The Mankato free press., 1923-09-07

producers, and that was to figure
cost plus a fair profit and then set
the price. Mr.. Townley said that
politics are necessary for the farmer
but the big problem Of price fixing
remains with himself. Mr.. Town
ley said that he did not think that
government price fixing would work
in the long run. Price fixing must
remain in the hands Of the farmer
producing the farm products. When
q farmer can say to business man
or the consumer of farm products
this sack of wheat corn or potatoes.
or whatever the case may be, cost
me so much to produce no man on
the face Of the earth will ask the
farmer to sell it at less than cost.
But under present conditions the
average farmer does not know what
h-Ncost to produce a bushel Of corn,
potatoes. wheat or many of the farm
produce. y
At this point in his address Mr..
Townley explained that 1t is propos-
ed to send out questionaries to the
farmers asking them to state what
It costs says to piow an acre or
ground, seed it, and on up TO the
harvested crop, When this Is de-
termined, then an average will be
struck as the basis for price fixing.
Mr., Townley said that each farmer
entering into such an agreement
will be taxed $3.50 foV membership.
In closing Mr.. Townley said that
II this plan were worked out pro-
perly it would mean prosperity to
hA - IN "a aan
Referred To Jackson County
Asked after the completion of his
address il some farmers would not
hang back and not join the price
hiking alliance Mr.. TownleS said:
'"The man who does back down in
this game after the farmers are or
| ganfzed for price fixing will not be
any more popular than asup In
Jackson county short time ago.
| daughter and> applause.)
When the laughter had subsidized
Mr.. Townley continued by saying
They accuse me Of gettinga whole
lot of money out Of Nonpartisan
League that l never got All I ever
got out Of it was ninety days in the
! county. Jail at Jackson Minnesota
| A few minutes before IL o'clock
| Senator Magnus Johnson arrived by
! auto from Owatonna completely tir-
ed out and scarcely able to speak
from hoarseness. He was intro
| Quoted by George H. Ballard.
Se1ator Johnson said that OWNS
to the lateness Of the hour and the
! fact that SO many Mankato people
| had recently heard him at Garden
City fair that he would make his
talk short. He had spoken at sc
many out of doors meeting that he
was completely tired out. He did
take time to state that he thor
| oughly belieYed in the price fixing
scheme as explained by Mr.. Town
| ley. This scheme needed political
action as we'll as the complete back
ing of the farmers. 1t IS time for
the business men and farmers to get
| together the speaker said for the
property Of one denencs entirely
on the other.
81 have been pictured all over the
land as a man without education.
am glad hat was not elected on
my educational abilities. The peo-
pie of Minnesota elected me because
they thought that Magnus. Johnson
had little backbone which he
would use. for better and cleaner
| legislation"
with these statements the senator
sat down completely tired out and
the meeting ended.
! George L4Iiaru short introduction
of United States Senator Magnus
Johnson, owing to the Iateness Of his
arrival at Mankato armory last night
| from Owatonna, was as follows:s
Ladies' and Gentlemen: Senator
Magnus Yonson did not yump over
here from -Owatonna until the ma
yority Of the audience had jumped
home, but in the race, for the senate
he yumped on the band wagon with
MAJORITY OF $4,000"