Show FARMER GIVES VIEWS ON NEW WIDE TIRE LAW Describes Enormous Expense Expense Ex Ex- pense of Changes Necessary Necessary sary Under Statute li nv BY X r. r E. E Fountain Green Feb 15 on On Jan Jan- uary 1 I. I 90 a law went into cHe effect t that prohibits tho the use of wagons having tires less than three e inches wide upon tho the public highways s of or tho the state with lighter vehicles as an ex ox- ox As one ono who travels ami helps helpH maintain these roads I strong strong- I ly hy resent this unreasonable legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion which I believe if thoroughly analyzed is nothing more or 01 less than ch class legislation c ti u mis zaw was about five live years cars ago and became operative on the above mentioned date ate The author of or this bill undoubtedly wanted to give the farmers a a. little time in which to dispose of ot or wear out his then 10 l O wagon before this law became effective tIe tive in 1920 1020 For the tho benefit of or the author or father of ot this bill biB let me mo submit some pome figures urea and suggestions which might prove pro Interesting and beneficial to him as well as to farmers like my my- self Granting GrantinS' that nearl nearly all rural cities are similar to the one in which I reside so far as farming farming- is conc concerned con con- c corned it Il Is safe saCe to say that 85 per percent percent percent cent of or the tho wagons ons In u use e on the public highways are the wagons which have hao tires less than three I Inches in width Man Many of ot these were purchased fit fit- teen ten five and antI some less years I ago Is it reasonable to suppose that thata a a. wagon should be he cast Into the junk heap If it has not filled its days das This law eliminates them without ex exception e cx- good or bad old or young oun and consigns them to tho the scrap pile What hat does docs this mean In dollars and andI I cents to the farmers who must part with a serviceable Tta wagon on Five years cars ago we wc could purchase a n. complete complete com corn wagon for approximately Assuming that the life of oC a wa wagon on is iston iston iston ton aers and hundreds run longer than that what would those new and andol ol older er wagons wag be worth on January 1 1920 1020 They are worth ever every cent of and n more v if h pl r nn em n thA th f I wagon v.-agon- v. s soiling lif h c.- c. We have w S' S farmers in this city Each farm tarm would easily era a average o one and a halt half wa wagons ons or for this thil district five Eighty per cent of these are the smaller tre tire or about 19 these times 75 one one- half hale the purchase price would bring the tho neat t total of ot which under I the recent bill bil I Is almost a total lossIs loss Is this true economy Docs Does this lessen lesson les les- sen son the high cost of oC living To me mei It i does not Few Pc Are re Able How Irow man many of or these farmers who have not the wide wheel can purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase a 25 35 wagon wagon in face of ot what it has cost him and family amI and stock to live during the tho winter without being obliged to sign sig a t note at some hankers bankers window windoW The very ery class of or laborers that a a. state or nation should help because without them there here would bo no states or nation naton there has been placed an additional burden upon them which Is totally sary Granting that these farmers have the funds to pa pay for fOl a a now new wa wagon on can the they get them Not ot unless un un- un- un less loss the tho thoy arc are more fortunate than we weare weare weare are here A few fow da days s ago a salesman from one o of the leading heading aso implement houses of the state obtained a club of oC five and wrote farmers who wanted wante wagons wagons wag wag- ons and promised them a a. price of ot per wa wagon on each Ho lie actually wag wag-I ga gave them his word and this price These farmers are still looking for forthe forthe the wagons wagons and the tho house that sel sells them Is holding holding- for another raise raisE Here is n a bi big question for our fair tall price commissioner to settle without dela delay Think of It I. I 80 SO to HO for or a s set t H-t t of wheels wheel 60 to S OO for gear and I wheels and from I to 60 com corn photo Can you you- ou wonder wh why we protest protest pro- pro test Had a n provision pro been made In the law that would allow the tho use of or these thee a wagons ons under a reasonable yearly raise 0 of 5 minimum until worn out or replaced b by the tile wide then thoi tho tho the farmers farmer would not be compelled to J keep them In th tho yard ard but would save for his family a 1 few dollars which must now go out of ol the state to buy a new now one and also pay Into tho the coffers corers of or our state a nice l little Ue sum for a few years ears The bus busy time Is near at hand The hundred and anc one things about aboul the home and farm must be bo done In nearly e cr every farm activity ct 1 the wagon must be used and I am absolutely convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced that tho majority cannot borrow borrow borrow bor bor- row from the tho to few who have havo the wide Ide wheels to do their work Nor have havethe the they the Goliaths or of old to carr carry gates wood coal freight and other things thing's upon their backs for lack of oC tho the 1920 wa wagon agon on Our wagons are art condemned but listed Where hore must we wc go SO to get others others' If I none nono can be bo purchased se shall we use usa tho the old ones ones' |