The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-08-23
WILSON'S SERVICE TO
AMERICAS FARMERS
Remarkable Record Set Forth In
Letter by the President.
new LAWS AND NEW OUTLOOK


Provisions For Warehouse and Mar
keting Facilities Are Only Part of
Large Program Executed by the DEM
ocratic Administration.
No administration has ever done so
much to advance the agricultural In
terests Of the United States as that of
President Wilson The record is set
forth briefly and effectively In letter
written by the president to Congress
man A. F. Lever, chairman Of the COM
mittee on agriculture Of the house of
representatives, as follows:
The White House, Washington,
Aug. II, 1915.
My Dear Mr.. Lever-It has given me
much satisfaction to approve today the
bill making appropria for the de-
partment of agriculture for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1917, and for 9TH
err purposes, because the bill not only
makes very generous provision 70. the
improvement of far Hproduction il the
nation and for inv lions and DEM
onstrations in of the market
ing Of farm crops IND of the oggIhiza.
ton of rural life, bQt also
three well. conceived rhsaall
ed to improve market pfactfd me
storage and financing Of slap fops.
AS the passage of this bill marks the
practical completion Of an important
part of the program for the betterment
Of rural life which was mapped out at
the beginning of the administration, l
feel that | cannot let the occasion
pass without conveying to you and to
your associates in both houses my ap-
probation of the services rendered to
the nation in Strengthening its great
agricultural foundations.
The record, legislative as we'll as ad-
ministrative is a remarkable one. 1t
speaks for itself and needs only to be
set forth:
First.-Appreciation of the fmpor-
lance of agriculture has been shown
through greatly and intelligently in
creased appropriations for its support.
Second.-Particula pains have been
taken to foster production by every
promising means, and careful thought
has been given especially to the mat
ter of increasing the meat supply OF
the nation.
Third.-Greatly increased provision
has been made through the enactment
of the cooperative agricultural extern
sion act for conveying agricultural In
formation to farmers and for inducing
them to apply it. This piece OF leg1s-
lation Is one of the most significant
and farreaching measures for the edu-
cation of adults ever adopted by any
government 1t provides for co-opera-
ton between the states and the fed
eral government. This is highly i'm
portant and significant principle. When
the act is in full operation there will
be expended annually under Its terms,
from federal and state sources alone, q
total Of over $S.6OO,O0O in the direct
education Of the farmer. and this
amount is being and will be increasing
ly supplemented by contributions from
local sources. 1t will permit the plac-
ing in each of the $3.50 rural counties
of the nation two farm demonstrators
and specialists who will assist the
demonstrators in the more difficult
problems confronting them.
Fourth.-Systematic provision for the
first time has been made for the solu-
ton Of problems in that important half
of agriculture which concerns distribu-
Communicating rural finance and ru-
raj organization.