Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-12-14
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local taxation. He must be assisted
by the reorganization OF the freight
rate structure which could reducs
charges on his production To make
| this fully effective there ought to be
railroad consultations. Cheaper fer
tllizers must be provided.
! He must have organization HA
customer with whom he exchanges
products OF the farm for those Of in
] dustry Is organized, labor Is organized
business Is organized, and there Is NJ
way for agriculture to meet this On
less It, too, Is organized. The acre
age of wheat Is too large. Unless We
can meet the world market at profit
we must stop raising for export. or
ganfzation would help to reduce acre
age. Systems Of cooperative MARKET
ing created by the farmers themselves
supervised By competent management
without doubt would be Of assistancs.
but they cannot wholly solve the prob
lem. Our agricultural schools ousM
to have thorough courses IN the theory
of organization and cooperative mar
keting
liberalization Is necessary. ThoSe
farmers who raise their living on then
land are not greatly in distresa SucS
loans az are wisely needed to assia
buying stock and other materials 70
start In this direction should b
financed through a government agency
az a temporary and emergency e1ped~
ent-
The remaining difficulty Is the DIS
position Of exportable wheat %
not favor the permanent interference
Of the government In this problem
That probably would increase the tr0u-
BILE by increasing production But e
seems feasible to provide governments
assistance to exports, and authority
should be given the War Finance cor
poration to grant, In It's discretion, the
most liberal terms of payment for fate
and grains exported for the direct
benefit Of the farm.
Muscle shoaIs-
The government Is undertaking -
develop a great water-power project
known az Muscle Shoals, on which u
|
The work Is still going on SubJeca
to the right to retake In time Of war,
I recommend that this property with
location for auxiliary steam plant
and rights Of way be sold- This would
end the present burden of expense and
should return to the treasury the larF
est price possible to secure
| Reclamation.
| By reason OF many contributing
causes, occupants Of our reclamation
projects are In financial difficulties
which In some cases are acute. Re
lief should be granted by definite au-
thority of law empowering the secre-
tary of the interior In his discretion
to suspend, readJust, and reassess all
charges against water users. This
whole question Is being considered BY
experts. You will have the advantage
of the facts and conclusions which
they may develop. This situation, In
volving a government Investment OF
more than S135, 100000, and affecting
more than 10000 water users, is ser.-
Gus. While relief which Is necessary
should be granted, yet contracts with
the government which can be met
should be met. The established gen.
eral policy of these projects should
not be abandoned for any private con-
troll.
Highways and Forests-
Highways and reforestation should
continue to have the interest and sup
mort of the government. Everyone IL
anxious for good highways. have
made a liberal proposal in the budget
for the continuing payment to the
states by the federal government OF
its share for this necessary public
Improvement. No expenditure Of pub
lie money contributes so much to the
national wealth as for building good
roads.
Reforestation has an Importance far
above the attention 1t usually secursA
A special committee Of the senate -
investigating this need, and shall well
come a constructive policy based on
their report
II liz 100 years since our country
announced the Monroe doctrine. This
principle has been ever since, and u
now. one of the main foundations OF
our foreign relations. 1t must be
maintained. But in maintaining 1t we
must not be forgetful that great
change has taken place. We are no
longer a weak nation, thinking mainly
of defense, dreading foreign imposl-
ton. We are great and powerful
New powers bring new Responsible
ties. our duty then was TO protect our
selves. Added to that, our duty now IS
TO help give stability TO the world We
want ideallsm. We want that VISION
which lifts men and nations above
themselves. These are virtues BY rea-
son OF their own merit. But they must
not be clustered; they must not Do
impractical; they must not be inefree-
tive.
The world has had enough Of the
curse Of hatred and selhshness, or de-