American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-07-15
MARKETING AND RURAL CREDITS

Hon. David Lubin, delegate from the United
United States to the International Institute Of Ag-
riculture at Rome, Italy, and a man who has mace
a life study Of agricultural and financial condi-
tioss in the leading countries Of the world, sug-
gests and advocates a marketing system that he
declares will do away with all trusts, especially
trusts in farm products, and will give a power
and prosperity to agriculture and the masses OF the
people this county has never known.
At a hearing January 2, 1915, before a Congress
sional committee that was considering a joint res
olution that provided for a national marketing
system, Mr.. Lubin made a comprehensive state
ment OF the plan he proposed, which is almost
identical with the one we have advocated for 30
many years. except that It makes the system semi
official. We believe that is a good feature, and
that 1t will guarantee success, the only drawback
being the partisan domination Of official life. The
monopolistic influences control politics, and poll
tics controls congress and the state legislature,
so that it is almost impossible to secure the enact
ment of laws or the appointment or officers at all
antagonistic to the selfish monopolistic interests
II these difficulties can be overcome, and Mr..
Lubin thinks they can be, the proposed measure
would undoubtedly solve the important problems
now before the American people, the problem of
independent marketing and direct distribution.
The plan is for the president to appoint a ma
tional marketing commission, a majority Of whom
must be farmers and the minority leading re-
representatives. of the other great national interests.
These are TO authorize and charter state com-
missions who in turn are to authorize and charter
county and township marketing associations, i'm
plying a complete federation Of producers. These
commissions and associations are to direct and
control the marketing, keeping In constant touch
with both supply and demand and, just as we have
advocated in all our teaching.
Mr.. Lubin believes rhe system may be made
entirely self-supporting. The commissions will
meet only al stated intervals TO note and direct
the work, and he believes the very best men may
be procured for this service without compensa-
ton. The work will be done by efficient managers
and their clerical force, and these will be paid, in
Guiding the cost Of necessary communication, from
a fund derived from moderate membership dues
or a trining percentage of the business transacted.
Mr.. Lubin also favors a system OF rural credits
as a featue OF the marketing system. II would
be. he says. entirely independent OF the money
lending syndicates. If all Wall Street influences
and speculative bond deals, free from the dan
gers of the land bond schemes so generally ad-
yocated-a system OF the farmers, by the farm
ers. and for the farmers, and that IL would annihi-
late the money trust so far as agriculture is con-
cerned, az the proposed marketing system would
annibilate the farm product trusts.
The only thing in the way of these propositions
is the official fear OF those great Influences that
so nearly control ~pslitics. influences that VIII
oppose whatever weakens speculation in farm
products or the control Of the -ountryIs credit.
Congress and the legislatures are afraid to an
tagonize the nfluences-Up-To- Date Farming.
The Equity marketing system cannot be sur
paused II generally adopted 1t will prevent glut-
ting the market, and move products in a steady