The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-28
URGES PREVENTION OF HUGE FARM LOSSES
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utGcont public service. Congressman William Kent of California. Our sec rCtary and managing director Is that ! tirclesS. able and loyal representa- tive 1 of organized farmers. George r. Hamp- ! ton of New York, man of the high est standing and a student of the prob lens of distribution. On It's executive ! board of which l have the honor to be a member, is a man for whose eXecu- i tive and constructive ability all of us have the highest admiration, your own able managing director, Dr. Clarence iJ owens. Associated with us on this | board are P D. Norton of North Dako- ta, and J. A. FalcOner of Washington, both members of the Sixty-third Con- 1 gross whose consistent activity in | furthering agricultural interests espe- | cially is reelected by their record also former United States Senator Obadiah Gardner of Maine, the great grange builder of that state. and now chair mission; C. E. Kegley. the very able master of the Washington State Grange. and president of the Rural Credit League of America; H. $. Mob ley. the very able president of the Far mers' Union of Arkansas; and others , of the ablest executives of the leading farm organizations.
 It's Purposes.
 The purpose of the National Market ing Committee is set forth in it's pros- pectuS, from which I quote:
 Il. To create an enlightened pub lie opinion concerning the waste and unnecessary expense in handling and distributing farm products; and to as- sist in bringing before the country the Information secured by the Federal Of flee of Markets and other national and state agencies:
 "2 To promote and Soster proper marketing organizations and methods to encourage and secure the standardi zation of agricultural products; to se- cure proper warehouse systems: to promote expert marketing services in the several states; to secure uniform | ity in methods by states in inaugu- rating investigatory and demonstrative work in marketing; and to secure changes in federal and state laws to these ends;
 "S To secure either through ap- pointmeift by the president or by Act of Congress, the establishment of a National Marketing Commission"
 Universally Endorsed.
 In the development of this program, resolutions were prepared and intro duced in the U. $. Senate by Senator Fletcher and in the House of Represen- tatives by myself These resolutions provide for the establishment of a Ma tional Marketing Commission by Act of Congress.
 The proposed legislation has received the endorsement of the Legislative Committee of the National Farmers Union; representatives of various granges and other farm organizations the Farmers Union of Arkansas and California; half million people in tallfornla aside from the Farmers union of that state, and by many of the great farm journals throughout the country as well as boards of trade and commercial organizations. Throughout the Pacific Coast States, where Co-ope- rative marketing is better developed than In other sections, the plan has re- ceiNed the most enthusiastic endorse ment by agricultural and consumers | organizations generally.
 President Wilson Approves
 This spring promptly upon the ad- journmcnt of Congress. the committee took hold of the plan of securing an appointment by thc president of an Advisory Marketing Commission. X number of conferences were held with the secretary of agriculture. who showed an appreciatiVe understanding of the need of such commission. in. matter was discussed by the cabinet and on April 10th. a conference was had with the president The press dis patches of the following day and since hay" informed the public that the ap- polniment of such all advisory body is being most faVorahlT considered bv the president and his advisers
 This shows the widespread concern in the need and the keen interest taken In the plans to meet that need. Nc movement was ever taken hold of more spontaneously or "ith greater enthu- SlaSm by the producers. This interest and enthusiasm has developed since the middle of last September, and is most encouraging evidence of what can he accomplished when the nationwide campaign of education planned by our committee is in fall operation
 Gentlemen of The Southern Conner clal Congress, 1 have thus briefly out lined to you the plan and scope of the work Of the National Marketing Com mittee. II has q special work to do m dominating the untold wastes in distribution which in every move to- wards it's accomplishment mean an -tnormouS increase in the prosperity and consequent purchasing power of our own people and an expansion of the home market for American manu- tactureS, and dwarfs into comparative lnslGn1cance the possibilities of the foreign markets as important as those are and as heartily as all of us favor the extension of our foreign trade
 DcycIOping Home Market.
 You will be called on to consider and rightly so. the development of our foreign commerce and to participate in movements to secure larger share iu