Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-01-15
illustrating the charact,r " unneces'
sary expenses to which "e refer
Union Opposes "FuII ew" BIZ

sary EXPENSES 10 WHICH - ieiei'
Union Opposes "FuII C'sw" BIZ
The Texas Farmers -nicn regis
tered its opposition to " character
OF legislation at the las. nnual meet
ing held in Fort Worth Tex, August
4, 1914, by resolution, Wi. b We quote,
as follows:
The matter Of prime Importance
to the farmers of this s. Is an ade-
quate and efficient marx .ng system;
and We recognize that e. b system
is impossible without adequate rail-
road facilities, embracing the greatest
amount of service at the least pos
sible cost We further recognize that
the farmers and producers in the end
pay approximately 80 per cent OF the
expenses OF operating the railroads,
and 1t is therefore to the interest OF
the producers that the expenses OF
the common carriers be as small as
is possible consistent yi,h good ser
vice and safety We, t..-refore, call
upon our lawmakers, courts and
iuries to bear the fore, ing facts In
mind when dealing with ne common
carriers of this state, AMI we do espe-
cially reaffirm the declarations OF
the last annual conve lion or our
State Union, opposing IT, 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
iority. swept this law off the statute
book of that state. aid II should
| come off of all statute books where
1t appears and no legislature of this
nation should pass such q law or
similar legislation which requires IN
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 bod of men as
sembled at Legislature 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
sun to meet the payrC |, but these
committees, while making a record
for themselves, rub the skin on the
shoulders of the farmer by urging the
legislature to lay another burden
upon his heavy load and under the
lash of be 1t enacted" goad him on
to pull and surge at the traces OF civil
ization, no matter how he may sweat,
foam and gall at the task. When
legislatures cut a melon for labor
they hand the farmer lemon.
The farmers Of the United States
are not financially able to carry dead
heads on their payrolls. Our OWL
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 t49 most rigic
economy
Legislative Heuse-CIeanIns Needed.
While the war is on and there Is
lull I'm business, we WANT all legisla
tive bodies to take an inventory o.
the statute books and wipe on al
extravagant and useless laws. A gooc
housekeeping is needed and ecoho
mics can be instituted here and ther'
that will patch the clothes OF indisen
children, rest tired mothers and lii
MORTGAGES from respondent homes
Unnecessary workmen taken on ant
useless expenses chopped down al
along the line will add TO the pros
peTity of the farmer and encourage
him in his mighty effort to feed AM
clothe the world.
. II any OF these Industries have sui
, plus employees We can use them Oh
the farm. We have no resuia
schedule of wages, but We pay goo
farm hands on an average or $40
per day OF thirteen hours when the
hoard themselves; work usually run
> about nine months OF tbs year and IN
three months dead time mey can q
> the chores for their board II the
prefsr to farm on their own account
there are more than li,OOO,O00,OO
) acres of idle land on I earth's SUI
face awaiting the mag touch or tn
b pillow. The compensate is easily OF
, tainable from Fedora Agriculturs
Department statistics Tho tots
average annual sales Il a farm 4
: the continental United States amount
70 $4,000; the cost Of operation
? $4,000: leaving the ia ner sl7S Pc
I annum to live on AM educate hi
family.
( There is no occasion for the lesi'
latures making a position for surplu
; employees OF industry. Let them com
: back TO the soil' and snare with U
the prosperity OF the farm.
= When honesty 10 L rely q SOC
A policy 1t 10 a poor yir' 2,