The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-01-28
NUsT' AsE: FARMER,
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in an address delivered It he
opening Of the rational agricultural
congress at Washington last MON
lay President Harding declared t.lat
agriculture must be lifted from the
chaotic depths of imminent disaster
and placed firmly Oh strong basis
by government aiG, if industrial ana
commercial Am,rics is to survive.
The farmer ''in his hour of dlsas-
ter, is entitled &c every support ana
assistance the government can give
him, the President oold over 4U0 del
egates gathered from all over
the country FOR one Of the most M
portant conferences ever held IN ,hS
national capital.
t1f we fail it will p-ecipitave q
,, disaster that will affect every indus
! 1ry aid commercial activity Of the
| nation, the president asserted.
"The govg1ment mCst ~ every
4h:ng possible to ameliorate condition
Of agriculture and it's action must be
| immedia+e,'. the president warned.
| Greater finarca; aid should Re eX-
! tended to the farmer. transportation
| facilities. raj; ard water must te X
; pandeG@ec meet farmers needs -. q
every practical. proposal Ioc wafer
! ing arid lands fc, roclalne'ng cut"
! over forests and FOR protecting er,
tile valleys from .nlni.a ticns, anorio
De giver frl1 ancouragtmenS.
''A,l this saiG the -'rasldent
! ".hoult. be 2 par, o: recognized PEI:
mar e1:t EolicsSr. No; Otherwise WI
t be possible to keep The nation self
j supro1tir" and as ,early self-con
tanned IS it has neon in the past.
III, PRESIDENT said the farm2'
must 40 something to aid himself.
at cannot - too strongly urget
shat the fermer must be ready (
! h2l) hims Il. '4n;.;s conference Woult
&c almost listing. good II 1t shoul(
;, fnd ways to inD1css the great mas
. of farmers to avail themselves O
> the be Il r1ett..ods to help themselves
3y this, IN IAN that legislation cal
, do little more than give the farme
) the chance to organize and hell
himself
, The Pres. -ent advocated coop era
, tive marketing. He urged develop
. irlent Of all water resources Tor bot
- transportation and power and cam
{ out strongly Tor prosecution OF IN
St. Lawrence waterway PROJECT, de
signed to permit access Of ocean go
.ng vessels to all great lakes ports
Certainty Of long-term farm loa1
credits he suggested, as one mean
Of encouraging the farming indus
tr.'.
= Conference aims were outlined b
Secretary D. agriculture Wsllact
$ He explained that It was the hop
= of the administration that the cor
\ ference might result in e@tabllsh-n
$ more amiccble relations between tn
governmnt anc. the farmer and de
). wise 2 permanent policy towards ae
O riculture.
Low price returns for farm proc
ucts was given IS the reason for
lrop in quantity production b
G Sydnev anderson of Minnesot'
- chairman of the congressional joir
commission o. agricultural inquir.
: who alsc addressed the open sesciol
"Cuantity production of agricu
y tural products has on the who]
;, about kept pace with the populs
|. tion.", he said, bus has Jagged f.
! beyond the quantity production {
: mines anc factories. 1t seems sal
to conclude, therefore, that the pric
received by producers Of agricult'
: raj products have not been sufficier
j. to induce an increase Of quantit
: production comparable with the il
y crease thai has occurred in the pr
Il duction Of either mines or factorie
: Perhaps the best test Of the well-b'
r ing Of ar industry IS found in tt
l comparison Of rewards for that cal
ital invested and labor employed
: t as compared with the reward ft
|, capital invested and laboz' empoye
t in other in Industries.
g ''1 am aure,' he added, that thel
= tharo is no magic word of legislatit
and no magic wand of adn,inistr
: tive action that can bring about tt
d ,siroG results. / an persuaded tn:
they can only be accompliHhe
through a more efficient organic;
tion of thu producers.
The government must Hemove oI
stacles which now retard and n SON
instances, prevent combinations {
farmers and the states must gi,
legal status to organizations {
farmers Anderson said