The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-10-07

ing that 600 families could q tain {.
/ mediate employment iu e -op yari,
. by applying at the Portland division o.
. the federal employl-cIt service.
tbs is anothe- en- adde Jp the
mass of accumulating evidence which
shows that the Wilson administration
has tried to give both labor and the
! farmer a square deal For the first
| time in history this administration mas
! placed the needs Of rural districts
squarely before congress as Of equa
! Importance with the interests Of the
! financial centers.
And why not? Financial centerS
would not amount to much without the
! nine billion dollar crop Of the Ameri-
| can farmer. But the interests Of the
farmer have not always been 50 prom
inently and favorably considered By
! congress as they have during the last
three years. The record of Democrats.
claims for farmer support IS a record
of accomplishment, 1t reads like this
in the passage of laws and admins
trative acts:
What Has Been Done FOR the Farr1e-.
CURRENCY REFORM. = The fed
eral reserve act, under which the farm.
er's paper is given special consideration.
including permission to national banks
to loan on the security of farm lands
RURAL CREDITS.-An epoch max
ing legislative measure which will re-
heve the farmer Of the incubus of the
short time loan at extOrtionate interest
/ This measure alone, when in full force,
will save the farmers of the United
States ore hundred and fifty million
dollars annually in interest charges.
+ GOOD ROADS.-Seventy-fi million
1 dollars made available for the develop
ment Of roads from the farm to the
market, under conditions which vii.
| prevent wasteful use of the money.
/ AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION. -
/ The passage os the Smith-Lever act
brings to every American farm,
through the joint cooperation of the
federal government and the states the
/ help Of these agencies in solving the
business problems of the farmer.
COTTON FUTURES ACT-Deals a
death blow to gambling IL this great
staple.
UNITED STATES WAREHOUSE
ACT-Enables owners Of stored prod
ucts to obtain loans on warehouse re-
ceipts more nearly approXimating the
full value Of the product
GRAIN STANDARDS.-A law en-
acted last August authorizes the sec
retary Of agriculture to establish Off
cial grain standards. This law is work
ing. The farmer who has been robbed
through iuggIed grain grades for yeara
will appreciate it's value.
CROP MOVING.-The surplus funds
Of the treasury department have beer
placed directly in the banks Of the
south and west to aid in moving crops
during the customary season of money
shortage.
INTEREST ON GOVERNMENT
DEPOSITS. = Banks holding govern
ment deposits are now required to pay
2 per cent interest. This cuts off a big
graft which formerly came from the
free use Of huge sums Of the peoples
money More than a million dollars
revenue annually Is now derived from
this source alone.
IMPROVED MARKETING SYS-
TEM.-The farmer has for years felt
the power of the market combine
with its waste, ineficiency and dis
honesty. The Office Of markets and the
rural organization service, established
in the department of agriculture dur
ing this administration, are working
on scientific lines to promote better
marketing and cooperative business
organization among farmers.
These benefcent measures, with many
others, show why the farmer is salts
fed with the Wilson administration.
ROBINS DECLINES r0 MEET