The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-23
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was given IS the reason for a drop in
quantity production by Sydney Ander-
4, son, of Minnesota, chairman Of the
Congressional Joint Commission of
Agricultural Inquiry, who also ad.
dressed the opening session.
Prices Not Profitable.
Quantity production Of agricultural
products has on the whole about kept
pace with the population" he said.
-'but has Jagged for behind the
quantity production Of mines and
factories. It seems safe to conclude,
therefore. that the prices received by
producers Of agricultural products
have not been sufficient to induce an
increase in quantity production COM
parable with the increase that has
occurred in the production of either
mines or factories. Perhaps the best
test Of the well being Of an industry
IL found in the comparison Of rewards
for the capital invested and labor en-
ployed in 1t as compared with the re-
ward for capital invested and labor
ernpioyed in other industries"
Prices of agricultural products, &C.
cording to Representative Anderson,
have at no time in the last twenty
years returned the farmer a profit
upon Investment plus a reward for
labor, risk and management equal
TO the average wages received by
the persons employed in other in
dustries." The necessary readjust.
snent, he said. does not readily lend
itself to legislative action.
No Government Panacea.
1T am sure" he added, that
there is no Governmental panacea,
that there is no magic word OF
legislation and no magic wand Of
administrative action that bring
about the desired results. I am
persuaded that they can only be
accomplished through more eff.
scient organization of the producers.
cit is possible by organization for
farmers to standardize the quality
of the product Of many farmers
within a given locality and by such
Standardization to increase the price
per unit for the entire crop. / am
convinced that farm organization Of
O sound, wise and far-seeing char
acter is the key to q more yprde.
porous and better paid agricultural
industry" ryE
The Government must remove OBJ
stacles which now retard, and in
some instances prevent, combinations
of farmers, and the States must
live legal status to organizations Of
armers, Anderson concluded.
Many women from all over the
United States are numbered among
the delegates. They will consider the
part the farm home plays in the
rational policy in committee meet
ings which will become an important
part Of the conference. Committees
will be named this afternoon. The
conference is expected to last through
out the week and may be extended
into next week. ....s
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
opened the conference with the frank
warning that agriculture OF the ma
ton is in a bad shape, and our en-
tire business and industrial life is
suffering in consequences" #
First Real Conference.
"Never BEFORE" said Wallace, has
there been brought together in one
place at one time group Of men who
30 completely represent the agricul-
tural life of the nation.
You lave been chosen solely for
your known ability to serve in this
particular matter. When in war we
called upon men to put on the uni
form and fight a common enemy; we
took no thought Of the political rela-
tions. So in asking you to come here,
no inquiry was made as to your
politics, religion, or anything other
than your qualifications for this
particular service.
Secretary Wallace said constructive
action properly lay in three fields:
"a. Legislative, (2) educational, and
90 individual and organization work
by the farmers themselves to better
their methods.
Committees Arranged.
In order to expedite the work OF the
conference organization, he said,
states of committees had been arrang-
ed, and there was no reason why the
conference should not get down to
work Immediately. He announced the
appointment of DIR. II. c. Taylor as
executive secretary of the conference,
and Congressman Sidney Anderson,
pf Minnesota, as permanent chair.
man.