Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-10

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j 81 FIGHT FOB sCREDIT5 LAW AND s8S
COG OPERATIVE MARKETING
st. Paul, Feb. 9 Sc he power off the
farm bloc ia congress has been in, in
creased by the ~ tional agriculture
conference which met ii # Washington
at the call ,of Presid ent Harding, ac-
3cording to j. Z. Reed, president Of the
Minnesota Farm Bureau federation.
Mr.. Reed has returned from the confer az
#ence and reported to the executive
board Of the federation here.
The conf will result in real
benefits to agricult ure, Mr.. Reed declar-
ed. Its three big achievements he sums
married. as follows: s5.s Il n
1. Farm Credit One result Of the
conference will be the speedy passage
of a real agricultural credit law. The
farm bureau has demanded a credit
system that will enable farmers to get
loans for IL or "a or Sc months, to
suit the actual needs of agricultural
production and marketing. The confer
ence recommended establishing de-
partment in the federal land banks to
make these short time loans. L @t%.$.
2. Transportation-The conference
voted overwhe lmingly for the repeal OF
laws guaranteeing the railroads 2 liked 'c
income. It also demanded Immediate
reductions in freight rates, and strong
w. urged the development Of the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway. sss
operative marketing bill, guaranteeing
the farmers right to market collective.
~, is going to be passed by congress.
The farm bureau has fought for that
bill for a year and half; now it is
going to be passed practically as the
farm bureau wants it. . ...~...> 49,.
emo organization . in. Washington
has a higher standing than the farm
bureau, or is consulted more freely for
helpful suggestions by members of con-
gress,'' Mr.. Reed said. 'sThe farm
bureau has brought about a new way
of doing things where agriculture IS
concerned. For the first time in his
tory, the farmers have gone to congress
with a definite program. For the first
time in history, the farmers situation
is understood and his demands are lis
tened to in Washington. There are
mighty few people who don't admit
that the farm bureau has brought
about the change.
Zone of the biggest results Of the
conference was that it made the people
of the big eastern cities realize the
real condition Of agriculture. It showed
them that they can't be prosperous
again until the farmer is prosperous
Those people in the east. have not
realized what has happened to the far
mers in the last year; they have been
opposed to the relief demanded by the
farmer. The conference made them I'M
>derstand that the farmer must have
relief Immediately.
"The conference voted overwhelm'
ingly against proposals for govern
ment price fixing for farm products.
Practically everybody believed that
price fixing would be ruinous for the
farmers. Only thirty per cent OF the
people of the United States are farm,
ers; the rest of them are town and
city folks. If the government were to
fix prices on farm crops, it would be
more likely to fix prices to suit the
consumers than to suit the producers;
for the majority Of the voters run the
country. The Washington conference
declared that the American farmers
have had all the price fixing they
want.''
Congress For State Stockyards Control
st. Paul, Feb. S:-Congress never in
tended to interfere in any way with
Minnesota s effective regulation of the
South st. Paul stockyards, when it
passed the packer control act.
That was the statement given to the
Minnesota Farm Bureau federation last
week by Congressman Gilbert N. Haul
gen of Iowa, chairman Of the agricul'
tural committee Of the national house
Of representatives.
The farm bureau, together with the
Central Cooperative Commission asso.
citation, the Minnesota Livestock Ship
pers' association, and the Minnesota
Livestock Breeders association, has
been fighting for continued state con
troll of the South st. Paul market
Legal representatives of the federal
department of agriculture mad declared
that the new national stock yards con
troll act abolished state regulation and
made state weighing illegal.
j. F. Reed, president of the state
farm bureau federation, and Charles
B. Crandall, president of the farmers
cooperative livestock sales agency
hurried to Washington and succeeded in
having the case referred to the United
State department of justice for rul
ing. If the attorney general rules that
state weighing must be ABOLISHED. the
case may be carried to the supreme
court. : . 49,. -. =
If court action fails, the stockyards
control act can be amended so that
| Minnesota control over the South St
Paul market will continue, Chairman
Haugen declared. : s.
CITIES ENTITLED TO PAVING RE
FUND. SUPREME COURT RULES
Sixteen Minnesota municipalities are
entitled to refunds Of money expended
for paving which constitutes part
Of the state trunk highway system, un
der a decision handed down by thu
state supreme court Friday on an ap
peal brought by the cities of Waseca
/ Albert Lea and Litch6eld from rul
ing of. the Waseca district court. TIL.
lower court held that. they we're MOI
entitled to the refund but the suprem,