El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-14

with consumers ana dealers. and to
take care Of the many minor details
1 which the individual does not have
] time to do, and in q great many cases
could not do If he had the time
To Force Fair Prices.
When the farmers are well organized
and thoroughly informed on all these
matters, the dealers viii have TO give
I them fair deal or else they will mar
I ket their products themselves through
I the organization. The dealers can. if
they viii. IN a great many cases handle
/ the farmers product as cheaply as the
farmers themselves working through
[ an organization.
There is no reason why the dealers
! cannot continue to do a large share of
{ the business of selling the farm
/ products, and IL the farmer has fulfilled
, his obligations in the grading and
/ for his products by the dealers The
! commission men OF FL Paso can do a
! great deal toward solving the market
ing problem of this valley.
When a farmer informs them that he
Z has certain product to sell, and he
mas taken the pains to put it up in
good shape, the commission men should
handle it and pay him the best market
price The farmer should receive Just
as much consideration when he has
something good to sell as the mer-
chants, This thing Of patronizing
home Industries should work both
ways, and until it dose this whole sec
uon Of the country will not make the
progress that il merits
Better Credit Facilities
Next TO the marketing problem.
comes that Of farm credits. Unless the
farmer is in a position to fully meet
the needs Of his business. until he has
a product to put on the market he
must have some assistance from the
banks
An organization is needed to handle
this work, as much as that of pro-
oucing and marketing. II a commit |
tee from the organization is appointed
10 investigate and see what form Of I
farm enterprises can be safely financed, |
then go to the local bank with a re- |
quest for assistance, the bankers will 4
1eel more like considering their needs I
For instance. II this committee after
investigating very carefully into the I
hog and dairy business decide il will
be safe TO ask for aid in purchasing
brood sows and dairy cows. the bankers
VIII be ready to lend them assistance /
security for securig loans should not be /
encouraged A study into what form |
OF farm enterprises will be profitable /
is the main thing TO consider.
Better Means of Communication.
Good roads and other means Of com
are essential factors in
building up a rural community. If the
farmers Of the FL Paso valley will or
: aAlIe ana WOrk Tor rural free delivery I
II mail they will get it If there is one
hing the valley farmers in the vicinity
IF Clint and Fabens and north of FL
7aso needs, II is rural free delivery.
Farmers living three and four miles
from the postOffice cannot go to town
every day to get their mail and il
would be great convenience to have |
heir mail brought TO the nearest point /
-long the road This is not only a mat (
er OF convenience to farmers. but il is
in handling matters relative
o their business
Then the question Of good roads in
transporting their products TO the mar
let or railroad is a very important
natter and should receive the atten- ]
ion OF an organization. It costs the {
armer on an average as much to haul
IS products three miles over the ma ]
ority OF roads as it does the railroad ( j
90 miles.
I wish the farmers Of this valley a
-ouId think over what have said ( q
nd then get together and organize an /
ssoclatlon for their own mutual bene- / a
II. / am here to help the farmers and
do not know OF better way at tie +
resent time than to assist them in { n
3rminc an organization, Z L