The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-03

pect a reduction in current charges, |
to be made after ruling is obtained. !
The complainants ask, on behalf of
all shippers of I've stock to the mar
kets mentioned, for an award of dam
ages against the defendants by the
amount of commission charges col
lected over and above what may be
determined by Secretary Wallace to
be reasonable and just, reparation to
date from the time these agencies be-
came registrants under the act.
The producers organizations also
direct attention to the alleged general
belief of stockmen that the live stock
commission business is overdone, and
therefore an unfair, unjust, and I'M
reasonable burden is imposed on the
shippers.
Should Secretary Wallace find that
the compliments have just cause for
their action, and should he reduce the
commission charges for selling live
stock, buying feeders, etc, in line with
the demands made in the complaints,
the farmers cooperative sales asso-
Citations would find the foundations of
their business blown from under their
feet. 1t is because the producers as
soclations are reducing the cost of
selling by rebating pro rata to ship
pers, that they are in business at all
This does not invalidate the fact that
the great mass of live stock growers
still are patroniZing the regularly es-
tablished commission firms and would
reap such benefits as the reduction in
rates afforded The course of the pro-
ceedings at Washington will be watch
ed with great interest. If in line with
compliments request, it is not I'M
likely that the courts will be appealed
to for a final decision.
Free Admission for Children.
Every day will be Children's day at
the Indiana state fair this year. Boys
and girls of II years and under will
be admitted free of charge each day
of the fair. In the past this free at
tendance has been limited to Tuesdays
only.
I'VE want as many children as posi-
BILE to visit the fair and for that reason
have made the new ruling" Secretary
Brown said. 1.-The fair is regarded as
one of the greatest educational institu-
tons in the state. 1t is recognized as
such by the Indiana state board of edu-
I
luton calling on local school authori-
ties in the state to grant full time to
school pupils who visit the fair"
| Mr.. Brown said 100000 in cash prizes
will be awarded at their fair this year
and that premiums have been increas-
ed in many departments.
Farm Bureau Markets Melons
| By means of organization and CO
| ODPratiOO the farmers nf Alabama ora
now talking in big numbers and deal
! ing in big quantities, as demonstrated
! by the Alabama Farm Bureau Water
| melon association.
| Early in the spring, when this asso-
citation was organized with 1000 grow
ers in "a communities and 10 counties,
representing 5000 acres, one of the
first acts of the board of directors was
to place an order for 100000 labels,
one of them to be stuck on each melon.
A special paste is necessary for this
purpose and 200 gallons of it were
bought by the association In addition
it was necessary to buy 80 gallons of
paste to treat stems to prevent stem
end rot.
| During the first month of actually
! marketing melons this association sold
$50 cars in 80 cities in 81 states and
/ Canada. The states in which the mel
ons. each bearing the Alabama Sweet.
i heart" label, were sold are New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia,
Kentucky. Tennessee, Alabama, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri
Kansas, Nebraska. Iowa, Minnesota,
WISCONSIN, North Dakota, Michigan
4 Illinois, Indiana and Toronto, Canada