Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-24
PRESIDENT FOR
FEDERAL AID
FOR FARMERS
Says They Must Be Assured
Working Capital on
Reasonable Terms
TO STUDY PROBLEMS
Committees Appointed-Chairman Of
Conference Asks Organized Control
of Output.

Washington, Jan. 24.-With dirt
farmers bluntly itemizing their finan
cial distress and President Harding
proposing far-reaching measures OF
Government assistance, the 3OO dele
gates to the agricultural conference
called by Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace began consideration today OF
comprehensive plans to organize agri-
culture on the same basis of economic
advantage as industry and commerce
The first action OF the Conference
after the delivery of various addresses
was the naming of II major commit
tees to handle the problems which
will come before them. These commit
tees, in turn, provided for the divi-
sion of their work among number OF
subcommittee.
The committees with their chairmen
follow:
Agriculture and price relations, f.
| B. Cornwall, Vermont.
Agricultural credit insurance, S. F.
Houston, Missouri.
Transportation H. j. Waters, Mis-
souri,.
Foreign competition and demands,
, H. J. Sconce. Illinois.
Costs, prices and readjustments, H.
L. Russell, Wisconsin.
Crop and market statistics, 0. S.
Barrett, Georgia.
Marketing of farm products, c. H.
Powell California.
Agricultural research and education
| o. f. Bradfute, Ohio.
National forest policy, Clifford Pin
~ .ou4, !an4 policies, z. :. 2ta:-
SCR. ,cI~a.
Fam, popaatior and farm homes, $.
-. Lpwch, NeW f1"f ~
Co-ordir&t:ar II STATE 2at T e,;cfsj
legislation, +. =. @''rsaiu, Vernon.
Ta,n aa5plG :, $eVe,on,o.' s"i.;
the President in his address, "a
thorough code of law and business pro-
cedure, with the proper machinery
of finance, through some agency, to is
sue that turnover capital shall be as
generously supplied to the farmer and
on as reasonable terms as to other in
dustries. An industry more vital
than any other, in which nearly half
the nations wealth is invested, can
be relied upon for good security and
certain returns"
The President suggested an ampli-
fication of the machinery of the Farm
Loan Board and the adoption of the
plan of European rural finance socie-
ties Mr.. Harding would legalize CO.
operative marketing, "the farmers
selling price higher and the consu-
mer's buying price lower" said the
President.
To aid the farmer transportation
facilities must be increased Mr. Hard
ing said, and to accomplish this end
he suggested the electrification of rail
roads to reduce such waste as the
hauling of coal for transportation
purposes and the development of wa
! terwayS.
Representative Anderson of Mime
sofa chairman of the conference made
plea for the organization by the
farmers of control of output assert
ing that price declines have been least
in commodities controlled by highly
iorganized industries of which the dairy
industry is an example.
when consider said Mr.. Ander-
son "the desperate character of the
situation | could wish that there was
some means of bringing about this
condition by governmental action but
i am sure there is no governmental
panacea that there is no magic word
of legislation and no magic wand OF
administrative action that can bring
about these results. | am persuaded
that they only can be accomplished
/ through more efficient organization
of the producers.
! at is possible by organization fo,
! farmers to standarize the quality Oh
the product of many farmers within q
given locality and by such Standard.
zation to increase the price per unit
for the entire crop.
! THE farmer must delegate the pow
er of selling his crop and of putting
it in shape for market and of perform
ing all of the services necessary t,
it's delivery in quality quantity tim,
and place to some orga anizat:on which