The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-28

our merchants and manufacturers of
 the markets of South America of Asia.
 Africa and Europe. Germany, last year.
 supplied $34l, 900 900 of the exports to
 Russia, and a great part of that buSl-
 ness can be ours if we put forth n 0
 proper efforts. This question of cap
 turing the worlds markets is worthy
 of the most careful study and deter
 mined effort. I shall do all l can. as
 will you. to encourage and speed for
 ward such undertaking. but l feel that
 I would fall short of my duty here did
 1 not utter a word of caution and point
 out to you not only the far greater
 market right at your very door which
 the National Marketing Committee Is
 organized to assist in opening up. but
 to impress upon you the stability and
 permanence of this enlargement Of the
 home market. and the absolute certain
 ty 1t offers of belonging to our own
 farmers, merchants and manufacturers
 for all time. This certainly may not
 supply to foreign markets. no matter
 how attractive or desirable they may
 be. In commerce between nations no
 fact Is more clearly established than
 that the final settlement of all ex-
 changes must be in the products Of
 the trading nations. We sell manufac-
 tured goods to Russia. What has Rus
 sia to give in return? Mainly farm
 products. We have small need TOT
 these. But England and France have
 large demands. Germany and Austria. the most nearly self-sustaining Of the large European states. also import con
 siderable food supplies. Therefore. when peace is restored. the irresiS- tible logic of hard economic conditions
 will inevitably swing Russian imports from those nations that can most pro- titably accept Russia's agricultural ex- ports in return.
 An Enduring Foundation.
 You business men of our beloved South, whatever else you do. don't neg lect the opportunity The National Mar
 keting Committee offers you to in- crease the prosperity of our producers, thus building a solid, enduring founda . tion on which home markets can be enlarged. and enlarged again and
 again. The problems of economic dis | tribution must be solved that there | may be an end to the waste between | the farm and the table. to the ad- vantage of both producer and con | sumer. The opportunity is here. The | National Marketing Committee will | help this Congress create greater | South is we'll represented on it's ex- | ecutive board The officers of your ! own great organization. gentlemen, of | the Congress. are leaders in the move
 ment, thus insuring perfect harmony | and CO ordination of these two large | undertakings. And more than that. l gentlemen, affirmative action taken by | you in this will be the keynote for
 similar action by commercial agricui- | tural and consumers organizations | throughout the entire United States.
 do not speak for myself alone, but for | the Marketing Committee and for the | commercial and farm organizations all l ready affiliated with it. The committees | will hold meeting in Musl<ogee at the l close of this convention, and may l not hope that this Congress. so pre- | eminently representative of the South | will give its approval to the work all
 ready accomplished. and by suitable | action give strength and encourag ge- | ment to the work ahead? May l not l even hope that every one of you, gen | tlemen, whose devotion to the ideal of | a greater nation through great South | is shown by your presence here, will | join with us and on your return home | make the National Marketing Commit - 1 tee and Its plans known, and aid in | making your community the center Of | an affiliated activity earnestly deter | mined that this great purpose shall | be speedily ConSummated. Thus | through your efforts from year to year | enriched by your labors here, will ouI | common country become a Greater | Nation Through a Greater South"