The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-01-19


high costs of distribution, which they
must ultimately bear.
Now that the farmers are stirring
thinking, and uniting as never before
to eradicate these inequalities, they
are subjected to stern economic lee
lures, and are met with the accusation
that they are demanding, and are the
recipients of, special privileges. Lei
us see what privileges the government
has conferred on the farmers. Much
has been made of Sectlun 6 of the
Clayton Antitrust Act, which pur'
ported to permit them to combine with
immunity, under certain conditions.
Admitting that, noninally, this ex-
emptlon was in the nature Of special
privilege, though think It was so In
appearance rather than In fact,--we
find that the courts have nullifed II
by judicial Interpretation. Why should
not the farmers be permitted to ac-
complish by cooperative methods what
other businesses are already doing by
cooperation In the form of lncorpora-
ton? If it he proper for men to form,
by fusion of existing corporations or
otherwise, a corporation that controls
the entire production of commodity,
or n large mart of II why is II not
proper for n Croup of farmers to unite
for the marketing of their common
nroducts either in one or in several
selling agencies? Why should Il he
right for n hundred thousand corporate
shareholders to direct - or 30 or 20
Der cent of an industry. and wrong for
n hundred thousand cooperative
farmers to control Il no larger proper
ton of the wheat crop, or cotton, or
any other product?
The DEPARTMENT of Agriculture Is
oftau shaken If ne snecial concession
TO the farmers. but in its commercial
results I, is Of ms much benefit to the
buvors md consumers CT agricultural
products as to the producers, or even
more do not sunpose that anyone
0nnoses tbe benefits that the farmers
derjve fran the educatjonal and re-
search work Of the department. or the
holm that Il, rives them in working ont
jmnroyed cultural methods and plac-
t,oes In dava,oninu hotter Welding va
r,eties Through breeding and selection,
in ,ntroducino new varieties from re-
mote narts of the world and adapting
tbep, m our climate and economic con.
dition and In deyisine practical meas
rres FOR tho elimination or control of
dangarous and destructive animal and
n,ont diseases insect nests and the
iiko All these things manifestly tend
to stimulate and enlarge production,
and their general beneficial effects are
ohvious
II is connlained that. whereas the
low restricts Federo1 Reserve banks
20 ,hroe months, fine for commercial
o,or tho forn,ar ia allowed six
,,nntb. nm his notes This Is not a
snacioi nrivilere but merely such a
saco.,n,tion Of business conditions as
mol,es II nossIble for country banks
e. 40 h,siness with country peonle
Tho cro,, rorner has only one turn
30. roor ,vhi,o tho merchant and
onrfocturer have many Incidental
=, ,,oto tb,t tho FodaroI Reserve
1oord hos met authorized the Fed
aroI posorve hanks to discount export
n,ner f,r neriod Of six months 10
aonforn, to the nature of the bus1
go,
Tbo Form Loan hanks ore nointed
% &c an Instance Of sneciol govern
- ea,,o, fn. for,nors Ara thav not
natha, tho optcoma of Jaudoble efforts
- an,aliya rpral and urhon condi.
t,o,s3 Ana about all tho government
49,, ,hore 10 r. helm set nm nm nd.
,,io;s,trotivo orgapiyotion and lend 81
,,t.lo oraa,, Of tha stort ryentualIv
~ f,rn,a,s Win nrovida all tho coni.
80, ,d corr, OH the liabilities them.
a,,.as II is trro that Farm Loan
Iands oro tax evemnt. hnt On are
D@,,ds - n,nnicinol ltght and troctIop
49, and na,y' borsing IL to no av.
-. e,.or, ,.xotinr In Now yorl, for
49, roars
a., tha otbor hopd the farmer roads
les fo. ,uni,inaI housirg nroi.
W.. ,,., mn int the hilllons ~ INN.
,..oas - n,illions onnuallv snent on
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