Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-08-09
MANAGER OF FARMERS
COUNCIL PRAISES BECK

Hon. j. d. Beck,
House of Representatives,
Washington, d. G.
Ny dear Congressman Beck:
| want TO thank you most sincerely
for introducing your bill Fl. R. 1928
Authorizing the Interstate Commerce
Commission to approve or disappr0ve
contracts involving the construction
or repair of locomotive engines, cars,
and maintenance work, such as build
ing maintaining, and repairing tracks,
roadbeds, bridges, buildings, coal
docks, and water stations owned and
operated by common carriers by rail-
roads engaging in interstate COM
merce."
This is a matter of vital Importance.
Your bill, if enacted, should save the
American people at least scores of mil
lions of dollars year and, in my judg-
ment, would save them hundreds of
millions.
1t would make possible a marked re-
ductiOn in freight rates, to which the
farmers are entitled. | realize that
youyou may not be able to get your
bill reported out of tn committee at
the present session of Congress, or ev-
en- get hearing on it before the House
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce, to which it has been refer
red, because some members of that
committee are not anxious to further
legislation of this sort to help the
farmers, and to stop tn courageous
grating on the part of the big finan-
cial interests. / know that you are do
ing your best to get a hearing, howev-
al. aYaA ac I fold xyOt I shall ha rriaI -
appear in favor of it. You have done
a big service to the farmers of this ma
ton in your work for this bill
| also appreciate very much your
warm endorsement of the La Toilette
Frear bill to levy rapidly progressive
tax upon large inheritanees with the
rate of so per cent. on all fortunes in
excess of 100000, and | know that
you are working for this bill too The
vicious sales tax, through which it is
proposed to have the government pick
the pockets of tn eaverage wage earn
er and farmer to the tune of close to
$4,000 year per family, is going to
be pushed most vigorously a THE next
session of Congress, unless we get
through this Inheritance tax law,
which you have so heartily supported.
We should also secure the restoration
of the tax upon excess profits. Twen-
ty-three thousand people own property
worth about 100000, 000, 900, and they
instead of the farmers and wage earn
ers should be compelled to pay the cost
of the Federal government and pay off
our enormous war debt through this
inheritance tax plus the income tax
and tax on excess profits.
AS member of the House Committee
on Labor you have done splendid work
in bringing out tn efacts regarding the
coal strike and helped bring out the
fact that the entire coal industry is a
parasitic profteering industry with the
miners and the public joint victims of
the vicious system. / am confident
that the voters in your district will re-
turn you with much bigger vote than
you had last time because you have
served them, and all farmers and wage
earners, as Congressman.
If can be of any help to you in get
ting before your constituents what you
have done here in Washington, please
let me know, for | know what a well
financed campaign the big interests
are waging against the reelection of
Congressman like you who have stood
four square against the profiteers, for
the farmers and business men in farm
ing districts, and appreciate your
steadfast loyalty and conspicuous SER
vice to the farmers and wage earners
in your district.
Yours sincerely,
BENJAMIN C. MARSH
Managing Director, Farmers National