The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-01-26

6dcnon q httf0 Or after ltn rorm, anQ
that--hecavse be Is in The dark as To-
the probable demand for his goods
nay - saly b jump frsm ~ frying
DaA int the nre, taking the Consumer
With him.
1ven the dairy farmers, whose out.
put Is net seasonal, complain that they
8nA themselves at q disadvantage In
the marketing Of their productions,
especially raw milk, because OF the
high csstS Of distribution, which they
must ultimately bear.
Now that the farmers are stirring.
thinking. and uniting as never before
To eradicate these Inequalities, they
ire subjected to stern economic lee
lures, and are met with tAs accusation
hat they, are demandias, asd are the
'eripients Of. special privileges. Let
ls see what privileges the esvernnsat
ms conferred on the farmers. Much
has been Siade Of Ssctisa 9 ef ne
layton Antitrust Act, which par
,.orted to permit them b. cs.si.s With
immunity, under certail csadittsas.
Admitting that. nomiaally. ~ e1.
smption was IN the nature sf . special
privilege.-thosgh I think It Was 20 Ia
appearance rather thaa In fact,-~
find that the coarts have Auihael II
BY judicial Interpretation. Why sheuh
not the farmers be psrnitted to ac-
compllsh By cooperative methods what
other businesses arc already dsiAg By
co-spera tiel in the fern Of iacsrpora-
tionf II Il ~ proper fse men 70 form,
BY fuAss Of existing osrporatis.s o.
otherwise, q esrporatiss that cestrsas
the entire production Of . commodity.
or 4 large part Of It, Why d 1t not
proper fer q grosp Of farmers to unite
for the marketing Of taSr common
products, either i1 go o. ia several
selling asencies1 Why should IT be
right for a hundred thousand corporate
shareholders to direct Is Or 80 o. 40
Der cent Il a. industry, and wrong tor
hundred thousand cooperative
farmers to control no larger proper
tloa Of the wheat crop, or cotton, or
any other prodtctf
The Department Of Agriculture is
often spoken Of rs a special concession
to the farmers, but In its commercia'
results, It Is Of as much benefit to the
buyers and consumers Of agricultural
products as to the producers, or even
more. do not suppose that anyone
opposes the benefits that the farmers
derive from the educational and re-
search work Of the department. or the
helm that II gives them In working out
improved cultural methods and prac'
tices, In developing better yielding va
rieties through breeding and selection.
In introducing new varieties from re-
mote parts Of the world and adapting
them to eur climate and economic con-
dition, and In devising practical meas.
ures for the elimination Or csntroi OF
dangerous and destructive animal and
plant diseases, insect pests, and the
ike All. these things manifestly tend
to stinllnte and enlarge production.
and their geaeral benedcial effects are
sSvisss.
n n esnplsined that, whereas the
iav restrices Federal Reserve banks
70 tsyes nsaths' time fer commercial
papsr, the farmer 70 allowed ak
months an hls astss. This 10 not a
speehl privilege. bst merely such Z
recoxaitisn Of business esod1dons as
makes It psssibls for country banks
to a. busine& with country people
The ere, farmer has ssly sae turn.
over q year, while The merchant and
manufactures have many. Incidental
". I nsts that the Federal Reserve
Rosrd has just authorized the Fed
eral Reserve hanks to discount export
paper fer q period Il six nsnths. to
confsru to the aatHrs Of the busi
ness
TIE Farm Lsaa banks are pointed
N a an Instance Of special govern
ment favor fer farmers. Are they not
rather the outcome Of audable efforts
To eoualIze rural aad urban condi.
tiops? And absut all the government
does tbsrs 10 - help set sp IN ad
ministrativs srSanisatiss and lend !"
little credit at the start. Eventually
the farmers will provide all the capi
tai and carry all the liabilities them
selves. II 10 true that Farm Loan
hond, are tax exempt; but 30 are
bonds Of municipal light and traction
nlants and new housing ID to he ex
empt from taxation. In New York. for
ten years.
On the ether hand. the farmer reads
- p,ans for municipal housing prof
cots that run into me billions. Of hun,
dreds Of millions annually spent on
rho merchant marine: he reads thai
the railways are being favored with
increased rates and virtual snara1 tie>
Of earnings by the government, with
the result Ia him Of N Increased toll
IN all that he sells and all that he
bnvs He hears Of many manifesto
tisas Of Ssvernmental concern for par
tjcular Industries and interests. Res
a ,bs r,IlUsys frsm insolvency l.