South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-07
COY. COX SHOWS
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE
OF FARMERS WANTS
Democratic Nominee, Being j
Farmer Himself, Aids
Agricultural Men.

NEW YORK CITY, Sept. s.-As
a practical farmer whose childhood
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 CoInpensations,
material and otherwise, Of farm
er's life.
As governor OF Ohio. Mr.. Cox has
been an originator Of legislation in
the interests of the agricultural in
dustry. This is told in the Demo-
cratic Campaign Textbook. now on
the press and soon 10 be issued from
the national headquarters. Grand
Central Palace, 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 re-
suited in the mapping out Of a COM
plete network OF O.OOO miles nf in
ter-country roads 70 tie together the
IS county seats OF the state. OF
this. 5000 miles, connecting the
larger cities. were designated as
main market roads. The latter are
20 be constructed entirely at state
expense. while the remainder are TO
be built. half at the expense or the
state and half at the expense of the
county in which the road lies The
program calls for an expenditure OF
S30.0O0,000 annually. including fed
eral aid.
Saving Farms From DepopuIation.
Another achievement of the Cox
administration which was Of vital
concern TO agriculture was the eI-
aCtment OF the school code. This
I legislation was designed by the gov
ernor TO reorganiZe the rural school
system, and by modernizing il, cen
tralizing and consolidating districts,
improving educational standards
and methods and giving the country
boy and girl the educational ad-
vantages possessed by pupils in the
larger centers. 10 remove :he causes
OF discomfort with life on the farm
and in this way save the farm from
the movement 10 the city which was
imperiling its existence.
The roster OF agricultural leEisla-
ton enacted during Cox's three ad-
ministrations includes the following:
A law combining all agricultural
activities under Jurisdiction OF ar
+ agricultural commission: provision
for study OF and esta blishement OF 4
: farm credit plan; protection against
sale OF untested fertilizer: provision
i for destruction OF and remuneration
\ for diseased cattle: compulsory
orchard spraying law; with spraying
material under license; establish
mont Of breeding service at institu-
tional farms, and the building UP oi
I pure-bred herds throughout tn,
state: passage OF a pure seed bill
/ establishments OF n producer -to-con.
sumner market bill provision fol
/ proper seed corn when the OhiC
f crop had failed: securing 5000
tractors in war time 20 keep UP pro
duction: enlargement OF agriculture
aid through the experiment static
and state agricultural college.
How much in sympathy have beer
. the agricultural aims and policies o.
/ the democratic nominee and hi
party is shown by the record OF th'
/ Wilson administration
National Agricultural Legislation
The roster OF national legislation
Is = long one. filled with measures o
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