Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-01-29
PAYROLL nF CIVILIZATION
MET BY FARMER

industry and M such he must meet
the nations payroll. When industry
pays its bill II must mako a sight
draft upon agriculture for the amount
which the farmer Is compelled TO
honor without protest This check
drawn upon agriculture may travel TO
and fro over the highways OF som
merco; may build cities; girdlc the
globe with bands OF steel; may search
hidden treasures In the earth or
traverse the skies, but In the end II
Will rest upon 1ho soil. No dollar
viii remain suspended In midair; Il is
MS certain to seek the earth's surface
as an apple that falls from a tree.
When a farmer buys n pillow he pays
tho man who mined the metal. the
woodman who felled the tree, the
manufactures who ass embed the raw
material and shaped it into IN ar
tlcle Of usefulness, the railroad that
transported II ard the dealer who
sold him the goods lie pays the
wages of labor AID capital employed
In the transaction as well as pays
for the tools. machinery. buildings,
etc, used In the construction OF tho
commodity and the same applies &c
all articles Of use and diet OF him
self and those engaged In the sub
sidiary lines OF industry.
There Is no payroll in civilization
that does not rest upon the back
Of the farmer He must pay the bills
all OF them.
The total value OF the nations
annual agricultural products is around
St2. 000, 900. 900. and II Ia safe TO esti-
mate that 95 cents on every dollar
goes to meeting the expenses Of sub.
sidiary industries The farmer does
o work more than thirty minutes
per day for himselt the remaining
l thirteen hours OF the days toll he
davotes to meeting the payroll of tho
hired hands OF agriculture. such as
the manufacturer, railroad. CONNER.
cigl and other servants.
The Farmers Payroll and How He
Meets II.
The annual payroll OF agriculture
approximates si2. 900. 900 900. A por-
ton OF the amount Is shifted TO for
eign countries In exports. but the
total payroll OF industries working for
the farmer divides substantially as
J follows: Railroads. s1.252, 900. 900;
manufacturers. $4,365. 000. 900; mining.
$685. 900. 900; banks. 5000 900, 900:
mercantile s 3.50O.O 900 900. and y heavy
miscellaneous payr) Ill constitutes the
reminder.
II takes the corn crop. the most
valuabls In agriculture. which sold
last year for $l.Ga2 600. 900, To pay on
the employees Of the railroads; the
money derived from our annua. sales
Of livestock OF app 'oximately $4,000.
000. 600, the yearly cotton crJp. valued
ut 1920. 900 900; the wheat crop,
which is worth SOL {. 100000. and the
oat crop, that Is worth S440, 900. 900,
are required to meet the annual pay
roll OF the mai ufacturers. The
money derived from the remaining
staple crops is use In meeting the
payroll OF the bankers. merchants
etc. After these obligations are paid
tuB TURNER nus OHly u leW DuHCltb Ol
vegetables. some f'git and poultry
which he can sell and call the pro
ceeds his own.
When the farmer pays on his helT
he has very little left and to meal
these tremendous payrolls he has
been forced to mortgage homes, worI
women In the field and increase the
hours Of his labor. We are. there
fore. compelled to call upon all in
dustries dependent upon the farmers
for subsistence TO retrench In theii
expenditures and TO cut on all un
necessary expenses This course II
absolutely necessary In order to avoit
a reduction In wag s, and we want
II possible, to retain the present wage
scale paid railroad and ali other IN
dustrlal employees.
We viii devote this article TO
discussion OF unnecessary expenses
and whether required by law or per
J mitted By the arrangements OF thu
concerns. is wholly immaterial.