South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-09
HIMSELF FARMER
COX AIDS FARMERS
IN STATE OF OHIO
Nominees Record of Agricul.
tural Legislation Evidence
of Expert knowledge.


the farm where he was born. James
N. Cox. democratic nominee for the
presidency. realizes the needs and .
problems OF the farmer at first
hand. He knows the cOmpensatiOus. /
material and otherwise, OF a 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 just IS /
sued from national headquarters, |
Grand Central Palace, New York I
City. One OF his first acts as gov
ern0r was 20 order a survey Of roads /
IN the state. The era OF road build !
ing IN Ohio began with his survey |
which resulted IN the mapping out 4
~ "A complete network OF O,OO0 /
miles OF inter- county roads 70 tie 1
together the SIS county seats OF the 1
Ftate. OF this, 5000 miles, connect |
ing the larger cities, were designat- /
Cd as main market roads. The lat |
tiers are 10 be constructed entire /
" at state expense. while the re- /
mainder are built, half at the ex- I
pense OF the state and half at the
expense OF the county in which the 1
an expenditure OF S30,0O0,000 an 1
nually, including Federal aid.
Saving DcpOpulattOn.
Another achievement OF the Cox /
administration which was OF vital
concern 10 agriculture was the en- I
actment or the school code. This |
legislation was designed by the gov I
ernor to reorganize the rural school |
system. and by undertaking It, cen |
Trailing and consolidating Districts
improving educational standards and /
methods and giving the country /
boy and girl the educational advan- /
tages possessed by pupils In the
larger centres. to remove the causes |
Of discomfort with life on the farm (
and in this way save the farm from |
the movement TO the city which was
imperiling it's existence.
The roster Of agricultural legisla /
ton enacted during Cox's three ad
ninistrations includes the follow I
ing:
A law combining all agricultural |
activities under jurisdiction OF an
agricultural commission; provision /
for study OF an esta blishment of a /
farm credit plan protection against |
sale OF INFESTED fertilizer; provision /
for destruction OF an remuneration |
for diseased cattle; compulsory or
chard spraying law, with spraying !
material under license; establish /
ment Of breeding service IF insti- |
DulIUlnE
OF pure-bred herds throughout the |
state; passage Of a pure seed bill: |
esta Enlistment OF a prOducer-tO-con- /
sumner market bill; provision for /
proper seed corn when Ohio crop
had failed; securing 5000 tractors /
in war time 10 keep up production: |
enlargement OF agricultural aid
through the experiment station and |.
State Agricultural College
How rnnrh IN cyrv11 N f11yr have haao I
the agricultural aims and policies
OF the democratic nominee and his
party Is shown b ythe record Of the /
Wilson administration.
National Agricultural Legislation.
The roster Of national legislation |
is a long one. filled with measures
of a constructive nature. One OF
the most important was the FEEDER I
al Farm Loan Act, which lifted old I
burdens OF debt from thousands Of
families. Under its provision twelve I
Federal Land Banks and numerous /
Joint Stock Land Banks are I'm OPP
peratioR. with the result that inter /
est rates have declined from 25 per
cent in some cases TO 5Ia per cent
with mortgages extending up to 30
ears. Another piece Of beneficial /
legislation was the provision in the /
Federal Reserev Act authorizing
national banks 20 lend money on
farm mortgages and giving the far /
mer's paper a maturity Of six
months
The Federal Aid Road Act OF 1915
materialized Federal and State CO.
operation IN building and paving for I
roadways. the whole program call ,
ing for an expenditure of $600.0 OO.- I
000 OF which the Federal goven- /
ment pays secs. 100000 and states. /
counties and municipalities $751;
600 600
The Cooperative Agricultural FIX
tension Act COVE a great impetus 10 4
agricultural education by bringing |
federal and state governments in 4
close touch FOR dissemination OF in 1
formation among farmers by per-
sonal contact For this work S.
$4,000 vii he annually available by |
1922
Gambling IN cotton has been for I
ever ended by the Cotton Futures /.
act. which regulates marketing. es-
tablishes standards OF cotton and /
supervlses exchanges.
Through the Grain standardization \
Act, the farmer has been enabled 10 /
obtain fair prices. and financial in /
ccntive 20 produce better grades has /
been afforded
The Warehouse Act has standard /
lied storage and marketing by pro-
houses and making possible the is I
suauce OF reliable and easily ne I
gotiabIe warehouse receipts. as well /
az PERMITTING better storage Of farm
products.
What tremendous stimulus was
lent wartime production by the I
Government Wheat Guarantee is vet I
fresh in the minds OF Americans. As /
against a prew2r price OF Sc cents. I.
farmers were eNeuted a government /
guarantee or S220. and later S226
a pushei. for whet as a wartime I.
measure, this assurance extending F.
90 June 1920.
The policy OF the administration +
n agricultural matters Is evidenced F
10y the feet thai the greater part OF
ali the legislation on the statute .
books OF the United States which
has for its purpose the development /.
and aid Of agriculture has been en-
acted within the last seven years.