Show arg I l 1 The Growers Grower's 5 Pricer Price hAN CAN N farmers fix prices j jI I r This they propose to do according j fo C A. A Lyman secretary of the National I Board d o Farm Organizations s by form formations bf marketing agencies by storage of surplus sur- sur I plus and by prevention of overproduction Ia r Farmers believe says Lyman that thc the ren rent t getting enough profit out of the production pro- pro production production 10 of food They insist farming isn't L n a t paying business now that is why so manyI many f I 1 rural people are flocking to cities They would eliminate the middleman by occupying occupy occupy- ing themselves hes They would that bat position the deal deal more directly with the ultimate consumer con con- I sumer umer which may or may not lower prices conS consumers pay It would however increase in increase in- in j crease the farmers farmer's margin of profit The monumental program Lyman suggests suggests sug sug- is nothing other than a food growers ers would deliver er their product product prod- prod trust Farmers ct to their national marketing company which in turn would direct it to the market market mar mar- ket where wh re it it was most sorely needed an 1 an 1 4 where by reason of that need nee the prices were were highest v When the prices there dropped bel below w wi would be shifted else else- i tt other Bother ther markets food Where Surplus stores would be held h ld in j l refrigerator refrigerator plants warehouses elevators 4 jail all under farmer control N Now w they arc are P stored ored under miller grain dealer deale J packer jj speculator control MA j Obviously the city consumer would be no worse off He would be changing his that's all an Instead of contributing master 3 I t to the support of a few manipulators of products he would be handing that j f money over to a larger body of farmer- farmer controllers This must be remembered i farmers have expressed no intention of 14 formin forming their food trust to fill the city t J 1 housewife's ouse fes fe's market basket at a lower price They are going into o it to tJ J fatten their own pocketbooks s 4 i c What then should the city consumer con- con sumer do I f He H should do as the producers producer threaten d to do get do-get d get together cooperate He should i- i in meet et the producer half way He should 3 eliminate parasites that prey upon him The only onty antidote for a selling seiling trust is a a buying f. f 1 trust t rus t J v J. J J |