The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

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amount OF service u ne least pos
sfble cost We further recognize that
the farmers and producers in the end
pay approximately s6 per cent Of the
expenses Of operating the railroads.
and II IL therefore to the interest OF
the producers that the expenses Of
the common carriers be ~ small ~
IL possible, consistent with good ser
Vice and safety. We. therefore. call
upon our lawmakers. courts and
1uries to bear the foregoing facts in
aind when dealing with the common
carriers Of this state. and We do espe-
cially reanhrm the declarations Of
the last annual convention Of our
stats Union. opposing the passage Of
the so-called 'full-crsw' bill before
the thirty-third legislature Of Texas.
The farmers Of Missouri In the last
election. BY an overwhelming ma
3ority, swept this law on the statute
book Of that state. and It should
come on Of all statute books whore
It appears and no legislature OF this
nation should pass such . law or
similar legislation which requires un-
necessary expenditures.
The same rule applies to all regu-
Iatofy measures which increase the
expenses of industry without giving
corresponding benefits to the public.
There II ofttimes q body OF men a.
sembIed at legislatures-and they
have night to b thsre-who. In
their zeal for rendering their fellow
associates service. sometimes favor
an increase In the expenses Of in
dustry without due regard for the men
Who bow their backs to the summers
snn to meet the payroll. but these
committees, while making . record
for themselves, rub the skin on the
shoulders Of the farmer BY urging the
legislaturs to lay another burden
upon his heavy losd and under the
lash Of .'be II enacted" goad him on
to pull and surge at the traces Of civil
ization. NO matter how be may sweat.
foam and gall at the task. When
legislatures .cut melon" for labor
they hand the farmer lemon.
The farmers Of the United States
are not financially able to carry dead
heads'' ON their payrplls. Our own
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 IL work for them. We must
therefore insist upon the most rigid
economy.
Legislative House Cleaning Needed.
While the war is ON and there IL
'Iull in business, we want all legfsla-
tive bodies to take an inventory Of,
the statute books and wipe on all
extravagant and useless laws. A good
house-cleaning is needed and econo-
mies can be instjtuted here and theSe
that will patch the clothes OF INDECENT
children, rest tired mothers; and lift
mortgages from Respondent homes.
Unnecessary workmen taken OF and
useless expenses chopped down all
along the line will add to the pros
perity Of the farmer and encourage
him in his mighty effort to feed and
clothe the world
II any of these industries have sur
plus employees we can use them on
the 1Afm. we nave no IeBulI
scheduls Of wages. but we pay good
farm hands on an average Of $1.s0
per day Of thirteen hours when they
board themselves; work usually runs
about nine months Of the year snd the
three months dead time. they can do
the chores for their board. II they
prefer to farm on their own account.
there are more than 100000. 900
acres OF idle land on the earth's sur.
face awaiting the magic touch Of the
plow. The compensation is easily OBJ
tainable from Federal Agricultural
Department statistics. Tho total
average annual sales Of farm in
the continental United States amounts
TO $4,000: the cost Of operation IL
$4,000: leaving the farmer SITS per
annum to live on and educate his
family.
There IL NO occasion for the legis-
latures making position for surplus
employees Of industry. Let them come
back TO the soil' and share with us
the prosperity of tho farm.