Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-11
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Manufacturer Record
Early last summer. when the
United states department OF aerIcul-
ture began its campaign for This
years wheat crop. based on the state
/ mont that We needed 10 raise q bill
/ lion bushels Of wheat. the Manutg.
7 turcrs Record snld that The dcyart
/ ment had EuiuiWlzed the situation
ana mat it'ahould have planned as
/ campaign on the basis OF a billion
/ ana hair bushels. Tor that anything
Tess mat that might mean disaatp-
I" lnr world After u mOuths of
NNs'td uine the department OF agri-
I tuItuie now apparently realizes l.
mistake and ls trying TO bring ,nou.
q mu'h larger acreage IN wheat than
last year but It's aim is sun nr fn.
low. Moreover 10 is Just one ,ctr
700 lhte as u has beon too nto m
everything that 10 has done lu Oh.
N"VrI ot FOOD production. and U..
many oiher things which the nation
mas betn doing, just too late to .a,,,
ourselves from terrific suff,r.u..
We Wcro too late ln getting ready
Tor the war too lato iu Wuk.nr 10,
10 tho reality OF tho war. too Hfr Id.
creating an army too Mte 90 r.,lI,.
thtl lhere could hc no peace wlfhoI,,
victory and now We arc paying mo
penalty Tor all this delay. and w,
VIII pay N IN the lives OF hundreds
OF thousands of men Who might has.
neeh saved ~ We had not been too
late
= The wheat crop that is nov nero
ktlhtftd o. wholly Iuaurqu.ta f.t.
our needs and those Of the aIIlrs t,-
'H' country l7 bare uf wheat fIour
ANA the drastic conservation of tbe
wheat which tho American propI.
nave had Co make for tho lnst few
months must Doe continued with equal
hr'',I'l "f perhaps with even
Unless We have IN sight the pros-
ft'' 'l very great Increase In the
"'Al acreage. aud weather rUudG
lloua during tur winter which favor
a. IaiEc PRODUCTION. We shall n,tt
spring nave iu make the cousarva
li'n NJ wheat moro drastic than.,,e
nav" in the past fl the di,adyantag.
"I our people 1F well as OF the allies
II''Ideht wilson we believe. mad.
"a serious mistake, one which We will
yet learn by sad experience when il
'H 700 l"'e' IN Nrtolng tho bill for a
in n,h'''"Hl or ~ Ah per uushel on
wheat We believe that Tho mini
mum should have been g. 40 n hush
=. . ana ihai anything short OF that
vii prove disastrous. Tho Amrri
can farmers arc doing the very best
hey can, but they nro hampered uy
Pee enormous prices tAp guyCrnmen.
ts't ls paying FOR labor. and which
.he goNrTnmcnt comprls shipyards
and railroads tu pay 10 ls impoa-
'lblc therefore, for tho farmers iu
secure labor sufficient 90 cultivate A
great increase in acreage in food
tufts. unless thcy can secure "A price
- nlgh VIII enable them Co compete
u the prices paid for labor Dos the
government Itself They cannot 600
his on low priced wheat or other
arm crops As important as prices
are in tho matter of fuudstuffs.
juanuy is more essential than price.
When the fuel administration Aaf
ear @t down the price OF conf and
advised tho public not To buy coal
lntil 10 hld reduced the cos. ,Ha
Record said that .H4r
Nas more essential than price. a.a
1eld that II was Infinitely moro june
'ortant "a bring about "A great ia-
'rease IN coal production. even stim-
ilhtRd thereto by exorbitant urires
Z necessary than to break dov,u.
he production OF coal by low nricos
rho chaos existing last winter proyst
he truth NJ that statement. ana H.
fuel administration h1E mad to =
erso It's decision ON coal prices lu
order 60 stimulate the production,
which is coming about I'm part in
output. but too late 10
ave the situation What was true
~ 90 coal IS destined tn prove true
IS to wheat Without the sflmua-
ion Of large profit ON wheat and
hat, too, after paying high wages 20
arm hands, We shalt most certainly
lee a breakdown OF our supply $50
erieus as TO menace the welfare ot
ne world. Despite all of the very
optimistic statements of the depart
ncnt Of agriculture. men who know
he food situation In this country
md abroad realize tliat we are far-
ug tremendous dangers Tho Do
,artment ~ agriculture is Just one
ear too latc-lndccd ~ Us several
ears too late In waking up 60 tho
OF the wheat situation.