The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-01-04

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, reasons and many OF z's iils are du
10 his own faults and shortcoming
But. in my opinion the chief reasol
IS due to HIS inherent desire TO stan
alone. to be Independent. 10 ayoi
thinking along cooperative lines ant
10 avoid proper organization. TO b
sure. he is now and for decades pas
has been. the victim OF demagogic ans
selfish organizers. so-called, who's,
only object in life is 70 escape honest
toll and 10 capitalize credulity and
prejudice. and his chief resource is an
unjust and unwarranied appeal to
class consciousness which is always
fatal to any move for permanent and
unselfish result
The farmer is completely dlsorgan.
lied. insofar as immediate and prac.
tical results are concerned. As an III.
ustration OF the foregoing. need but
call your attention 10 the unhappy and
unfortunate state OF affairs in North
Dakota. And yet. one cannot blame
the farmers OF that state Tor earnestly
endeaForing 10 better their condition
Thenon.farmerS are the ones who must
carry the criticism and 10 very
large degree, that IS true here in Ok
lahoma
While il IS true that much. and
probably now the chief relief may
come from Congress. there is import
ant and necessary work for one State
10 do To that end, may not hope
fully suggest for your consideration at
this session few important things.
Ii is impossible to correctly ap-
proximate the great value OF our pres.
ent Marketing Commission which. as
YOU know. is a Bureau in the Depart.
ment OF Agriculture Yet. great as ifs
value is now. il needs your careful At
lentIon In order that, by proper deycl.
opmeni. il may serve the people 10 a
much greater degree. a survey should
be made by some appropriate com.
mlttee. having Tor is object the enact
meni OF laws that will guarantee
a A more perfect system OF stand
ardi1aiiou hy The adoption OF uniform
grades OF an products
D. The adoption ol uniform contain.
ers and packages
G 4 uniform system of inspection
and adequate laws rule and reeula
tions Tor the enforcement OF these and
other provisions
feel justified in saving hat mill
ION OF dollars are lost every YEAR be
cause OF the prevailing unfair and
standardardless system Of grading cot
Tor. Il is too much to expect satislac-
slon in this respect by leaving the
whole matter to huyers without any
relief in the way of law. TO the pro
dacer
Our law on cooperative bnsinr and
selling should also be developed with
the idea OF assisting the producers to
more perfectly organized cooperative
marketing associations for the purpose
oil Standardization OF farm products
and organized marketing. Tor consum-
ers cooperative associations Tor elimi- /
mating unnecessary duplication of ser
y ice and cost OF distribution TO con
s0mers ana for practical assistance in /
problems Of marketing business man /
asement and other vital questions
We should have uniform and com !
prehensive legislation on Transporta-
lion. looking to
e. Prevention OF loss and unneces-
sary delay in trans sportation
b Easy means for the recovery or +
losses produced thereby
c Regulation by license il neces
saa ol Unfair trade practices Of Com I
nesion men and cold storage ware I
hoJses
q Improvement and enlargement /
81 depot, terminal and warehouse "a
rilf ies of common carriers and whole
-ale dealers OF food products.
A uniform system OF market re-
posts to be supervised by the Depart
mert Of Agriculture
Z Permission 10 counties to issue
bonds gor the erection and operation
os warehouses for cotton. wheat
etc
Development Of the laws. relai-
iue 70 warehouses, warehouse receipts
na iti the correlation OF same 10 ana (
with those OF the Federal government.
For licensing. under strict resu.
lsiton. the operation of cold storage
plants and the sale (under the nealth
Iaws) Of cold storage products Pro
vialns. among other things. that The
date u receipt OF all products should
he plainly stamped on either the mo-
.aeis IL elf or the container: alu the
narket price OF the product Al s.ie
thae ii was placed in cold storast etc
etc
J. Severe penalties on c0muoa cas-
riefs FOR failure 10 furnish neceszsry
transportation facilities: for saau.s -
and quickly transpors. isr
failure TO give proper terminal. si.sE
ward. warehouse and unloading facili-
lies. with & general revision ST our
laws on these subjects. conierrina con
jurisdiction With the Corpora
tion Commission on the Courts Tor re-
lief. as the present remedies. for some
reason or other. wholly inadequate and
are no longer sought BY the people
j. Provisions for the speedy and
correct dissemination of market re-
ports BY the State for the benefit OF
he public generally. with heavy pen