Washington telegraph., 1915-01-29

money derived from the remain
ing staple crops is used in meet
ing the payroll of the bankers,
merchants, etc. After these OBJ
legations are paid, the farmer has
only a few punches of vegetables,
some fruit and poultry which he
can sell and call the proceeds
his own.
When the farmer pays off his
help he has very little left and
to meet these tremendous pay
rolls he has been forced to mort
gage homes, work women in the
field and increase the hours of
his labor.
We will devote this article to
a discussion of unnecessary ex-
penses and whether required by
law or permitted by the man
agements of the concerns. is
wholly immaterial. We want all
waste labor and extravaganza, of
whatever character, cut out. We
will mention the full crew bill as
illustrating thscIaracter OF unnec-
essary expensive which we refer
Union Opposes Full Crew" Bill.
The Texas Farmers Union
registered its opposition to this
character OF legislation at the
last annual meeting held in Fort
Worth, Texas, August 4, 1914
by resolution, as follows:
"The matter of prime 1mpor-
lance to the farmers of this state
is an adequate and efficient mar
keting system; and we recognize
that such a system is impossible
without adequate railroad racili-
ties, embracing the greatest
amount of, service at the least
possible cost. We further recog-
nlze that the farmers and pro-
ducers in the end pay approx
mately IS per cent Of the expense
OF operating the railroads, and it
IS, therefore, to the interest OF
the producers that the expenses
OF the common carriers be as
small as is possible, consistent
with good service and safety.
we, therefore, call upon our law
makers, courts and juries to bear
the foregoing facts in mind when
dealing with the common car
r1ers of this state, and we do
especially reaffirm the declara-
tons OF the last annual conven-
ton OF Our State Union, opposing
the passage of the so-called full
crew" bill before the thirty-third
legislature of Texas"
The farmers of Missouri in the
last election, by an overwhelming
majority, swept this law off the
statute book of that state, and
1t should come off of all statute
books where it appears and no
Legislature of this nation should
pass such a law or similar legis-
lation which requires unnecessary
expenditures.
Inns applies to all regulatory
measures which increase the ex-
PenseS OF industry without giving
corresponding benefits to the pub
ilc' 1hsEe is Qfttimes a body of
men assembled at legislatures
ana they have right to be there
h tho;I so IN Their zeal for rendering
their tellow-associates a service,
sometimes favor an increase in the
expenses OF industry without due
regard tor the men who bow their
packs TO the summers sun to
meet the payroll, but these COM
f fnr &c while making record
LOT themselves, rub the skin off
inc shoulders Of the farmer by
III silg tne legislature to lay an
other burden upon his heavy load
ana under the lash of "be It en-
acteo goad him on to pull and
surge at the traces of civilization,
no matter how he may sweat,
roam ana gal.at the task. When
LEGISLATURES cut a melon" for
,aDor they hand the farmer a
lemon.
Inc FARMERS of the United
states "a. are not financially able to
carry Gead heads" on their pay
rolls Our own hired hands are
not paid unlasa