Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-09-01
WILSON'S SERVICE TO
AMERICAS FARMERS
Remarkable Record Set Forth In
Letter by the President.
NEW LAWS AND NEW OUTLOOK

keting Facilities Are Only a Part oil
Large Program Executed by the Dem
ocratic Administration.
No administration has ever done so
much to advance the agricultural in.
President Wilson. The record Is set
forth briefly and effectively in a 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, 1916.
My Dear Mr.. Lever-It has given me
much satisfaction to approve today the
bill making appropriations for the de-
partment of agriculture for the fiscal
year ending June so. 1917. and for 9th
err 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.
ton of rural life. but also contains
three well conceived measures design
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 at
the beginning of the administration,
feel that l 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 remarkable one 1t
speaks for itself and needs only to be
set forth:
First.-Appreciation Of the impor-
lance of agriculture has been shown
through greatly and intelligently in
creased appropriations for its support.
Second.-Particular 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 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 legis.
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 It's terms,
from federal and state sources alone.
total of over SS.G00,OOO In the direct
education of the farmer. and this
amount is being and will be increasing.
~ 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.