Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-17
The Country Home
BY MRS. W. FL. FELTON,
Western Farmers Testify

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Congress reassembled on the first
Monday in December, ond on De-
cember s Senator Kendrick made
speech advocating an amendment to
the transportation act Of 1920.
Possibly he had visited his home
in the west and conferred with his
constituents. That generally happens
as it should happen during the inter-
walls between sessions of congress.
The senator called a spade a spade.
He said transportation rates, and the
raises made by the interstate COM
merce commission had worked ruin
to the farmers of the west" He told
Of the transportation Of some of the
| finest wheat grown in the United
| States, which was selling at 67 cents
| bushel in his section, on Novem-
Der 81, 1921. The same grade wheat
on same day was selling in Minneap-
oils at $1.38.~ A hundred pounds of
wheat could be shipped from the
place mentioned to Minneapolis for
68 cents. A car was loaded with
wheat and carried 1000 bushels. The
freight and the buyers commission
amounted to 5000.
A car of live stock was shipped
from some place to Omaha. 1t cost
SITS to ship and sell it, freight be-
ing $12S. Interstate rates are virtu-
ally prohibitory. 1t was cheaper to
quit raising.
On March 9, 1921, a car of hay
was shipped from some place to
Kansas City. The freight was .$13S,
the commission $14.46, other charges
ran up the expense on that load
of hay to $154,21.
That carload of hay sold for
$173.31. That hay cost from $40 to
SIS per ton to produce, and the ship
per received less than SCION car
load.
The senator said there would be
less than 10000 cars shipped this
year to Kansas City than year ago.
(They had better burn the hay)
An Arkansas senator rose up to
say that carload of the finest Hope
cantalounpes were shipped from his
state to Pittsburg, Pa. The carload
was sold for $5S7, but when the
| freight and commissions were taken
out the grower received $500 all
told. &
Mr.>Kendrick told Of shipment
of COWS to Fort Worth, Tex, from
a western state, August, 1920. A
carload was sold and the shipper re-
| ceived rs cents per head per COW!
He said it costs the wool grower in
his state 1881 to ship a carload of
wool to Boston. In 1917 the sheep
raiser could ship for $475 on a single
carload.
| 1t costs the wool grower of Wyo-
ming $2.06 per 100 pounds to ship
q carload to Boston. Minimum car
| lots of $4,000 pounds are charged
$2.35 per 100. The rate from Aus
tralia to Atlantic ports is only $1.62
per 100. Note the difference!
"The wool grower inSsthe United
States is plainly encountering the
greatest hardships known to any
generation right now" said the
speaker. g
A shipment of choice lambs We
made from Caldwell, Idaho, to Chi
cago lately. There were 756 lambs
in the shipment The gross return
was $60.66. The lambs Melted 81
per head after the freight and coma
mission were taken out. The feed
furnished on the route amounted to
$1.06 per head.
Common steers sold for SIS per
100 at Omaha, shipped from Chey-
ehne. The shipper got a fraction of
$18 on 700-pound steer in Omaha
Senator Kendrick wound up by
saying the west has never been in
such critical situation as today.
One reason why cotton prices are
kept below 20 cents a pound is owing
-
excessive charges are Gripping ev-
erything that labor producers, not
only in foodstuffs, live stocks, etc,
but the statement is openly made in
newspapers that there may be coal
famine before month expires.
| The miners are dissatisfied and
restless because wages are fixed, as
they think, too low, and the ship
pers say they cannot sell any cheap
err when it costs so much to get the
coal to market.
These matters are being published
far and wide, and it would seem that
legislation should be passed to make
it possible for cheaper transportation
or withhold charter privileges, until
competing lines can be CONSTRUCTED
or water rates used. These matters
and publications should be under
stood in rural districts and country
homes. Perhaps tsese difficulties aro
beyond apparent remedy, but we
should be told why a pound of beef
that sells for a trife of a cent in
Wyoming costs the purchaser from
25 to As cents pound here in Geor-
gia. There is no reason why, ex-
cept for excessive transportation
rates, and unfavorable legislation
! for the producers.
Christmas Diversions
For more than a week the young
sters in my vicinity are diverting
| themselves by shooting firecrackers
on our immediate streets.
To an old body like me, it seems
but a short time since last Christ
mas, but it surely seems a long
time between these annual holidays
TO the ungsters-and the noises
will increase and the performances
will eXpand-until the old year goes
! out. Q
1t is useless to object or complain.
The great majority will answer,
christmas comes but once a year,
let 'em go it, while it lasts"
We have a great deal to be thank
full for at this period of the year
1921. We have liberty to study the
arts of peace, and to congratulate
ourselves that we are doing as well
as we are. It is unfortunate, how
ever, that illegal liquor has such an
influence on those who risk both life
and liberty to get it and drink it
This is the most serious drawback
to the usual Christmas festivities in
our section.
The expense Of making the liquor
and the danger of vending it, does
not deter those who are resolved to
have it. So have but one word to
say to all dear country home read
ers, and that is: Make yourselves and
your homes as happy as innocent
enjoyment can make it, but try with
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