The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-15
WILSON'S SERVICE TO
! AMERICAS FARMERS
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Remarkable Record Set Forth
in Letter by the President
on Signing Bill.
NEW LAWS; NEW OUTLOOK
Farm Loan Act, Federal Reserve Bank,
Provisions for Warehouse and Mar
ketlno Facilities Arc Part Of Pro.
gram Executed by Democrats.

gram Executed by Democrats.
No administration has ever done SO
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 a 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:
It has given me much satisfaction
to approve to-day the bill making ap-
preparations for the Department Of
Agriculture for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1917. and for other purposes,
because the bill not only makes very
generous provision for the improve.
ment Of fartn 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 lifea but also contains three
well 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 co npletion 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. I feel that I cannot let the &C.
casion pass without conveying to you
and your associates in both houses
my appreciation Of the service rem
dered to tie nation in Strengthening
its great agricultural foundations.
The record. legislative as we'll as
administratt i've. is a remarkable M
1t speaks flor itself and needs only to
be set forth.
1. Appreciation Of the Importance
OF agricult tire has been shown through
greatly and intelligently increased ap-
preparations for its support.
2. 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 Undue
Ing them to apply it. This piece Of
legislation is one Of the most signif-
can't and for, roochinr p1ooc1,roc f1r
the education Of adults ever adopted
by any government. 1t provides for
cooperation between the States and
the Federal Government. This is a
highly important and significant prin-
ciple. When, the Act Is in full opera
ton there will be expended annually
under Its terms, from Federal and
State sources alone. a total Of over So.
O 1000, in the direct education Of the
farmer: and this amount is being and
will be Increasingly supplemented by
contributions from local sources. It
will permit the placing in each Of the
1850 rural counties Of the nation two
farm demonstrators and specialists
who will assist the Demonstrators 10
the more difficult problems confront
ing them.
4. Systematic provision for the first
time has been made for the solution
OF problems in that important half Of
agriculture which concerns distribu-
tion--marketing, rural finance, and
rural organization.
5. 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 to promote better marketing,
have been Increased to ST. 200, 900. The
more difficult problems Of marketing
are being investigated and plans are
i'll operation for furnishing assistance
to producers of perishables through a
market news service. A similar ser
for live stock interests will be
inaugnrated during the year.
6. 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 T
successfully dealt with. 6
I. Under the Cotton Futures Act D
standards for cotton have been estab-
llshed, the operations of the futures
exchanges have been put under super
vision. and the sale Of cotton has been
placed on a frmer basis.
$. The United States Grain Stand 2
ards Act will secure uniformity in the
grading of grain, enable the farmer
to obtain fairer prices for his product, !
and afford him an Incentive to raise
better grades Of grain.
8. The United States Warehouse
Act will enable the Department Of n
Agriculture to license bonded ware :,
houses IN the various states. It will y
lead to the development Of better stor. [
age facilities for stan)a IRONS and u,,u r