The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-01-14
,.oCk Growers Confronted
With Seriou, Problems

Colorado Springs, Jan. l2.--NeverI
before have the stock growers Of the
country been confronted with as many
OF as serious problems as those being
faced tcday. Senator John B. Ken
drick, of Wyoming told the American
Live Stog}; Association in convention
here today.
"The solution of our task" said Sen
ator Kcndrick, ''lies along the line OF
patient and courageous cooperation OF
the part of all Let it not be said thai
the laborers are few or lacking in dill
igcncc."
Senator Kendrick voiced his approx
a Of what is known as the agricul
tural bloc in the senate when he said
"Thc prospect of obtaining modii-
cations in the tariff bill ,favorabl e to
the wool growers and live stock pro.
ducers, is increased by the fact thai
nearly evorv member of the Socalle'
agricultural bloc is in favor Of sucl
chan~,s. Ard I may say here that
rr membership Of this bloc is com
roscd almost exclusively Of senator
rr,rr IN" West ard South, and includ"
Something like an even number Of
members of both political parties.
"TEc actions of this group of men
, arc rot based upon an attitude cithc'
| in orrcsition to or in favor of any
nnlitirHl party. neither are they antae
| custic 70 anything that speaks for the
welfare Of any other industry or an
section &C the nation. They are less
! concerned as to party politics and
MORE concerned about the welfare of
( &c people for whom they assume tc
| speak. and thcy have been particular
| " concerned in securing at least linn
/ itcd RECOGNITION for agricultural and
/ livestock interests.
! Senator Kcndrick praised President
! TIarding's efforts to secure some
/ measure of relief for the live stock
! raiscrs and also paid high tribute
! to Secretary of Agriculture Henry
! Wallace
1T is doubtful" he said, "if in all
| thc land man could be found moro
I worthy and well qualified or one in
whom there is reposed more universal
: respect and confidence than our pres
cnt secretary of agriculture, Henry c.
Wallace.
"An important part of our legisla
tive program is the enactment of p
, law that will prove more permanen.
| system of credits for producers of live
] stock than are now available. We
have at this time one Of the most eff
! fective systems of commercial credits
/ on loved Ivy any Of the great nations
| The Farm Loan Act has provided
fairly satisfactory method of maxine
| loans based upon landed securities
| but no system of credits has yet beer
! provided that will afford to stockmen
reasonable access to loanable funds
at low rates of interest and coverino
the necessary period of time required
in the production of live stock"
In talking of the railroad situation
rs it concerns livestock raiSersz ssa..
ator Kendrick said: zone of the many
causes that have contributed so large
~ to the distress and Encouragement
! of livestock producers has been the
unjust, and as we fully believe, the un-
necessary increase in freight rates."
II discussing market receipts, Sen
"t"r K"rdrick said:
"Ou &c thc most serious que tiOns
dcm"nd'n~ attention at our hands is
that Cf C0nT"sied receipts in our mar
kr's. Il is reasonable to believe tha,
stabilized receipts would 60 far to
ward taliliZing prices. 1t is becom-
inc more and more apparent that
+ thorr is an urgent need for some form
cf concerted action Y which receipts
IN our markets may be more evenly
ds'ribHtcd. 4 conservative estimate
" nd probably shcv that the heavi.
""t lcs""s sustained by stockmen are
oc"asirrcd through our present indis-
"rr"' Svs'rm of marketing.
"SrmmGriZing the problems which
""" % y" solved. we must first con
trTl -" md Secure an adjustment of
rai'ro Il rates that will be based upon
c"''iiv ard fairrcss.
'f' would eccm imperative that We
nro"'0.lv ta':o such steps as seem ad
'isib'" toward BRINGING such inf1u-
rGcHs 70 hear IS will tend to regulate
tho 'oIumc Of receipts in our mar
kcfs.
"Throuch cooperation with allied
"'"r"h"s Of our industry we must ex-
"H'i"c sIch legitimate influences az
W" haze toward increasing the con-
Tn"'n'i0N md thus the demand for our
1rod"cls"
A. ed to Smoke