The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-13
LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR
Says Farmers Won't Strike.

Editor. Barre Times: ! see good
deal published in the papers about the
farmers being dissatisfied and the
farmers going on strike and so forth, SO
that | am inclined to say just u word.
Now am in touch with most every
farmers organization in the state.
While it is true that the farmers are
not pleased with the attitude the labor
unions have taken, and are taking, they
haven't any notion of going on strike.
The farmer well knows that it is not
for his or the countrys good for him
to do so.
All the farmer has is invested right
in his farm, stock and tools, and 1t IS
for his interest to keep this good, and
it is the only salvation for his country
for him to do so. 1t is no object for
him to play fool because the other class
does so.
The farmer will keep right along
working from in the morning until I
at night just so long as he farms IT,
because this is the only thing that he
can do and make ends meet.
There never was time that the
farmer produced as much for man unit
as at the present time and there never
was time when farmer could realize
as much for a l4-hour day as at pres
emit If every class of labor would take
right hold and work 10 hours q day Tor
every day, they would soon solve the
high cost of living, but so long as they
persist in spending twice as much as
they earn tI don't mean what they get,
but what they really earn produclngl
there can be but one result-prlces VIII
keen going up and up until they reach
lust about such a point and then some
thing is going to happen, and you want
to stand from under when things take
a tumble or you will get hurt, Tor TINS
thing is sure to happen, and we snail
have to begin clear to the bottom and
build up again, and the farm will be
the foundation to build on. | am oid
enough to have seen this game played
once. but not on so large a scale as II
will be the next time.
No. you can depend on the farmer to
do the best he can with what he has to
do with, but you must not expect MN
to produce only about half what ne
could produce il he could get the nee
essary help to do with or TO work his
farm teams and tools to their capacity.
The cost of living will be higher TINS
wear than it was last. Help IS not TO
be as plenty. What help is not used IN
manufacturing will be used on the
roads. 1t is mighty good thing to
have GOOD roads. but it Is better TO
have something to eat The farmers
are getting well organized and they
are soon going to be in position TO
dictate somewhat on the prices OF what
thew produce and the run OF things IN
general. Don't get the idea that the
farmers are a bankrupt lot yet awhile,
for they have more working capitai
than any other class.
| was talking with a friend OF mine
short time ago who was at Washing.
ton during the conference OF capital and
labor. He said it was pitiable to see
how ignorant those congressman were
for the position that they filled. he
also said that of all the classes OF
people that he met, the progressive,
successful farmer was the best posted
| the broadcast minded and the best quail
fled to settle the large economic ques-
tions of the day of any class that he
came in contact with. | shall be glad
when some others take this view.
The man who does the same thing
over and over every day is placed at a
disadvantage They don't have the
chance to develop that an all'round
man does. Anyone that can make a
success at farming these times has got
to be a good business man. carpenter,
mason, a machinist and a man of
good Judgment and know how to use 1t
lquick if a Johnny on the-jo man. You
would have seen lot Of just such
farmers if you could have been at our
dairymens meeting last week.
c. A. Badger.
East Montpelier, Feb. /, 1920.