The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-01-12

the agricultural group is almost as
much at a disadvantage In dealing with
other economic groups as the jay farm
er Of the funny pages in the hands Of
sleek urban confidence men, who sell
him acreage in Central Park or the
Chicago city hall. The leaders of the
farmers thoroughly understand this,
and they are intelligently striving to
integrate their industry so that it will
be on an equal footing with other bust
nesses.
AS an example of indignation, take
the steel industry, in which the model
is the United States Steel Corporation,
with its iron mines, its coal mines, its
lake and rail transportation, its ocean
vessels, its by-product coke ovens, its
blast furnaces, its open hearth and
Bessemer furnaces. its rolling mills, its
tube mills and other manufacturing
processes that are carried to the high
est degree of finished production CON-
patible with the large trade it has
built up. All this IS generally conced-
ed to be to the advantage of the con-
sumer. Nor does the steel corporation
inconsiderately dump its products On
the market. On the Contrary, It so
acts that it is frequently stabilizing
influence, as IS often the case with 9th
er large organizations. 1t is master Of
its distribution as we'll as of its pro-
ductiop, If prices are not satisfactory
the products are held back or prodpc
ton is reduced or suspended. 1t Is not
compelled to send a years work to the
market at one time and take whatever
Il can get under such circumstances.
Il hos 9c9 ss 22..ilii;a3s policy and Its own
export department. Neither are the
grades and qualities of steel determin-
ed at the caprice Of the buyer, nor does
the latter hold the scales. In this sin
gle integrntion Of the steel corporation
e is represented about 10 per cent Of the
steel production Of America. The rest
IS mostly in the hands Of a few large
companies. In ordinary times the
steel corporation, by example, stabilizes
all steel prices. If this is permissible
Git is even desirable because stable
and fair prices are essential to solid
and continued prosperity why would
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tl!'uSh l"eIe are no" some thousands
Oh l".-'e' cooperative elevators
warehouses; 'TedH'erIeS' anu olhef en-
lerpElseN oI one sort ana ahother' with
d 'u'"-oN ct Oh pIl''oH uo'ers year.
lHrS are giving the farmers business
experience anu training, anu so lar
as lhey 20, tHey meet lhe heed OF
honest "eISNIhS anu la-r grazing out
i'eS 90 not meet lhe requirements OF
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large ana fundamental way,
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tern lot oIHeF groups, Is now belhs
prepared 10y '"e grl'lI'-r0lSerS through
'ie tS,""'I S"i''eI'I Oh SAFES IheuIa WHICH
s'"'.' minute grain Ae5"Ialel! or COZ
IeV'''ell' as IHe 'luI' Iuu"I TURNER may
eject. II Is inns s'ei--lHe pan OF lhe
committee OIL seventeen "hlch mas
crea'tu SO Hhuch opposition ana Is
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the sraih-pIouuCers are not relyihg on
any IMMUNITY from antitrust Ieglsla-