The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-29
WILSON {, SERVICE To
AMERICAS EHRITI|EE:R||ll
Remarkable Record Set Forth
In Letter by The President
on Signing Bill.
NEW LAWS; NEW OUTLOOK
r arm lessf Act, Federal Reserve Bank,
Provisions for Warehouse and Mar
keting Facilities Are Part OF Pro
gram Executed by Democrats.

No administration has ever done so
much to advance the agriculture in
fprpsts Of the United States as that of
President Wilson. The record is set
forth chiefly and effectively in 9 let
ter written by the President to Con
gresham 4. +. Lever, Chairman Of
the Committee on Agriculture of the
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Washington.
August II, 1916
My dear Mr.. Lever:
It has given me much satisfaction
to approve today the bill making APP
prOpriatioas 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 fer Investigations aud demon
STATIONS IN the field OF the marketing
OF farm crops and CT the organization
Of rural lifc, but also contains three
well conceived measures designed 30
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
TART of the program for the better
merit Of rural life Which was mapped
out at the beginning CT the administers
ton, [ feel that [ cannot let the oc-
casiOn pass without conveying to you
and your associates il both houses
my appreciation of the service rem
dereti TO the 1l.tor1 IN strengthening
it's great agricultural Foundations.
The record, legislative as we'll as
administrative, is Z remarkable one.
1t speaks for Itself and needs only to
be set forth.
/. Appreciation Of the Importance
Of agriculture has been shown through
greatly and intc|iigcntly increased ap-
preparations for its support.
2 Particular Pains have been taken
to foster production ~ 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 hes
been made through the enactment OF
the Cooperative: Agricultural EXten
sion Act, for conveying agricultural
information to farmers and for Undue
ing them to apply Il. This piece OF
legislation is one Of the most Signifi-
cant and far reaching measures for
the education Of admits ever adopted
cooperation between the States and
the Federal Government. This IS 6
highly important and significant prin-
/ ciDle. When the Act is in full opera
ton there will be expended annually
/ under its terms, from Federal ant
I state sources alone, a total Of over SO,
/ CO0COO, in the direct education Of the
! farmer; and this amount is being ant
! viii be increasingly supplemented by
contributions from local sources. Il
will permit the placing in each of the
$3.50 rural counties Of the nation tive
farm demonstrators and SpGclahSts
who will assist the demonstrators II
the more difficult problems confront
ing them.
4. Systematic provision for the frs
time has been made for the solution
Of problems il that important half o
agriculture Which concerns tistrihu
tion-marketing rural finance, an'
rural org liiZation.
5. Provision was made prompt
for the creation of an Office OF MAJ
kets and Rural organization and tn
appropriations for this Office, inciud
ing those for enforcing new laws de
signed to promote better marketing
lave been increased to 81 100000. TIL
more difficult problems of marketin
are being investigated and plans n
i'll operation for furnishing assistanc
TO producers of perishabIcs through
market news service. 4 similar SCI
vice for live stock interests will b
inaugurated during the year.
s. The problems OF securing til
uniform grading OF staple crops, {
regulating dealings and traffic III then
. Of developing q better system OF ware
: houses, and of providing more aVai
: aEle collateral for farm loans has bee
{ successfully dealt With.
:: (. Under the Cotton Futures Az
2 lished, the operations of the future
s exchanges have been put under supe
!: vision, and the sale Of cotton has bee
3 placed on tirmer basis.
/: 8. The United States Grain Stan
I: ards Act will secure uniformity in Il
;. grading of grain, enable the farm
!. to obtain fairer prices for his prodI(
!: and afford him an incentive to rai'
8 better grades of grain. ~
:: s.. The United States Warchou
!: Act will enable the Department
4 Agriculture to license bonded war
= houses in the various states. 1T W
& lead to the development of better ste
= age facilities for staple crops and W
+ make possible the issuance OF rellab
4 warehouse receipts which viii be vic
!; " and easily negotiable.
:. 10 OF 40 less Importance. for ag
no