The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-01-26


sr care vsry AueA, vAst tie Dssat
wsrid was Dong fhs result u that
ths agricultural srssD u alnsst -
nleh sk q iisadvaltaEs il dealing With
sthsr economic groups As the jay 1arn-
q Of the funny pages n the hands sf
sissk sztAa confidence nsl, VIE ssa
hin acreage IN Central Park o. tie
Chicago city hall. The leaders Of the
farmers thoroughly understand this,
ald they are intelhsently striving to
iltsErats their Industry 50 that II will
~ O N equal footing With other bus'
A IN example Of integration. take
the steel industry. In which the model
b the United States Steel Corporation.
with its iron mines. Its coal mines Its
lake and rail transportation. Its ocean
vessels. its by-prnduct coke ovens. Its
blast furnaces. its upen hearth ana
Bessemer furnaces. its rolling mills. its
tube r,iils and other manufa turin"
prurpS$p> thar arr carried 10 the hiSh
est degree of finished producties com
patibIe with the large trade II has
bu!!t up All rhis Is generally eonced'
ed to he t0 the advantage OF the COZ
sumer Nor d,es the steel corporation
inconsiderately dump Its products %
the market. On the contrary. It 50
acts that II Is frequently stabifizing
influence. as is often the case with 9th
er large organizations. II Is master q
Its distribution as well as of. It's pre-
duction. II prices are Hst satisfactory
tie products are beld back or prsdsc-
don = reduced or suspended. II b net
compelled to send years wsrk v the
market at one time and take whatever
Il can get under such circumstances.
Il has enc selling pshey and ~ svn
export department. Neither are the
grades and qualities Of steel deterniH-
q at the caprice Of the buyer, lsr Sses
~ lsttsr hold the scales. h tAis sin-
gis intsgratioo Of tie steel eoF1sratisa
y rspessented shsst - Per eeat Of tAe
sbsd prsductiea sf AAsrsea. Tie rest
= nsskiy In tAe hands sf few large
companies. n Ordinary tines che
steel csrporatisn, BY example. stabilizes
an steel prices. Il tAiS is permissible
lit ID even asArable, because stable
ald fair prices are essential . sSlad
and continued prosperity Why would
II b wrong for the farmers to utihze
esatral agencies tAas vssad have sini.
lar elects On Agricultural Drsduetsf
Ssnsthing like that Is what they are
ainiAg at.
esus farmers favored by regional
csmpsctness and eentiguity, such as the
eatrus-fruit-raisers Of California, a.
ready have found a way Legally to
merge and sell their products inte-
grally and In accordance with seasonal
and local demand. thus improving
their position and rendering the con-
sumner a reliable service Of ensured
quality, certain supply. and reasonable
and relatively steady prices. They
have not found 1t necessary to resort
to any special privilege, or to claim
any exemption under the antitrust
legislation Of the. state or nation. With
cut removing local control, they have
built up very efficient marketing
agency. The grain, cotton, and to-
bacco farmers, and the producers OF
hides and wool, because of their num-
bers and the vastness Of their regions,
and for other reasons, have found
integration a more dlfncult task !;
thsuSh there are now some Thousands
q farmers cooperative elevators.
warehouses. eTeameries, and other en-
twpxssss Of sns ssrt aAd alethsr, With
q turnover Of . billion dsllsrs year.
They are giving the farmers business
sxpsrisacs and training. and, 20 far
a tAsy 30, they nest the nsed OF
hsast weighing and fair gradiag; bat
tAsV 4 net meet the requirements Of
rasisnAly adjusted marketing In any
lares aBA flstanSntal way.
H lsxt step, which will be pat
tern for seAer sreuIs. - new being
prepared BY the grain-raisers through
Tie sstasiishnsat Of sales ssdia whssh
shan handle grain separately Or col
Isetfvsly, - the individual farmer may
slsst. 4 b this step-ths Dlaa Of the
Cnn3ttes Of SsveAtesa-whieA has
erssasl - nseA sppss1tfsn and y
tAsuaAt ~ ssne 10 be in conflict with
~ antitrust laws Though there u
~ hGlsls ssAgress Q aeaxsrs D.
acnsl - elsar uo dosSt sA thb psiat,
~ sraia.prsd~ssrs are .st rslyiaS "a
Any iooality frsn antitrust lstissa-
usa. They desire. and they are so-
ktssl, 70 cs-srdslate their exsrts t1st
a se,sslvsly - the large bssnsas u.
terssa Of ~ essatry have asae. In
ssaasstisn viii the ssAiAg sFsaASsa'
tsns he Unitsd States oradl Growers
r,esrpsrated b draftiag 4 scheme q
s.aacinx inst-.Asatahtiss alA auxiN-
Az ase1eies whtsh are isdis1s.saoae
t. th> sueceasfd utilization Of nodern
huAAsss methods.
II Is essential that the farmers
should proceed gradually with these
plaas, aad ain 70 avoid the errsr ct
serappilg the existing marketing ma
chinery, which has been - labsriously
buik ~ BY leaE experience, before