Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-04

Now here IL now enterprise getting
under way. II IL very hig In fact, Il Is
the biggest industry IN America. and Il
In NJ last organizing itself 30 do bust.
ness effectively.
II will build either the largest good
viii In the world NJ the largest ~ viii.
II In not too much 10 ask everyone 10
give II the bencfi, Of good viii ~ Il
gets under way
Here IN n picture ~ conditions as they
have existed In this giant industry
Seven million little factories. dozens
~ different transportation systems. and
thousands 81 food manufacturers or
''finishers." A. long Ms We have been
a nation. the whole industry has been
run wiily.nilN II has been organized
oniy IN spots. II has not built good will
for the seven million men and their
families who run a. faciories--ihc
farms of America.
It's Invested capital Il about eighty.
five billions ~ dollars. In land stock and
equipment. l,s annual production j.
about twenty billion dollars
Now the men In this indus'ry--thc
thinking farmers 81 Amarlcn-havo
walked up 10 the fact That ,hev have
got 10 organize their marketing ma
chlnery. Their move v exactly IN line
with two planks II tho platform that
Golfers offered many months ago.
Wipe out spectators " no ursvsn,
the farmer from getting a fair price
for the nations food and cause The
rest 81 us 60 nay an unfair price
for u.
Provide better distribution and
leraliye and promote nationwide
co-operative selling ana hir.lng ~
food.
Who are the farmers who propose o.
do these ihlngs. ana how 40 They pro.
ioee 70 20 about ~
They are the members ~ more ha-
1000 county farm bureaus. orranizod
locally by the farmers themselves Tor
the solution 81 their own economic and
cropping problems many wears before
q national federation was even dreamed
RI. Tho natural development was into
STATE federaiions. and about n year and
half AGO the American Farm bureau
federation a. all thess local associations
came into existence in Chicago.
The United States department Of arri.
culture and the department ~ aErlcui.
ture In every state government help pay
the salary Of more than s.000 county
agents who work for these local asso.
Citations
This farm bureau federation and A..
lied movements propose 20 build co
operative marketing for all products ~
the farm. Consideration. for instance
the plan now being put into operation
for the marketing Of grain.
The federation does no; aim al cor.
troll Of prices. but a, the Sterilization o,
markets and nj a possible reduction ~
the price Of breads,uffs 90 the consum
er by the elimination 81 present waste.
ful methods In production and market.
ing. OF the wheat crop. 20 per cent ls
nov marketed In period Of four
months: under the new plan this vii,
he distributed throughout the year In.
formation concerning world crop con.
ditions viii also h. supplied.
Early In April the farm bureau fe.ier.
alton adopted this plan: a national sales
agency viii provide for the marketing
1t grain by contract with farmers 90.
operative elevators or local grain asso.
cations. and will control. through own
srship Of voting stock. the terminal
agencies warehouse. finance. and ex.
port corporations. The financial pian
1T the Committee Of Seventeen" Of the
fe1erstton 10 similar 10 that Of many
large institutions; IL provides a finance
corporation. intended 10 work with
bankers and not against them.
Membership subscriptions Of growers
Win provide the proposed national sales
agency With the initial working capital
necesaary 10 acquire facilities for the
handling Of grain.on consignment. Later
running expenses viii b. secured by a
handling charge on the grain marketed
through the agency. which Is a plan
simtlnr 10 the one used ty the United
states Grain Corporation during the
war.
These producers have no, tried 10