The Dermott news., 1915-04-29
GOODWIN URGES
PREVENTION Of
HUGE FARM Loss
CONGRESSMAN SPEAKS AT MUS
kOGEE IN BEHALF or NATION
Al MARKETING COMMISSION.
TWO BILLION WASTE
IN j. s. ANNUALLY
Brought About BY Expensive and Ur
Just'fiabie Marketing System
Proposition to Remedy.

Muskogee. Okia=A feature of tn
southern Commercial Congress her,
Was the address on Tuesday of Con
gresham W. 5. Goodwin OF Arkansas
on The Need of a National Market
Ing Commission. The convention
opened Monday, the purposes of the
Congress being to advance Southern
agriculture immigration. municipal eff
Lcl.Ecy and foreign trade. Arkansas
sent large delegation To Muskoeee TO
< secure the 1916 meeting for Little
>sRock
Among the speakers of national
prominence were Senators Robert l..
owens of Oklahoma. and Joseph /,
Ransdeil of Louisiana, Myron I
Herfick of ohio, former ambassador
to France, GonE:oSSmcn Moss of In
diana, Goodwin of Arkansas. and
liamim of Missouri. Secretary of La
Dor VIM Il. WilsoQ, Secretary Of Az
flcniture David + Houston and See
re'ary of the Treasury Wm G. Nc.
Adoo.
Congressman Goodwn's speech was
We'll received and bids fair To result
in substantial activity along the lines
proposed by tho various interests rep.
resented In the Southern Commercial
Congress He said the most eXpen-
size and unjustifable marketing sys-
tom IN tho world causes a two billion
dollar crop loss in the United States
annually, and the National Marketing
Commission which he urges = 10 pro
sid" better distribution and market
ing OF farm products
During the last session of Congrrss
sir. Goodwin was active for legisla.
q ton To create such commission
Since adjournment commission ap
pointed by the president without leg.
isl1tive authority has been advocated
and has met with favor in thu cahi=
net. according to the congressman.
Under the plan. said Mr. tNpod
win. the president would appoint u
commission To survey the entire eoun.
Try and To plan for a system tnolud.
ing state. county and township CON
missions. who would cooperate ana
report back 10 the president
The Farmers Union. TIE National
Grange. the Society OF Equity. the
cleaners. boards OF trade chambers
of commerce, agricultural schools and
colleges, boys corn clubs. girls to-
ma;o clubs. and many other orgaui
fations might be federated to work
II. harmony With the rules and regu.
lations prescribed by the national
commission.
Mr.. Goodwn's Speech.
Hr Goodwin's address follows In
null:
Mr. President and Gentlemen OF tho
Southern Commercial Congress.
The pleasure to me Is unfcigned TO
be privileged To address this splendid
ga;ht ring OF the builders of the new
South. whose purpose is so huely eN
pressed in the motto OF YOUR great
organization. a Greater Notion
Through Greater South. Since II
was organized in 1905, The Southern
Commercial Congress has speedily
moved forward With splendid achieve
ment following splendid achievement
t. the accomplishment OF this high
resolve.
from the northcumost New Eng
land State Of Maine 10 the North Pa
ei"c commonwealth Of Washington.
the people of the North. as we'll rs
we OF the South. have been richly
benefited by Your activities. thus max
ihr the nation your d. btor for having
already produced II greater financial
freedom a sounder commercial and
better agricultural development.
and creating. finally. broader and
more sympathetic national under.
standing.
A Greatev Agricultural South.
You have succeeded as an organi-
cation because all your work for n
greater South Is based on n recogni
tion Of the fact that the solid, ondur.
iny foundation on which greater
commercial South must be built Is
greater agricultural South. And so
the prosperity OF the farmer thus far
has been. and. venture to assert, al.
ways will be, a matter of prime con.
Germ with you and occupy leading
Mace I'm your councils
II is because of this interest in and
devotion to n greater and more pros
Ferrous agriculture, that | was invited
&c briefly outline to you the purpose
and scope OF the National Marketing
Committee and the stupendous work
for tie advancement OF agriculture
II has undertaken.
Enormous Wastes.
The acknow lodged obstacle I'm the
way OF the development of a better .
agriculture and the building up all
through the South. as indeed else +
where. cf prosperous farming eommu- +
mites. Is the enormous wastes In /
handling and distributing farm prod !
ucts These wastes are due to many +
causes ali Of which by the adoption II 1
more scientific methods in gathering. I
grading. standardizing, warehousing. /
together With "A national cooperative /
svstem ia quest II markets can he +
eliminated or greatly reduced These /
wastes taking the nation as a whole. |
run into billions OF dollars annually. I
and the saving Of even small part OF
this enormous amount means not only +
a tremendous increase In the prosper /
NV Of the producers but necessarily. a I
corresponding gain in commerce and |
manufacturing
Farmer Gets ~ Cents.
The farmers of this country pruduee |
annually crop for which they recaive |
81. GOO, ooo. ooo and for which IL 10 said |