The Glenwood post., 1922-02-09
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THE FARMER ARRIVES
IN WASHINGTON

"But 1 think it's kinda silly talk
ing about that now,' said Jack, as he
banked the pages of his geography to-
gether.
"Ah! you're just pretending to
study anyway, and I want to know
what to put in the garden NOW"
With day of almost summer weather
suddenly dropped into the middle of
winter, Ruth had become absolutely
set on the idea OF what should make
up her garden for this year.
''You sound like a regular farmer,''
said Uncle Ted, as he came into the
room, talking about your crops and
what to plant"
"Well, think every girl and boy,
If they can, ought to have garden
and help raise things" was Ruth S
reply.
"Not bad idea, when you think
of the fix the farmers have been in
for quite awhile. 1t is mighty hard, u
continued Uncle Ted, "to see all your
efforts and work go to waste. 1t is
bad enough when drought or storms
sometimes destroy the crops after they
have been planted and cultivated. But
it is still worse if, in addition to these
occasional misfortunes, farmer can
not sell his crops for enough to pay
the cost of production and cannot
get credit to pull him through slumr
That is what the farmers have been
and are still facing. 1t makes an
interesting story, so l think I'll tell
you something about it. For a long
long time, those who have the inter
ests of our country at heart have re-
allied that something definite should
be done to make it easier for the
farmers of this country to carry on
their business of raising foodstuffs.
After the war, when the bottom
dropped out of prices to the farmer,
he was right up against it. He had
borrowed money for machinery. He
had borrowed money to pay help and
many other things He had to pay the
banks and he couldn't borrow more
in many cases men who ordinarily had
plenty of money were forced to mort
gage their homes and farms to meet
their loans. Others who needed money
to move their crops couldn' It borrow
a cent. In other words, money fo,
the farmer hasn't been available.
president Harding realized thai
something must be done, just as h,
realized that something must be don,
when the unemployment situation wa.
SO bad last fall. At that time h,
called a conference in Washington OF
big men from all parts of the country
to try and give men jobs. Within {
week from the time the conference
started it was producing results and {
short time ago I learned that NOR,
than 100000 men are now at worl
ms n result of that meeting.
president Harding is a great be
liever in getting together and get
ting the other fellows viewpoint or
things. He likes advice, asks for il
takes it and uses it. He and his cab
met talked and worked over the farm
situation. The result was that Secre
tary Wallace sent out an invitation
for men representing farming in ali
its phases to meet in Washington in
an effort to relieve the farmers
plight.
"That conference was opened by
President Harding with more than SOC
men present. He did not stand there
and tell them what to do. He gave
most comprehensive outline of the
situation and pointed out the necessity
for some method being developed tc
supply the farmer with money wher
needed at as low and reasonable term.
as it is supplied to any other industry
He did NOT try to dictate to thes,
delegates, hut left them free to worl
out plan. Secretary Wallace sug
gested three lines along which he
thought they could work-to find what
can be done by legislation, what car
be done by educational work and
what the individual farmer can do fol
himself that he is not doing now.
"Of course we all realize that agri