Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-29
Senator Harris Spoke To Interested
Audience At Court House Saturday

amendment to the bill which appro-
priated two million dollars for the
use of the Farm Loan Banks. I had
introduced in the Senate, as had your
representative in the House, bills set
ting aside 100000 for the use of the
Farm Loan aBnks. This went thru
the Senate but was killed in the house
For months the Federal Farm Loan
Banks were tied up in the courts. Now
they are selling their bonds and will
continue to sell them and give all of
the relief needed. They do not work
as fast as we hoped for but in time
they will provide the money the far
mers need.
Because of the legislation Congress
has enacted, the farmer can now get
money to move his products and can
get loan on his farm on long time
and at low rate of interest.
The Packers Fight
| believe in treating the packers
right, but | am opposed to five men in
this country controlling the price of
all packing house products and at the
same time fixing the price you get for
your hogs.
l met on the train this morning.
Mr.. Webb, of the State Bureau of
Markets, and he voluntarily told me
that my resolution and investigation
had saved the farmers of Georgia mil
lions of dollars. o..
| believe in encouraging the pack
ers. Their organizations is the strong
est in the world except the Standard
Oil. Because of this they can save
much money for the consumer and
pay the producer more, through util-
iation of by-products. But they do
not save the people as much as they
should.
I am one of the seven United States
Senators on the packers black list.
They have promised to spend millions
to defeat us. Ny term is not out for
four years, but am not uneasy about
the packing intrests buying up the
people of Georgia,
Opposed to Esch-Cummins Bill
was opposed to Esch-C Cummings
bill and voted against it. 1t guar
anteed dividends TO the railroads, but
it guaranteed no dividens to other
industries. I am friend to the rail-
roads, but 1 took the position that
the rates asked for were too high.
When the Interstate Commerce Com
mission proposed to raise them last
year. l was criticised for this then,
but today every leading railroad man.
ager will agree that they are too high
They are throttling business.
Those Who Talk and Those Who
Work
The railroad problem was one of the
biggest problems confronting this
country. I hope it will be solved,
but it will take time.
There are two classes: those who
talk and those who work. One tells
what he does; the other what he is
going to do. Pm home nights read
ing and resting and ready for work
next day.
The Southern Ports
I used to look on Savannah and
Brunswick as local ports. Now |
know that the Savannah man or the
Brunswick man does not get as much
out of his port as you get. But for
those prts you would have to pay
much higher freight rates.
The South was Disseminated
against because of the rates from the
Middle West to the Eastern ports. I
helped to get these same rates to the
Southeastern ports.
The appropriation for the ports
comes in a lum sum. have been
able to get what Savannah and Bruins
wick needed
There is still discrimination. Sa-
vannah and Brunswick are 900 miles
nearer Panama and the South Ameri-
can orts than New York, but the
same rates apply. 1t is poor rule
that does not work both ways, but
they do not get the same rates on cot
ton Liverpool that New York gets. I
am working to remedy both these con-