The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-08-25
WILSON'S SERVICE TO
AMERICAS FARMERS
Remarkable Record Set Forth In
! Letter by the President.
NEW LAWS AND NEW OUTLOOK

Farm Loan Act, Federal Reserve Bank,
Provisions For Warehouse and Mar
ketins Facilities Are Only a Part of
Large Program Executed by the Dem
ocratic Administration.
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. r.. Lever, chairman of the com.
mittee on agriculture of the house OF
representatives, as follows:
The White House, Washington.
Aug. IL, 1916,
My Dear Mr.. Lever-lt has given me
much satisfaction to approve today the
bill making appropriations for the de
partment of agriculture for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1917, and for 9th.
er purposes, because the bill not only
makes very generous provision for the
improvement OF farm production In the
nation and for investigations and dem.
onstrations in the field Of the market
ing of farm crops and Of the organiZa
tion Of rural life, but also contains
three well conceived measures design
ed to improve market practices and the
storage and financing of staple crops,
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 nj
the beginning of the administration,
| feel that ! cannot let the occasion
pass without conveying to you and tc
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 well as ad
ministratlye. Is remarkable one. II
speaks for itself and needs only to be
set forth:
First,-Appreciation of the impor
tance OF agriculture has been shown
through greatly and intelligently in
creased appropriations for It's support
Second -Particular pains have beer
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. d.-Greatly increased provision
has been made through the enactment
OF the cooperative agricultural exten
sion act for conveying agricultural In
formation to farmers and for inducing
them TO apply It, This piece OF legls
lation is one OF the most Significant
and farreachlng measures for the edu
cation OF adults ever adopted by any
government. II provides for cO-opera
tIon between the states and the fed
eral government. This Is n highly i'm
portant and significant principle. Wher
the act In In full operation there will
be expended annually under its terms
from federal and state sources alone, q
total OF over $S.G00,000 in the direc
education OF the farmer and thi'
amount Is being and viii be Increasing
ly supplemented by contributions fron
local sources II will permit the plac
, ing in each of the 1850 rural countie
, OF the nation two farm demonstrator
and specialists who viii assist tn
demonstrators in the more dillicul
problems confronting them.
Fourth. Systematic provision for th
first time has been made for the solr
, tion of problems In that important hal
d of agriculture which concerns dlstrib'
), tion-marketing, rural finance and n
raj organization.