The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-10
FARMERS FACING
IMPROVED TIMES
Confidence in the Future
Expressed at lnterna-
tional Meeting
NO PRODUCTION CUT
Yield Must BE Kept Up, Says
Speaker; Hoover Suggests
Emergency Measures

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 9.--Farmcrs
Of the United states face new era,
which will be marked by n steady
Improvement In marketing condl
lions despite The present diacour,g
ing low price of farm products
speakers declared here today at the
opening session of the 18TH annual
International Farm congress.
Confidence In the future OF the
farming industry was expressed ana
farmers wprc warned of the danger
of cutting production. Marketing
of products on hand rnther than
future production plans drew tn"
principal discussion At the FIRST SOS
sion of the congress.
Condemnation OF tho conditions
which brought about the decline In
prices Of farm products was voiced
by various speakers. Transportation
was blamed by some for inability To
market products when prices were
higher and honrds Of trade generally
.slonouuced Tor contributing Ia fall
s1ng prices.
= Despite oalamitous low prices, u
stoal ora for tho farmer is at hand. "
kdoclarcd Dr. IL. q. Lyman of Utah
g>ico prcsiden who directed the
}neeting In the absence OF senator
rArthur Capper of Kansas, president.
Nn limiting production, DIR. IT. J..
Waters, n governor OF the congress
.nnd former head OF the Kansas state
agricultural college, said tho mar
tkcting situa ion, as he saw It. was
Zone that would improve. not no
Furthcr In the mirc." He declared
thc present apparent surplus In
lAmcrican farm products did not
constitute "A real surplus.
A lat
Former food administ rator, was read
40 the convention. outlining what
kMr. Hoover characterized the ma
sJor needs OF American agriculture
Ellis suggestion included:
Il Peace with Europe and partici-
ypatlon OF the United States In pre-
tserving peace. that the economic life
stherc may revive and again restore
IL demand for our surplus.
THE erection Of international
Credit democracy which can enable
Europe to buy our surplus pending
Ihis recupcration,
: "An abolition OF consolidated buy
Nng and thus control OF our farm
prtces by European governments
Thtbo recommendations Mr. &.
slioovcr classed as emergency meas
Eurcs
The following message from Pres
idcnt- Elect Harding was read to-
Enight:
y please communicate my greet =
sings and assurances OF Interest to
ryour organization, which represents q
gone Of the most vital concerns of
tour nation and tho world The pros
perity and continued advancement
aof American agriculture must be as-
surcd. because a generous measure
Sof Its product IN necessary for our
Ecountry and others as well. We
yfnust sock meana OF encouragement
40 the largest production. which can
sonly be possible by giving tho farmer
Nhe' certainty that he will be rcmun-
serated. Cooperation among the
Farmers In buying and selling, with
fhe approval and encouragement OF
1he government and the elimina ton
zof wasteful expenses In commercial |
processes are remedies suggested In
tthc present crisis. No set OF prob
slems can be accounted as paramount
10 these and none In entitled to more
prompt and vigorous attention.
lracttcable. workable proposal Ia
ffrom stfch organizations as your own
Twill be most helpful"