The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-11-17


eeo' ~. cause Presi d e t
Roosevelt, on the advice of George N.
Peek, head of the agricultural adjust
ment administration. and Secretary
Wallace, had rejected the price fixing
plan offered by Governors Herring,
Olson, LANCER, Schmedeman and Ber-
~. And those governors were no less
irate when they left the White House.
They declared their attempt to bring
about complete RECOMMENDATION of agri-
culture was complete failure and
that they were disappointed and dis
gusted. They freely predicted "a
great deal of disturbance" unless mar
ket prices go up on this years crops,
and the farm strikers saw to it that
this prediction was justified.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in a written opinion
based on Mr.. Peek's advice, said that
the governors plan amounted substan-
TALLY ito the licensing of every plowed
field, and the marketing by ticket
punch system of all grain and live
stock; and he then went on to de-
nounce severely such a scheme of regi-
mentation. The effect of the adoption
of the plan, he said, "even if success
full in the Midwest, might be that the
very states the governors are trying
to help might be left holding the bag
while other states expanded produc-
tion.
"These questions are wholly aside
from grave problems of legality un-
der existing law and questions as to
raising the necessary funds"
The governors were called upon, in
stead, to give full cooperation to the
program of benefits and curtailed pro-
duction already under way. The farm
ers were reminded that checks for the
wheat benefits are already beginning
to go out; that loans are to be made
on unsold corn on the farm. and that
corn-hog benefit payments will start
going out in a couple of months.
Day by day the violence of pickets
Increased, especially in Iowa and Wis
stopped live stock train bound for
Sioux City and released all the cattle
and sheep, In Lawton. The sheriff
there said the crowd was mostly Reds
from Sioux City," In Wisconsin the
strike affected particularly the dairy
industry. Governor Schmedeman had
ordered that the highways must be
kept open at all cost, but the dump
ing of truckloads of milk and the
bombing Of creameries and cheese fac
tories were of almost daily occurrence.
IMMEDIATELY after President
Roosevelt had rejected the govern
ors' plan the Department of Agricul-
ture gave out comprehensive study
Of the agricultural situation in forty
states.
The report noted that, while the
domestic demand for farm commodi-
ties seemed likely to improve. the pros
pect for increased foreign consump-
ton of American agricultural products
was less favorable.
Crop reduction for 1884, it was es-
timated. will be kept at 1888 levels
through the acreage reduction program
of the agricultural adjustment admin
lstration.
Despite reduction of 25,00O,0OO
acres in land used for cotton, the total
supply still will be large in 1884, it was
pointed out.
The world wheat market continues
to be depressed, the report noted. add
Ing that improved business conditions
abroad and relaxation of import re-
strictions as a result of the London
wheat conference might stimulate ex-
ports of this grain.
The report said the supply of meat
animals on farms would be slightly
larger at the beginning of 1884 than
at the same period in 1888. An in
crease in cattle, it was noted, will
more than Offset a marked reduction
In the number of hogs on farms and
a slight decrease in the number of
sheep and lambs. The consumers de-
mand for meat will be greater In 1884
than in 1888, 1t was predicted.
A gloomy outlook was painted for
the dairy industry. On the other hand,
the new year will bring more favor
able conditions than have existed in
the past two years for commercial
truck crops.
zen. HUGH JOHNSON. MIRA ad-
- ministrator, went out to Chicago