davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1937-12-12

COAL BURNER for hot water, No. laO.
Apply Janitor, 1880 California ST. NV.
COAT. brown caracul. Jap mink collar.
cuffs, size :jS in excellent condition;
reas. 1902 Belmont I'd NV
Evening star., 1937-12-12

BEDSPREAD and tablecoth hand-cro-
cheted; reasonable. 3l5 Madison ST NV
BEDSPREADS t2). hand crocheted beauti-
fully made. double bed: also handmade
guilt. Greenwood 1341-W.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

COAT, new, 1905 wood, camel's hair, tan
sport model: never been worn original
cost, so: reduced to S55 Phone Clev
Evening star., 1937-12-12

CAMERAS ContaX. model II, chrome
! camera with Carl Zeiss Sonnar F-2 5O-mm
| with Leitz-Summar F. 50-mm. Tele-
| photo lenses for both Hensoldt bnocular,
| Night-Dialyt $50. Schonfield, 1913 Bu-
chanan 81. NV. Adams OS95 (after 1880
Evening star., 1937-12-12

ELECTRIC stream-lined Lionel de luxe
and other extra equipment Good as new;
perfect running order. Used very little.
VIII sell for S35. Original cost S65.
Emerson IDoI
Evening star., 1937-12-12

COAT-Practically new black cloth with
beautiful silver fox scarf collar; size lG;
less than one-half price. Dec 471O
Apt S02.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

| CLOCK, mantei ,cnimeS). Seth Thomas;
| beautiful painted fire screen mahogany
frame; semi antique Lillihan rug, 4xI3.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

COATS-3 overcoatS, / sport coat; golf
Republic O.})O, Ext o16
Evening star., 1937-12-12

COAL WOOD &, OIL STOVES crate bars
circulating heaters, stove pipe and fittings
HECHINGER CO.. 4-STORES-4.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

| PIANO-Repossessed spnette piano, wal
nut finish. In perfect condition. New
| terms. Nat. 473O. Kits. 1880 @ ST..
Open evenings
Evening star., 1937-12-12

FLECTROLUX. SERVEL. gas refrigeratorS
4 cubic #. perfect condition. only $50 80
Don't miss this bareain. 1918 l4th st. n. W.
ELECTROLUX CLEANER. complete slight
" used must sacrifice. Walnut 700,
br. 800. Sunday or after q pm. week days.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

! FLEXIBLE FLYER SLED. 81 so: boys ice
| ska ies-shoeS, size 10. new, s.; junior pool
table, regular cues, ST: gray cadet uni
form, Q. D. mackinaw, size 10: lays
Deayer-lamb coat. 1920. S25; Kardex file
cabinet, lock Il. lll3 Penna. ave. NV,
Evening star., 1937-12-12

| West lS-inch bungalow size: complete.
| perfect: Sin. galv. pipe. Cheap. At
Evening star., 1937-12-12

COAT, ladyS grey Swagger, kidskin: size
16 one year old. Call Decatur 4642.
COAT. dark brown muskrat fur; excellent
condition. size 16 $50 cash. Call Adams
1911-R after : pm
Evening star., 1937-12-12

DIAMONDS. from estates and private par
ties, at very great savings; absolutely per
mounting. ,S247 so: fine diamond. in mans
ring. slightly less than "a carat. $50 so; an
exceptionally fine perfect diamond weigh
diamond ring. total weight Of diamond
about carats. S235:, special lot Of we'd
$3.50 each These are only few OF our
many bargains. OPPENHEIMER's oO3
r st. NV.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

| PIANO-Smallest size baby grand in
| splendid condition, special only S165.
Very easy terms. Nat. 473O. Kits,
| 1890 @ St Open evenings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
SUGAR DELIVERIES
SOAR IN AUGUST
Rush Into Consumption Channels
Reported Just Ahead of New
Processing Tax.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Farm Administration officials said
yesterday there was a rush of sugar
into consumption channels during
August-just ahead of the new sugar
acts 1a-cent processing tax.
Refiners, beet factories and i'm
porters delivered 840,0l9 tons during
August, compared with 464,865 tons
in the same month last year, the
A. A. A. sugar section reported.
Deliveries by refiners amounted to
663,056 tons compared with 800 $40
tons in August, 1886. and 386,703 tons
in August, 1885.
Beet factories delivered 1880 tons
as against 90,335 year ago and 95,-
676 two seasons ago. Importers sup
piled 59,033 tons in August this year
$4,000 last year, and 81 ,459 two sea-
sons ago.
Deliveries by these sources for the
January-August period this year and
last, were.
Refiners, 3,360,961, and 1901, $50
tons; beet factories, 849,869 and 3d.
3a7; importers, 516,647 and 513,138.
Cane refiners' stocks of both raw
and refined sugars were smaller on
August 81 than on the same date last
season. Stocks of raws at Ill 1894 tons
were 347,120 tons smaller and refined
at 506,409 tons were 1871 tons smaller
All quantities are expressed in short
tons, raw value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
TRADE ADVANCES
ON BROAD FRONT
Retail Sales Hit Fast Pace,
Wholesale Markets Also
Recover Rapidly.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, September 17-Trade
movements expanded beyond the usual
Fall proportions this week, Dun e.
Bradstreet said today in the Weekly
Review Of Business.
Consumers covered their deferred
requirements SO generously that retail
distribution attained vigorous mo-
mentum," the agency said. Quick to
respond to the faster rate Of consump-
ton, wholesale markets recovered
rapidly, the size of recorders revealing
the incompleteness of inventories in
many stores.
Except in those divisions affected
by the customary between-season lag,
industrial operations edged upward,
with durable goods in the foreground /"
The Review estimated retail sales
for the country as q whole at to 10
per cent ahead of the preceding week
and to 20 per cent better than the
like week year ago.
All classes of Fall merchandise con-
tributed generously to the upturn, the
agency said, adding that in addition
to mems suits and accessories; women's
and children's apparel, some of the
widest gains were in homewares.
In the major geographic areas the
following percentage increases over a
year ago were recorded: New Eng
land, to Is; East, 9 to 81; Middle
West, 8 to Is; Northwest, 10 to 25,
South, 10 to l6; Southwest, IL to 20,
and Pacific Coast, to Is.
AS in previous weeks, the Review
noted the vigor Of trade in agricul-
tural regions and credited a good
portion of the 10 to % per cent in
crease in wholesale volume to the
large orders placed by country mer-
chants.
In the industrial division it was
noted that farm equipment and tractor
factories continued to operate at ca
pacity rates. Incoming business from
the various State fairs was reported
to be the largest on record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
ACTIVITY REEVES
IN COTTON GOODS
Worth Street Buyers Place
Huge 0rders-Prices
Raised 1s of Cent.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tpe Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 17-Busi-
ness news was highlighted Yesterday by
reports of a sudden revival of activity
in the long dormant cotton goods
market
Advices from Worth Street, the
cotton goods capital" said buyers in
a surprisingly brief time contracted
for the purchase of about 10000 900
yards of print cloths and in the opera
ton raised prices one-eighth of cent
a yard on certain constructions.
Although cotton goods authorities
were divided as to the significance of
the activity, business circles cooked
ears for further details and talked of
a possible revival in an important in
dustry in the doldrums since early
Summer.
1t was recalled that record activity
in the cotton textile industry during
the first half of the year had been
credited as contributing in no small
degree to the upward surge of general
industrial activity to the best recov-
cry levels.
With the decline of cotton mill
activity, some observers declared
came the first indications of shift
in business sentiment from the OPP
timism prevailing a few months age
to the recently, manifested pessimism
At any rate, textile circles agreed
the days buying reached the best
volume in long time and said the
change in the price structure was the
first reversal from the downward trend
since July.
Some quarters expressed the opin-
ion the cotton goods market was shap-
ing itself for stepping up of activ-
ity all along the line. Mill backlogs
were understood to be small due to
maintenance of fairly high operating
rates in face of decreased buying OF
cotton goods, but, as against this
cotton men said inventories were not
cumbersome, except possibly in some
converter and wholesale channels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO September II 0P.-(United
states Department al Agriculture -Hoes,
5000. including 5000 direct. packing
eows, 1918 higher than Thursdays aver
age: others STEADY to 10 lower: hogs under
goo pounds. active and strong top II 80:
bulk good and choice 190-230 pounds,
l2.3o-55; 24u-30O pounds. mostly ii So
12.4o. most l50-lS0 pounds, 11.75-l2 40:
most GOOD packing sowS, lO50-1l 90.
light weights up 10 Ills.
Cattle, 1000. calves. 800. peddling trade
on common and medium light-weight and
yearling steers al / J 90 down. load or two
eligible around 1900. she stock generally
STEADY. medium and lower Grades getting
most action; lew grass heifers up TO 10 90,
bulk 1..o-3 so. welghty Westerns. S.OO-5a.
atronE-veight cutter cows up 10 575. beef
Grades mostly 6.25-7 so: bulls and vealers
steaoS. quotable top sausage bulls. $50:
good and choice vealers. ~ 0O-I3. 90
Sheep. 1000. including $500 direct:
natlye Spring lambs active fully steady TO
strong. as yet nothing done on Westerns:
askins higher: good to choice natives to
packers upward to II rs freely: best held
eround j 90: sheep steady: native slaugh-
Ter ewes. 3.00-s 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
EXCESS RESERVES
UP 10 MILLIONS
Weeks Gain Lifts Total
Above $780, OO,O 900 Mark,
Report Reveals.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Nations supply of lendable
money increased $4,000. 900 during
the week ended September Is to
$3.50, 1000, 900. the Federal Reserve
Board reported.
The increase brought these funds,
or excess reserves" above the $780,
900 900 level for the first time in sew
eral weeks, the board said.
The upturn was traceable in part
to post-Labor day decline in money
in circulation.
Money in circulation fell s43, 900 900
to s6,554 900, 900. When money In
circulation declines, currency flows
back into the commercial banking
structure, increasing, the supply of
lendable money.
Recently, the Treasury and Federal
Reserve Board joined in a credit
easing program designed to boost
excess reserves above the S1,000,000,-
900 mark by early October.
Under the plan. the Treasury re-
leased $500, 100000 from its "sterilized
gold account Monday, and deposited
this sum in Federal Reserve banks.
The s30o,oOo,ooO will go into the
banking structure through Treasury
expenditures and debt retirement. BY
increasing excess reserves, the Re-
serve Board expects to keep interest
rates low.
Officials said, however, that effects
of the program thus far have beer
slight.
The Reserve Board statement sale
the boards holdings of Federal Sc
curities remained unchanged at ST..
526,000,000 during the week ended
September is. The new credit pro.
gram provides for Reserve Board buy.
ing Of Treasury notes for bills on the
| open market as an additional in.
strument for easing credit.
Changes in member bank reserv,
balances and related items during tn,
week and the year ended September Is
1887, were reported as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. September II op,.-But.er
4.eub, Hrm. All grades UNCHANGED
C6eese, l69-499. firm. Prices un.
Eses, 1889. firm. Mixed eolors. spe
cial packs, 1881: standards. 25-25I2
nrsts %. seconds. 20i2-22; mediums
1alz-2o3<. refrigerator special packs
24i4-25. refriserator standards. 23s4 81
REFRIGERATOR firsts. 23-23Ia. Other nlixef
prices unclaimed.
Dressed poultry steady; fresh iboxesl
Chickens. brollcrS. 21-3Oh Frozer
fboxes): Turkeys Northwestern Western
and Southwestern)D 1929 Other fresh
and frozen prices UNCHANGED
Live poultry firm: by freight Broilers
Rocks, 1880, colored 90; Leghorn. "a
Fowls, colored. 1928: Leghorn 2O-y9
Ducks FL.
BY express; Firm: broilers Leghorn
~: Rocks 2s-32: Red, 1921; crosses
26lz-30. Fowls. colored. 25-2s. Leghorn
31-24; old ROSTERS. turkeys and duck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September Trail
road obligations took a heavy ham,
mering in an uneven bond market
today. Federal loans were resistant
and a scattering of industrial lines
managed to record small gains.
Carrier issues went lower on light
offerings New Haven Consolidated As
dropped Is points on one sale. North
ern Pacific IS, series ID" fell points
and the series &C" were off around 3A
on small turnover.
Losing point or more were Katy
Is. Missouri Pacific SIS, Southern Rail-
way As, st. Paul SIS, Great Northern As
and B. g. o. Alas. Most of the lower
priced and defaulted rail issues gave
up fractions to point
Lifting little in the industrial
group were Bethlehem Steel Alas.
Goodyear SIS, American Typefounders
convertibles, Remington Rand 414s.
United States Rubber SIS, Armour As
and Loves 3las.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
TOBACCO SALES HEAVY.
AVERAGE AT rs CENTS

BY the Associated Press.
DURHAM, N. c., September IL
Heavy sales and an indicated average
price of 25 cents or better marked
the opening Of the auction season on
the nine middle belt tobacco markets
yesterday and the farmers appeared
satisfied with bids.
Sales Supervisor L. G. Cheek said
sales here amounted to approximately
. million pounds and the price aver
aged Is cents or more. Poor ground
primings and mucn other low-grade
tobacco tended to hold the average
down. he said.
Blocked sales resulted here and ct
several of the other markets, but the
floors are expected to be cleared by
Monday, officials said Reports from
the markets indicated there were few
turning of tags-the gesture by which
the grower rejects a bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
COPPERMINES BUSY.

NEW YORK, September II [P.-
Ofhcials of Consolidated Coppermines
Corp. announced the company has
now reached capacity operations. Its
mining properties located in Nevada.
were reopened in February, and con-
tracts with Kennecott Copper Corp,
providing for treatment of 5000 tons
OF consolidated ore per day in Kenne-
colts plants, were made in July CO.
incident with settlement Of litigation
between the two companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
MARYLAND Fund
Orders Extra of
2H Cents a Share

Maryland Fund, Inc./ has declared
an extra cash distribution of "a
cents a share in addition to the reg
ular quarterly payment of cents a
share. Through a mechanical error,
yesterdays report placed this extra
at 25 cents a share.
In a preliminary report for the
quarter ended August 81, Ross Beason,
president, states that net assets of
the fund amounted to S12,l24, 281.76
at the close of the quarter.
This compares with net assets of
s9,524, 054.77 at the close of the quar-
ter ended August 81, 1886, and $780,
2l8.97 for the end of the same quarter
in 1885.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
SOCIAL SECURITY TAX
BOSTS u. S. RECEIPTS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE
rise in Treasury receipts during the
past two and half months over the
same period last year has been bolster
ed substantially by social security tax
income.
Deducting the latter from internal
revenue figures reduces the rate of
gain over 1896 from 38 per cent to 10
per cent.
General expenditures on the same
basis showed an increase of is per
cent over last year, compared with 10
per cent, including the new tax.
Total Federal receipts through Sep
TENDER IL of the current fiscal year
reported by the daily Treasury state
ment, compared as follows:
Fiscal year ,O57 900 900
Fiscal year 1937- 765 .O0O, 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. September II iP,.-Ou and
mining shares we're in sood supply at The
close OF todays stock market and the
remainder of the list was mixed In.
dustrial and copper issues sold generals
lever, while transatlantic securities
New York Thursday. The gilt-edged erouu
and foreign bond held steady
PAalS.--International fayorites were in
government bonds held steady Rente,
finished with net gains of IS to IS cen.
times and Bank OF France gained los
francs. Royal Dutch and Suez Canal is.
sues sold lower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
OLDSMOBILE SALES JUMP,

NEW YORK, September II tR.-
The Oldsmobile division of General
Motors Corp. reported new record
for dealers sales in the first 10 DAYS
OF September of 1921 retail deliveries.
compared with $685. deliveries in the
like August period, which also was
a record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
REICHSBANK STATEMENT

BERLIN. September II L9.-The Reichs-
bank statement as of September 16 shows
the following changes lin thousands of
reichsmarksl: Notes in circulation, A.
Lo3,O0O; decrease. $4,000: gold, 10000;
$685.; decrease. 1856: other bills of ex-
change and checks. 4,S250s9; decrease.
2Is966: other daily maturing OBLIGATIONS.
649410 decrease, 1859; advances 81
o06: decrease, 1908; investments. lO4-
49,: increase, %. Ratio of gold and
1ore1gn currency notes. ] q per cent.
Rate OF discount, per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
RUBER0ID ACQUIRES
MINNEAPOLIS PLANT

by inc ASsoc1ated Press.
NEW YORK. September l7-Rub-
eroid Co., maker of asphalt and asbes-
tos building products, is acquiring the
plant Of Gold Seal Asphalt Roofing
Co.. at Minneapolis, MINI. Herbert
Abraham, president, announced.
Title to the property will be taken
December I. The acquisition will in
crease Ruberoid's plants to 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
CITY BONDS OFFERED.

NEW YORK, September II (Spe-
ciaD Lehman Bros are Offering to-
day new issue of $4,000 City of
Glen Cove, N. Y, Ia per cent bonds
The bonds, which are due $4,000
annually from July !, 1888 to 1910
are priced to yield from 080 to LAC
per cent, according to maturity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
October 1:
KRESGE EXTENDS TIME.

NEW YORK, September II (P.-
Kresge Department Stores, Inc, has
notified the New York Stock Exchange
that time within which the per cent
preferred stock may be exchanged for
new per cent cumulative convertible
preferred stock and common stock has
been extended to January /, 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
Wholesale Index
Boosted by Food
And Coal Gains
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclated Press.
The Labor Department said today
gains in wholesale food and coal prices
for the week ending September IL
boosted the department. wholesale
commodity index 0.5 per cent.
Department statistical sources said
the increase more than offset de-
creases recorded in the previous two
weeks. Wholesale food prices climbed
IL per cent, while coal prices scored
seasonal gains.
The all-commodity index is now 1858
per cent of the 1926 average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
TURBINE PRICES RAISED.

NEW YORK, September II (P.
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacture
ing Co. announced an increase in the
price of small and medium size tur-
bine generator units.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported today Ill, 2e9 cars Of
revenue freight were loaded during the
week ending last Saturday.
This was decrease of $685. cars.
or lis per cent, compared with the
preceding week; an increase of 11,152,
or Is per cent. compared with a year
ago, and decrease of 254,5l4, or 26.4
per cent, compared with 1890.
(The association changed the form
of its report today, substituting a COM
parison with the comparable 1880 pc
Rod for that Of two years ago. The
association Offices said they considered
the 1880 figures more significant than
those for 1885 because the former year
was the beginning of the depression
The association attributed the de-
cline in loadings for the week ending
Saturday, rs compared with the pre-
vious week. to the Labor day holiday.
The report classified the loadings
as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
oDD-LOT DEALINGS.
N the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
0dd-tot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for September ia.
1929 purchases. involving l57.3io shares;
1853 sales. involving ia, 100 shares
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK. September II lP).-Crude
rubber futures opened easy. IL TO 90
lower. September unouoted; December
1885: March, 1S.e5-67,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17

. MONTREAL, september II tP.-sllve,
futures opened frmer, 10 higher. Sep
TENDER. 44.55. December, ALB; March
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
.LOAD|NGS DOWN
TO 711,299 MARK
Decrease of 1884 Cars
Leaves Total 11,152
Above Year Ago.

NEW. YORK. September 1.-THE
Associated Press seasonslly adjusted
weekly index OF freight csrloadings.
based on le2a-30 as 100 advances
today TO III. compared with 76o the
previous week and 13.4 year ago
RANGE Of recent years:
1887. 1885 1888. 1894. 1888.
low low 20 see.a $50 sSS.s az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Potomac Electric Power 51a % pfd.-l0
at liz, 10 at 112, 10 at 112, 10 at
112, 10 at liz.
Washington Gas pfd-10 at 98sl. 10
at 98a4.
ACTED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
OCTOBER MATURITIES
TO TOTAL $49,21O,0OO
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September 17.-Cor-
porate bond maturities during October
will total SAG, 10000, according to the
Standard Statistics Co. OF New York.
The number Of bonds and notes max
ing up this total is 80, of which nine
amount to 100000 or more as fol-
lows:
October 1:
Boston Elevated Ry deb 4as 81 500. 900
Dawson Chemical 61aee notes 3,40O. 600
KINGS County 81 Lt&Pw LIST SIS 2,434, 900
Manila Gas Co LIST & Col 51as 2.O21 900
n Y. Chi g. st L RR LIST 1880. 900
Penna RR gen co tr 4Ias 1O5O,OOO
Secur Co of j ser -" 5I7s 1000. 600
October IS.
Florida Portl Cement ext 6ias 1.079, 900
September maturities amounted to
$21 BAT 500 and the II issues and por-
tons of issues falling due in November
total S32,648,8O0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK. September 17-Divldends
declared, prepared by the Standard Stats
tics Corp.
s., Accumulated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
U. S. TREASURY NOTES.

NEW YORK. September II (PD-Prices
quoted in dollars and thirty-seconds:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
MISCELLANEOUS

TEX dividend.
tPlus extras. e2@S extra f1Eos ex.
ira. h 75c extra. 80 30c paid June "a
1887.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. September II 0P).-New
York Security Dealers Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
AFTER CALL.

Columbia Title Insurance-25 at 10
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-11
A RURAL PROBLEM

Few Kennewick people realize
that of the 100000 farmers in the
U. S., 100000 are "full tenants"
renting the land they operate. To-
day congress is preparing to rem
edy this, and to tackle what will
probably prove to be one of the
toughest rural problems it ever
sought to solve. With AZ percent
of all farmers working land they
do not own, Uncle Sam will seek
some method whereby this high
percentage can be reduced, and
while it is very desirable that every
man who tills the soil should own
all or a portion Of that soil any
plan looking to that end must be
worked out and administered with
due caution. Unless the greatest of
care is taken, Uncle Sam will be
left holding the bag and not only
the tenants themselves, but the
landowners as we'll will be in far
worse shape than they are under
the old system. It is problem Of
vital interest to every taxpayer,
and one that every taxpayer should
watch with the closest interest.