Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-09

businesses in Ottawa. The man who
has notes in the bank does not con
troll the bank the bank controls hiM
but the man who has money in the
bank can exercise control OF that bank
If anybody is going TO exercise con
troll aside from the directors or the
officers. The loan committees OF
banks are not going to use the farm
ers deposits against his interests. II
is folly TO say that the bank is con.
trolled by the city man. And II III
the west The farmers and the banks
are already at odds, as it is stated in
the article in question, then it ia no
credit 10 those banks.
The farmer is deserving Of good
prices for his grain, not only Tor his
own self, but also for the pubic n
is here that production Is made au3
wealth is produced II the prices To-
his crops are loW then. too, total
returns of wealth are small The re
suit is that business becomes stag
nant, employment ceases, credit Is
low. buvine power / losscncd and we
have just such condition as Is being
moderately presented a This time |
Credits have been ercd ~ eXuandcJ |
during the war Are these obligations |
to be paid with low returns, debated |
currency, or are We going 10 be ahIp |
to discharge these large ohii5alloAA |
with good prices good business. ac
tive employment II farm produce |
gees low, we will see real hard times.
II Is the business or every person u
see To It mat prices 40 hol worn ~"
that labor Is not handicapped VIII
lower wages ana unempluNhehl' On
the reverse must Obtain. As 70 'he
relation OF corn ana Coai. coaI prices
have gone so hlgh ana corn prices 80
low that the farmers IN kansas u Is
reported, are considering l"r o9IH-
OF corn t0r ineI uot" Tue ca! man
wish to see CONDITION lHa' Hah'9
1t economy Tor me larlhtI 10 use t's
food OF the Worlu Tor la'l we tHi"A
in this case that the cI'y man M
oFerreacAed MS lhafH, anu '!'' ~
ciety "oula DC @Iedtl5 "o"' nc" %
the corn farmers on Kansas Coui" pp
tain a Just ratio between corn ana
coal.
We nave JlS' WiflltaSed mere III W
'ta"a the organization al lHt mum
Der or commerce OF over t"' men,
btf&, composed IN the HI"Ni pau "
the business men Oh JUAN" anu
lew farmers ana some cA5df'u ra. WHY /
a Chamber OF commerce. ne ''d
son was given at the NhIe OIL the Dan {
que. that we must HooSt oltl"d' p'uaI [
the town, boost the business, pat % t
taWa on the map, get more p"aI"ee'
in. hullI 10 the TbJu& III TUE tBUHlIt
so we could get the buaiii'-'' 81 ,h'
farmer--cau3e him to trade in the !
toWn-make desirable SITES los laf' !
tories, etc. Ihat IS exactly what 'At l.
farmer must do-pu1u UP inc '"sF
ness on the farm produce cor" III " ,
profit the same as me merchant Se,'9 !
goods al a pftdt' rae sam, d" t"1
manufacturer Hlaheo MS tl'U". d. "
profit. The FARMER III organizing Io'
Sc i'pre@erVatloh' = eh-dkfu III
SOUND economic eHor'. lHe'e u mon .
a greater need IN sGt't-y loHd! IMAM J.
Tor the FARMERS 10 De oI7th'@eu III a..
Sull'cfehl'Y checHSe tHf'
there snail never De "Ithe"Seo again >
Such huge IC5stS on tAe laIHI as vas
incurred last year ~ ',ie le'0rt'
WORKS lohs hours 3t' ne j. 'AP ""''
man VINO mas never asked ior Sno' rye,
hours. lie mas hot even '9heu '""t
the wage ne 'uHlpH''d on me "Hu.
basis as the Guy nun mas ne """
so far been Wiling TO ralSe ms crops.
sen ms peer ana porn ana p,''' '"eHi
on the market controlled Almost en-
tlfely by DINERS man 'iiii7eIl' anu no,
always even bf the JuS' ana Sui'c'e"'