The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16
JuIesburg, Colo. Nov. 50.


Charles B. TinbeFiske.
Sterling. Colo.
Dear Sir: We a. farmer appeal
to our Congressman to stand by u and
do all that is in his power to obtain
through this session of congress bet
ter prices for our farm products-
The present price Of vhest At one
dollar pss bnshel and corn at tvsnty-
five cents per bushel at our local
market means utter ruin to thous-
snds Of farmers.
Our chief executive and congress
must admit that the farmer is the very
pulse Of our nation.
During the late World War We ral-
lied to ths call Of our country for
greater production and conserving Of
foods, and through our efforts Of
producing and conserving we helped
to win the bloodiest war the world
has even known.
The present low price Of corn and
wheat and the high cost Of tractors.
fuel and other necessaYies In farm
operation makes it practically use
less for the farmer to harvest the
present growing crop Of winter wheat.
The writer, while making short
stop At Kearney, Nebr., recently
learned that the flour mill there on
that date was grinding Canadian
wheat, while our own bins still con-
tain most Of the 1920 crop.
We are only asking for . fair pro-
fit and live and let live price.
We believe that the United States
Of America should protect their pro-
ducers in = way that We may Be able
to continue production, and to till the
soil of the fairest and grandest nation
on earth.
Endorsed and approved of by the
undersigned producers Of Sedgwick
MRS. ALBERT COLE.
Editors Note: This letter was
signed by over three hundred farmers
and producers, space prohibiting US
from publishing their names.)
The following was letter received
from Congressman Timberlake . few
days later, which is self explanatory:
United States
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washingtoa. d. C.
December Z, 1920.
Mrs. Albert Cole,
Julesburg, Colorado.
My dear Mrs. Cole: Permit me to
acknowledge receipt of your letter of
the lst- instant. | am directing my
letter to you because from the hand
writing am presuming that you
wrote the letter accompanying the pc
tition which is SO very numerously
signed by those whom / presume are
residents Of Sedgwick county, but on
account of the fact that no specific
address is given, it will be impossible
for me to personally acknowledge to
them the receipt of your petition.
I have read the appeal which is
made to your Congressmaa- to stand
by your interest and do all that is in
his power in the coming session Of
Congress for better prices for farm
products. assure you that this is
matter, from my personal know
ledge, know to be a serious one. !
believe that the present prices OBJ
tanned for the products Of the farmers
in the west are those which are far
below even the cost Of production, and
which, Of the farmers are compelled to
accept for their produts, will mean =
very great material loss to them. One
which they should not, in my judgment
have to bear. When our country was
engaged in war . frantic appeal from
the Administration went out to our
farmers throughout the country urg-
ing increased wheat production. A
minimum price was sought to be made
by Legislation, but IS I suggested in
a speech in Congress. this minimum
price which was written in the bill,
was to be only a minimum price. I
expressed the fear that it would by
Departmental ruling be considered the
maximum price. l then said: "That
in my judgment if the law Of supply
and demand were allowed to exist,