The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-03-26
ping association, . creamery or an
elevator, are sufficient evidence to
convince til epessimistic and tinnid
farmer. Yet, unhanpered by adverse
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Ter the weight Of the heavy hand of
aw, unustly placed on farmers?
None. The growth and progress Of
will be stifled. The
farmer is a good fighter and will
stand his own ground on his farm,
but in matters of business he is. easily
inundated and coerced. Let it be-
come known that farmers organiza-
ons-those Of the business variety, |
are subject to the antitrust law, and /
farmers, rather than fight for prin-.
ciplea and right, will withdraw from
their Unions, and none can be found /
to I'LL the gaps.
The opponents of cooperation
among farmers desire to prevent the
farmers from controlling the markets.
Seemingly they do so to protect the
American public against the farmers
who might become very arbitrary, if
they controlled the markets. In reali-
ty, very frequently, the gentlemen, so
solicitous. about the welfare of the
publ ic, mean to keep the markets un-s
der their control and derive the bene-
fits thereof.
The position of those who speculate
in food stuffs and who are openly
charged. with sprofteering, is. very.
dangerous at thisevery moment. Farm J !
ers and laborers are getting together
and coming to. that understanding
dhich taitfulIg was prevented SO far
farmer is Selling hogs below SIS s
hundred, while he is. charged with sS4Q
for pork, they comprehend that some
thing d igsYrongs Sugar ygg' costs s more. !.
ceived- $40 foroaf tbn of sugar beets,s
testing about IS per cent and yielding
up to 500 pounds of sugar per tons
there IS Indifference of about $50 be-
tween the beet price and the price, Of
sugar obtained from the beets. Who
gets it? Mr. Farmer pays prise
for. ton Of dried beet pulp, whaehl
about Covers theI cost of nanufa cur
ing, the sugar, and besides he pays
the freight on the beets. Mr.
er sold the bulk Of his wheat at the
government price last fall, and Hour
brides were Auoted. In accordance:
NOW the price ofsWheat has mounted
toA$3, very little of sits is sold,@eT-
cent On papert and Hour prices are,
quoted in saccorda l,ce with The shighek
wheat values, cH which farmers hayea
nothing, excepting, perhaps, the re+s
fret, that they did not holdon to-
their wheat and, Sought to- control the
market for higher prices. he state
fowned little mill at Drake, North Da-
kota, conducted experimentally on the
basis of the. big mills at Minneapolis,
Melted the state over $1,000 IN one
month and promises to yield profit
of $4,000 in a year, whereas the same
mill cost the state (under nonparti-
san government) only $4,000. Mr..
Farmer sold the woll at 5O-6Oc
pound, if he or the laborer in the city
purchases a. suit of clothes, he buys
THE wool back at $3.50 "a pound.
Something wrong!
The Iaborers can not g,J to the
farmers INDIVIDUALLY. and ar
range for shipments of food, nor. can
the farmer go to fthe, laborers, INDI-,
| VIDUALLY to. bargain with. him. II
must be done collectively, and TO do
it, organizations are needed. The
selling agency of the farmers. and 4
the buying agency Of the Is lapprers
must, transact the business. 10 pre- re.
vent such agencies, or to nulllfy them l4 9,
is to keep the tillers of the soil ana
the laborers of the factories forever 7, s.1e
in the clutches rof protiteerlng Big
Biz r4ztsstss a8kast5i4 i .1ss>,:.,5. Esg.s'I
In Canada they are doing this very
differently. Twelve years ago, the
United Grain Growers We're organlz-
ed. i That organization has 6O,0O0
members at this time; every third CHI 4
farm owner OF tenant in the three
prairie; provinces, OF, Alberta, Mantle
and Saskatchewan is, a member. The
paid-up capitalization is three million
dollars, the reserve fund is over two
! million dollars, and the assets are
more than IL million dollars. Ten per
/ cent dividends were paid to the share
holders in 1918. This organization
Translates. an annual. business. Of more
than 81, OOO, OOQ, 900, and is unmolested
nv sunwise laws. The organization is
the outgrowth. of many. injustlces
!. which were heaped on the early set
tiers who came to Canada to till the
soil and make the Dominion their
] home It has. done more for agrlcul-
/ ture IN Canada and the agricultural
i development Of Canada than any 9TH
i er3 institution. Canada appreciates
j the work and worth of the farmers,
and therefore, ASSISTS them in their
efforts, RATHER than INTlRfEKE
with their business. ,r
gFisI That ssinnilar conditions do NOT
h prevail an the, United States, IS due
Il to the fact that farmers organiza-
tions have been discouraged general
ly.s1 Every ruse was resorted to, to
intimidate the farmers Of this coun-
try. The CARNATIONS were adversely
b accused Of being .smasonic, . social
istic,l and monopolistic: Instead of
encouraging farmers to join and be
come, active IN their own and the
countrv's behalf, they were held, at
i BAY and Big Biz reaped the benefit
Be- Sharp edged Jaws may sretaM the
i onward march Of eoroperat;ve farm r11l
u ers, b but Stop #, you cant, because
II farmme So safe beginhing TO see through
I the wool that was pulled over their