Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-26
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Farmers anu AoFn NFouNtNHs
OMAHA, March 2i-ro the Editor Of
The Bee You have printed an interview
with Nj. J. a. Sleicher. president Of the
Leslie-Judge company. the latter part Of
which gives the Corn Products company
quite a strong boost. | wish to take
exceptions to few OF his remarks.
Mr.. Sleicher would give the impression
that the farmers of Nebraska are bene-
fitted materially by the operations OF the
Corn Products Refining company. lie.
however. fails 10 mention that this com
pany, according to reports. for sometime
practically gave up making glucose from
Domestic corn and imported nearly all
their corn from Argentine. What act
could he moro detrimental TO the farm
ers?
Mr. Sleicher would also give us the
impression that the Corn Products COM
pany are being prosecuted merely on ac-
count OF the fact that they sell their
products for less money than their COM
petltors. This they have done, but he
fails TO state that they at one time con-
trolled the glucose market and advanced
the price so high that a manufacturer
could not buy glucose and sell corn syrup
at anywhere near the Corn Products
companys prices. This company. Farrell
& Co., have experienced the time when
glucose cost for cash as much as the
Corn Products company received for
their finished product laid down in this
state
What would this result in in a very
short time? 1t would result in breaking
down all opposition and by forcing the
- a. 4.
with the payroll now maintained by
these independent mixers, which in my
estimation, is more valuable than a pur-
chaser Of corn to a state.
| am quite positive that if Mr.. sleicher
had been present at some OF the inves-
legations and had heard some OF the tes-
timony given by the independents candy
mixers and syrup mixers, against the
Corn Products company. he would not
champion their cause / might also men
ton that our concern has maintained
payroll in this state for nearly thirty
years, and II takes 100000 bushels of
domestic corn to make the glucose used
by us in twelve months.
FARRELL g. co.,
BY d. II, FARRELL, Vice President
4 Progressive school load.
WATERLOO. Neb.. March A-To the
Editor Of The Bee: So much has been
written in your valuable columns about
the war, pro and con, that believe It
would be interesting TO hear how some
communities are sowing the seeds Of
peace.
America Is not noted for it's high
class of music but rather has It become
famous for it's taste for ragtime. There
is reason for this. and believe a very
good one. The coming generation likes
best what they hear the most Of; how
little of the better class of musio does
the average child have n chance to hear?
Since the advent Of the Victrola into
SO many homes and public schools. much
has been accomplished in raising the
standard
But there is vet a great deal to be
done before the public will have the ad-
vantages that even the peasant class has
in Germany. Why does II take the people
so long to learn that one great means open
to all-throu6h the schools-is so sadly
neglected In how many towns and cities
| of Nebraska is music. taught under su-
| pervision? There are towns in the state
/ having n population OF over 5000. where
music Is not taught. What a sacrifice
| not only to the Individual but to a
| community. Many a child might be sing
! ing in the home or at least In chorus
| IL he had had some attention while in
| school. How much II means to a COM
munity to have high school orchestra,
male quarters ladies' chorus. or church
choir And to hear on the streets the
happy songs OF the boys and girls
1t is with the greatest pride that the
\ little town OF Waterloo, Neb.. number
ing about 400 people. points to its music
in the public schools, The results of thi;
| subject taught under supervision has beer
80 successful that the board has ex.
pressed itself as getting more tor IL
money paid out for this work than an!
other Investment. So enthusiastic are tn,
members of the school board that the!
are paying the fare to Fremont for
class who are on the program to sing 70
the teachers convention next week. Tn
high school boasts of a male quartet
chorus, orchestra, four-psrt music in IN,
Eighth grade. three-part in the Seventh
and two-part In the Fifth. Nearly ever
child in the school can carry tune. /
al this of any value 10 a community?
Let other school boards In the stat
follow the example Of the Waterloo schoo
board. You can't afford TO neglect thi
subject. They have a supervisor one
fifth Of the time. II you want to kno,
how IL is done. communicates with tn
president OF the board.
Hoping this communication will arous
school boards and superintendents G
schools TO act for their communities an
prepare for peace. not war
A READER.
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