The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01

Notice what happened in 1885, and 1888 1887 the
farmer received the largest share of the consumers dollar in
times That the income of workers in indus
try reached its post depression peak They both sumped IN
1888
buster Thurman Arnold has just launched invest
food prices prices paid to farmers prices paid by
He the food industries function badly for
both.
one end industries malnutri-
ton due to their inability to afford ade
quate diet At the other end lies population of producing
farmers who sell abundance of food distress
so low to threaten them with bankruptcy
Both Are Vctmized by Professors and Distributors
Between groups many of which close
knit powerful that they made satisfactory profits
throughout the depression"
Milo Perkins, president of the Federal Surplus Commodities
Corporation says:
'Twohirds of people-eighty million persuasive
average cash income of only 500 month for whole fam
lily Some 20 million getting public assistance spend
average of five cents meal for food.
eff all the families making less than 500 month
mach those who do make 500 month"; nearly billion
dollars would be added to the national food BILL We
actually would have produce dairy products
poultry products and of most fruits and vegetables to
m the demand"
It is obvious to put mildly farmer-these figures
include urban and rural populations does not receive tool
his produce the worker much for his hire
Let's dig little deeper into conditions on the farm Sum
marzng report by the Federal Trade Commission we find
that farm four forecosed between 1880 and 1886
There net migration of more than million people
from the farm to the city between 1920 to 1885 The total
value of farm land and buildings in 1886 about billion
dollars than 1910 although the total land devoted
to farming had increased by than percent.
We covering lot of territory this article Per
haps much But want paint background of the
whole picture and in succeeding issues fill the details
they arise.
Doubtful Whether War Will Bring Prosperity
To bring up date let's take quick look the
situation Many people of the opinion that the present
war Boom WILL for period be cureall Frankly, we
don't put stock this than do in the medicinal
qualities of the curea pedded by that ubiquitous Indian
leman known as Kickapoo Joe.
1t the of INFLAMMATION industry
the farm 1t won't solve the mortgage problem In fact
n the long it will make them n
So far the has hit agriculture, and hit it hard Exports
acco SO percent Cotton shipments the bottom already out
ropped still lower. Just to mention few. n
Var Will Not Employ All the Jobless
Will the put Americas unemployed millions to work? g
he Economic Outlook, published by the CO. says De- al
pte the fact that industrial production above the 1929
eve the Outlook estimates that 9115 persons remain
mployed Those who state of recovery 1910 be-
ook stated forget that full employment 1910 would
1t would take million jobs than there in 1929 he
offset the population increase alone In addition thousands
would be take populations TO
hitch have left been thrown off the gone the
And finally there the thousands of workers who have
cen displaced by machines in the last few years.
This dark picture We don't like But unfortunately
the truth. We certainly not conceive it,
evertheless it's baby SO it is up make -
Union Farmer M