The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-22
MEANS TALKS ON
idaho CONDITIONS
DIVERSIFICATION OF PRODUCTS
GIVEN AS ONLY ROAD TO PROS
PERITY-0PP0SE II. II. RATE

Marcus A. Means, Idaho state land
commissioner, made the principal talk
at the chamber of commerce luncheon
Wednesday. Mr.. Means talked on
agricultural conditions throughout the
state, and recommended diversified
tion of crops as the only means of
stabllizing the economic situation in
the Palouse country. He pointed out
the success of dairying and it's re-
lated industries in south Idaho, the
large success made with poultry, and
the good results that are made by
diversification. The poultry industry,
Mr.. Means stated, almost equals the
wheat industry in the state of Idaho.
Mr.. Means advocated that Latah
county have an examination of every
COW in the county, for tuberculosis
and production. Gooding county had
10000 examined, and Franklin $4,000
during the past year, and the total
expense was not over $400.
Speaking of the wheat situation
in the Palouse, Mr.. Means said:
" America has the best markets in the
world, and every nation is trying to
break into it. Canada, Argentine, and
Australia all have an over-production
of wheat this year. The only way
that American farmers can hope to
get rid of their wheat is by meeting
this competition. By the functioning
of economic laws, only -pyduc-
tion can be subsidized. Brazil,
shortly before the war, attempted to
subsidize an production of cof-
fee, and the move almost wrecked
the country financially.
GA credit can only be built after
long hard work, and prosperity comes
by the same means. False, credit, or
false prosperity will never insure
success"
In concluding, Mr.. Means said,
The farmer of the Palouse must d.
versify. You have only to look back
at the New England states, and even
the central states, to see what has
happened to the one-crop man. The
land is practically valueless. In this
section, there must be grass, live
stock, and crops adaptable to this
climate. 1t is then that the farmer
will realize the most from his labors.
Adjacent towns will be able to fur
nish a market for the variety of pro-
ducts, and the country will pros
per-"
A short debate followed, concern
ing the bill to guarantee wheat stabi-
lization. George N. Lamphere, pre-
sident of the chamber of commerce,
in discussing the speech of Mr..
Means stated, "The farmers do not
want subsidization because of over
production. What they want is a
guarantee that they will at least re-
ceive the actual cost of production"
A. H. Oversmith, who represented
the farmers of Latah county before
the state board of equalization, re-
ported on the action of the board in
balancing the assessed value of al
most adjacent lands in Nez Perce and
Latah counties. He stated that the
differentiation should be removed
Rolston Butterfield called the at
tentlon of the meeting to the new
move made by the railroads, who are
now before the interstate commerce
commission, seeking to get lower
rate to coast points than to inland
towns, in order to meet water COM
petition. Their action to gain this
permission is even stronger this year
than III past ones. 1t was decided
that the chamber of commerce should
and join in the fight against this
action.
E. w. Porter, former state senator
from Latah county, but now of Boise,
was introduced by Mr.. Lamphere. Mr..
Porter gave a short talk on condi-
tions throughout Idaho, in which he
stated that savings deposits in Mos
COW were larger than in any other
town in the state.
G. 2. Mix reported on the wheat
meeting last Saturday.
. We are far better acquainted with
all phases of the problem than we
were; the farmers of the three north
west states are organized with a
definite end in view, our legislators
know our needs, and we know their
attitude" he stated
Mr.. Record, of Wallace, who ap-
peared before the meeting Nth busi-
ness proposition, was referred to the
Industrial committee, Rolston Butter
'ield. A. H. Oversmith, and F. A.
Belts. This committee will give a
report on the proposition at the next
Meeting.
j. S. Heckathorn, chairman of the
committee, presented a re-
solution regarding the north and
south highway, which was unani-
nously adopted. A copy of the re-
solution will be sent to Governor c.
;. Moore and w. j. Hall, commits
ioner of public works. The resolu-
ion follows:
That, whereas, the north and
outh state highway is the most i'm
,ortant highway that is to be con-
tructed with the boundaries of the
tate, and
Whereas, considerable work has
'een done, and large sums of money
lave been expended in completing
'ortions of the same, and
Whereas, only small sections re-
lain to be completed and until these
arts are finished the travel is
realty restricted and attended with
reat danger and difficulty
Now, therefore be it resolved, that
ne chamber of commerce of Moscow
ecommend, urge, and insist that this
roject be completed at as early a