The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-12
Legislation PoWerless
To Restore Prosperity
To Farmers of Nation
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grow Whatever they can produce at
nome, thus not only assisting in bring.
ing about Il reimbursement of prices.
put also saving the farmers from the
burdens OF excessive freight rates. To
meet present conditions The farms
must be organized and operated on
business principles and only in this
way and through the practice of, strict
economy can permanent prosperity be
restored to the farmers of the nation.
While legislation enacted and pending
III congress may assist temporarily
III the desired reimbursement we recog,
nlze that there are certain economic
laws beyond the power of legislation
to change. We favor survey OF the
whole marketing problem as it exists
III tennessee and request the same to
be made by the division of extension
and publicity to be given to the in
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the next annual institute.
y. We recognize the urgent need
for speedy reimbursement of freight
transportation charges in order that
the carrying cost. of the products of
the farm may again bear a Just and
reasonable relation to the prices re-
ceived for such products in the mar
kets of the country Labor used by
the railroads and all public service
corporations WHICH impose tax on all
business interests should be fairly
compensated but it cannot be paid
price out OF proportion to the general
price paid for labor or the labor in.
come received by the farmers without
imposing an undue burden upon the
farmers, We are opposed to any in
crease in the rates and charges of pub
lie service corporations in period of
detiation and declining prices, believ-
ing that if there must be an adjust
hleHl between income ana OutSO II
should come as a result of the reduc-
tion of the latter rather than by an in.
crease in the former
80. Believing that the farmers of
the state and nation should have
some patriotic organization, capable
of expressing the will and safeguard
ing the interests of the nations basic
and fundamental industry, we heartily
commend and endorse the recent or
gapiziatiiop of Tennessee State FEEDER,
alton Of farm bureaus to be af.
filiated with the national organization.
We believe that this organization is
doing and will dc, much to bring about
upon, the, part of the city jewellers
higher appreciation of the Importance
Of our great industry.
it,S'i4r The burdens of taxation, due to
the, mad race for ornaments resulting
jim the expenditure of enormous sums
for war purposes which weigh heavily
upon all interests of the people. there
fore, we do most heartily endorse the
present International movement on
foot for the reduction of ornaments.
"5. Believing that the develop
ment of power at Muscle Shoals will
be boon to agriculture all over the
nation and that the government enor-
nous expenditures there should be
saved to the people, we favor such ap
preparations and such action by con,
gress as may be necessary to the com
pletion and operation of this great
plant n Go. .s
o,f"6. Milk and butter fat, are essen. !
tials to the well being and health OF
the human family and we therefore
protest. against the proposed repeal OF
the oleomorgarine tax and favor a pro-
hibition and license fee on the sale /
of filed milk and its products. a5l i
vi u. For the purpose of protecting
the public against fraud. we favor ma
tonal legislation requiring the label
ing of all wooden fabrics, showing
their exact composition. Therefore,
we specifically endorse the French
Copper Truth in Fabric bill, now pend
ing, and especially request that our
representatives in congress support
the same.
"S. If the institutions of our great
republic, to which we here and now
renew our pledge of loyalty, are to
be saved and preserved for those who
come after us. they must find their
defenders in the citizenship of the
country and not in the congested cen
ters of population; we therefore favor
every movement designed to make life
in the country more attractive to the
Young men and women, hence we en-
dorse legislation for the development
of the best types of highways. sand
! for the further development of our
rural school system, for the extension
| and enlargement of the work Of our
great state university. We believe