Milford chronicle., 1920-10-01

HOW THE DEMOCRATIC ADMIN
ISTRATION affects the people of Del
aware directly in their pocket book is
clearly shown by the following edi-
torial which was written by a large
Gamer of vegetables in central Della
ware, and man who has every op-
portunity to experience the facts as
stated. 1t will be well for the farm
ers to read this carefully, and with
out partisan bias reach a conclusion,
which of the two leading parties is
best qualified from a business stand
point to conduct the policies and bus
mess of the United States, and the
State of Delaware
The article follows:
Kent county farmers are shoulder
ing an enormous loss on account of
lack of demand for their tomatoes.
This crop especially in Kent county,
is the crop which farmers depend on
for ready money at this season of the /
year. The loss of the enormous re-
turns usually received at this time is
naturally felt. and just as naturally
we ask ourselves who and what is
responsible for this condition?
I'VE unhesitatingly make the state
ment that the inefficient and inequit-
able administration of the govern
mental affairs in Washington have
baor diraotI.r raepopeib1a fo, +bfe oo,,
dition. and if we will but review the
rulings and acts of the Food Admin &
istratiOn, the Federal Trade Commits |
sion and the Army and Navy pur- !,
chasing departments over a period of
two or three years, we think that our a
readers will agree with us and place h
the blame where it belongs.
First, the grower was persuaded to e
plant as enormous an acreage as pos :,
sible ito help win the war" AT the o
time the crop was to be picked and d,
the packer was ready to place the N
products in cans, government muni- ~
tion and ship contracts were let on a as
cost plus" basis, free trains were run
from this locality. and labor prices &C
we're thereby driven out of sight. The bl
packer, to save the product, was Sl
'orced to compete with "cost plus la
Dor" The government then came in St
md commandeered nearly half of the
product, in many instances at less III .i
han the cost of production, favoring fo
Maryland at the time to Delaware to tai
he tune of ten cents a dozen on the Sc
inished goods. The Purchase Board an an
hen took the goods, paid for them pr
With our money which they collect in ira
axes, paid freight on them, stored
hem in Baltimore and at nearby aS
oints, and then decided to dump the tbe
reat bulk of them back on the mar del
ct at probably a loss of a dollar ito
ozen-still paying the loss, of course, iiiS
ith the tax payers money. The whole VIII
rocedure was rank Socialism. What tut
the difference, pray tell us, between for
king your goods at a loss to you ms
I'd then suffering a further loss for p
III, and finally turning them over Adj
someone else at a greatly reduced pro
ice, and taking your money and ,s enel
rning it over directly to some one eie(
Sc? The results are undoubtedly Graf
e same. The injustice is as great in ry
e one instance as in the other.
'And after they had broken the mar
t for the producer, but let the mid
eman run wild, they then, through 10
cir Federal Reserve System, cur Mrs.
lied credits so that the producer Mrs. Mrs.
lst sell his goods on that same Nj
lrket which the government them Nj
Ives had forced down, having used dav
2 producers money and the produc- aiii.i
$ goods to accomplish that pur- in v
Sc ,bs Nh
rhe new crop then came on, the Chs.s
rket on the finished product. due witt
the government unloading at any and ~,
lre, was daily becoming weaker boro
the government banks were cur Vii
ling credit 10 make conditions even S., &c c,
rse. Is it any wonder they won't Mr.
-, . ., birth
us thS COsI VI piChluS! Inc same of tn
entive which fixed the price of Forty
9ss and allowed cotton to run wild room
badly prompted the acts, if they We're Were
re premeditated, for it must be cri
that south of Maryland day day,
y few tomatoes are grown. Any ID Mr. Z.
Z, is it any wonder we can't give Wilm
atoes away? the e",,
he packer and the farmer have Mrs.
n the goats" of the Wilson Ad-
istration acts. Let's place the
ne where it belongs"
BROADENs RANDALL held f