Mexico Missouri message., 1915-01-21
Columbia. Mo

MOle tldu S,uUO WISHING FARMERS
and stock men registered for the ex-
ercises of Farmers Week The FRO
grams have been crowded day and
night. Among the more notable
speakers have been Secretary of Ag-
riculture d. F. Houston, H. j. Waters,
of Kansas; Gov. e. W. Major, DR.. ].
T. M. Johnston, of St. Louis; Mrs.
Harbert, Of Colorado, and others.
ID. f. Houston, Secretary of Agri-
culture, in his address before the Wis
Ting farmers, strongly favored rural
credits Legislation. He described the
work OF the department and reviewed
the history of agriculture in the
United States during the last fifty
years. He showed that the growth
OF Missouri in agriculture has all
been in the last fifty years, pracd-
cally.
ut is worth while nothing that at
the end of this fifty years in its for
eign trade in agricultural commodi-
ties, this country is still an exporting
nation" said Secretary Houston.
1.-THE balance in its favor for the last
fiscal year is approximately 800 mil
lions of dollars. In 1913'the United
States exported s1,123 100000 of farm
and forest products, while it imported
$S15,O00,000 worth, practically all of
which, except sugar and molasses,
with a value of 100000, dairy
products worth $1,000, 600, and live
animals worth s9,6OO,OOO, were non
competitive products, such as tea, cof-
fee, India rubber, vegetable fibers,
tropical fruits and silks.
No Fear of Europe.
1T is not complimentary to the in
telligence of the American farmer for
persons to attempt to alarm him by
telling him there are dangers of COM
petition from foreign farmers. Most
other countries of the world are de-
pendent in part on us for their food
stuffs, and for many years to come
Europe is likely to be especially de-
pendent on us. The American farm
ers with the assistance of all scien-
tifc and practical agencies that this
Union has developed to far greater
extent than any other nation has,
with vast areas of fertile lands and
with all sorts of mechanical contriv-
ances, will easily hold their own
against the world. Conditions are
improving, and there is little doubt
that the farmers of this country will
not only continue to supply the home
demand, but will be increasingly
called upon to supply large part of
the demand of the rest of the world"
Gov. Major Talked to Farmers.
These are progressive days." said
Elliott w. Major, governor of Mis-
souri,, addressing an audience which
last night filed every seat and
jaInmed the stairs of the University
auditorium. THE time has passed
when man stands back and says he
must do this or that because he is
democrat or republican" the Cover
nor continued.
irrespective of what you are" Gov
ernor Major emphasized, your inter
ests are the same. You must fight
out those things which will help DEM
ocrat, republican and progressive
alike
State Board of Agriculture, intro
duced Farmer Major, not Governor
Major. the friend of every Sarmer, the
son OF a Missouri farmer, to speak
to the farmers at Farmers Week, for
the first time"
Reviewed His Administration.
Governor Major reviewed what he
and his administration had done dur
ing the first two years in the way of
progressive legislation and the hand
ling Of the business of the state. He
said Missouri, for the first time in
its history, had met all it's obligations
with balance. The Governor ex-
planned;
Il have been able to give you fair
administration because had men
who stood up for you, because / had
meE Of that character drawn from all
parties. There isn't single depart
ment," he continued, which didn't
give a greater net return than ever
given in that department in the his
tory of Missouri whether during a
dcmpcratic or republican administra-
ton"
Mr. Major briefly reviewed part
Of the progressive legislation he has
just recommended to the Assembly
Every proposition submitted to the
legislature" he said, lis not a politi-
cal recommendation The Governor
should be big enough to allow no
partisan feeling TO enter into his rec
concentrations" the Governor emphat-
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