Graham guardian., 1914-07-10


foundation of prospective great State.
"Arizona can produce good wheat for
fodder, but not for -four" A loyal ex-
preston, indeed, but that is not all, it
is not true. We are, indeed, amused
at the antiquated ideas of some people.
The editor might do well to pay us a
visit and learn few modern facts. We
are now producing as good wheat as is
produced anywhere in the world, except
the hard wheat produced in few coun-
ties of Kansas, where the soil and water
conditions are just right for producing
this peculiar hard wheat. But dry Ari-
zona is now producing wheat that makes
as good flour as any except this hard
wheat of Kansas.
The Arizona Record forgot that i'm
portant feature of the first interview
referred to, and, as chronicled by the
Tucson Citizen, wherein Mr.. Kimball
showed that Mr.. Leo Goldschmidt, of
Tucson, had induced the farmers of the
State to raise the Early Bar, high
grade four-making product, which not
only makes it possible now for the
manufacturers to make, but the far
mers to raise, the identical article that
goes into the breadstutf.
Say what you please, the whole thing
rests with the middleman. What do
such men care for the farmer; what do
the care for the State. Narrow point
of view, indeed, to say the least. But
leave out sentiment, get down to cold
blooded facts, figures don't lie. AS the
politicians say, let's consider.
The farmer supports the banks, the
manufacturers, the merchants and the
public institutions. In like manner the
small stores support the wholesale
house and other business interests; if
they did not, such enterprises would
close their doors. All depend entirely
upon the patronage of the farming peo-
pie. Yet there are those who insinuate
that the result of the hard work of
the farmers of Arizona is only good
for fodder, and they use every influence
30 bear upon the rate makers to cut
down the differential so that the farmer
must go out of business.
Now, we are not asking for higher
rate upon the finished product from
Kansas, but we do insist upon the rate
being so balanced that it will not be
necessary to strike to the death one in
dustry to foster another What Mr..
Kimball urged upon the State officials
was that they regulate the differential
30 as to enable the milling industry
within the State to continue and there
by provide a market for the product
of large portion of the people of our
fair State. The farmers are easy to
get along with, they are not asking the
whole thing as insisted upon by those
who prompt the Editor of the Arizona
Record. All we want is fair play.
"What the Farmers Need" A theme
dealt with by President Kimball in the
grove in Stafford on July 4th, before a
large concourse of people, is, Ito get
together" and take care of themselves.
If the farmers would organize, they
could buy and sell to themselves all they
need. They could hold their products,
the staff of life, for better prices; they
could regulate the rates to considerable
extent; men in Office would be what
they ought to be, the servants of the
people, and those seeking Office would
be catering to the farmer; the wheels
would turn different conditions, and
some of these fellows, whose only in
terest is their own temporary welfare,
would be looking for job. Get To-
gether," as Mr.. Kimball said. Our in
terests are identical; the miner digs out
the mineral, the farmer digs out the
farm products; we need conservation
and better use of our untold resources;
we need employment for our children;
we want Arizona to build up citizen
ship calculated to make a great and in
dependent State. Let's pull together
and produce and manufacture all we
use; sustain home enterprises; encour-
age settlers upon our lands; give them
a good price for their products and help
to build up the kind of people that build
State.
There should be no clash, our inter-
ests are the interests of all. Let us
follow this farmers advice and work
along lines that will make us independ-
emf and q nreat and wealthu Statn