The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-11
'GLYNN ASKS MONEY
TO AID THE FARMERS
Urges Commission to Organize
Agricultural Cooperative
Associations.
"NO MORE LAWS NEEDED"
Deprecates Further Legislation
Now, but Will Ask for
Credits Bank.

ALBANY. Feb. 10 - GOV. Glynn's
special message urging the establishment
OF n system Of agricultural credits and the
creation OF II market commission was well
received In both houses OF the Legislature
to-day. When the message was read In
the upper branch OF the Legislature Sena-
tor Palmer OF Ulster county and senator
Dunamel Of Kings made commendatory
reference 10 1t In speeches
There Is no proposition" the message
read In part, ''Oetter deserving OF the
earnest and careful attention OF the Legis-
lature than the development of the States
agriculture and the extension OF its agri-
cultural facilities.
With twentieth century facilities a,
hand New York Is still In the seventeenth
century So far az its system of market
ing food Is concerned. The farmer Is a
manufacturer. but he operates at present
under system which would drive any
other manufacturer into bankruptcy.
I'm the cooperative marketing law OF
last year and the credit union law the
STATE has the means FOR enabling the
farmer TO buy at wholesale and sell a. re-
tan A few farming communities have
already taken advantage OF these laws
ana discovered that they met the farmers
problems, but through the State generally,
because of Indifference and a failure to
appreciate what these laws mean, there
has been failure to take advantage OF
them.
From these facts 1t would appear tnat
TURNER legislation Is unnecessary, but
yhat what the state needs IL h campaign
~ t.,ta
farming community In he state the bene-
hts which AT present only few have had
the fOretnought 20 seize.
Il therefore recommend that the Lpgis-
!ature appropriate the necessary funds 20
conduct such a campaign
The Legislature should secure for the
State the services Of men who will make
II ther" sole duty to go through the
state explaining these cooperative laws
and assuming the responsibility for Great
ing ana organizing credit unions and
euou-ratiNe marketing societies.
These men should make 1t their bus
mess 10 orsank- market. and shipping
stations under the control OF local co..
operative marketing associations. One
large receiving centre IN cities and towns
OF medium size will answer al the
purposes ~ n packing, grading. shipping
and marketing station.
Here the produce will be delivered BY
N"' i'iEnbrrHIg farmer ana credited TO
ms account The goods Will then he
graded, packed and labeled. Pains viii
be taken to supply first OF all the de-
Uands of the local town. The ha!anc.
can then be shipped IN carload lots to IN.
centres OF best demand. one central sta
t!oi. equipped with cold storage facilities
can accommodate the surplus products .:
several smaller stations.
These Various associations throughout
the state can organize q selling agency
in tho city Of New York which will keep
itself advised On the condition OF domestic
and foreign markets and be 81 a POSITION
10 direct the shipments 10 centres where
the demand Is strurEes; and where the
bat prices prevail
AT % further Iata | shall sugges, 10
tho Legislature. certain additions To Che
agricultural and banking laws irtende,! 20
.nabl" those not already farmers 10 pur-
chas" farm land on long time loans and
{" as-.-' present farmers 10 extend their
operations. hut hcfor" We proceed 20 new
laws ~ should bc sure that We are max
~ ~" best Use Of the .a~s 20 already
have.