Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
Idaho Agricultural Commission
or Says Producers and Dis
tributors Must Unite on
Rules Of Battle.
CALLS ON FANS TO AID
stste Attempts to Second"
Farmer in His Fight-D Dealer
and Grower Should Bury
Their Enmity.
BY MILES CANNON

fuSlilSm is not considered, IN gen.
eral sense a very high class and whole
some sport, but there are features in
connection with It that might well be
SIMULATED In the Industrial activities
OF our state.
For instance, pugilist decline to
match his strength and skill against
an antagonist admittedly below his
class nor does he deny his opponent
any right, privilege or advantage which
he claims for himself There are like
wise rules and regulations devised for
the purpose of establishing the contest
on q basis which properly will reflect
the merits Of the contestants; that is
to say, neither contestant will strike
u blow below the belt or in any man
ner foul his antagonist. neither will he
strike while his opponent is down.
MUST PLAY FAIR
In fact the rules of the ring prohibit
sharp practices of every kind and char
acter and allow only an exhibition of
fair. artistic and developed science. To
assure a compliance with The rules
each contestant has second whose
duty 1t is to prompt and urge his prin-
cipal in the most advantageous manner
possible. The referee is the Judge of
the contest and he is presumed to be
fair and impartial in all of his decisions
between the two contestants. The fans
who pay the admission price and who
surround the ring in multitudes are
well verSed i'll all these rules and reg
ulations and woe to the referee, the
second, or the principal who violates
any Of Me laws Of the ring;
FARMER HAS BURDEN
1t is ordained that all people must
sustain their lives, protect their health
and develop their capabilities by the
nse of a reasonable supply and well
balanced ration produced from the soil.
There is no other means, no other
plan, no substitute. Upon the shoulder
Of the farmer rests, in all it's manifold
forms, the burden Of civilization
In Idaho with the coming of each
spring, no less than 10000 men and wo-
men go forth to battle with the ele-
mcnts and to produce the largest pos
sible amount Of human food In our
state the value of the farm production
In 1919 viii not fall short OF s133 900, =
600 and possibly will reach the enor-
nous sum Of st45 900. 900.
BACKS ALL COMMERCE
This vast wealth is the power that
turns the wheels of commerce IN all
OF its muititudinous forms.
1t is with lSeenest delight that the
consumer observes the first appearance
OF the strawberry in the spring. the
cherries and peaches, but what Is still
of greater Importance is the annual
UHINtSl Dl grain anu the usual ofIetlnE
In livestock for the markets of the
country. In the transfer of this great
waltz from the hands of the producer
and in turn TO the consumer Is COM
piieated though very important fune-
tion in the administrative duties of
public officials
The rules governing this transfer are
provided by the legislature and are
presumed TO be fair to all alike. The
rnVnrnnr af N tn n iS utb
fmpartiallS judges the transfer and
protects alike the interest OF the pro-
Queer, the dealer the manufacturer and
the consumer
SECONDS" FARMER
Under the plan Of the cabinet form of
government now in effect in our state
II is the duty of the department of ag-
rtculture to act q second for the pro-
Queer, as 1t were, and while 1t is sup
posed to urge every advantage to the
farmer and thereby promote and in
crease production, still it urges no ad-
vantage not freely admitted as n mat
ter of right on the part of both the
dealer and the consumer.
There is another element that enters
into this plan. of government and that
is the principle of a square deal be-
tween man and man, it being prec-
fous heritage to all American citizens
that every man Is entitled to life lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness. This
is the underlying principle which sus-
tains our great republic and renders
men and women strong and courageous
and endows them with a spirit capable
of defending the Integrity of the flag in
any and under all circumstances.
"ARTisTic THIEVES"
Stealing has never been considered a
very high and exalted calling. People
always have been Inclined to look
down upon the poor creature who en-
ploys this method of livelihood Some
people. however. are prone to believe
that II the theft is perpetrated in an
artistic manner that is in a fashion
which requires skill and Intellect and
likewise experience, the act itself be-
comes more or less purified and is Of
ten spoken of AS "financiering.
ALL LOOK ALIKE
The department of agriculture under
the laws Of the state of Idaho is un-
81; lie to make any distinction between
the several manners and forms Of
theft.
The farmer and the business man
should be on the best of terms for the
reason that their interests are identi-
cal. What Is good for the producer Is
likewise good for the banker, the mer-
chant, the professional man and other
lines of human activity. If a farmer
+ puts stovepipe In d sack of potatoes
and fills around 1t with good and in
II poor potatoes and sells it to the
business man as good he Is striking
beiow the belt and is entitled to the
condemnation OF all citizens. On the
other hand, IL he puts up good pota-
tees and the business man misrepre-
sento to him the value, or by the use OF
Iie1lonest scales, buys them at less than
they are worth and then with another
unisrepresentation sells Thorn to a Gus
toner at more than they are worth, he
1fkewime Il striking below the belt and
II singing the hand that feeds him.
II d6try man III north Idaho buys
s = : u my from south Idaho and sends
a ~ stt11< ntl1os efatr me fule 4 of
4 II ri - - that the farmer SHOULD