Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-01-08


wants; he, of course, under the dictates
of his own wisdom seeks to have done
for his constituents that which will
secure his reelection. SO, in order
to bring about change of condition
for the betterment of the community
the citizens should petition their rep
resentatives, and 1t Is most important
that large number of signers names
appear. In the case of more ample
facilities in the postal service the petit
ton should be addressed to the Con-
gresham for the district desiring the
remedy.
At our last meeting we adopted Va
resolution asking that nitrate of am
monia be placed on the free list, this
would be direct benefit to farmers.
The extension of the seed and food in
spection is another desired movement.
II the County Commissioners we're
authorized to pay half the cost OF
demonstrations and experiments in the
counties, and the State erect and
maintain a lime grinding plant where
the farmers could obtain lime at cost,
and II Investigations OF gambling and
monopoly in food products be carried
to the extent of ending the abuses suf-
fered by the farmers. o step in the
right direction would he inaugurated
that would bring about other reforms,
and by gradual scale the conditions
would become much more favorable.
The organization of farmers selling
association to combat the trusts that
regulate both the buying and selling
OF farm products would equaiize
prices, and as an auxiliary to this
association produce exchange could
be proftably conducted. And also
such move would in measure elm
mate the middleman, whose commits
sion cuts deep into the net price re-
ceived for farm products. -
Something should be done regard
ing the existance of collision among
the big buyers and sellers to keep
prices at the lowest level for the farm
er and hold them up to the highest
pitch when sought by the consumer.
1t Is q fact that the price obtained for
tobacco is way below par. At present
we sell to the representative of. the
Orient, where the use of opium has
been abandoned, this condition has
created q greater demand for tobacco
than ever existed, and yet prices are
kept as low as when competition in
buying was confined to the nearer
markets. There is pending before the
House OF Representatives in Washing
ton the Agricultural Extension Bill
and all Maryland farmers should use
their efforts to have it made law.
This bill will enable the farmers to de-
rive great benefit from the expenditure
of the millions expended in agricul-
tural research, which for a number of
years has been lying in cold storage
in the Agricultural files at the depart
ment. The bill asks an appropriation
for the distribution of this most valu-
able information.
The key note to success for the
farmer is to organize. l note that the
leading people of Washington, on
January 9th, will meet to form CON
sumers association to buy direct from
the farmers near them, we should as
soon as possible put ourselves in po-
siton to join with these people.
On Monday, January IL, 1914, at 2I
p. m, there will be Farmers meet
ing at Mechanicsville, for the purpose
Of forming Farmers Club there. All
are invited to attend.
Respectfully yours,
FRED 1MHorF.