The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-05

sible cost We further recognize that
tho farmers and producers In the end
pay approximately s5 per cent Of the
expenses of operating the railroads.
and It . therefore to the interest OF
the Pre- ducers that the expenses OF
the common carriers be as small as
Is possible. consistent with good ser.
vice and safety. We. therefore. call
upon cur lawmakers. courts and
juries to bear the foregoing facts In
mind when dealing with the common
carriers OF this state, and we do espe-
cially reafirm the declarations or
the last annual convention Of our
State Union. opposing the passage of
the 30. called 'full-crew' bill before
the thiI ty-third legislature OF Texas"
The farmers OF Missouri IN the last
election. by an overwhelming ma
jority, swept this law on the statute
book OF that state, and II should
come OF Of all statute books where
It appears and no legislature Of this
nation should pass such q law or
similar legislation which requires un-
necessary expenditures.
The game rule applies to all regu-
latory measures which increase tho
expenses of industry without giving
corresponding benefits to the public.
There is ofttimes a body OF men as
sembled at legislatures-and they
have q right to be there--who. in
their zeal for rendering their fellow
associates q service, sometimes favor
an incr ease In the expenses OF In
dustry without due regard for the men
who bow their backs to the summers
sun to meet the payroll, but these
committees, while making . record
for themselves, rub tho skin OF tho
shoulde g Of the farmer by urging tho
legislature to lay another burden
upon his heavy load and under tho
lash OF "be It enacted" goad him OH
to pull and surge at the traces Of civil
ization, no matter how he may sweat,
foam and gall at the task. When
legislatures "cut q melon" for labor
they hand the farmer q lemon.
The ,armers of the United States
are not financially able to carry dead
heads on their payrolls. Our own
hired hands are not paid unless we
have something for them to do and
we are not willing to carry the hired
help of dependent industries unless
there i8 work for them. We must
therefore insist upon the most rigid
economy. s. 70.
Leslsi itIvs House-cIeanIno Needed.
While tho war is on and there is q
lull In business, we want all legisla'
tive bo lies to take an inventory OF
the statute books and wipe on all
extrava CANT and useless laws. "A good
house-cleaning Is needed and econo-
mics can be instituted here and there
that will patch the clothes Of INDECENT
children. rest tired mothers and lift
mortgages from despondent homes.
Unnece ,sary workmen taken of and
useless expenses chopped down, all
along the line will add to tho pros.
perity of the farmer and encourage
him in his mighty effort to feed and
clothe the world. ..te s& A..
II any Of these industries have sur
plus employees we can use them on
the farm. We have no regular
schedule of wages, but we pay good
farm hands on an average Of $3.50
per day Of thirteen hours when they
board themselves: work usually runs
about uine months Of the year and tho
three n onths dead time, they can do
the che res for their board. II they
prefer 10 farm on their own account,
there ire more than $4,000. 1000, 900
acres OF idle land on the earth's sur
face awaiting the magic touch Of the
plow. ''che compensation is easily OBJ
tainable from Federal Agricultural
Department statistics. Tho total
average annual sales Of farm In
the con mental United States amounts
to $4,000; the cost Of operation Is
$4,000; leaving the farmer 3176 per
annum 10 live on and educate his
family. ts.c,.
There is no occasion for the legis.
latures making a position for surplus
employees of industry. Let them come
back to the soil" and share with US
the pro sperity of the farm.