Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
PARLEY ASKS
EQUAL VALUE
FOR PRODUCT
Of FARMERS
Agricultural Conference
Asks President and Con-
gress To Re-Establish
Value of Farm Products
rRepubIIcan A. p. leased Wlre1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-Imme-
diate steps to re-establish the value
of farm products on q parity with
those of other commodities was
asked Of congress and President
Harding tonight by the national agri-
cultural conference through the
unanimous adoption Of resolution.
The resolution was contained in a
report from the marketing commit
tee and members said it's adoption
meant "someting must be done by
the president and congress imme-
diately."
The resolution follows:
1T is the sense of this committee
that the congress and president
should take such stpes as will inn
mediately reestablish a fair exchange
value for all farm products with that
Of all other commodities"
The conference rejected resolu-
tion of the National Farmers union.
offered by j. S. Wannamaker OF
South Carolina, which woud have
called for government minimum
price guarantee on farm products.
Some measure OF stabilization OF
prices was advocated by j. Nj. An
derson of st. Paul, Mimi, VINO sald
some such step should be taken until
Fllrope is restored economically. he
favored participation of the United
States in European readjustments
but said:
1--WE don't want to embarrass the
president by asking more entangIe-
ments in foreign affairs"
II. b. Page Of North Dakota, asked
for a minimum guarantee on Wneat
for two years.
The conference previously had
adopted a resolution which read: !.
with respect to the question OF
governmental price guarantees. we
feel there should be comprehehsIVe
study of this subject; therefore, we
urged that the congress cause a care
mi investigation of this whole prob
lem to be made by some proper au-
fhoritv which will report its flnd-
ings as early as practicable"
Recommend Coop. Marketing
Co-oDeration of farm marketing
was also recommended and endorsed.
other recommendation or the
marketing committee approved py
the conference called for:
Clarification by congress- OF the
rights OF farmers to organize CO.
operative associations for the puylng
of supplies and marketing OF tnelE
nroducts; orderly marketing Oh
crops through cooperative assocla-
tions of farmers. preferably on
commodity basis; adequate Ieoe5sA
and state information services, aue a9's
ouate warehousing, termlna4 IaoIlL- @
ties and storage plants Tor lalLi
nroducts. including temporary sIor-
age facilities in producing olstIIcCs I,
a federal cold storage law; praStica. pe.,
means Of making stored prouuc!:S
more generally available as q pas1s
for loans; standard grading Oh coni-
n,odities; studies of marketing coS'S
and business methods. .o.ood
The conference today also IorCeu =
discussion in the senate ana at
hearing OF the senate agrlcuiCqti,@9 t,9 a.
con,rnittee on the Ladd price staull-
ization bill. Senator Helm, DeIllo-
crat. Alabama, in the sehaee e ~
nressed hope that the conlere!iitG;e
would result in some good ana crtst-
cised the selection OF It's uelesat
The whole administrator ne
clared. "from the president doWn ~. :
is losing no opportunity TO rap @ ~,
congressional agricultural pioc; Will In
was unanimously endorsed py the
conference. ,.o, ,,oa-,r,o
T s Wannamaker or 5outn 49, Ganoo
Ivina. a delegate declared asriculeuta~ ~, :
could be saved from pankiup'eyt ~
onIy through governmental llAIHs -
nrices for cotton corn anu Sc
He agreed with Senator gass' ~
T1lblican Of Vermont. that 1iAeu ii.iti "a
mum prices could not be lhaiil'aIiie0
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