The producers news., 1935-08-02
Mr.. Businessman, How about H9

There is prospects, spite Of rust panic, of fairly
good crop in northeastern Montana Because of the rust
which has laid the wheat to waste in Minnesota, parts of
South Dakota the best portion of North Dakota,
practically the whole of Manitoba, and large section of
Saskatchewan thus creating scarcity the price OF wheat
raising in the face of the harvest quite unusual thing
which if it continues will money for medium
sized than the farmer would have gotten for
large One This together with the returns from other
grain crops will that the farmers in this section will
be receiving money this fall after period of six years
of practically at all, during which most OF the
farmers have depended relief in form another for
their food and clothes
With the coming of some money will come horde of
collectors hungry hard after waiting all these years
for something to collect The federal government agents
will be here the tax gaherers will be abroad the machine
collectors will be laying wait about the elevators like sabre
tooth tigers about water hole for the farmers to in
with their grain Bankers with all kinds of claims hanging
from bygone will have the lawyers and the sheriff
busy early and late this ruthless collection allowed to
take place. the farmers will find themselves with their poe
kes picked and penness to face another hard winter this
time very likely cut off from relief entirely the
of good crop and high prices this be permitted, the
farmer and the farm family is not going to profit very much
from this years toll crop, and this winter will find him
in a predicament than in the last.
Now the Holiday Association says: "The wife and the
family has the first mortgage by which that the
farm family has the first claim any CROP the basis
of the most sacred of other obligation for food and
decent and heau standard living and feed and seed
put the next CROP before anybody else has any claim at
all; and the Holiday Association says justly
Now this does not mean that a member of the Holiday
Association dead beat and wants to avoid the payment of
any obligation Not bit of it, He wants pay all of his
family must ve that is his first obligation and he insists
on putting first things first After his family provided for
then he is willing to start paying old debts but not before
Most farmers the local business for supplies
for REPAIRS for services for feed seed food and clothing He
the doctor and dentist for and medicine and
other personal bills honor bills if you please
unprotected These farmers and the workers who will
tribute their part in the harvesting and the marketing OF
families are provided for They want these friends in neeC
to have their money and all of it.
After that of course they will pay their taxes so as
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because they have to- And then when the taxes paid
there be anything left he must pay his interest and the1
machine debts and other claims the proper and just
der the farmer and worker could get the money he would
gladly each and claim, and he would be happy
these debts Somebody will have to wait Very likely, thr
fault of the farmer creditors will get any
at athat is the inevitable fruit of the profit the capita
list system and not because the farmers and workers
it that way.
If the farmer keep enough out of the for hi
family it will mean steady flow of money to you Nh
Business Man. until the next crop comes init will mea
modcum of prosperity for you 1t is to your interest tha
this condition should prevail You surely that
given chance the farmer will pay you what he
you. But Mr. Business Man, if the federal government tn
mortgage holders the machine companies get their wor
what may be called honor debt, and you will hold tn
sack You professional men, doctors and teachers, tn
horde of collectors get in their work, you going
get in your money that you need so bady-there will
money for taxes to pay your salaries and to keep tn
schools going.
Don't you all honestly think the farmers are CORES
in their attitude? Now what is your attitude going bt
Your interests ought to answer that quickly
Are you concerned that big business that robs Il
farmers and workers. and in the end devours you as
the farmers and workers and puts you the bum aor
with them, should get their money while you hold the
for yours? Would not be to advantage for the
to hold back the equivalent of decent living and p
before the big expOers get their greedy hands into
money bags?
We ask you this frankly Are you going to continue
become deputy shers send out your clerks take arl
machinery from them in which they have alrea
sunk fortune in the years this country has ev
witnessed and which these neighbors of yours cannot
along without and put them in situation where they cam
pay you or are you going to quit that sort of business
good and get out and help protect those who with
and who viii continue to do who support you and
pay you every dollar they you if given chance?
Common ought to tell you what you should {
and how you should act You had better start looking aft
hr. Small Business Man. your business and attendi
70 your interest and let the big boys attend to the
without your help
Now, 4r. Small Business Nan, - word to the wise
sufficient it has been said you wise you win suppt