The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-01-15

expenses Of operating th6 railroads.
and II is therefore to the interest Of
the producers that the expenses OF
the common carriers be - small as
is possible, consistent with good ser
vice and safety. We. therefore. call
upon our 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 reaflrm the declarations Of
the LAST annual convention Of u
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 ma
3ority, swept this law on the statute
book of that state. and it should
come OF Of all statute books where
1t appears and no legislature of this
nation should pass such a law or
similar legislation which requires un-
necessary expenditures.
The same rule. applies to all regu.
latory measures which increase the
expenses Of industry without giving
corresponding benefits to the public.
There is ofttimes . body Of men a.
.sembled at legislatures--and they
have a right to be there-who, In
their zeal for rendering their fellow.
associates a service. sometimes favor
an increase in the expenses Of in
dustry without due regard for the men
who bow their backs to the summers
sui to meet the payroll. but these
committees. while making Q record
for themselves. rub the skin Of the
shoulders Of the farmer by urging the
legislature to lay another burden
upon his heavy load and under the
lash OF "be it enacted goad him on
to pull and surge 1t the tlaces Of civil
ization. no matter how NJ may sweat,
foam and gall ct the task. When
legislatures "cut q melon" for labor
they hand the farmer q lemon.
The farmers 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 is work for them. We must
therefore insist upon the most rigid
economy.
Legislative House-cleanIne Needed.
While the war is on and there 10 .
lull in business, we want all legisla-
tive bodies to take an inventory Of
the statute books and wipe OF all
extravagant and useless laws. A good
house-cleaning is needed and econo-
mics al be instituted here and there
that will patch the clothes Of INDECENT
children, rest tired mothers and lift
mortgages from despondent homes.
: Unnecessary workmen taken Oh and
useless expenses chopped down all
along the line will add to the pros.
perity of the farmer and encourage
him IN his mighty effort to feed and
clothe the world.
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 $1.50
per day Of thirteen hours when they
board themselves; work usually runs
about nine months Of the year and the
three months dead time, they can do
the chores for their board. II they
prefer to farm on their own account,
there are more than $4,000. 000, 600
acres Of idle land on the earth's sur.
face awaiting the magic touch Of the
pillow. The compensation is easily OBJ.
tainable from Federal Agricultural
Department statistics. The total
average annual sales Of a farm in
the continental United States amounts
to $4,000; 1.-THE cost Of operation ia
$4,000; leaving the farmer sits per
annum to live on and educate his
family.
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 prosperity Of the farm.