The Washington herald., 1921-01-30

has established cooperative rela-
tiOns with the United States De-
partments of Agriculture and In
terror at Washington, with similar
departments of State government
and with the State agricultural
colleges in the various common
wealths of the union.
This committee has pledged its
support of legislation that will ad-
vance the economic. educational and
social condition and interest the
tillers of the soil, and all measures
that will intensity soil production,
bring about a broader distribution
of farm products and assure a prop
er return to the producer of food
! stuffs. By educating our citizenry
to the advantages of the farm, it's
freedom and the rewards which
normally flow from the soil cul-
ture, the committee hopes to assist
in the movement to relieve the con-
gestion of our cities and repopu-
late the farms.
! True to the admonitions laid
down by our code of ethics. the
committee is advocating the high
est type of honor and integrity
among those dealing in farm lands.
and striving to weed out and pun
' ish all those who may be found
guilty of unfair, dishonest or un-
sCrupulOus methods.
In consultation with the farm
land committee, DR.. Charles A.
Lory, president of the Colorado
State Agricultural College, has
/ pointed out that the balance be-
tween country and city must be
maintained il our nation is to en-
| dure on a sound economic basis.
: He contends that the United States
can be made practically seIf-sup-
= porting if we will so protect agri-
culture that it can hold it's best
men by making life in the coun-
: try just as attractive and just as
! remunerative as life in the cities.
In endeavoring to make life
in the country as pleasant and prof
| liable as life in the city, we will
all agree, 1 am sure. that the rural
| districts should have. among other
: things, better roads, better schools.
| more modern homes, and better
/ churches: that better systems of
marketing and farm credits should
( be devised, and that a higher la
( Dor income should be returned to
the farmer and the members of his
family. 40
Meanwhile, we must not lose
sight of the fact that agriculture
is the basic wealth and industry in
many of our States and that the
farmers are the best patrons of
our business men. As DR.. I,ory
points out, manufacturing estab-
lishments will grow only as the
purchasing power of the surround
ing country increases, and this pur-
chasing power, in many States, rests
largely on agriculture
! Members of the farm land COM
mittee have been very active in
forming new county and State
! realty boards, hoping in that way
to reach a large number of farm
land dealers in unorganized terri
! tory, so that they may become
organized, profit by the work of
| the National Association and con-
| tribute their share of service, es-
pecially in the development and
settlement of farm lands and the
rehabilitation of the rural sec
tions.
when the morning conference
for farm land realtors is called to
order at the Chicago convention
next July. let us hope that at
least 1000 farm land dealers will
be in attendance and that the de-
| liberations may result in construc-
| tive accomplishments in keeping
with the splendid program now car
I rfed forward by the farm land COM
mittee."