Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-20

more exactness, more skill in the
working out of a design to be put on
loom to weave yard of cloth. than
1t does TO build up a Landwirt-
schaftsrat, but then the designer and
his loom are not hampered by lack
OF knowledge nor by destructive
forces to interfere with their labors.
But in the upbuilding Of such an in
stltution as the Landwirtschaftsrat
we must not be surprised to find a
conglomerate mass of incoherent and
heterogeneous forces which must first
be marshaled into coherency and eff
tlciency, and this is no easy task.
fortunately "a way presents itself
how this may be done. The Joint
resolution III. J. Res. BAD which
has here been presented, on which
am now speaking, offers path
way near pathway for bringing
aboat the Landwirtschaftsrat. 1t
must be understood that this resolu-
ton is not for the Landwirtschaft-
rat proper. 1t is merely u substitute
for it, it is intended merely to serve
as means 10 the end. This resolu-
ton calls for an organization which
shall work from the top down,
whereas the Landwirtschaftsra
works from the bottom up. The
Landwirtschaftsrat exerts great
power because it expresses the will
OF the farmer from each township,
percolating upward through the
county, through the state, up to the
national council, whereas the pro-
posed system, through this resolu-
ton begins with the national organ
ization and percolates downward to
the state, the county, and to the
township.
The recent undue rise in the price
OF farm products in the United
States, which the European war
brought on, is splendid spur to-
weird carrying this resolution. and
for the ultimate upbuilding OF sclen-
.titic marketing throughout the Unit
ed States.
But the strength OF the national
Organization proposed under this
Joint resolution must rest with the
character OF the men who are to be
appointed by the President OF the
United States.
The proposed national com mission
is to consist OF 20 men, 10 of them
farmers and each farmer appointed
should be star" among farm lead
ers OF this country. But Of still
greater Importance to the success of
this effort will be the character of
the IA additional members of the
commission. If these 4 are to be
composed merely of men of mediocre
capacities then it would be better
to abstain from this effort alto
gether. Ii the selection be fortu-
nate, if it consists OF men Of rare
ability in the several avenues indi-
Gated; ii it consists Of high-grade
| transportation men, of a high-grade
man conYersant with interstate law;
lof high grade man who under
stands the uses of money; and above
lall, of high-grade men who have a
knowledge OF merchandising, both
wholesale and retail, of selling in
nearby and in remote distances from
the place OF production, of selling in
remote export markets as we'll as
home markets, then the commission
is likely to shape the work for which
it was appointed toward success
full issue.
So far, however, We have only pro-
yided part of the organization-the
national commission. But this Is
merely a part of the plan-merely
the first part. The second part is
the state commission, which should
| be appointed by the governors OF
each state. The state com missions
should, like the national commission,
be composed of high-grade men-the
best available in the state. And then
would come the county commissions
and, last but not least, the township
commissions. The state, county and
township commissions to be gov
erned by rules and by laws not In
conflict with the provisions of the
national commission. Under the
direction of the national commission
and the state commission, the county
and township comm issions will make
provisions for synchronizing the pro-
ducts for transportation to the mar
kets. Local sales shall be (a) in
open air markets on the plazas; (b)
in indoor markets consisting Of sam
pic rooms, pits or exchanges and auc-
ton rooms; (c) in salesrooms which
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