The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-09-08

President Wilson. The record is set
forth chiefly and effectively in 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 II, 1915.
My dear Mr.. Lever:
1t has given me much satisfaction
to approve today the bill making APP
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 of 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 life, but also contains three
we'll conceived measures designed to
improve market practices and the stor-
age and financing of staple crops. AS
the passage of this bill marks the
practical completion of an important
part of the program for the better
ment Of rural life which was mapped
out at the beginning of the administra-
ton, | feel that | cannot let the Oc-
casion pass without conveying TO you
and your associates in both houses
nv appreciation of the service rem
dered to the nation in strengthening
Its great agricultural foundations.
The record, legislative as well as
administrative, is remarkable one.
It speaks for itself and needs only to
be set forth.
/. Appreciation of the importance
of agriculture has been shown through
greatly and intelligently increased ap-
preparations for It's support.
.. Particular pains have been taken
TO foster production by every promising
means. and careful thought has been
given especially to the matter of in
creasing the meat supply of the nation.
3. Greatly increased provision has
been made, through the enactment of
the Cooperative Agricultural EXten'
sion Act, for conveying agricultural
information to farmers and for indvc-
ing them to apply it, This piece OF
legislation Is one of the most signiii-
cant and far reaching measures for
the education of adults ever adopted
by any government. 1t provides FOR
cooperation between the States anu
the Federal Government. This is a
.. highly important and significant prln-
ciple. When the Act is in full opera
: ton there will be expended annually
under its terms, from Federal anc
State sources alone, total OF over sS
100000, in the direct education OF the
farmer: and this amount is being anC
will be increasingly supplemented b!
contributions from local sources. L
will permit the placing in each of the
$3.50 rural counties of the nation TIVE
farm demonstrators and Specialist
who will assist the demonstrators IL
the more difficult problems confront
ing them.
4. Systematic provision for the frs
time has been made for the solution
OF problems in that important half
{ agriculture which concerns dlstrlDu
; Communicating. rural finance, an
: rural organization.
:. Provision was made prompti
). for the creation of an Office OF Nal
j. kets and Rural Organization and tn
8 appropriations for this Office. incluC
I ing those for enforcing new laws d'
! signed to promote better marketing
: bove been increased To 100000. III
5 more difficult problems of marketin
= are being investigated and plans al
d IA operation for furnishing assistant
IN PRODUCERS of perlshables through
e, market news service. A similar sc
E. vice for live stock interests viii [
:. inaugurated during the year.
J. G. The problems of securing II
m uniform grading of staple crops.
q Regulating dealings and traffic in thel
e, of developing better system of war
houses. and of providing more ava
able collateral for farm loans has bee
- successfully dealt with.
/ Under the Cotton Futures A
standards for cotton have been esta
Ished. the operations of the futur
exchanges have been put under supe
vision. and the sale of cotton has pe'
placed on a frmer basis.
\ s. The United States Grain Stan
ards Act will secure uniformity In q
:, grading of grain, enable the farm
J 10 obtain fairer prices for his produ
!. and afford him an incentive to raj
better grades of grain.
@. The United States Warehou
Act will enable the Department
Agriculture 10 license bonded wal
4 houses in the various states. 1t W
y lead 10 the development of better ST
y age facilities for staple crops and W
make possible the issuance of reliat
y warehouse receipts which will be wiz
Y " ami easily negotiable.
10. OF no less Importance for ag
cuIture and for the national develt