Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-19
ORGANIZATION
Is SOLUTION
CHIEFS AVER
Seller Must Be Well
Informed On Value
Of Product

$500
cotton grower must take over and
manage his WI business was the
ever recurring theme Of talks made
before Valley farmers Friday after
noon by G. O. Moser vice president
and secretary OF the American Cot
TON Cooperative assn. and r. j.
Murray OF Lubbock. general mana
ger OF the Texas Cotton Corpora
tive assn.
MIR. Murray went into a discuss
ION OF the farmer and his problems,
saying that cost OF production. VOL
ume OF production. prices paid BY
the farmer for what he needs and
the price which he receives for his
product are the main factors In the
situation.
Production Good
There is little to be desired In
South Texas so far as economics
o. e~fficiencies IN production are con-
cerned." Mr.. Moser said. The pro-
duction per acre and per man IS on
an efficient basis-perhaps as etti-
Gent as In any other section OF the
cotton producing world.
During the past 100 years We
have been engaged economically IN
the organization OF various groups
. OF our people according 10 their eco
tnomic interest. and setting up 10Y
ftheir benefit protective legislation
. behind which they have been aole
70 build a machine whcih has given
them economic advantage In the ex-
change OF their products and SER
vices among different groups.
Those having the greatest or
ganized strength which they may
use IN both adjusting production 70
demand and In the movement Of
their products into the market. have
the greatest exchange values as
compared with less favorably or
gained groups.
Unless the seller Is as we'll IN
formed as the buyer on the value OF
the product and Is under no great
er necessity to sell than the buyer IS
TO buy. all the advantage Of trade IS
with the buyer.
Buyer Knows Market
THE buyer knows both the value
of his product. the fluctuating mar
ket prices and will not buy unless
ne sees in the operation an oppor-
tunitv for profit while the individ-
ual farmer neither knows the value
OF the product he Is offering for
sale nor the market price on the
dav OF the sale while his maturing
production credit notes compel him
TO sell AT the best price obtainable
THE Agricultural Marketing Act
II an honest and conscientious at
tempt 10 do for our agriculture the
things which IL has been impossi-
BILE for the farmers to do for them
selves.
ct Il not necessary in this highly
intelligent age TO more than men
ton the protection which has been
given manufacturers. railroads.
merchant marine. banks. ORGANIZED
labor. aviation and the radio.
we hear much wailing when the
benefits Of practical governmental
assistance are extended 10 agricul-
ture. only those individuals or cor
porations who have been buying
from farmers and who have directly
been effected BY the inevitable
change which has taken place IN
business procedure as a result Of
the organization OF agriculture.
Their attempt to impede the pro-
Eress OF the times Is as futile as an
attempt to dam the tides.
Law for Farmer
The Agricultural Marketing Act
is not an attempt 70 interfere with
the immutable laws Of supply and
demand but 70 make them work
euuitablv IN behalf Of farmers ra-
ther than against them.
1T Is not an attempt 10 put the
government In business but 10 give
needed assistance To farmers In
setting uD their v powerful bus
mess groups in the only practical
Nrav known by which their indus
ties may be organized with cap
able MANAGEMENT. amniv financed
and soundlv conducted as Is the
case with other industries.
Those who would take away from
the act the financial support which
the act empowers the Farm Board
10 employ in behalf Of the cooper
atives would simply deny farmers
an equal opportunity at organiza-
lions with other groups.
"Of the tremendous wealth
credited BY farmers Of this country
sire the beginning Of the renublic
little has been retained BY farmers
themselves or even IN the agricul-
turai areas.
There IS no remedy for distress
ed agriculture known 70 the wisest
and most patriotic ~ our thinkers
and LADDERS except through organi-
cation. Fverv problem we have
other than that Of individual Dro-
ducticn viii yield 10 organization
None OF our major problems can be
solved by individual effort.
The way OF organization Is the
certain road To the solution ~ our
rroblems. The vav or d~isorraniza-
ton and individual competition Is
70 a certain way 70 continued pow
erty."
Reviews Conditions
Mr.. Murray told how agriculture
had been decreased since the Civil
war when the best policy Of the
farmer has been one Of "watchful
waiting for the boil weevil. drouth
or a great war 70 get good prices"
lne texas 10ttO1 0o~pPcIdtAtt>
assn. is going 70 take a militant
stand" he declared. with every
man who IS not N favor OF the
grove getting for his cotton
than Il cost him TO grow Il"
The meeting here was called 70
order BY Raw A. Hardness. publicity
director for the Texas Farm Bureau
Federation and 8. NJ. Patterson.
manager Of the chamber Of COM
merce. presided. James Howe local
banker. made the address OF vel