Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-03-03
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washington, D. CA review Of The
most significant steps hat have besa
taken IN the last few ysars 70 bsnsfit
the economic condition Of the farmer
b contained IN IN article By Carl
vrooman. assistant secretary Of asri-
culture. published in the forthcoming
Year Book Of the department. In this
article Mr.. vrcoman points out that
for fifty years the United States do
partment Of agriculture has been
studying how to increase production
on the farms. but that II ID only very
recently that stress has been laid on
: study Of the problem Of making that
production profitable. In the past, be
says. there has been . mistaken the
Org that everybody IL interested & In
creasing agricultural production. but
that nobody but the farmer ID inter
ested In making that production prof
table.
That this theory has 1t last been
recognized ~ fallacious IL indicated
by important legislation enacted IN
the last few years. Prominent In this
legislation was the creation In 1918
Of the office Of Markets and Rural
Organization. The creation Of this
office. says Mr.. vrooman. was an in.
novstion Of epoch making signifI.
cance." This office represents the
first attempt on the part Of the gov
eminent TO remedy through scientific
investigation the waste and extrava.
nnce in our present methods Of dis.
tributing and disposing Of farm prod
ucts. Long before there was any Of
fetal recognition Of the need for this
step. the farmers themselves realized
the necessity for II. The Grange
movement. the Farmers' Alliance
movement and the Populist. movemen,
were all inspired BY the conviction or
the part Of the producers that organ
ization on their part was essential Il
Improvement in their economic con
dition. The assistant secretary point,
out that while many Of the specific
remedies demanded by the leaders o.
these movements were impracticsble
their basic demands were Just, and b.
emphasizes the necessity OF applyini
to these problems much the sam.
methods Of scientific study which
have made possible such extraordl
nary advances In the production o
crops.
In addition to the creation Of IN,
office Of Markets and Rural OrganIzs
ton. number Of laws have been pass
ed which are characterized as beinI
OF immense economic importance Z,
the farmer. Perhaps the most impoI
tant one Of these Is that financia
Magma charta OF the farmer" tn
farm loan act This" declares tn
assistant secretary. is the first grea
financial measure ever passed by Cor
gress primarily In the interest of tn
farmer. have no doubt that In tn
future II will be strengthened b.
amendments with regard to some O
its minor details. az was the federu
|, reserve bill. but In all fairness II mus
be admitted that this bill viii do 70
the farmer very much what the fet
eral reserve act 10 doing for the bus
ness man II will furnish the farme
with those fundamental necess..js
that he has been asking for, voti.l
for and praying for during the pas
half century
. These fundamental necessities ar
I defined a. follows:
: First Available capital In suff
!, Gent quantities for the farmers legi
, innate needs.
Second. Loans on longer time an
easier terms Of payment.
Third Lower rates of interest.
Another measure cited In this cor
nection IL the bonded warehouse a.
Of August II. 1916. This legislatio
was passed In response to a deman
on the part Of the farmers for
. mechanism that would enable thel
to borrow money more easily and {
. lower rate OF interest, on store
. crops II permits q farmer TO pIas
II L.