The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-02-12

families, nave DceH ptiHheeeu "
combine and manipulate the price OF
our products and cause them to sell
for one price today and another to-
morrow, and seldom for as much as
the cost of production, attaching
such hazard to the business Of farm
ing so that no intelligent man who
can help himself will continue in IL.
On the other hand the toll taken as
commissions, profits and otherwise,
makes the profits excessively high to
the consumers
amy Nation or State, depending
upon certain products for existence
that fails TO protect their value TO
the producers, TO cost Of production
and a reasonable profit against com
/ binations or manipulations Of gamb-
lers, writes It's doom economically,
morally and socially"
All fair-minded men say we are en-
titled to voice in the price OF the
products we produce, and CONNER
cial practices require il. Experience
and sound judgment have taught US
the past few years, that by controll-
ing the flow of our products to mar
ket. we can control the price OF them
to cost Of production plus reason
able profit, the same as the produc-
ers Of manufactured products. Like
the manufactures, il we produce
surplus we must take care of Il by
carrying il over, and IL necessary.
reduce the supply, which we can and
will do.
To control the supply of products
10 the market, requires organization
among the farmers. which should be
encouraged and aided by all govern
mental agencies which are Interested
with the execution Of the laws which
effect farming and agricultural in
terests in this State. To control the
flow of these great fundamental pro
ducts to market. will materially in
terfere with the profits in speculat-
ing and gambling, and correct the
cause which is creating this unrest.
Decision must be made as to whether
we will preserve peace, plenty and
a satisfied citizenship Of the whole
people, or preserve a profitable sys-
tenn of gambling and specializing TO
a few When this decision is made
in favor OF the producers. then the
"Back to the Farm" movement will
begin by men Of determination TO
own a home and make rural life what
IL is desired TO be- Then farmers
will be financially able to improve
their farms and their methods and
do the things which those not ac-S
duainted with farm conditions, urge
the farmers 10 do Therefore in view
of the premises, be il
Resolved, l. That we urge all
agencies and influences interested In
farming and agriculture, 10 render
every assistance possible 10 make
farming profitable. and farm life at
tractive; to perfect marketing sys-
TEN for all farm products through
which the producers Of farm pro-
ducts will receive the cost Of produc-
tion and a reasonable profit for such
products.
2. That all friends Of the farm
ing interests are requested to aid in
a system by which those
interests can finance their operations
and secure their necessary supplies
on the most economical basis
3. That as an aid to making at
tractive farm life and rural condi-
tions. we demand the immediate inn
Of rural schools so that
there will be no cause for moving
from the farms to the cities and
towns in order TO secure educational T,
and in this connection I
we insist upon the adoption of a .
system Of vocational training IN all I
grades Of the rural schools.
4. That there exists a great ne I
cessity in the rural districts for such .
training as should be given at the /
College Of Industrial Arts, and we
urge that some arrangements be 1
made by the State by which there I
may be established In the College Of /
Industrial Arts, a reasonable number ,
of scholarships in order that there .
can be trained in that school experts 4
who can teach Industrial Arts in the /
counties of the State, and We fur I
Their suggest that every effort be /
made TO fix at the minimum. the cost !
Of attendance at the College of In (
dustrial Arts.
3. We endorse the Federal Farm !
Land Bank Act, and recommend that [
farmers secure their land loans I
through the system created by that
Act OF Congress.
8. We urge the farmers Of Texas
to avail themselves of all present
facilities, and we recon-
mend such legislation and such
to The Constitution as
may be necessary TO establish a sys-
tenn Of warehouses on the most eco
nomical basis capacitated to protect
cotton and other farm products from
waste.