The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-06
FARMERS NOW WELD POWER
 IN CONGRESS
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES

Correspondence).- The farmer is be- coming insistent for his rights, and incidentally for all the advantages he can secure from congress. For years the farmer has had a hard row to hoe in congress, but within the period of the last three con- gresses he has begun to be power in house and senate.
 This power, wielded by the now thoroughly organized agricultural in- terests, has actually grown so great that with little more organization these interests are in fair way to actually control the next congress. Such control would be secured and exercised, readily enough. by the senators and representatives from all the farming districts and the agri- tultural states by forming a cohesive well organized bloc" in which they would all stand primarily and first for agricultural interests in all legisla- tion. It can be done, and 1t may be done.
 Impetus has been added to the movement in the agricultural organ izations by Secretary of Commerce Hoover's announcement that his de- partment plans conquest of the markets of the world for America n farm products. Nothing in the past six years has more encouraged the agricultural interests, in and out of congress, than the Hoover announce ment. They believe it spells greater prosperity for the American farmer and their representatives in congress and their strong Washington Hobbies intend to make the most of MT Hoover's plan, which they will not fail to back to the limit and aid in every possible way with favorable congressional legislation.
 The first move to gain congression- al advantage has already been made. This consists of a plan to make Senator Page, of Vermont, chairman of the senate committee on agricul- ture. If Senator Page does not re- CeiVe this Chairmanship in the new senate then Senator McNary, of Ore gOn, another senator from a state mainly agricultural will be made chairman, if possible. Senator Gronna hn1 man of the senate committee on agri- culture, has retired from congress. Senator Page is the next ranking member after GrOnna on that com mittee and if he wants the chair manship will get it in the course of selection of committee chairmen in the senate by the seniority rule. Sen atOr Norris, of Nebraska, ranks next after Senator Page. The chairman ship would therefore fall to him, if he wants it, in event Senator Page preferred the chairmanship of some other committee. It is reported that Senator Page prefers the chairman ship of naval affairs rather than the chieftainship of the agricultural com mittee. The point is that either, Page, McNary, or Norris, as chair man of the senate committee on agri- culture, would undoubtedly be a strong friend of all legislation of benefit to agriculture
 Some of the western senators, from agricultural states, are urging Sen ator Norris to take the chairman ship of agriculture. Norris would make a bully good chairman" of that committee because his record in the senate has been extremely fav- Orable to the farming interest In fact Senator Norris, who is regarded as one of the most fair-minded men in the senate, and one who is absolute ly not tied to any of the interests" whatsoever, probably would be the very best chairman our agricultural representation could hope to secure. Norris has always been a progressive or progressives, and is one of the most independent men in the senate. Either McNary or Page would make excellent chairman of the big agri- cultural committee.
 Over on the house side the agricul- tural interests are equally busy with prospective selection of a chairman favorable to them for the house com mittee on agriculture. The plan to secure a chairman of the house com mittee on agriculture who will be a real friend of the farmer has not progressed as far as it has in the senate. But it is certain that the agricultural interests and the men in the house from the farming districts are as busy as those on the senate side to get a good chairman of the house agricultural committee This will be done without a dOuht and