Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-12
Federal Employment Bureau One
OF Many Wilson Achievements.
MONEY FOR CROP MOVING.
Rural Credits. Federal Reserve Act,
Good Roads, Warehouse Law, New
Grain Standards and improved Mar.
keting System.
BY FRANK G. ODELL.

now an employment bureau? That is
II of the new things Uncle Sam has
started during the present administra-
ton, Secretary Wilson Of the depart
ment Of labor has tackled the task of
bringing the jobless man and the man.
Iess JOB together, and now every post
office is an agency of the United States
Is equipped with blanks for listing ap-
plications for labor or for employment
and is instructed to help get the worker
and the job in contact.
While this may appear to he princi-
paliy i'll the interest OF the worker, it
is really one of the numerous far
reaching things started for the benefit
of the farmer by the administration
of President Wilson. The increasing
scarcity of farm labor has become st
problem to the fasiher, especially in
the wheat growing and fruit growing
sections, This labor. which is Of II
seasonal character, necessarily must
be performed largely by itinerant
workers. Some agency Which will meet
this demand and relieve the laborer of
the graft of employment agencies is
necessary. UncIc Sam has started it.
a single illustration will show how
the system works:
in the Willamette valley Of Oregon
thousands of temporary workers are
needed In hop picking time. On Aug.
20 the Oregon Journal OF Portland
printed a news article about the new
government employment agency, stat
ing that 600 families could obtain i'm
mediate employment III the hop yards
by applying at the Portland division of
tic federal employment service.
This is another item added 70 the
mass Of accommodating evidence which
shows that the Wilson administration
has tried to give both labor and the
farther Il square deal. For the first
time in history this administration has
placed the needs of rural districts
sQuarely before congress as of equal
financial centers.
And why not: Financial ccll;crs
would not amount to much without the
nine billion dollar crop CT the .Amcrj-
can farmer. But the interests of the
farmer have not always been so pr0m-
lncntiy and tavorably considered nv
congress as they have during the last
three years. The recorA.0f Democratic
GAINS Tor farmer support IS a record
ct accomplishment. 1t reads like this
in the passage of laws and admins,
trative acts:
What Has Been Done For the Farmer
CURRENCY REFORM. THE fed
crai 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 CREDlTS.-An epoch MAX
ing legislative measure which will re
!leve the farmer Of the incubus of the
snort time loan at eXtortionate interest.
This measure alone, when in full force
will save the farmers of the United
States one hundred and fifty million
dollars annually in interest charges.
GOOD ROADS.-Seventy-fve million
dollars made available for the develop
ment of roads from the farm to the
market, under conditions which will
prevent wasteful use OF the money.
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
The passage of 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.-Dcals q
death blow to gambling in this great
staple.
UNITED STATES WAREHOUSE
ACT.-Enablcs 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
rotary of agriculture to establish Off
cial grain standards. This law is work
ing. The farmer who has beer robbed
through juggIed grain grades for year.
will appreciate its value.
CROP MOVING.-The surplus funds
of the treasury department have been
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.
enent deposits are now required to pay
2 per cen 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, inefticiency 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 beno1Cent measures, with many
others. show WHY the farmer In satls.