Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
The Swollen Cost of liyino

The Consumers Cultivating Corporation is an or ganzaton formed to reduce the high of living and has plan which will shortly be submitted to the public. The corporation proceeds upon the theory that the high of living is one of the evils that follow in the of ineffciency. The farmer should get for his products and the consumer should pay less We surmise that the plan is to eliminate the mddleman reduce him to his lowest While he may be altogether dispensed with. his number should be greatly reduced and what of him remains should be taught his place.
 To Just what extent the mddleman has contributed the high of living if difficult say. perhaps very much in the items of clothing. boots and shoes rents. etc. but his influence quite discernibe in the items of food products It par ticularly noticeable about Thanksgiving time
 The corporation. in the following letter to Pres- dent Wilson offers disclose it's plan of relief on certain conditions:
 sr-Mr H. B. Fullerton. agricultural director of the Long Island railroad and recognized authority on farming and distribution of farm products has for seven years small scale. demonstrated the absolute perfection and efficiency of plan devised for shipping farm products directly the the consumer.
 This plan been slightly revised to meet na- uonal conditions company has been organized with the writer as president, for it's utilization nation wide scale. very capable staff has been selected do this work. We have also associated with a large group men recognized in agricul- tura business and financial circles-nen whose opin ions long way toward moldng public thought and action-who have pledged loyal support and CO., operation Experts have carefully investigated and conceded the practicabty of the plan will increase the farmer income billion dollars year and the same time save the consumers of this nation equal amount
 We have built solid foundation We are agitators who critcizing without constructing We not saying "somethng should be done"
 The present economical conditions demand radical action Since the government already has the nec- essary factors which, with little encouragement. could properly carry out this plan the board of di- rectors has empowered to offer the government of the United States the opportunity of using plan government project, providing it accomplish what we know we can as private corporation
 There are strings to this offer compensation expected in return. II is offered in good faith
 We claim that plan will take the gambe out of farming It will guarantee the farm family operat ing average 100 acre farm profit of 9 per over and above production Ii will eliminate loss from failure, improper banking facilities. excess hauling. all waste and spoilage. market fuc tuations food specuations middemen and ineffi- cency. It will mean farming to order.
 No government appropriation is required for this work. The present facilities in various government departments in the various states could be used If properly CO., -ordinated. It would take only year to provide this service to million farm families and three million consumer families.
 Under system the average farm family must make s1.2Oo against the present 5000. (Ths last figure is taken from the census of l9lO)
 It will enable direct shipments to the consumer at a saving of from 30 to 90 per cent.
 This is what offer
 These the conditions:
 That before December 25, 1916 you announce your intention to appoint committee Of no less than unbiased citizens who capable of Investigating the feasibility of our plan
 That before January E. 1917, this committee accepts rejects ourtplan.
 That before June II. 1917, the plan, if accepted be in operation and serving at least two hun dred thousand farm families and six hundred thou sand consumer families otherwise the Of the plan reverts back to the corporation.
 
 Zealous democrats have already discovered in Sem ator Underwood, of Alabama candidate for the tie of Woodrow Wilson The tariff law with which his associated likely any presiden- tia ambitions that he may be entertaining.
 If any down -easterner who happens to be in Phoe nix stll feels homesick let him apply the weather bureau and the thermometer will be let down an- other notch
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