems in Ger
many and other European countries. We
will study localities for the best means
and manner Of transportation and we
will gather data regarding the best
markets for certain surrounding farm
districts. We will gather information
concerning farmers organizations and
we will study even the rural educational
systems in an effort to better them.
All these facts and data will be disscm.
mated among the 100000 or more
farmers Of the country without any
cost in money or time to themselves, at
different intervals and in such a man.
ner as to appeal to the farmers"
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