The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-11

without adequate railroad racili- ties, embracing the greatest amount of service at the least possible cost. We further recog- nize that the farmers and pro- ducers in the end pay approxi- mately 95 per cent of the expense Of operating the railroads, and it IS, therefore, to the interest of the producers that the expenses of the common carriers be as small as IS possible, consistent with good service and safety We, therefore. call upon our law. makers, courts and juries to bear the foregoing facts in mind when dealing with the common car rlers of this state, and we dc especially reaffirm the declara- tions of the last annual conven- ton of our State Union, opposing the 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 majority, swept this law off the statute book of that state, and it should come off of all statute books where 1t appears and nc legislature of this nation should pass such law or similar legis- lation which requires unnecessary expenditures.
 This applies to all regulatory measures which increase the ex- penses of industry without giving corresponding benefits to the pub lie. There is ofttimes a body of men assembled at legislature and they have 3 right to be there who, in their zeal for rendering their fellow-associates a service, sometimes favor an increase in the expenses Of industry without due regard for the men who bow their backs to the summers sun tc meet the payroll, but these com mittees, while making a record tor themselves, rub the skin off the shoulders Of the farmer by urging the legislature to lay an other burden upon his heavy load and under the lash of be 1t en- acted goad him on to pull and surge at the traces of civilization no matter how he may sweat foam and gall at the task. When legislatures "cut a melon" for labor they hand the farmer a lemon.
 The farmers of the United States are not financially able tc carry dead heads" on their pay rolls. Our own hired hands are not paid unless we have some thing for them to do and we are not willing to carry the hired help of dependent industries un- less there is work for them. We must, therefore, insist upon the most rigid economy.
 Legislative House-Cleaning
 Needed.
 While the war Is on and there is a lull in business, we want all legislative bodies to take an in- ventory of the statute books and wipe off all extravagant and use, less laws. A good house-cleanine is needed and economies can be instituted here and there that will patch the clothes of indigent chil- dren, rest tired mothers and lift mortgages from Respondent homes. Unnecessary ~orkmen taken off and useless expenses chopped down all along the line will add to the prosperity of the farmer and encourage him in his mighty effort to feed and clothe the world.
 If any of these industries have surplus employees we can use item on the farm. We have nc regular schedule of wages, but we pay good farm hands on an average of S1,50 per day of thir- teen hours when they board themselves; work usually runs about nine months of the year and the three months dead time, they can do the chores for their board. If they prefer to farm on their own account, there are more than l4,0OO,00O,0OO acres of idle land on the earth's surface await ing the magic touch of the blow. The compensation is easily ob- tainable from Federal Agricul. tural Department statistics. The total average annual sales of farm in the continental United States amount to S516OO; the cost of operation is S340.OO; leav- ing the farmer Slzo per annum to live on and educate his family.
 There is no occasion for the legislatures making position for c,ro1,,C eypr1pyec Of ,,,j,,e+- =.