The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-02-08
Agricultural Conference Note


The National Agricultural Confer
'nce called by the President and Hen
~ c. Wallace, secretary of agricul
'ure, to consider the present condition
f American agriculture and needed
'cmcdies, began work Monday morn.
ng, January 23rd. The conference
ras welcomed by President Hard ny
ID Immediately after his address &c
down TO business. / must say tha
Re President made an admirable ad
!rcss with the exception of when h.
Vent out Of his way to express his dis
approval Of the agricultural bloc"
which is now in the senate. If he
would only get behind the good things
'lc advocated in his address and use
lis influence to have them put in op
ration some good might come out O.
The convention.
There was very wide range of sub
iects under discussion in the confer
ence. Not only were agricultural
,eaders present but representatives of
middleman's interests, such as meat
packers, were present to present their
side of any problem.
The program Of this convention was
arranged and made up by the secre
any Of agriculture and all committees
we're appointed by him and the ma
0rty of the committees were in favol
f the administration and you were
,ore'cSSl" in the minority. The con
cntion was a packed one and you ha
20 chance whatever of getting any
ing on the floor Of the convention for
discussion. The very nature of th,.
all was 20 consider the present con-
iitirn Of American agriculture anC
coded remedies and rlust say tha
here was no place on the program
ha: touched along this line--it was
impossible to getanything before tho
'onvcnt;on. In fact, they did every
hing they could to keep such discus
ION from getting before the conven
ion. However, one big farmer from,
!liDnis got up on the floor Of the con
cntioA and made this statement
hat in 1919 il took 1000 bushels CT
,orn 10 pay his taxes and in 1921 i
Il 900 bushels. the difference being ir
he Price Of corn in 1919 and ir
J2l.' After paying the taxes en-
is farm he had no profit. This shows
he condition Of the Corn Belt States
lie asked for some immediate rclcf
here we're many who came tOthe con.
cu'!cn rop'n% TO get some immadia'
"c"dcd relief but they returned e.
Gcr hons very much disappointed
IA dis atisficd
On Monday c"CC!ng william. Jen
in"s Bryan came in TO the convcntio.,
nd he was asked to make q snccch
lie cgan by saying that he was proud
o be al TIE great agricultural conver-
ion c2iled by the President througf
he secretary of agriculture He, like
II others. paid agriculture the high
est compliment Of all other occupa
tionS. Ee gaid that this congress had
acne more for agriculture than any
former congress had done and the only
"casOn they did it was because they
were scared. He said that he was
proud hat there was an "agriculturc
bloc in the senate--was sorry that
here was opposition to it for "bloc"
was no new thing in the United States
senate. because for the last 30 years
here had he"n bloc, not an "agrI-
cultural bloc, but a Wall Stree.
bloc and at this state of his address
he was vigorously cheered by the con.
vcHt'pn. He urged the farmers to or.
"ani2r and cooperate in the right lines
for their success and make demands
for such legislation as they needed. /
wont to say to the farmers that they
Rave to work out their own salvation
and they can do it. And I believe they
are more determined to do it now
than they have ever been. StpI
"rumbling and go to fighting and you
will succeed. Stand for what Is right,
honest, fair and just, and Won will win
B. Harris,
Commissioner