Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-01-22

:" i-aiion, they " cid the scythe
illustrating the character OF unnecn-
sary expenses to which we refer. =
Union Opposes Full Crew" Blll.
The Texas Farmers Union regis
tGi cd "a opposition TO this character
Of leg station at the last annual meet
ing huld In Fort Worth, Tex, August
4. 1914. by resolution. which we quote,
as follows;
THE matter OF prime Importance
10 the farmers Of this state IL an ade-
quhte and efficient marketing system;
aud xe recognize that such q system
Is impossible without adequate rail-
road facilities, embracing the %greateat
amount OF service at the least pos
sible cost. We further recognize that
the farmers and producers In the eud
pay approximate y 90 per cent OF the
expenses OF operating tho railroads.
and II Is therefore TO the interest OF
the producers that the expenses OF
the common carriers be as small as
Is possible. consistent with good SER
vice aud safety, We. therefore. call
upon our law makers, courts and
juries to bear the foregoing facts In
mind when denlins with the common
carriers OF this stite. and we do espe-
cially reafIirnI tie declarations OF
the last annual convention OF our
State Union. oppot ng the passage OF
the so-called 'iua crew bill before
the thirty.third legislature OF Texas"
The farmers OF Missouri In the last
election, by an overwhelming ma
jority, swept this law OF the statute
book OF that state, and II should
come of Of all ri stute books where
Il 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 fli reCu'
latory measures which Increase the
expenses of industry without giving
corresponding benefits to the public.
There IL ofttimes & body OF men as
sembled at legislStures-and they
have a right to be there-who. In
their zeal for rendering their fellow
associates a service. sometimes favor
I'm increase In the expenses OF In
dustry without due regard for the men
who bow their bncII to the summers
sun to meet the payroll. but these
committees, while making n record
for themselves. rub the skin OF the
shoulders OF the farmer by urging the
Legislature to lay another burden
upon HE heavy lord and under the
lash Of ''be II enacted" goad him on
to pull and surge at the trnceg OF civil
~lzation, no matter how he may sweat,
foam and gall 1T the task When
legislatures cut a melon for labor
they hand the farmer a lemon.
The farmers OF the United States
are moi financially able TO carry dead
heads" on their nayrolls. Our own
hired hands are not paid unless we
have something for them to do and
we are moi 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-cleanlng Needed.
While the war Is on and there is a
lull In business. we want all legisla.
tive bodies to take an inventory Of
the statute books and wipe OF all
e%xtravagant and useless laws A good
house-cleanlng Is needed and econo
mics can be instituted here md there
that will patch the clothes OF indlgent
children, rest tired mothers and m
mortgages from dependent homes
Unnecessay workmen taken on and
useless expenses chopped down al
along the line will add to the pros
perity OF the farmer and enooura q
him in his mighty effort to iced and
clothe the world
II any OF these Industries have sur
plus employees We CIR use them on
the farm We ave no reguloI
schedule OF wagea hpt we pay gool
farm hands on a. average OF 81 81
per day of thirteoa hours when they
board themselves; vork usually run
about nine months 81 the year and tht
three months dead time. they can dc
the chores for tho r board. II the,
prefer TO farm on lhcir own account
there are more Than ii,010 000.0 0
acres Of idle land ol tho oarth's sur
face awaiting the magic touch OF Tho
pillow. The compensation Is easily OBJ
tainable from Feief2l Agriculture
Department STATISTICS. Tho tota
average annuRl sal OF a farm II
the continental unlted s'ates amounts
10 $4,000 the cci; Of operation II
$4,000 leaving the farmer si7G pc
annum IN live IN aud educate Mi