The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-17
COOP MARKET
PLAN seen AS
REAL SOLUTION
Help Now Given Agriculture
Called Unsurpassed in
World History.
SPEAKS BEFORE GRANGE
Over Production Is Held to
Be One of Greatest
HandiCapS.
SPEAKS BEFORE GRANGE

By UniGGd Press
W. @hington. Nov. 17.-Any at
tempt at price fixing or putting
the government in business would
be fatal to the indepen, ence of the
farmer and in the end would bring
disaster, President Coolidge said
here last night in an address before
the sixty-second annual convention
of the National Grange.
The President characterized the
aid being given agriculture by the
government as unsurpassed in world
history and pointed to cooperative
marketing as the most promising
method of solving the problems of
the American farmer.
Tax reduction virtually has re-
lieved the farmer of federal taxes,
President Coolidge said.
This movement toward CO.
operative marketing still is in its in
fancy. 1t sometimes has failed,
through lack of management, but it
sound in theory and when con-
c'lcted in business like way offers
. most promising solution to the
eat marketing problems" the
.esident said.
Price Fixing Avoided
TT avoids any attempt at price
ng or putting the government in
siness, both of which would be
tai to the independence of the
rmer and in the end would bring
~ saster.
ut likewise avoids the hazardous
oposal of a subsidy, which the
nerican people never would be
ling to pay for any length of
ne It rests on the sound mer-
andising principle of taking the
oduct and disposing of it in the
2st advantageous way that shreWd
d orderly marketing affords.
Such further assistance as Is
9cessary to render this effort more
ective through setting up board
its administration, supplied with
lficient funds to demonstrate its
.undness IN it's experimental stage,
we'll may be provided by the ma
CIonal government"
At another point. Mr.. Coolidge
said one of the greatest handicapS
of agriculture was temporary over
production.
World Always Hundry
"The world is hungry to consume
all that the farmer ever raises" he
said. His difficulty arises from
attempting to sell at the wrong
time or the wrong place. The most
successful method Of meeting this
difficulty has bee nthrough CO.
operative associations"
Mr.. Coolidge emphasized the
definite assurance of an increased
gross income for agriculture because
of federal aid
In reciting examples of this aid,
he mentioned governmental super
vision of grain exchanges and
standards for cotton; a recent
100000 appropriation for farm
research; the law setting up in the
department of agriculture depart
ment for cooperative marketing;
and establishment of extensive
radio and wire service for supply
ing vital market information.
He spoke of farm loans through
the federal farm loan system as a
benefit "the like of which no govern
ment anywhere on earth ever before
bestowed upon an industry"
In discussing the protection af-
forded agriculture by tariff meas
ures, the President said:
practically everything that the
farmer raises is we'll protected.
Practically everything he buys for
the purpose o fengaging in the bust
ness of farming comes in free of
duty"
He said further that about IS per
cent of American inportations now
come in free of duty, that between
Is and 20 per cent of the balance
are farm products which are pro-
tected.
Concluding his address, the PreSi-
dent said the great strength of the
farm in national life was in the
farm home, from which have sprung
the ability and character of the
nation.
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