The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1927-10-13
Farm Relief, Flood
Relief, Big Problems
says Mr.. Wilmington

Congressman Will M. Wilmington
was present at the opening of Circuit
Court and delivered an address to the
people of Holmes County He has re-
Gently returned from the Pacific North
west and from tour of the San Joa-
quin Valley, the Sacramento Valley,
and the Imperial Valley of California.
Mr.. Wilmington is greatly interested
in agriculture and is a student of all
problems in connection with farming.
He compared the advantages and re-
sources of Holmes county and Missis-
sippi vas..h those of other states and de-
clared the average man stands better
chance to become independent in Mis-
sissippi than in almost any other part
of the country. Mr.. Wilmington be-
lieves that poultry raising, dairying,
and cattle growing will be profitable
in the hill sections of Mississippi. He
cautions the farmer, however, to be
careful in the selection of his dairy
cows, citing instances where inferior
cows had been sent from other dairy
ing sections to Mississippi. The i'm
provement of rural conditions will pro-
mote the progress of the people and
Congressman Wilmington has been in
defatigable in working for larger ap-
preparations for public highways. He
will continue in his efforts to secure
the very largest amount of Federal Aid
possible in the construction of main
highways.
Representative Wilmington spoke of
the problems confronting the country
and advocated the repeal of the war
taxes on automobiles, trucks, and ad-
missions. These are taxes on consumers.
They are only justifiable in time of
war and the, Federal Government should
retire from this field of taxation.
Mr. Wilmington spoke at lenght on
farm relief and declared the McNary-
Haugen bill passed by the last session
of Congress, while not perfect, to be
the best legislation that could be OBJ
tanned for the aid of the farmer. 1t
was the fairest legislation ever passed
by Congress- and the insurance feature
would have enabled cotton growtrs to
obtain the average market price for
cotton during the entire season. Specu-
lation and gambling would have been
largely eliminated. The gambler is
the enemy of cotton growers. Mr..
Wilmington stated that the fight in
aid of agriculture has not been aban-
doned but will be renewed at the next
session of Congress-
One of the greatest hinderances to Fed
eral legislation for farm relief is the
opposition on the part of the consum-
ing public. The producer will be salts
fled with the prices paid by the con-
sumner. Representative Wilmington
received by the producer for cotton,
corn and wheat were not reflected in
The prices paid by the consumer. The
farmers problem will be solved when
there is better understanding be-
,ween the producer and the consumer
Congress has been liberal in many cases
with agriculture, but the fact remains
hat industry, banking, manufacturing
md transportation have been profitable |
lnder Federal legislation while farm
ng remains Improbable. The prices |
'aid to the producer must be increased |
n the prices paid by the producer must |
'e decreased.
Representative Wilmington advocates
organization of the farmers and en-
hasizes that the problems of the farm
RS is the proper handling of the sur-
lus. There are those who say that
he farmer must work out his own sal
alton without legislation. If, how
yer, legislation protects the manufac-
urer with tariff, and aids the rail-
Dads, it follows that proper legisla-
icn is necessary for agriculture, and