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Show TAFT MIKES S FEW ADDRESSES II 01 Talks of Farmers' Bank Plans to Crowds Who Turn Out to Greet Him. P.UNESViLLE. O., Xov. -I. Crowds today flocked about Prosidont Taft's private car at Wcstflcld, N. Y., And Couneivut, 0., and Ashtabula ns hn passed through on his way to Cincinnati Cincin-nati to vote tomorrow. Tho president made short addresses, but declined to talk politics. Tu his speech hore tho president pokc of prosperity and tho proposed raiinprs' banks. "I want to congratulate yon." ho said, "on every evidence th'.t I see of the prosperity that ia spread throucb-out throucb-out your entire communit3. "I could co into some flubje:t3 that have come to yon recently, ospociailv through your neighbor, Myron. T. II of-rick. of-rick. who has delved into tho question of increasing tho credit of the farming community with a view to enabling farmers to bettor equip their farms and borrow moncv at a rate of from 4 to 5 per cent, instead of from 7 to S per cent. "One of the means of doiiig so is to enable tho farmer to iret tho best equipment equip-ment nnd the best machinery. They cannot tlo it unless thoi borrow money nt a lower rate of interest, and if wo can by co-operative arrangemonts among them make their security sufficient suf-ficient to attract capital at -l and 5 per ceut, it will be a tremendous benefit, bene-fit, not only to them, but to all tho country." |