The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09

ter things Is not to give a blanket
endorsement to any specific plan, and
still less to applaud the vagarics of
some OF their leaders and groups.
Neither should We, on the other hand,
allow the froth &c bitter agitation
| false economies, and mistaken radical.
ism TO conceal the facts OF the farm.
ers' disadvantages, and the practicable
ity OF eliminating them by well-con.
sidered measures. 1t may he that the
farmers will not show the business
sagacity and develop the wise leader.
ship to carry through sound plans; but
lint possibility does not Justify the
obstruction OF their upward efforts.
We, as city people, see In high and
speculatlvely manipulated prices.
spollage, waste. scarcity, the results
or defective distribution OF farm prod
ucts. Should it not occur to us that
we have n common interest with the
sarmer In his attempts to attain u de-
gree OF efficiency In distribution cor
responding to his efficiency In produc.
tionp DO not the recent fluctuations
IN The May wheat option, apparently
unrelated to normal l%nteraction OF
supply ana demand, offer a timely
PROOF OF tho need Of some such stabil-
l2Ing agency as the grain growers have
~ Con''"hpIatlohf
IL Is cuntended that, IL their pro-
posed organizations be perfected and
operated, the farmers will have IN
their hands an instrument tbot will no
copoble NJ d,roorors oh,,.o ~. ,
t,,d Tho, :. ..r, -,
!. ~ p'SNi''' ~ pe',e'l
=" "''''u'S anu oppressive price
"'"s i,o"' us iesl'IIhate use or order
''S ana s'abilizlng the now Of farm
products to the market, 10 the mutual
benefit Of producer and consumer |
nave no a"pprchcusluus on this upint.
In the Hrst nIocn = Io,so or.,o,iyo
rim spch oe an, ,ntnn - -
must be M hest connot ha g, orhi.
trarlly and promptly controlled as a
great corporation. The one is n lum-
oeIihB democracy ana the other an agile
au'o'Facy, III Tue second place, with
u" poSS'pIe power OF org }nizatlon, the
turner's cannot succeed to any great
extern, or Tor any considerable length
y ''ne' III hHlhS prices The great
Ia" OF supply ana demand works In
'ariouS ana surprising ways, 10 the
unu"'nE ol tHe best laId pans that
u'te'np' l" io'l H. In the thlfd place,
tle,r power VIII avail the farmers
"',''"s - u pe abused III our um'
anu country power IS OF value to It's
p"sSeSsor only so long as 1t Is not
'"uScn' IL is ialr IL say thai | have
seen no lshS In responsible quarters
o. Il u'SpoSluon 10 dictate prices.
mere seems on me contrary, to be a
c"'H"lohly peheh'iNI purpose to realize
" S'npiilly ilat VIII ElV' an orderly
anu abundant How or farm products
10 Lle consumer II ensure reasonable
uhu oopehuanle returns to the pro-
upgcr''
In view of the supreme Importance
to the national well.being Of a pros.
peronS and contentcd AGRICULTURAL non.
ulatipn we should no nrcrored to co
u Ionc ,yo, 10 ossts,inr ,ha c,.n
cot IN onni,ohio shoro 80 ,%a H,
thav nroI,no ,hro,,.n "e"
tion ~ rerorms ,ha, ,.tm mau'"
continuous and inorooe 'n , l,no.
farm nroducts T,hoy arn Co.. cn,rn aot
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nn, tn hv ,In onon "ow'S VI az"
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rri,,s n,1 ~, Thonn, , n ,ra,
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r.tin no inoymoLIa oa"r"n ,o1,'.
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nation rho r,,roi o~om"n"n,,,os on",
n"yirr onioy r", oc,h -" '',
,ha ~, aHn,a, aot,"na1 , 'o",vt
,,andina a." ,"sta 80 wv.
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l., ,,d,, i",rou snadan, "
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