Show I Nations Nation's Business Standing By to Assist in Stabilization of Agriculture By Dy WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH President U S Chamber of Commerce I The Thc throes of depression in which some branch of farming itself HseH are merely growing pains caused by the increasing efficiency and magnitude of modern production It is as much the concern of business as to agriculture itself that agriculture be prosperous An awakening agricultural to the fact fad that those thoc dollars which come carne from the creation of tural wealth are new dollars has established a new conception on the d cf d business men and they now regard it not only as an obligation but buta ut a eo golden opportunity to aid in enhancing the purchasing power of o th these se dollars Business recognizing and subscribing to the principles of interdependence interdependence of agriculture and other industry indu try has not been content to stop there It has translated that recognition into action t Chambers hambers of of corn com commerce agree merce and like organizations in all parts of or the country are teaming with farmers to strengthen agriculture the basic Jasie American industry The tendency to write a blanket prescription for all agricultural groups is the only issue I would take with called so-called so called farm relief fur fOT the problems which affect the cranberry growers of New Jersey would have little or no bearing on the problems of farmers growing wheat for export Something has happened to agriculture and to our manufacturers It is the working of a n new industrial revolution The truth is that many of the sore spots in American industry today are growing pains incident to toan an almost unbelievable increase in the efficiency of production We cannot expect to progress as a n nation without such growing pains |