The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-04-21
By WILLIAM POTTER


the machines mentioned the principal items that
into the production of wheat and practically the only items
the price OF which not controlled by the price of wheat
itself We also contend that the greater part of the labor
entering into the production of wheat is performed in the
iron Mines steel plants and machinery factores that these
different from which the machinery comes are the
greatest employers of labor the world and that by fixing
the price of wheat from year year. according to the
OF steel and these different machines the to be
hxd on wheat directly up to labor itself
We contend there is particle of class legislation in
the idea; that everything else follows wheat excepting
ufactured goods where the manufacturers able
troll productions Even these LATER controlled
by the price of wheat For instance where wheat brought
down to extremely low price the muludes of producers
find themselves without the to buy the priced
manufactured articles.
This lack of to purchase by such large per
of population factories to down, mill and
lumber to operations, all of which still adds
to the number who already unable to buy and business
goes from bad to worse until the bottom is reached
This condition could not exist with fixed price
great staple article of commerce.
Government fixing of wheat according the cost
of steel and farm machinery would all
modies to and down together In fact the only fuc
tuaton there would be would hinge the demands labor
To further contention that everything follows
wheat we would draw your attention to bill passed by
during the late to increase the fixed price wheat
80 cents bushel Reader please remember that this price
was hxed arbitrarily without relation to other
modity.) In vetong this BILL president Mr. Wilson,
stated his that it would increase the of living
and upset the industries of the country would cause TO
be issued scale of wages and he There
in the while United States undertook dispute
him He right only on account of the increase in the
price OF wheat alone, which would only round
figures, to onethrd of cent day for each individual but
because everything else follows wheat
With reference to this great question recent correspond
with the secretary of agriculture of the Und
Henry Wallace states that the matter placed in
ne nouse OF and the u Senate and in
ply communication from Senator Borah the following
letter was dispatched to him this week:
Grangeville, Idaho April IT, 1921
Senator William E. Borah
Washington, D. c..
My Dear Mr.. Borah Your kind the 10Th inst just
came to hand you that very pleased to
learn that you will give the subject in question consider
alton
can further and you that you unani
nous vote of thanks from this entire community.
deem it wise and to acquain you with
cal condition of this particular of the country which
have doubt is representative of nearly grain
section Even the Honorable probably
not realize the extent of the financial loss suffering the
rural districts are going through at the present time
Mr. Borah happen to know that you familiar with this
particular Eden in which live Anyone who has passed
through this section of the country realizes that is
find its equal as grain growing district
am drawing attention to this that will better
understand the critical situation when tell you that the only
thing that preventing hunger and starvation stalking
door OF fifty cent of community credit extended
to them by our local merchants.
The bulk of these people who fine farms and
have been considered welodo The savings from the sug
giles OF have been swept away night Mr. Borah
when the people thoroughly understand what happened
it will go down in history the great of l92O2
The farmers of the country responded with will to the
governments appeal for larger production of wheat during
the late They did this in spite that wheat was
he only commodity on which the fixed This
being fixed arbitrarily without relation any other com
modify and far below the selling price of wheat
the law went into effect
AS stated before in spite of all this the responded
almost to
Meadows orchards gardens pastures and even door wards
powed which produce wheat Then when the
necessity had passed the props suddenly knocked from
under and wheat is selling here for very rAe more
than cost TO harvest thresh and haul market
AT the time there has been advance since
July 1920 IN all the machinery Steel that enters into the
production of this wheat
What we asking legislation possibly it might have
he nnarn rardfn