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BIDS WANTED.

Bids viii be received and opened by the
Shelby County Commission at their Of
flee, courthouse, at noon, ThursdayI
July 81, 1919, for furnishing the mate-
f3al and constructing reinforced con-
crete bridge over Nonconnah creek, on
State and Federal road No. IL, approx
imately four miles south OF Memphis
Type OF structure will be . slab spans
IS feet in length in the clear 4 slab
spans 20 feet and / '"T" beam concrete
girder SO feet In the clear. All spans
will be supported upon precast concrete
piles made in accordance with the MI
nois Central railroad standard. The
spans will be built in strict accordance
with the plans and Specifications OF the
state highway department and are On
exhibition in the office of the chief en-
gineer of Shelby county.
Bidders will be required to furnish a
certified check in the amount OF $500. 90
made payable to II, W, Hale, secretary
of the commission, as evidence of good
faith. The successful bidder will be re-
CURED to start the actual construction
within ten days and complete the
| structure by Dec. l,
Contractors may bid upon the super
structure separately from che sub
| structure.
Any information with reference TO
this structure may ne obtained from
A. NJ. Nelson. room 1914 courthouse.
The commission reserves the right
10 reject my and all bids.
| SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION,
By T.. W. HALE. Secretary.
July 10, 1919.
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CONSOLIDATED Port,
ToMoRRoW's INNATE
NEW Z COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, duly S0.-Very poor
cables and continued good weather In
he belt put cotton lower today, heavy
selling coming forward on the first call.
In the first half hour of business prices
dropped rs to II points.
While the weekly crop reports were
considered fairly favorable, they urous-
ed no selling of consequence. Heavy
buying was met toward noon and the
market recovered strongly, standing at
the middle Of the day la points below
to three points above the final quota
lions of yesterday.
A quiet but steady market developed.
At | O'Clock prices were at net declines
Of l to Z points.
Spots closed quiet and unchanged
ordinary 2S.75; good ordinary 2a.7S: low
middling ESQ; nlddllng 1915; good
middling 34,75.
Sales ON the spot 473 TO arrive none,
Delivered on contract 400.
Futures closed very steady at adj
vance " 50 go S5 points. 50
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NEW YORK, July 30,--A renewal q
liquidation on a big scale caused anoth.
er break In the cotton market early to-
day, on first sales August was %
points lower and other months 30 to a
points lower, due to sensationaly weak
cables showing a decline In Liverpool
equal 10 1880 American points and &c
several bearish private crop reports
The weather also was favorable again
causing further Southern selling pres.
sure to which was added stop loss
selling by the Wall street and
Western interests. Brief rallies o,
{, 10 TO 20 points which carried October
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FROM WALL STREET
Good Financial Statement
From Steel Corporation In
duCeS Most of Strength.

NEW YORK. July 3O.-Stocks derived
much OF their strength at the outset OF
todaSs trading from the favorable quar-
terly statement issued By the Y. S.
steel corporation after the close OF yes
terday's session. The initial transaction
IN I, $. Steel comprised a block Of
4,0OO fshares at an advance Of virtually
one point. Related issues were one to
almost two points higher, with Oils and
Motors and Tobaccos supplemented yes
terday's gains. There was an active In
curry for rdls, Heading and Texas Pa
chlc displays especial activity.
Rallies OF ! TO 2 points ensued later.
the recovery accompanying reports that
the federal reserve board was not con-
siderlng the matter Of brokers' loans.
Tobacco, paper and leather shares re-
Elected further pool buying at extreme
advances OF 2 20 6 points.
The recovery made further progress
In the final hour. reducing many early
losses - fractions. The closing was
Irregular
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Corn-No. 2 mived. S1,s9; No. 2 yell
low, S2.O09 2.011a.
oats-No. 2 White, 7S1iSic; No. 5
white, 7SA QS0&c.
Rye-No. 2, nominal; No. 3, $1.66ts;
barley, $l.2SQl.43! timothy, 50, 90 oil 50;
clover, nominal, pork, nominal, lard,
S3t,35, ribs, $2S. 0OQ 100,
KANSAS CITY, July 30,-Cash
wheat generally unchanged: hard
81. 25a2.32t No. 2 81, 20@2,3S? | red s2,2l;
No, 2 $2ls@2,20 20.
Corn 1c lower; 2 mixed S2,Ul62,02; 2
| white $2.0s; 2 yellow. S2,03.
Oats about unchanged; 2 white S1G
sllAc; mixed 75d76c; No, . red ESQ TIC,
Rye St.5591,60.
ST. LOUIS, JdIyl 30-Corn, No. 2,
$500: No. l white, $2.l01h
Oats. No. 2, 7Sl8 q 79c; No. 3 white,
S0qSlhc,
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Usual statistics will come, but they Wtl
have no market eject Of consequence
Futures closed s. 10 20 points up.
touC strong.
New orleans closed IS TO S. points
higher, tone very steady. bots were
unchanged, midding al IS 70. with
sales 472 bales.
Liverpool Is due 10 come so points
up.
In the local Amarket sales were so
bales and quotations unchanged.
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MONEY.

NEW YORK. July 90,-Mercantile
paper. 5 3-iR5 Ia; sterling, 60-day
hills. $4.3l IL: commercial, 60-day
bills on banks, $4.3t Ia; commercial
6O-day bills, s4.S1; demand, $4.35; cables
S4,36, marks, demand, 8 $751; cables
G 1-2.
bonds irregular,
Guiiders demand, 81 3-16; cables,
81 T-l6.
Time loans strong, go days, 30 days
and 6 months. 6 bid
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TEXAS RAINFALL.
COTTON AREA A

Temperatures are slightly above nor
NAL except In the coast sections and
Western Texas, where they are ear
normal or slightly below. Showers oc-
ourred In Mississippi, Louisiana. Arkan-
sas. North Carolina, parts of Texas and
Central Florida.
Heavy Rains-Arkansas. Brinkley
ITO; Mena. LEA.
Special reports from Montgomery
missing.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, July 3O,-Cotton spot
2l.ald; fully middling, 30,Sld; middling,
20.2ld; low middling, 1S,46d, good or
binary, l6,sld; ordinary, t6. Esd. Sales
1000 bales, including $500 American.
Receipts 5000 bales, no American. Flu
lures closed unsettled; July, 20 46d: De-
tober, 20,7ld January, 20 SD March,
20.Sld; May. 20, 73d.
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COFFEE.
BANK CLEARINGs
BOND

NEW YORK, July so.-Final prices
on Liberty bonds today were: 31ss,
20, "a; first ~. "a. i0ts second 4s, 30, So:
first ANS, 9t,so; seeoad Az, 94.06. third
Ans, sS, 40; fourth AIS. 94.l0; Victory
S&s, 20, 30; Victory Ans, 99.S6.
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Additional markets page Il
4.4so N

WASHINGTON, July 3o.--A re. check
Ing by lne wAr uepal tniunt OF the Zig
ures up to June ! shows the total mum
Der OF Americans captured by the enc,
my in France was ALSO OF whom III
were officcsA
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MISCELLANEOUS

KANSAS CITY, July 30-Butter--
Creamery 1c higher; extras, 4sc; firsts,
47c; seconds, 45c; packing, hc higher,
a412c.
35c.
Poultry-springs, Sc lower. 33c; other
kinds unchanged.
Potatoes-Unchanged.
NEW YORK, July s0-Bar silver
Mexican dollars. s2&c.
CHICAGO, July 30.-Potatoes weak,
arrivals Al cars: Kansas, Missouri and
early Ohios, sacked, CARROTS, $2.90@3.l0
cwt. Irish Cobblers, Virginia and
Maryland, carlots, H.2b07.b0 barrel;
Minnesota early ohios, sacked. iobbing,
best, $500,
CHICAGO, July 30.--Butter, higher
creamery 4S@63hc.
Eggs, lower. receipts lo,2l7 cases;
firSts 42@iSc,
springs aO@S2c'
NEW YORK, July 30-Butter, firm ,
receipts, $500; firsts. 52bs Mb5c.
Eggs, steady; receipts, 1890; ftrsts'
asa soc.
Cheese. steady. receipts, .6,2Ss; aver
age run, Slla QS2hc,
Live poultry, irregular; firsts, sac
soc; others unchanged, Dressed, firm
and unchanged,
ST, LOUIS, July S~0.-Poultry, hens
Csc; springs. S2c. Others unchanged.
Butter, creamery sac, Eggs, 37Rc,
NEW YORK, July 30,--Copper quiet
electrolytic spot eau a2Sh; August 23ts
d23& Sept, "a, Iron, steady and un.
changed. Metal exchange quotes leac
easy; spot b75dbs6; August 57345S7N
Spelter weak; East st, Louis delivery
spot offered Mt 1872, August 76baT70.
AZ London copper spot Il04 lbs I'D
futures Rl0s % Cd; electrolytic spo
el10, futures ei25, tin spot e62s Is Cd
futures G266 2s I'D. Lead spot E95; flu
| lures E2l 12s Sd, Spelter spot cal, fu
lures sac los,
SAVANNAH, Tia, July S0,-Turpen'
tine, firm 1879; sales, S3i, receipts, 4S7
shipments, 1855, stock, l0,SbS, Rosin
firm; sales, $40; receipts, 963; ship
| ments, 1,526; stock, 6O,b54. Quote: u,
| S16. so: y, t., H7.2O; e, $t7,60; q,
SITS; H., $500; l., SIS 10; X, N9.1J
NJ, S21.Oo; n, S2l. so; VIC, $3.50 WV
| saP an
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LOST-On Saturday afternoon at 2 D.
m. a leather bill folder containing 500. 10
in currency at money order window in
federal building. Twenty-Five dollar re-
ward for return to w q. Nutzell at U.s.
Tate Ave,
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STRAYED-Jersey COW, light red COL
or; 4 years old; has leather halter on:
Cat and chunky built. Reward. DR.. M,
L. Bearden, Hem. a21. 1854 Foster.
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SUGAR,

NEW YORK. July 30,-Raw sugar
lated, &c.
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BIDS

Up to noon Wednesday, August 6.
1913. the Shelby County Commissioners
will receive bids at their office, Court
house. for six or more self-dumping
steel bodies or dump beds to be fitted
to United States Heavy Aviation
Trucks. direction capacity.
The right Is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION.
By L. W. HALE, Secretary,
July 25. 1918. .
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LOST-One bunch of six keys. Findefa
please return. d 3, News Scimitar.
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~ N w
Stocks.

New ynFK-Livermore selling stocks,
Hutton.
New York-The stock market has a
very ragged appearance. II Is becoming
uNore and more apparent that the buy
f4g power has spent its force. Certain
specialties may be bid up, butX the
market as a RUE Is likely to meet good
selling on the little rallies, strongly ad-
wise the sale of stocks.-Mckinnon to
McFal.
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I V STOCK MARKET.

KANSAS CITY, July so.-Hogs-Re-
cslpts, 1000; steady to 10c higher. Bulk,
$22.50a22. 30; heavfes. $22. S5G22, 95; me-
diums, $22. 6O@23 90; lights, $22.4 5Q
$50; pigs. $40. 00Q21.75
Cattle-Receipts, 10000 and 1000
calves; steady to lower. Choice heavy
beef steers, SIC. 50@1s60; medium, s13. 25
@16,95; common. S11. Ia. 90; choice
lights, S14.4o@17.4O; common, $4,000
l4.15; butcher cattle heifers. $3.50
400, cows, $1,000 ~, rs; Gamers, 5000
500; calves, $12.25@14,oO; feeders, 1915
nlS,50; stockers, $700@11.75.
Sheep-Receipts. $500; steady to Csc
lower. Lambs. $12.50Gl6.5 so; culls. $500
9l2.25; yearling wethers, ss.00q11, IS;
ewes, $5.50@9. 80; ewes, culls, $4,000
800; breeding ewes, $9.50G15.00; feeder
lambs, $l275Ql450,
ST. LOUIS, ILL, July sO-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 1900; steady to strong; top,
s23.15; bulk, s22. 65q2s.15; heavy, S22,75
| 92s. 90; medium, s22.6 5Q23.1O; lights,
$22. 500 20. 90; pigs, $13. 0O922.75
Cattle - Receipts, 1900; generally
steady; medium heavy steers, $4,000
! 7,25: common, 81. 0O@l2.50; choice
lights. ,tl2.5oQ1e. so, common, 10000
400; cows, s7,75@12.5o; Gamers, $3.50
q7,2b; calves. $13, 50m16, so; feeders,
$7.50@l2. so; stockers, S .00910.5 so.
s heep Receipts, 3,000; steady.
Lambs, 81 pounds, down, $13. 50@15,50;
culls, &0009.00 70; yearling wethers,
$40. 00@1l,00; ewes, choice, S,50@9.00
culls, S3.00@6 100.
CHICAGO, July S0.-Hogs, 1900
strong, Csc to 7bc higher. Top sea- 90
heavy $21.lhm2a. 80. medium sci .35Q
23.0c; light S21.15@22,s5; pigs $ls.50q
2l,00.
Cattle, 1900; weak. Choice heav,
steers $l6,75mlS,50; medium St2.25@
1878; common $40 .25@l2.25; cholc,
lights $lA2S@17.75; common $4,000
! 1925, heifers $1,000 a., SO; cows $1,000
1915: eanners IS. Soar I. 90; calves S15,7I
ole. Is; feeders S.76@13.75; stocker
$7.OO@ll.25,
sheep, 10000; slow. Lambs "a pound
down St3.?bQ 1875 culls $S.004l3 90
yearling wethers $40. 50m1h.00; eve
choice 100000 90; culls $2,75@6,50.
FORT WORTH, Tex, July S0.-Cat
tie receipts, 5000; steady, Beeyes, $50
Hogs, receipts, 500; Csc down Heav;
$22, T5T23.0o,
Sheep, receipts, 500; steady. Lambs
SIS. so @16. 90,
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MEMPHIS COTTON
Memphis cotton closed steady and un-
MiddlinE 1850, Sales 500
DAILY COTTON STATEMENT

Yellow tlnged. 200 points lower. blue
stained, 500 TO 400 points lower; yellow
stained, 900 to 800 points lower.
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-On SUBURBAN car line Sunday
morning, July 6, one black silk umbrel-
la, plain handle with silver cap with mi
tails &c. s." engraved. Finder call Val
o0e7 -
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~C0TTONSEED OIL.
DEATHS.

GUSTAFSON = At residence, l76
North Main street, Wednesday after
noon. July 80. 1912, at 1856 o'clock, G..
A, G~ustafson, father OF WIN Gustafson,
hold,
Due notice OF funeral will be given,
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BRING your sewing troubles e. Mrs.
r. Maness, 55S S. Speedway. Suburban.
South Memphis car.
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LOST--Aft SQUARE Tuesday night be-
tween Auburndale and Evergreen. No
tffy Fl. 4549-W for reward.
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~ LOST--About two dozen keys on ring
and 4hree keys on string. A reward OF
SIS will be paid on return to 1888 Minna
place.
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Noticel

Want couple to tour to New York city
with experienced driver; large, comfort
able caE. RateN $50. Joe Levitch, 100
IN. Main St, care Peoples Store.
- - &c -.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE To BIDDERS

~ o4O01AsN
Memphis. Tenn, July q 1918.
NOTICE is hereby sven that sealed
proposals viii be received until u
for furnishing the following list Of IT,
n plates n badges:
PLATES,
5000 City Auto Tax.
500 City Auto Tax, Visitors.
$50 City Auto Tax For Hire.
1900 1-Horse Wagon.
700 2-Horse Wagon.
5 3-Horse Wagon.
5 4-Horse Wagon.
$500 lion Trucks.
$50 Coal Peddlers' Badges.
so Peddlers' Badges.
rs A-Ton Trucks.
20 6-Ton Trucks.
BADGES,
% Fruit Stand Badges.
100 Huckster Badges.
100 Coal Peddlers' Badges.
SO Peddlers' Badges.
so Wienerwurst Badges.
% Hack For Hire Badges.
$50 Auto For Hire BadRes.
$50 Dog Badges. =
All VI lheSS supplies are TO ne eQual
to samples to be found at the office of
the collector of licenses and privileges.
Delivery must be made not later than
Dec. Is, 1919. A certified check, pay
able to the order of the City of Mem
phts, must accompany each proposal.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
By order of the Board of Commission
ers of the city of Memphis.
(Signed) II. L. MONTENEGRO, Mayor,
Attest: c. c. PASHBY, city Clerk.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
MO E- SSsGcs
TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue of the authority vested In
the Undersigned trustee by the terms OF
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GRAIN MARKETS
Corn Declines Early Because
of Some Rains and Premise
of More, But Sellers Shy.

CHICAGO, July sO.-Corn declined In
value today largely as a result Of scat
tered rains n a prospect Of more. The
chief selling was on the part of houses
with country connections, Trade, how
Yer, lacked volume. Opening prices,
which ranged from rs to SIC lower,
with September $l.g3 TO ST. 90 and Dec,
tl.69a 10 $l.7t were followed by mod
crate rallies from the bottom figures OF
the initial range,
Toward the last OF the session,
month END demand for July give
strength to that delivery, but other
months showed increased weakness on
account Of belief that rains we're at
hand. The market closed unsettled,
lAc to csc net lower, with Septem-
Der sl,95hQ 1.s5% and December S1.6SN
| d1.69.
Oats eased down with corn. After
opening unchanged to sc off. includ-
ing September at 80 cents to sou, the
market continued to sag.
Provisions were upheld by renewal OF
strength In the hog market, weakness
Of grain exercised only a temporary
bearish influence.
Later the increased heaviness Of
corn made provisions tend down
grade.
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FAMILY WASHING.
BY the piece or by the pound. Delivered4'
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Call Beulah Carter, hon w. 1901.
TO WHOM 1t may concern: I will not
be responsible for nor pay any debts
contracted by my wife, Mary Leiben-
rood. A.NA. Leibenrood,
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LOST-Gray purse in Overton park or
on Madison avenue with abou Sl2' in
money, check and key ring with two
keys. Reward, Phone Hem. As.
LOST-Gofd watch ana kew in Lava
tory of Bank of Commerce & Trust bidG
SATURDAY afternoon, July rs. Reward.
1904 Harbert Ave. Hean. 4S7.
LTBFRhL reward for stolen Ford,
five passenger, license No 1S9GS. motSA
No. 25o39eA, ]. n. Tracy. 1870 y. Main
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$35 Reward

For any one who RECEIVERS the body
of J. w. Stewart, aged %; weight 155
pounds; height 8 feet, IL inches; that
was drowned in Mississippi river at
Notify Mrs. Stewart. 1868 Pioneer st.
ARE You in trouble or DO you wish to
help others in trouble7 II 20, attend
the noon prayer meeting of Central
Baptist church, which has been run
every week day since ian. 10. 1874.
BEN cox. Pastor.
! L0ST-One white and liver pointer
dog, with bobtail; 4 years; and one
white and lemon pointer dog, 2 years
old. Liberal reward. DR.. c. A. Terrell,
612 E. Georgia ave. Tel. w, $50.
LOST. STRAYED OR STOLEN-Fe-
male pup; looks like fox terrier; white
except black eyes, with tan around
black; tail cut but not short. Return
500 LeMaster. Reward.
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NEW YORK COTTON.

'ontracts closed unsettled at {
n to 20 points.
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ST. LOUIS, July S~O,-Poultry, hens
Csc; springs. S2c, Others unchanged.
Butter, screamery 63c. Eggs. 31RC.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-08-15

organization its demands were given
respectful attention and prompt re-
ccsnition.
The fact that the farmers have had
SO little voice in framing national
and state legislation is not due to
any lack of numbers for the salts
tics of the 1910 census showed that
as an industrial group the agricul-
I tural occupations contained 32.5 per
cent of all persons reported as hav-
| ing occupations, and the women of
the white farmers family were not
| usually included. The group en-
bracing wholesale. retail, and other
trade occupations contained ia per
| cent of the grand total of more than
$4,000, 900 persons in the occupation
list; next below, domestic and per-
sonal service, 9.5 per cent, laundries
not included; the composite group Of
building and hand trades, SO per
cent
The transportation group is com
posed of all persons employed in
water transportation, by steam rail-
roads, by urban, suburban, and in
terurban railways, by telegraph and
telephone companies, and in various
other services, yet the total of all is
but S,4 per cent of the entire occu-
Fational total, The professional
service group had 4,5 per cent of ali
persons with occupations.
The iron and steel industries, not
outstanding their place of high i'm
pcrtance. employed only per cent;
mining of all kinds, pa per cent; the
textile industries, great in fame, 2.3
per cent; the lumber and furniture
group. as little at 81 per cent.
As far as numbers are concerned
TIE agricultural group, containing
nearly one-third of the $4,000, 900
persons with occupations. was large
enough to balance all of the building
and hand trades; the important
transportation group of steam and
electric railways, water transporta-
ton, telegraphs and telephones, and
other groups; the professional
classes; the iron and steel industries;
all kinds of mining; cotton, wool,
and other textile industries; and the
lumber and furniture Industries.
Agriculture balances all of these
neny and important industries and
services.
For every person employed in
trade. there were three persons en-
pioyed in agriculture in 1910; for
each one in transportation, four in
agriculture; for each employee in the
iron and steel industry. with its many
branches and elaborate varieties of
work. eight persons in agriculture;
IL all of the textile industries, one
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-08-15
THE FEDERATION OF FARM
ORGANIZATIONS

The farm organizations of Wash
ington and Idaho have started what
should develop into a great national
movement by perfecting and adopt-
ing definite plan for federating.
There are hundreds of different or
CARNATIONS of producers engaged in
various branches of agriculture in
all parts of the country, but they
have been able to accomplish little.
because each one has represented
but limited number of producers
end they were often working at cross
purposes. But if all could be Joined
IN one great national federation,
fighting for one definite program,
they. would secure prompt and far
reaching results.
While the members of the various
farm organizations are engaged in
many diverse branches of agricul-
ture, they all have number of in
terests in common. All have a mutu
al interest in securing the cost of pro-
dnction and a reasonable profit for
what they hay.o to sell; all have
mutual interest in reducing the cost
OF distributing their products, and
simplifying the system of distribu-
ton: all have a mutual interest in
protecting themselves against ex-
ploitation by trusts ana monopolies;
all have a mutual interest in holding
down freight rates to reasonable fig
nres; all have mutual interest in
securing the right to market their
products collectively and to fix a
price on those products, without be-
ing prosecuted as yiolators of the
antitrust law; all have a mutual in
teIest in maintaining Headquarters
and representatives at the national
capital to present their views on
legislative matters with authority
and in way which will secure re-
ccgnition. II matters not whether a
farmer IS engaged in producing
grain live stock, fruit. potatoes,
poultry or honey. he has a common
interest with every other farmer in
the matters above enumerated and in
many others.
Common sense and observation
must lead the farmers to recognize
that organization and the federation
OF the organizations Of men engaged
IN any one line of industry is what
secures influence and results. The
experience of the railroad emnloves
clearly demonstrates this fact As
iong as they worked in separate
D,oeherhoods they gained small bene-
s' put when the several brother
'derated ard worked as one
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persons to IA in agriculture.

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Agricultural production employed
more than twice as many persons as
were employed in the manufacturing
of the products of the farm and in
their distribution to consumers. This
is the rough indication. AS indi-
viduals the persons employed in
manufacturing and distributing ag-
ricultural products counted for less
than one-half as much as the persons
who produced them on the farm.
Farmers have been impotent to
secure recognition of their views and
demands, not through lack of num-
bers, but through lack of concerted
action. They have struggled as d
mob against well organized counter
forces and have naturally lost out.
Not until they all join some organi-
cation and federate those organiza-
tions can they expect to attain the re-
suits which are justified by their nu-
merical strength.
VIM. GOODYEAR