The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-06

St Cloud, Minn.-Relief for the
| farmer, Including reduction Of tax.
F alton, is the outstanding task fof the
| administration and the nation, and
while good progress It's being made in
that direction, further and most ear.
t nest efforts are needed to promote and
| restore the industry upon which the
I prosperity. and hope; Of the country
| are based" Senator Frank B. Kellogg
| declared here In the keynote speech
| of his campaign for recollection.
| Governor Preus, who introduced Mr..
kellogg, spoke of his humble start as
q farm boy In Olmsted county, and at
| tributed the. senator's many efforts in
| behalf OF agriculture to his personal
knowledge Of the. hardships and needs
of the farm, : H. SO 81 49, i.
...senator KELLOGG has kept faith
with the farmers OF Minnesota through
| ont his service at Washington" said
| the governor. HE has worked and
will continue to work for every meas
urs benedtting our rural population"
- Tells What Can BE Done.
Benator Kellogg said in part: .
- "While quacks and demagogs will
/ tell you that II they we're In congress
| they would Immediately legislate uni
versaf5 prosperity TO tie farmers, here
| IL what the government CAN AND
SHOULD Do ~ Y -! ~ n .@s :
| :. ARelleve the fasmer 40 much as
possible from the burden Of taxa
| tlon. - ill.,. 1.. ~ 4....-a...- III
{ n s..ProvIde for. n good syss9fn Of
farm credits 4 fsasonable ratss Of j.
Il IA Interest. s4sEss : s4, p. n:E5. Il $780, "
Furnish adequate and cheaper
sapromGts diversified farming.
@ encourage cooperative market.
Ing IS g. :.F$Sf 4: r. 4.
4 There is NO ono subject TO which
congress and the president have given
more careful consideration during the
last l8 months than the condition Of
13agriculture. An excellent program Of
agricultural Legislation has been car
ried through. / had the honor Of in.
PRODUCING and had charge In the SEN
ate OF several Of these important bills:
~ The emergency tariff law
/ for the benefit OF agriculture,
which placed tariff duty on farm
products. =, l. ~
% The law extending the
powers OF the War Finance Cor
sporation so as to relieve the credit
| situation among the farmers and
provide q foreign market for their a.
products. -: !. is2ls -
. (3) Law appropriatings$ $50, 00o,-
900 to aid the Federal Farm Loan
Banks to sell bonds at 81 per
cent without any increase lin tho
rates Of interest to the farmer.
~ Cooperative marketing bill.
authorizing the farmers to- organ
lie cooperative marketing asso-
Citations, In order to reduce the .
cost of marketing. %. :. - ,si3f;s ..
(5). The packer control law.
: (6l The, law: regulating future
trading in grain. l., .;55..; = ~
.az(7)> Bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to appoint a. representative
Of agriculture on the Federal Re 4:
serve Board. -. s. 7. +. g T.,
III ~ Federal aid in the construc- 4
ton .of highways, relieving rural
taxpayers OF considerable burden.
X - Bills Backed by Farm Bureau.
Contrary to some, statements that
have bsen made. an amendment I'd
| the War Fina1ce Corporation, act.
which I introduced, received the I'M
dorsenent Of the American Farm Bu'
reau and other leading farm organizH
tions,zand was passed by practically a
unanimous vote Of the senate and
house. E : .zts sFsEHs. ,.
I under it immediate relief was
given and the War Finance Corpora
4ion has advanced in the aid OF mar
.keting farm products over S2S4,000, 000 /.
about 81, 000, 900 OF which was adj
Tanced In Minnesota. t8 4
~ introduced q bill which passed
EeongEess authorizing the president to
appoint farmer on the Federal Re.
/ serve Board. The greatest industry
count ~ uld sbe, spresentsd
Son this board. ": :. s. ..5 q
II had charge In the senate. OF theJ
cooperative marketing bill which was
fsenaeted III the form requested by the
various farm organizations Of the
scumtYy. AIN my opinion no more im.l
| bdrfant legislation has been pasted
I during this session Of congress.
Cooperative Marketing just Begun. j
saFhe difference between what the
farmer receives and what the public
| pays for farm products "a. not only .un-
| fair to the farmer but tremendous
burden upon the consuming public.
| What is needed is cooperation IN mar
keting farm products. No state In the
Union has made greater steps In this
| direction than Minnesota. This dsvel.
opment Is still in its infancy. We have
sean the benefits IN cooperative 6D1sm
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