Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-03-21
GOVERNOR URGES
A MARKET BOARD
MESSAGE RECOMMENDS PLAN
FOR PROFITABLE SALE or
FARM PRODUCTS.
COOPERATIVE PLAN is RIPE
Assistance Requested to Protect the
Asricuturaist Against Unfair 6us'-
ness Practice Executive Says Con-
sstant Policy Is Required

Madison.-In a message sent 10
| the Wisconsin, Legislature on March
| II, Gov. McGovern recommends inc
] passage of a bill creating state
market commission to enable farm
ers to sell their products 10 better
advantage and at the same time low
| er the cost to the consumer. Ac-
companying the message was a Dill
drafted by the governor which ne oe-
sires enacted into law.
The measure was submitted to the
| legislature because of the lnslstenI
demand from the rural communities
| of the state for assistance III organ
izing and establishing cooperative
enterprises to protect the farmer
against unfair business practices and
methods of competition. The pli
also seeks to improve conditions, sur
rounding home life in the country
and prevent the constantly lncreaSr
ing influx of persons from the rurat
communities to the cities.
The proposed law creates a state
market commission composed or the
dairy and food commissioners as ex-
officio members and two others MEM
bers to be appointed by the governor.
Purposes of Commission.
The purposes of the commission
summarized are:
TO prevent monopoly, contracts
and combinations in every form det-
rimental to the people.
To promote the interests of the
public, including consumer and pro-
Queer alike, economical and efficient
production and distribution of all
commodities.
To promote development of the
natural resources of the state and
it's proper agricultural, Industrial
and commercial interests, SO far as
such development is consistent with
public welfare.
To improve country life and to
provide equally of opportunity for
the people of the state.
To perform the duties heretofore
performed by the dairy and food
commissioners, the state board OF
immigration and the state board OF
agriculture
To aid in the organization Of CO.
operative enterprises and to give in
struction by correspondence and bull.
letins regarding the practical fea-
lures of production, distribution, eff.
ficient business methods and to es.
tabliSh market news service, in.
Guiding information regarding crops,
freight rates, commissions and such
other matters as may be OF service
to producers and consumers.
To devise economical systems of
establishing markets.
To establish city markets and place
the consumer in close touch with
the rural producer.
To encourage competition without
fixing prices.
To investigate and consider com
plants Of the producer and con,
sumner.
Cities Outdistance Farms.
In his message Gov. McGoverl
said among other things:
Like older communities. the
farming sections of Wisconsin re-
Gently have failed to keep pace with
the cities in wealth and population.
One reason is there has been little
coordination of effort or concert OF
action among them. 1t is no ex-
travagance to say that farmers as
rule are not good business men.
When the farmer needs money he
throws his product on the market
at whatever price it will bring. He
has neglected the commercial side of
farming. Better business methods
are therefore his most urgent need.
Here is where the principle of CO.
operation is likely to prove most val
liable. 1t permits of specialization in
agriculture. The time has come in
Wisconsin to give practical effect to
the cooperative idea. But we must
act with our eyes open to the OBJ
stacles to be encountered and the
difficulties to be overcome. What
is needed is the establishment or a
broad, consistent public policy in
harmony with economic conditions
as they now exist in all occupations.
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