Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-08-10

Society and government. particular
ly local and state, have been remiss
in not undermining local marketing
facilities Municipalities must in
large measure interest them selves in
If not directly control community
markets. This is "A matter of such
Importance that the federal govern
ment can profitably eXpend money
and effort in helping to evolve meth
DDS and to show their virtues. The
farmer raises his crops and the prlce
which he receives is determined by
supply and demand. His products In
beef and pork and produce pass into
cold storage and ordinarily when they
reach the consumer the Law of sup
ply and demand does not obtain.
The preservation of foodstuffs by cold
storage is boon to humanity. and
it should be Encouraged HOweve:
the time has come for its vigilant
regulation and inasmuch as it be-
comes a part of interstate commerce.
the responsibility is with the federal
government.
Justice to Farmer Urged.
Supplies are gathered in from the
! farms in time of plenty. They can
easily be fed out to the consumer in
such manner as to keep the demand
| in excess of that part of the supply
which is released from storage. This
is an unfair practice and should be
stopped. Besides, there should be q
time limit beyond which perishahle
foodstuffs should not be stored. Every
successful modern business enterprise
has it's purchasing, producing ana
selling departments. The farmer has
maintained only one, the producing
department. 1t is not only fair that
he be enabled both to purchase an
to sell advantageOusly. but 1t is abso-
lutely necessary because he has be-
come a competitor with the manufac-
turer for labor. He has been unable
to compete in the past and his heir
in consequence has been insufficient
Therefore the right of cooperative
purchasing and selling in the modern
view should be removed from al
question.
Agricultural thought has not bee,
sufficiently represented in affairs o.
government. Many of the branches
of the government which deal re
motely or directly with the soil ant
it's problems and its possibilitie!
would be more valuable to the gen
eral welfare II the practical expe
, rience Of the farmer were an elemen
, in their administration. To be spe
|, cific, the interstate commerce com
, mission, the federal reserve board
the federal trade commission and tn
United States Traffic commission ar
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anyone contribute more to the max
| farmer, or to the creation and pros
perity Of the banks, or to the sta
/ bility Of manufacturing and trade
units, or to. the agencies intereste,
in exporting?
Farm Tenantry Evil.
Our objective should be decreased
tenantry. With the period Of occu
pancy uncertain, the renter strip!
land of it, fertile elements. and eacl
lyear diminishes our national assets
Under the operation Of the fedora
; reserve and the farm loan acts, On
couragement has come to thousands
who iind that industry. character ant
intelligence are . golden security Il
! the peoples banker, the government
i Of the United States. Multiply 0u
home owners, and you will make tn
, way Of the seditious agitator NOR,
dtfhcult. Bring into the picture o
American life more families. happil!
q part of . garden and flowers al
their own, and you will find new
streams running into the nati0na
current Of patriotism. Help to equal
ixe the burdens of hidden wealth pal
their share with those whose prop
erty is in sight. In short, remove
the penalty imposed upon home-build
ing thrift, and thousands of contentet
households under the shelter of thei
own roof, will look upon government
with affection, recognizing that II
protecting it, they protect themselves
There are more home owners 1,
: America than ever before. The pros
perity Of the country under demo
cratic rule has been widely diffused
, Never before has the great mass o
: the people shared in the blessing
, of plenty. There is much to be done
however, in multiplying our hOm
! owners. Nothing will bring NOR
, golden return to the welfare of tn
republic.
Common prudence would sugges
, that we increase to our utmost, on
! area of tillable land. This race be
tween increased consumption AM
, added acreage has been an unequa
| one. Modern methods of soil treat
ment have been helpful, but the,
have their limitations. There ar
| still vast empires in extent, in GU
: country, performing no service L
humanity. They require only the ap
piled genius of men, to cover then
with the bloom and harvest of human
| necessities. The government shoul'
turn it's best engineering talent t
, the task of irrigation projects. Ever,
, dollar spent will yield compensatinl
, results.
Transportation Big Problem.
Any discussion of the question o
food supply leads very quickly =
. the closely related matter of trans
, poration. There is not one thinl
which brings us SO intermittently t
critical conditions than the insult
cheney Of our transportation facilities
Both the railroads and the public ar
. to blame. There has been no materia