The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-07

law of supply and demand does not
obtain. The preservation of foodstuffs
by cold storage is boon to humanity,
and it should be encouraged. How
ever, the time has come for its Wig
liant regulation and inasmuch as it
becomes a part of interstate COM
merce, the responsibility is with the
federal government. Supplies are
gathered in from the farm in times 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 prac-
tice and should be stopped. Besides,
there should be time limit beyond
which perishable foodstuffs should
not be stored. Every successful mod
ern business enterprise has its pur-
chasing and selling departments. The
farmer has maintained only one, the
producing department. 1t is not only
fair that he be enabled both to pur-
chase and to sell advantageously. but
it is absolutely necessary because he
has become a competitor with the
manufacturer for labor He has been
unable to compete in the past and his
help in consequence has been insult
ficient. Therefore the right of CO.
operative purchasing and selling in
the modern view, should be removed
from ali question. Agricultural
thought has not been sufficiently rep
resented in affairs of government.
Many of the branches of the govern
ment which deal remotely or directly
with the soil and its problems and its
possibilities would be more valuable
to the general welfare if the practical
experience of the farmer were an eIe-
ment in their administration. To be
specific, the Interstate Commerce
Commission, the Federal Reserve
Board, the Federal Trade Commission
and the United States Tariff Corr
mission are administered by business
men. Does anyone contribute more TO
the making and success of railroads
than the farmer or to the creation and
prosperity of the banks. or to the
stability of manufacturing and trade
units, or to the agencies interested in
exporting?
Our objective should be a decreased
tenantry. With the period of occupan-
cy uncertain, the renter strips land
of its fertile elements, and each year
diminishes our national assets. Under
the, operation of the fedearl reserve
and the farm loan acts. encourage
ment has come to thousands who find
that industry, character and inteIli-
gence are a golden security to the
peoples banker, the government of
the United States. Multiply our home
owners, and you will make the way
of the seditious agitator more diff
cult. Bring into the picture Of Amer
/ lean life more families, happily a
part Of garden and flowers all their
! own, and you viii find new streams
runnings into the national current of
| patriotism. Help to equalize the bur-
dens of taxation by making the hold
ers of hidden wealth pay their sharet
with those whose property is in sight.
In short, remove the penalty imposed
upon BODYBUILDING thrift, and thou
sands of acontented households under
the shelter of their own roof, will
look upon government with affection,
recognizing that in protecting in. they
protect themselves. There are more
home owners in America than ever
before. The prosperity of the country
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