Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-08-30 | Page 4 | Paradox

PARADOX P DONALD HONALD ONALD R. R ii chief coordinator J of alphabetical agency coordinators at Washington 1 sent to the president at Hyde Hydel l Park rk Wednesday a report that agricultural surpluses arc shrinking due to drouth and gov gOY farmer cooperation in keeping production production tion down The fhe report also says that farm income is still far below levels As As' this news spreads over the country the populace is expected to clap hands if not to cheer In other words with between and unemployed in the nation not particularly par par- ticul certain that they will have jobs roofs clothing or food next winter the country country coun coun- try is asked to rejoice in the fa fact t that our supply supply supply sup sup- ply of foodstuffs is rapidly dwindling Economists Econ Econ- tell us it is good for us to be heading in inthis inthis inthis this direction Evidently they can get more sense out of the paradox than cnn can the man economically illiterate called caned upon to drink deep of the bliss of The The same report tells tens the president that increases in prices of what farmers buy have ex exceeded e-cd e d increases in what farmers sell To whom is this supposed to be good news 1 To the city man Well the report informs that farm prices stand t today da at per cent of prewar figures Can it be that the city man is supposed supposed sup sup- posed to find JOY joy oy in this the city man whose wa wages es seem to lag as the price levels go up 1 But all this is good fo for the Ithe countr country Itcan Itcan It Itcan can be proved b by smart men with their statistics statistics statistics sta sta- sta- sta charts and graphs Duller intellects must be content contant to regard it all as a new supply sup ply of raw material out of which to make riddles