Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-09-24
Himself A Farmer, Cox Aids
Farmers.

AS practlcdl FARMER HHOse ChAIunOOu
and young manhood were passed on the
farm where he was born, James NJ. Cox,
Democratic nominee for the Presidency.
realizes the needs and problems Of the
farmer at first hand he knows the COM
pensations, material and otherwise. Of q
farmers life.
As Governor of Ohio. Mr.. Cox has been
an originator Of legislation in the interests
of the agricultural industry. This is told
in the Democratic Campaign Textbook,
Just issued from national headquarters.
Grand Central Place, New York city. One
Of his first acts as Governor was to order
a survey Of roads in the State. The era
Of road building in Ohio began with this
survey, which resulted in the mapping out
Of complete network Of 10000 miles Of
inter-county roads to tie together the SO
county seats Of the State. OF this. 5000
miles. connecting the larger cities, were
designated as main market roads. The
latter are to be constructed entirely at
State expense. while the remainder are to
be built. half at the expense Of the State
and half at the expense Of the county in
which the road lies. The program calls
for an expenditure Of $30.0O0.000 an
nuaIly. including Federal aid.
Another achievement Of the Cox ad-
ministration which was of vital concern
to agriculture was the enactment Of the
school code. This legislation was designed
by the Governor to reorsanize the rural
school system. and by undermining it. cen
tralizine and consolidating districts, i'm
proving educational standards and meth
DDS and giving the country boy and girl
the educational advantages possessed by
pupils in the larger centres. to remove the
causes Of disoonient with life oEnihe farm
and in this way save the farm Wbm the
movement to the city which was importing
its existence.
The roster Of agricultural legislation en-
acted during Co1's three administrations
includes the following
A Law combining all agricultural activi-
ties under jurisdiction Of an agricultural
commission provision for study of and
establishment Of farm credit plan; pro-
lection against sale Of INFESTED fertilizer
provision for destruction Of and remunera-
ton for diseased cattle: compulsory Of
chard spraying law. with spraying mate
rial under license establishment Of breed
ing service at institutional farms. and the
building up Of pure-bred herds throughout
the State passage Of pure seed bill es-
Enlistment Of a producer-to-consumer
market bill; provision for proper seed corn
when Ohio crop had failed securing 8 900
tractors in war time TO keep up production
enlargement Of agricultural aid through
the experiment station and State Aericul-
tural College.
How much in sympathy have been the
agricultural aims and policies Of the Demo.
cratic nominee and his party is shown by
the record Of the Wilson administration.
The roster Of national legislation is a
long one. filed with measures of a con-
structiye nature. One of the most i'm
portant was the Federal Farm Loan Act
which lifted old burdens Of debt from thou
sands Of families. Under its provision
twelve Federal Land Banks and numerous
Joint Stock Land Banks are in operation
with the result that interest rates have
declined from rs per cent in some cases
to S i-2 per cent. with mortgages extend
ing up to 35 years. Another piece OF
beneficial legislation was the provision in
the Federal Reserve Act authorizing nation
al banks to lend money on farm MORTGAGES
and giving the farmers paper a maturity
Of six months.
The Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 ma.
terialized Federal and State cooperation
in building and paying for roadways, the
whole program calling for an expenditure
of 100000. 900. Of which the Fedora
Government pays SOS. 100000 and the
States. counties and municipalities $751;
100000.
The Cooperative Agricultural Extension
Act gave a great impetus to agricultural
education by bringing Federal and State
governments in close touch for dissemina
tion Of information among farmers by per.
sonal contact For this work SS,660,00O
will be annually available by 1922.
Gambling in cotton has been forever
ended by the Cotton Futures Act. which
regulates marketing, establishes standards
Of cotton and supervises exchanges.
The Warehouse Act has standardized
storage and marketing by providing for
licensing Of bonded warehouses and max
ing possible the issuance of reliable and
easily negotiable warehouse receipts. as
well as permitting better storage of farm
products.
The policy Of the administration in az.
ricultural matters is evidenced by the fact
that the greater part Of all the legislation
on the statute books Of the United States
which has for its purpose the development
and aid of agriculture has been enacted
within the last seven years.