The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-01

well as the greatest class of con
sumers.
Could Control Acreage
|, The many good effects of a bill
of this kind outside of the fact tha
it will Immediately place our countr,
in prosperous condition, would bt
to cause our government to immedi
ately get accurate information on the
acreage and the amount produced
each year and meeting the argument
that everyone would go to raising
wheat. l contend that if this govern
ment guarantees us a price on wheat
it would be in position to limit
the acreage that would be put in
wheat through a commission ap-
pointed for that purpose. L believe
that the farmers will be glad to CO.
operate with our government to the
fullest measure if the government,
through its representatives, will show
that they are interested in our prob
lens to the extent of coming to our
| assistance in times of disturbances
like we have at the present time. The
government seeing that there was too
much wheat being raised, could send
out word that it would buy wheat at
$1.75 per bushel from all those who
would reduce their acreage, say 20
per cent. 1 believe that the acreage
under these conditions would be re-
duced just as asked, as public opinion
would make it mighty disagreeable
for any farmer who attempted to
evade the direction of its government
heads.
While 1 do not believe that the
acreage production controls, beyond
limited extent, the amount of grain
raised, as it is more dependent on
climatic conditions, and, also, to the
present time, with all the nations en-
couraging grain production, there has
never been any wheat raised but what
small reserve.
No one today seems to be in
position to know exactly what the
production of wheat will be this year.
The farmers believe that the specu-
lators are circulating the claims of
immense wheat crops everywhere and
yet the Federal Land bank of st.
Paul, after wide investigation
through the spring wheat states finds |
that the acreage has been reduced at |
least 80 per cent compared to last |
year. They further state that we will
not have over 50O,00O,OOO bushel OF
fall wheat and 250,O00,000 bushel of I
spring wheat as the entire crop, max
ing 750,000,O 900 bushe1 produced in the
United States in which our con-
sumption will be 65O,O00,000 bushe1,
leaving 100000, 900 bushel to be dis
posed Of Should our government
nave to buy this amount for reserve
t does not seem to me that it would
De very serious thing and yet the
cry raised by those at home, who ;
are not directly interested in the {
armers' problems, would lead you to {
hink that our government, by the {
rice fixing of wheat would be taking !
step which means sure financial {
uin. 1 contend that should the gov i
buy 1OO,O00,O0O bushel of
wheat for three years at $1.75 per
ushel, and absolutely destroy it, it t
vould yet not have paid back to the /
armer what it caused him to lose t
" regulating his price during the L
7ar period AS a farmer [ am not I
bjecting to this, as we all had the c
anne interest in winning the war, 4
nd the price we got for our wheat ?
that time was not important, but :
re do feel now that our chief in
ustry has sunk to a state that 1t ;
leans ruination to practically 40 per
ent of our people, and that 1T is
ght and fair that our government
,ep in and assist in saving this C
reatest industry, and l am sure that e
me will prove the wisdom OF such b
gislation. c.
Hold Northwest Meeting N
"I believe that it would be wise P
n us at this time to arrange for tt
Getting and invite the men of the G.
to confer with us on the 81
,st plan of promoting the Gooding CT
IL and get congress to pass 1t at
lie very earliest possible date. L c
ant to see the farmers entering into M
/ organization, with it's primary te
lrpose to stabilize wheat and not be ii
ganized for the purpose of fighting az
~ other industry but to work along w
rely constructive lines, looking only re
the interest of the agriculturtst, Sc
nich is the plan followed so success al
lily by all other lines of trade. IL
&c The farmers should be encouraged pl
hold their wheat, awaiting the w
ton of congress. Bankers and ST
siness men should enter. into this
reement as whole heartedly as the pe
rmer himself Government credits II! ~
n be used, which will enable him III
finance himself through until con- ev
ess has had time to act and the So s
ople will have an opportunity Of ue
eing whether our government, .
-ough it's representatives will come ui ~,
their assistance when their help eil il
needed"
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