Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-01-20

the hogs can be moved to markets at
rates and under con 1itions that result
in profit TO the producer If you
have troubles of any kind in service,
We invite you to come to US freely
with them as you would take your
troubles with your neighbor to him
for settlement
ITO show you the importance OF
the hog business to the railroad,
will call your attention to the fact
that, where six or seven years ago
we moved annually not more than
three hundred cars of hogs, in 1915
We moved three thousand cars. This
places the hog business second in i'm
portance in the livestock interests OF
the state as far as our line Is con-
cerned. There were more cars OF
hogs than of cattle or horses, but
sheep shipments were more than
double the hog movement. The wide
market distribution and great in
crease in the hog movement are in
dications to me that the railroad Is
endeavoring to do its part towards
building up the industry"
FINANCING sWiNEBREEDERs.
Every developing community de-
ponds. largely on the banker for as
sistance," said D. w. Davis of Ameri-
can Falls, speaking on the subject,
Banker and Farmer" Bankers
should be as liberal as good bust
ness methods will permit but they
cannot do impossible or unbusiness-
like things and they must always
take precautions to protect the in
terests of their depositorsTh financ-
ing and development of a country
like much of Idaho is a tremendous
task. No country bank can supply
more than a small part of the money
needed. Losses and deferred pay
ments are inevitable and are the
cause of interest rates higher than
they should be-
PORK AND POLITICS.
Mr. Davis commended the advance
ment in the matter of agricultural
training in the rural schools, in the
state university and in the employ
ment of county agents to work with
the farmers. every encouragement
that the state can give" he said,
should be extended to the livestock
industry. To that end, our livestock
sanitary board and the state officials
dealing with livestock interests
should be removed from politics and
placed on a basis of efficiency under
civil service regulations. For that
matter, all other boards and officials
having to do with any Of our produc-
tive interests should be under such
regulations. These interests are too
vital to be subject to change with
every incoming administration.
FEDERAL EFFICIENCY.
IAN example of efficiency by which
we may all profit is the handling OF
the cholera epidemic in Twin Falls
7ounty under the direction Of the fed
eral government. When we compare
that with what has been accomplished
elsewhere, we do not need any argu-
ment to prove the benefit that will
come from adopting a similar policy
in handling our several state depart
ments"
RURAL CREDITS.
Speaking of the POLLEN Of financ-
ing the farmer, Mr.. Davis said: Ida
no does not need the assistance OF
congress in obtaining rural credits II
she will but use her own resources.
Our state land holdings give us a
basis for a better rural credits sys-
tenn than congress can give us. The
plan, in brief, is to convert the
money tied up in unimproved, unpro-
ductive state lands into interest
bearing securities, secured by I'M
proved lands. Within 10 years after
such a system is put in operation,
it will pay all our school ta1es-now
40 per cent or more of the total
and, in time, make Idaho taxiess
state. This is merely an application
of the methods that have built up
the great Standard OH corporation.
the great insurance companies and
the transportation systems. The big
gest business OF the United States
Is its agricultural business and IT Is
high time that something is done to-
ward the financing OF the men who
are responsible for this tremendous
national asset"