The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-03-09
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without trying to catalogue the re-
medal measures that haye been sug.
gested In his behalf. the principal pro
posals that bear directly on the I'm
provement OF his distributing and mar
ketlng relations may be summarized as
follows -
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 certlhcation
thereof. to be done by impartial and
dislnterested public inspectors tthis Is
already accomplished TO some extent
by the federal licensing OF weighers
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
70 enable the marketing OF products
In an orderly manner.
Fourth: the Department OF Agrlcul
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. so that they shall be as wei
Informed OF their selling position al
buyers now are Of their buying posi-
tion.
Fifth: freedom to integrate the bust
ness Of agriculture by means OF con
solidated selling agencies, co-ordlnat
Ing and cooperating In such way as 4
put the farmer on an equal footinI
with the large buyers OF his products
and with commercial relations In othel
Industries.
When business requires specialized
talent, II has to buy It, SO will tn,
farmers; and perhaps the best way fol
them 10 got II would be TO utilize som,
OF the present machinery OF the larg
est established agencies dealing II
farm products. OF course, II he wishes
the farmer may 90 further and engag,
In fiour-mllling and other manufactures
Of food products. In my opinion
however, he would be wise to stoI
short of that. Public interest may b,
opposed TO all great integratIons but
in justice, should they be forbidden /,
the farmer and permitted 10 others
The corporate form Of association can
not now be wholly adapted TO his OBJ
jects and conditions. The looser co
operative form seems more general,
suitable. Therefore, he wishes TO b,
free, II he finds It desirable and feas
lble, to resort to cooperation with hi
fellows and nelghbora without run
ming afoul OF the law. To urge tina
the farmers should have the same lib
erty TO consolidate and co-ordlnat,
their peculiar economic functions
which other Industries In their field
enjoy, Is not, however, TO concede tina
any business Indignation should hav,
legislative sanction to exercise monop
ollstlc power. The American peopi,
are as firmly opposed to industrial a
to political autocracy, whether at
tempted by rural or by urban Industry
For lack Of united effort the farmer
as a whole are stil marketing thel
crops by antiquated methods, or by N,
methods at all, but they are surrounde,
by a business world that has beer
modernized TO the last minute and 4
tirelessly striving for efficiency. Thli
efficiency Is due In large measure /,
big business, TO united business, TO In
tegrated business. The farmers nov
seek the benefits OF such largeness, un
Ion and Indignation.
The American farmer Is a modern O
the mOderns In the use OF labor savln,
machinery, and he has made vas
strides In recent years In scientlh,
tlllage and efficient farm management
Jut as business In contact with othe
businesses agriculture Is a zone horsl
shay" In competition with high powe
automobiles. The American farmer q
the greatest and most lntractable o.
lndlYlduallSia- While Industrial pr0