The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-02-10
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Now, what is the farmer asking?
without trying to catalogue the re-
medal measures that have been sug-
gested In his behalf, the principal pro
posals that bear directly on the i'm
proNemeht of his distributing and mar
keting relations may be summarized as
folows:-
First: storage warehouses for cot
ton, wool, and tobacco, and elevators
FOR grain, of sufficient capacity to meet
the maximum demand on them at the
peak of the marketing period. The
farmer thinks that either private capt.
tai must furnish these facilities, or the
state must erect and own the eleva-
tors and warehouses;
Second; weighing and grading of
agricultural products, and certitication
thereof, to be done by impartial and
disinterested public inspectors (this Ia
already accomplished to some extent
by the federal licensing of welghers
and graders), to eliminate underpay-
ing, overcharging, and unfair grading
and to facilitate the utilization Of the
stored products as the basis of credit.
Third: certainty of credit sufficient
to enable the marketing of products
In an orderly manner
Fourth: the Department of Agricul-
ture should collect, tabulate, summa-
rize, and regularly and frequently pub-
lish and distribute to the farmers full
information from all the markets OF
the world, 50 that they shall be as well
informed of their selling position as
buyers now are of their buying posi.
ton.
Fifth: freedom to integrate the busi-
ness of agriculture by means of con
solidated selling agencies, co-ordnat-
ing and co-operating In such way as TO
put the farmer on an equal footing
with the large buyers of his products,
and with commercial relations In other
Industries.
When business requires specialized
talent, 1t has to buy It, SO will the
farmers; and perhaps the best way for
them to get it would be to utilize some
OF the present machinery of the larg
est established agencies dealing In
farm products. OF course, II he wishes.
the farmer may go further and engage
in tlour-milling and other manufacturers
Of food products, In my opinion,
however, he would be wise to stop
short of that. Public interest NAV he
opposed to all great integrations but
In justice should they be forbidden to
the farmer and permitted to others9
The corporate form of association can.
not now be wholly adapted to his OBJ
iects and conditions. The looser CO.
operative form seems more generally
suitable. Therefore he wishes ia no
free, II Re finds it desirable and feos.
ible, to resort to cooperation with his
fellows and neighbors, without run.
ming afoul Of the law. To urge that
the farmers should have the same lib.
erty to consolidate and coordinate
their peculiar economic functions
which other industries In their ,.elds
eajoy, Is not, however, to concede that
any business Indignation should have
legislative sanction to exercise monop.
olistic power. The American people
are ms firmly opposed to Industrial as
to political autocracy, whether at.
tempted by rural or by urban industry
For lack Of united effort the farmers
as a whole are still marketing their
crops by Anticipated methods, or by no
methods at ALL but they are surrounded
by business world that has been
modernlzed to the last minute and ia
tirelessly striving for efficiency This
efficiency is due In large measure to
big business, to united business, to In.
tegrated business. The farmers now
seek the benefits of such largeness. nm.
ion and Indignation.
The American farmer is modern Of
the moderns in the use of labor saving
machinery, and he has made vast
strides In recent years In scientific