The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-13
STATE GIVES MOST In RETURN
FOR TAXES
But Maryland Agriculture Lays, Is
View Of Senator

But Maryland Agriculture Lays, Is
View OF Senator
The people of Maryland get more
nearly a dollars worth of service
for dollar in taxes paid than those
Of any other State" in the opinion
of Senator T. H. Caraway. OF Ar
kansas.
In his address to members of the
Maryland Agricultural Association
the Maryland Farm Bureau Fedora
ton on Thursday in Baltimore,
Senator Caraway said the present
government of Maryland was one of
the most enlightened, progressive
and business like of any of the for
ty-eight Commonwealths."
despite all this he continued,
Gin this era of proftless prosperity,
agriculture even in this Common
wealth lags and the steady move
ment from the farm to the city goes
ON even in your most fertile section.
''In one locality farm organize
ton reported that there was not
single farmer in that community
under 25 years of age. There is
reason for this"
Senator Caraway then gave Stats
tics showing that the average reward
for the labor of the farmer and his
family was $500 year. AS the
average farmers family numbers
five, the average per capita return is
about $1O4 a year, he said.
students of sociology declare
that an unskilled 4aborer cannot
maintain his family with proper
standerds of living with an income
of less than $4,000. Compare this
with the farmers income and add to
that the staggering loss OF invested
capital and you will conceive that
the farmer has some reason to COM
plain of this industrial controlled
and conducted Government.
1.-THE agricultural population OF
the United States is about 10000
! o0I0r7 + about Twenty-Five per cent
total population. Yet it re-
but a fraction more than ten,
u of our national income.
tie the disparity between it's
nd that of the other seventh
of our population, agricul
8 one-fifth of the total cost
hment 4
ow, and all intelligent peo-
ealiAe that a. Ement can
create W. The Govern
however, can transfer wealth
one individual to another, from
State to another and from one
bn to another. AS an evidence
bis, the six New England States
Y New York, while they created
Less wealth than Maryland, have &C
=aniraa more wealth than Maryland
or the other States.
THE Industrial section has pros
pered and the agricultural section
has languished and almost persisted.
This is due to the fact that industry
has farmed the Government, while
agriculture has farmed only it's own
fields.
Despite this, when agriculture
seeks for an opportunity to organize
SO as to receive q fair return on the
capital invested and the labor re-
Quired to produce the agricultural
wealth OF this nation, it is met with
the charge that if is unfair that it
seeks a class advantage. Yet this
charge is made by the representa-
tives and the press that unblushing-
ly demand and accept Government
favors that are wrung from the Gov
eminent at the direct expense OF
agriculture.
However, the industrialists had
best be informed that there is class
consciousness struggling in the ranks
of agriculture that makes its demand
for its fair division of the prosperity
and culture and ease and security
that American citizens have right
to enjoy"
DR.. r. A. Pearson, president or
the University of Maryland, spoke at
the same meeting. He described
the advantage of scientific training
for farm work and the problem of
keeping boys and girls on the farm.
The final session of the three-day
convention was held Friday morn
ing.