The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-09-01

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Without trying . eaEalogoe the ~.
no0iAl measures that have Oeen sug.
gootod In hid behalf, ~ pga1c1pal Pr.
pooalD t1at bear 0lroe41y - NE In.
provomGae q bic llgh11Ue1n1 ana mar.
keting rolatie0s nay - summarized %
fellewss-
First: Storage wafsheuses 1sr cot.
teo, weol ana tebaeee. an elevators
Tor grain, 6 su01eat eapaelty 70 meet
tie naxlmu0 demand q them at the
peak q To martsting Doeaed. The
farmer tAlAks that either pf1vaee CAPT.
til must furnish these tacdl1tie9. Or the
STATE must erect and eWn tho eleva-
tees ana warehouses.
second: Weighing and grading q
agricultural products, and certlacat1sn
thereof. to b done by impartial and
disinterested public inspectors (tMs 10
already accomplished 70 some extent
oy the federal licensing q wAgheu
ana gradsfs). to eliminate underpay.
Ing, evercharSins, and unfair grading.
ana T. facilitate the utihsatlcn u the
stored products - the basis e credit.
Third: = certainty Of credit Sufficient
T. enable the marketing Of products
In an orderly manner.
Fourth: the Department ef Agricul.
ture should collect, tabulato, summa.
rice. and regularly and frequently pub.
ush and distribute to the farmers, full
information from all the markets Of
the world, 70 that they shall b AZ well
Informed Of their selling position %
buyers now are Of their buying posi-.
ton.
Fifth: freedom to intsgrats the bust.
ness Of agriculture By means Of con-
solidated selling agencies, co-ordinat.
ing ana cooperating in such way ~ to
put the farmer On IN equal footing
with the large buyers Of his products,
and With commercial relations In other
Industries.
When business requires specialized
talent It has to buy II. % win the
farmers: ana perhaps the best way for
them to st Il would b . utlllse some
Of the present machinery q theslarx.
ct established agencies dealing IN
farm products. OF course. II he wishes,
the farmer may 60 further and engage
In dour-milling and other manufactures
Of food products. In my opinion.
however, he would b wise to stop
short Of that. Public interest may be
opposed to al great integrations bat
In Justice, should they be forbidden to
the farmer and permitted to others1
The corporate form S1 association can.
not now be wholly adapted to his OBJ
jects and conditions. The looSer Co
operative form seems more generally
suitable. Therefore. he wishes to be
free. II he 6nds It desirable and feas.
ible, to resort to cooperation with his
fellows and neighbors. without run
ming afeul q the law. To urge that
the farmers should have the same lib
erty to consolidate and coordinate
their peculiar economic functions,
which other industries In their fields
enjoy, 10 not, however. to concede that
any business intesration should have
leeislanve sanction to exercise monsD-
oaistic power. The American people
are % hrmly opposed to industrial ~
70 pontical autocfecy. whether at-
tempted oy rurai or ~ urban industry.
For lack OF united e1ort the farmers
- . wnsle are sull marketing their
crops Dy antlQuateo metnsds. or BY No
metnoos at al. Out tney are surrounded
oy business wofio tnat has been
ufeiessiy stnvlns 1er emcency. This
emc!ency u aue n large measure to
pig ousaness. 20 ua'teo business. to m
tesrated ounness' Inc farmers now
seek the Dement'S OF sucn larseness. I'M
lon ana m1eetation.
Inc Amel,csn larmsF - mooern q
the mooefns 10 the sse OF LABOR saving
maenanesy' sno no nss maze vaSe
elrades 10 receM yean IN scenuac
image ana e"c1eat islm manaeement,
out q ous,ness "a contact WIN other
ouslne:sss esllcuItoFe y one neese
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