Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-09-07


much to advance the agriculture in
terests of the United States as that OF
President Wilson. The record is set
forth chiefly and effectively in q let
ter written by the President to Con.
gresham A. F. Lever. Chairman of
the Committee on Agriculture OF the
House OF Representatives, as follows:
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Washington.
August IL. 1915.
Ny dear Mr.. Lever:
II has given me much satisfaction
TO approve today the bill making ap-
preparations for the Department Of
Agriculture for the fiscal year ending
June 30 1917 and for other purposes.
because the bill not only makes very
generous provision for the improve
ment ~ farm production In the ma
ton and for Investigations and demon.
STATIONS in the field Of the marketing
Of farm crops and OF the organization
OF rural III but also contains three
well conceived measures designed TO
age and rnnp'lng Of staple crops. As
the passage OF this bill marks the
practical. completion Of an Important
part IT the ,rOE-um tor she better
ment of ruru' ne which was mapped
out AZ the beginning Of the udmin!stru-
ton | feel that cannot LET the oc-
custom pass without conveying to you
n '.S In
my appreciation " the service rem
dered - III" nation in strengthening
- gr"a' agricultural foundations.
TIL. record. leg S!ative as well II
administrative. is remarkable one
II speaks !nr Itself and needs only t"
be SET forth.
l. Appreciation of the important"
~ agricultur" has hccn shown through
greatly and inrrlIgrnt'y Increased ap-
prop-intions for It's support.
.. Particular pains have been taken
10 foster production by every promising
means, and careful thought has been
given especially to the matter ~ in
creasing the meat supply Of the nation
3 Greatly Increased provision has
hnen made. through the enactment of
the Comparative Agricultural EIten-
sion Act, for conveying agricultural
information to farmers and for Undue
ing them t. apply II. This piece Of
legislation Is one ~ the most Signiti.
cant and fur reaching measures for
the education of adults ever adopted
by any government. II provides for
It. J.. ~.
the Federal Government. This Is Il
highly iururtunt md significant prin-
Ciple When the Act Is In full Operu-
tiun th,r" will b" expended annually
uricr is terms, from Federal ind
S'a'r sources uiou". Il t"tui "f over s.
GruOru. IN I'll" lir"Ct education " th..
farmer: and this amount = hoiu: and
will %" increasingly supplemented rs
contributions from local sources. l.
will permit tn" placing in each Of tn.
. so rural counties Of the nation two
farm DEMONSTRATIONS ana specialists
who Will assist the demonstrators In
tho more difficult problems confront.
inS them.
4. Systematic provision for the first
" problems in that important half ~
agriculture which concerns diStrihu.
Mountaineering. rural finance. and
rural organization.
:. Provision was made promptly
for the creation Of an Office Of Mar
ketS and Rural Organization and the
appropriations for this Office. includ'
ing those for enforcing new laws de-
signed 70 promote better marketing,
have been Increased to Sl.2OO,OOO. The
more difficult problems OF marketing
are being investigated and plans are
III operation for furnishing assistance
TO producers Of periShables through Il
market news service. A similar ser
vice for live stock interests will be
inaugurated during the year.
q. The problems OF securing the
uniform grading Of staple crops, OF
regulating dealings and traffic In them,
of developing a better system Of ware
houses. and Of providing more avail.
able collateral for farm loans has been
successfully dealt with.
7. Under the Cotton Futures Act
standards for cotton have been estab-
lished. the operations OF the futures
exchanges have been put under super
vision, and the sale Of cotton has been
placed on a firmer basis.
g. The United States Grain Stand.
ards Act will secure uniformity In the
grading Of grain, enable the farmer