Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-01

a basis is wrong and works an injus-
tice to many of the states.
! Sharp exceptions were taken of his
| contentious by Governor Harry l..
| Whitefield of Mississippi, typical
| the fiery eloquence traditional of those
| living south of the Mason and Dixon
| line. In one of his hectic flights he
| inadvertently conveyed the impression
| that all state lines should be obliter-
| ated, and at the first break in his talk
| Governor John Hammil of Iowa, a
! solid appearing executive, was imme-
| diately on his feet in violent protest,
! when following rapid cross-fire of
! queries, the Mississippian made him
| self clear.
Differences Of Opinion
Governor Adam McMullen cf Ne
| braska, while agreeing with the Ma
| ryland executive from a strictly eco
| nomic standpoint. declared there were
| too many other phases to be taken into
| consideration. and could not see the
desirability of making any change in
| the present system of federal aid. Gov
| ernor Hammil took similar stand
and after reaffirming his faith in the
| laws of the nation, wandered bit
| from his subject and gave an ener-
getic talk on prohibition, deploring the
wide and increasing disrespect to the
| law.
Following luncheon this noon,
| the guests were taken on an auto
mobile drive to beautiful Paris Hill
and surroundirC country, later be-
| ing received at the home of Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin. Returning to the
Poland House, the governors again
went into conference and listened to
two Illuminating addresses-"The
Problems of Agriculture" by Cover
nor Adam McMullin of Nebraska
and cooperative Marketing" by
Governor Thomas G. Mcleod of
North Carolina.
The address of Gov. Thomas G..
Mcleod of South Carolina received
the close attention of his audience.
Gov. McLeod's Address
I He said: 81 think it is indicative OF
the consideration that is being gwen
ito the plan of cooperative marketing
that it has been selected as one of
the themes for discussion at this
conference. Every governor here
represents a state that has more or
less agricultural interests. The larg-
err number of states here represented
are dependent for their prosperity
upon the products of the soil. This
means, therefore, the problem of sue
cessful farming; and successful
farming can only be attained by
reasonable amount of profit to the
producer. We are all, therefore. vi
tally concerned in this problem, for it
has to do with the maintenance of an
industry basic to our very existence.
cooperative marketing is seme-
thing more than an effort to organize
the producers of any given commodl-
ty. 1t is more than an effort even to
realize profit to those who are tlllers
of the soil. In order that 1T may
claim the attention of thouGht1ul
people, as a movement worthy or
perpetuation rather than a spasmodic
expression of dissatisfaction with
conditions, 1t must rest upon SOUND
economic principles. If 1t is not JUS
titled by the philosophy of the times,
if 1t does not rest upon sound econ
omic principles, it is unnecessary.
and therefore, would fail. 1t is there
fore to be considered in the light OF
a great economic problem, enc or
those methods looking to the main
tenance of agriculture, and the agrl-
culturists, upon a sound business
basis.
'Tn approaching this subject we
must do so, thinking in the terms OF
the times in which we are living. we
cannot revert to the times Before the
war. and think either in the terms OF
prices or conditions which prevailed
heretofore. Thoughtful men realize
and must realize, that the great
world war not only changed the geo
graphy of Europe, and the current OF
the worlds history, but it lekewlse
made imperative changes IN every
avenue of life and endeavor.e All
thoughtful students of political econ
omy and government realized TINS at
the time that the wourld could never
be the same after this great Struggle
as before. We are living in period
and time radically different. All
great business enterprises have re-
allied this, have organized, ana
adapted their business methods 10
the changed conditions. If the farm
err would succeed he too must thlnk
in the terms of these times, ana not
in the terms of the times existing
before great economical changes "eie
wrought by reason Of the war.
"There are other changes that have
come to every form OF agriculture
and likewise must ne Aotcu.
farmer of a quarter of century ago.
even. commended practically only with
climatic conditions. and with the
problem of labor. Today 1t is con-
tinuous combat, and science and hu-
man Ingenuity are taxed to the ut
most to protect any kind of plant
life from the various forms OF IN
sects that now destroy. IT is not
an appeal to that protective form OF
LEGISLATION that would guarantee TO
the producer rights over and above
his fellow citizen. 1t is the one great
movement in which the farmer
makes no appeal to Congress or the
state legislatures for class legislation,
asking only that he be protected IN
the exercise Of his rights to organize
and to conserve his interests the
same as all other people engaged In
business.
II have no appeal to make in favor
of cooperative marketing to any man
farmer, merchant, banker or manu-
facturer, who is satisfied with the
present and former systems OF mar
keting-The crop rushed pell nell TO
market Immediately upon being har-
vested, or in the first two or three
months of the harvesting season,
each man in competition with ms
brother farmer, to see that he gets