Evening star., 1921-08-14
SENATOR KENYON TELLS HOW
CONGRESS IS AIDING FARMERS
Describes Aim of the Senatorial Bloc to
| Restore Prosperity to the Agricultural
Industry and What Has Been Done.

rate on joint stock land banks from 5
to " per cent, with no increase in the
rate of interest charged on loans to the
farmers, thereby making it possible to
sell these securities in competition with
other securities
3. The so-called packer bill, for the
regulation Of the meat-packing industry.
Rural Credits.
The big thing that the farmers bloc
will fight for In the next session Of Con-
gress, Senator Kenyon said. would be
better system of rural credits. so that
the farmers would be able to get long
time credits on their paper. The banks
are not able to handle their credits as
they should under the present system.
he said. Other measures that will be
demanded include a cooperative mar
keting bill. pure paint bill and a
truth in fabric bill. The farmer bloc, he
said. is now backing the demand that
railroad freight rates be reduced. and
force before the Interstate Commerce
Commission soon to ask that rates be
lowered
Although he comes from an inland
state, Senator Kenyon has a strong love
for the sea. Whenever he can get away
from his duties here, which is not often.
he goes to the sea. He likes to be on it
and in it. He owns cottage up on the
Maine coast. and makes flying trips
there. He took trip to Ireland a few
months ago just to spend a month on
the ocean. He was chairman of a conf
mission that went to the Virgin Islands
to investigate conditions there.
II believe l inherit my fondness for
the sea- Senator Kenyon said. "My
IA ther came from Scotland and lived by
the sea there. He went to Princeton
and later became a professor there.
Then he became a minister and, as
many ministers did in those days, moved
westward, first to Ohio
Senator KENYON is great walker.
He is up at $50 in the morning and not
long after he is tramping his two or
Capitol. Not infrequently he is Joined
in his walks by Secretary Wallace Of the
Department of Agriculture.
4. "A measure to regulate grain ex-
changes. so as to prevent control Of
grain prices by the gamblers who do
not produce a bushel of wheat or corn
5. A measure to give agriculture
Board
6. The Norris bill, as amended by the
agricultural committee substitute pro-
viding additional credits to aid the
farmer in marketing his crops, partcu-
larly his surplus which has hitherto been
shipped to Europe.
Farmers' Big Problem.
ITO find markets is the big problem
OF the farmer" said Senator KENYON.
''The passage Of the Norris bill. or rather
tne committee substitute. will mark the
high tide In legislation for the farmer.
1t has been charged that the agricul-
tural bloc split over this measure, and
sustained defeat. deny it. The
substitute measure gives practically ev-
erything for which the agricultural bloc
contended. 1t goes farther than any one
dreamed Congress would go before the
opening OF this session. The aRricul-
tural bloc forced this legislation. 1t
prevented an adjournment Of the Senate
July .. and made this legislation pos
There is no doubt that the party lead
ers in the Senate look askance at the
agricultural bloc. They fear that it
spells an end to party leadership. and
some OF them fear that it means the
There is absolutely nothing to the
report that there is to be a new political
party formed. with the agricultural bloc
as d nucleus, said Senator Kenyon, en-