The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-24
G. P. MIX DEFENDS
GUARANTEED PRICE
MOSCOW MAN URGES ADVISABLE
ITY OF FIXING $1.5O PER
BUSHEL ON WHEAT

approach THIS argument on the
high ground that if we take care of
the wheat farmer, the wheat farmer
will take care of the nation" said
Gainford P. Mix in an address at the
Moscow chamber Of commerce meet
ing this noon on the subject of price
Fixation'' with particular reference
to the fixing of a guaranteed price
of $1.50 a bushel for wheat. Mr.
Mix's address was in answer to an
address by Prof. H. c. Dale of the
University of Idaho at the last meet
ing Of the chamber, a week ago, in
which Mr. Dale pointed out the faults
of price fixation.
1--WE stand as the greatest export
ing wheat country in the world and
if this government in it's wisdom
should fix a guaranteed price on
wheat of a reasonable price above
the actual cost of production, | be-
lieve that prosperity would come back
as never before" declared Mr.. Mix.
''The government has the machinery
to put this into actual working ef-
/ feet in "a hours notice. If the con-
gress of the United States would to-
morrow pass bill fixing the price
of wheat and it should be signed
promptly by the president, passed on
into actual working form, confidence,
the thing which is lacking and the
one thing which is necessary 9'Nove
all else, would be restored over night.
When the wheat raiser is prosperous
every other line of industry is pros
porous. In all the history and rec |
ords to date we find that every bush
el of wheat has been consumed"
J. e. Gray Makes Talk
The Moscow chamber of commerce I
two weeks ago petitioned the Idaho /
legislature to memorialize congress
to fix guaranteed price of $1.50 a
bushel on wheat. J. E. Gray of Viola,
prominent wheat farmer, made
forcible talk in which he advocated (,
the fixing of a guaranteed price.
The meeting was the most largely
attended of the year and extra tables
had to be brought in to accommodate
the crowd Those present were ser
we'd lunch in relays on account of
the large crowd George n Lam
phere, acting president, in introduc-
ing Mr. Mix attributed the large
gathering to the interest that was
being taken in what Mr.. Mix had to
present. q
Mr. Mix opened his address by pay
ing tribute to the force and effect I
of Mr. Dale's address against price
fixation at the last meeting of the L
chamber. In part Mr.. Mix's address d
follows:
Zone week ago today we were fav Q
ored by a most Illuminating discus q
sion of the price fixing of wheat as
an economic proposition, indeed a
feel that Mr.. Dale covers subject II
with such convincing argument, SO q
well and pleasantly expounded that
there is little hope left in the minds
of those who might hold an opposite e
view and when I was asked by reso- o.
luton here passed to defend an op- n
posing view against one of such force II
and persuasive attainments, / must =
iay that 1 surely felt like the little II
darkey bootblack when asked by the o.
portly gentleman who had just had m
his shoes shined: Sonny, can you Lee
change a ten dollar bill? The little
boy replied: No sab, no sab, but ] al
sure thank you for the compliment. IS
Wheat Support of Nation p'
"sI approach this argument on the p
high ground that if we take care of az az
the wheat farmer, the wheat farmer "
will take care of the nation.
4 Regarding the price fixing OF al
wheat, this is not question of gen ~
srai price fixing as sound economic ~ !
reasoning but my contention is that 0l
re are all agreed this country is not Id
,nioying the prosperity to which it is 81
,ntitled. that discord, strife, strikes ne
ind trouble are every where mani an
.est. while we content ourselves by "
! continual howl against exorbitant III
axes In short the present tend q
.ncy is to ignore the human in hui We
nanity.
ain talking with one of the leading -
inanciers of this northwest recently ~ ~.
md discussing the need and troubles oi'
md unfortunate wheat farmer In ~
,eneral, he stated is it not fact ue
hat they brought this on them ~ ~
elves? I stated to him that that !es
of today, this continual al
fort Of ours to try to fix the blame VIC
f everything that has already hap eo
,ened X What matters to our piece o"
f mind today the causes which have
rought on this present disagreeable
ondition He further stated that the
armers when they got good price Ne
or wheat Immediately jumped ahead no.
f themselves and bought automo- bu
lies, started improving their places, we
ut new furniture in their houses, IN r.
act tried to do that thing which is me
he desire of every family heart, to est
maintain themselves in a position OF 30
quail Importance with other fellow we
len, to so improve their places that fro
might help hold their children on Of
he farms, in short make life as at ses
ractive there as it is and has always tel
cen enjoyed in the cities. no
To-day we find that the man in A.
own drawing a salary of $100 per an
onth, is living in the lap of luxury
8 compared to the farmer with his =
IS, 900 to $4,000 or invested wealth Il
o family in town would live long in +
place which did not have electric T ]
ghts, hot and cold water, toilet and =
high grade phonograph, yet the !
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