South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-25

dlcti0n. but think
ing person viii
gree that this is
true.
~ II VTVCEVT D. is fact chat
the American farmer has been and
stiII is heavily laden with financial
burdens such as never before has
been his Iot To boar Enormous tax
burdens. excessively high transport
ttfi0u rates and unreasonable costs
of most everything that goes TO-
mountain tho farm and farmer have
combined 90 make his Tot almost up-
hearable In other words the ecy-
I'Hic pendulum has taken % Ions
ewing from its normal course. I'm
fact some time ago 81 reached the
.eak OF its swing and just as surely
DO swings one way Sc must come
lack the other.
Two Questions
There are two questions which
must be settled. so persons who
study economic questions tell us, be-
fore the farmer. the business man,
tho professional man or any other
man can prosper. Those questions
2
Every One Has Suffered
While farmers have appeared TO
suffer. greatly from excessive trans
portation rates in some sections,
they arc not alone. Everyone has
suffered more or less. The same is
true OF taxes. width taxes more
than doubled in the past few years
everyone has felt the burden There
must be some relief and there will
he relief-perhaps at no far distant
date
Representatives Of the people i'm
Washington are beginning 20 real
re what the true situation is and
When proper measures are passed
When proper measures are passed
10 relieve the tax burden AMI the
interstate commerce commission,
which 10y the way is very liable to
have dirt farmer appointed as one
OF its members. fixes more reason
able rates on farm products-and
other products which need lower
rates-the situation viii begin TO
look more hopeful TO us all.
=. Bloc Has Helped.
The agricultural bloc has done
much for the farmer and promises
20 do more Had IL done no more
than bring about the passage Of the
cooperative marketing measure it
should have earned the praise OF
every thinking, progressive farmer.
This body Of earnest. fearless men
arc planning 20 bring about the pas
sage Of long time credit measures
and To have farmers appointed ON
.rH
interstate commerce commission.
other helpful legislation that VIII
aid farmers i'm their difficult prob
lems viii no doubt be brought about
through the bloc.
True. these things viii require
time. and not a little patience. but
they viii come and the pendulum
Will swing back.
Must Help Themselves.
Meanwhile individuals can do much
for themselves by way of intensive
study of local problems concerning
marketing and production. Most ev-
cry locality has its individual prob
Terms which are not greatly affected
lv the national situation.
The United States Department of
Agriculture. county farm bureaus.
aud various universities are doing
much 20 help tho farmer solve ques-
ti0us % his immediate locality The
rrsat majority Of farmers are begin
.uiuz 70 realize this and prodr by the
scientific experiments beins worked
out az these various institutions. on
the other hand. there are few who
stu believe that cold methods are
continue i'm their busstuI ignorance
20 make the mistakes and take con-
seQucnt losses. These. however, are
sadly i'm the minority and this fact
iu itself SIS hopeful ~iEu.
Winning Public Opinion.
Public opinion. the Ereatest force
ir The world IS gradually shifting lr
favor Of the farmer. The ultimate
consumer is beginning 90 realize
that the farmer is not getting q rea-
sonable compensation for the tims
and labor consumed i0 produc.ne
proveuder and thc raw materials FOR
cl0th.rg
The industrial world is more .r
sympathy with the farmer than even
before Iu q way 10 might DE called
selfish sympathy, for industry has
learned that unless the farmer pros
pers. it WIZ not prosper for the re1.
son that about so percent OF our
population is rurlL
Radio Help.
Radio promises go be d wonderful
aid 90 che progressive farmer Ever
now rauy markets are being broad
.asted throughout the land froU
large market centers and already
many farmers have avaIed .hem.
selves az the opportunity 90 "'ister
n ou these daily Quotations Sci
~ c-tls's -eI MS that farmers ~ the
future wiIl be able te pillow hy ~adic
This mas seem like fairy dream
tlt when we consider what sc.eGtit,