Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-28
THE FARMERS PROBLEMS

Of scarcely less importance and of general interest
than the tremendous issues before the darmamnt confer
the question revvng and restoring the agr
culture of the country to its proper basis now confronting
congress.
The subject of rendering financial assistance to the
farmrs through crisis arising from an era of low prices
following expansion of their debts phase of the big
problem The loan organization of the government
extending its facilities to the farm districts Large sums
are being poured into the agricultural states to give relief
to whose prospects good whose chatels have
always the soundest and whose real estate holdings
regarded the best possible security guar
payment of their obligations In states relief from
this has been prompt and fire in other
but the whole this and the regional reserve banks
have served good end
But the Immediate financial needs do not constitute
the whole problem much they For the long fu-
ture and for the reestabishment of agriculture upon
sound basis is recognized that there must be change in
methods touching Distribution The industrial upheaVal
by the has accentuated the need Machinery
that formerly sufced has broken down. New methods must
and adopted Of these Should be cooperative
buying and selling Provisions OF law sho4ld acltae this
work and in this Of course must have hand
The agricultural conference sitting at Washington
endeavorng to give information that will aid the law
making power and to develop plans that will be practical
for the farmers in their self help 1t is to be observed in
erative system is in high favor may we'll be. This
organization furnishes conspicuous example of how
ers NAV control the sale of their products profit by
Through they stabilize the market Their agents
situated they able to divert shipments to markets that
will absorb their output 1t no longer necessary that
they should pour their shipments into gutted markets
They able dermne in advance what the demand s
Thus they large masters of their fate
effective has their plan been that during the period OF
readustnent and depression 1ron Wnch we are happs
passing their products have given reasonable return Citrus
fruits generally regarded in luXuries, have
had much better sustained market than have farm pro-
ducts like wheat and pork that are considered abso
Lutte necessities This is proof of how practical workable
cooperative system may be instituted.
The farmer made tremendous sacrifices during the
war Notwithstanding his taken by the draft he
speeded up production He high prices then but his
correspondngy increased and his net results
were only little better than before In the aftermath of
the war his condition greatly reduced The bottom has
dropped of his markets. He the first and the
hardest hit still above the level Of his prices
His other costs are and reasonable proper
ton as rule Of all this sober reflection this
sci of the WISE some plan is likely to be we'll
with him.
For the farmer is by without hope. He has
ALWAYS been the basis of all substantial prosperity. He
produces the food eat and going to keep on
eating He is fundamentally essential and Indispensable 1t
is inevitable therefore that he shall into his
more With the best thought of the time devoted his
welfare restoration ard deliyerance at hand This
must be