Show OTHERS VIEWS VIES ANOTHER PROTEST FROM SPRING CREEK FARM I Represents Illegible writing Spring Creek Ranch Dear Editor The crows are axe sitting on the fence watching the farmer plant his crops When he goes to dinner dinner dinner din din- ner Mr Crow flies down and helps and gets filled full of shot or the corn is poisoned The crows are the least of the farmers farmers' farmers farmers' farm farm- I ers' ers troubles In 1932 it the and their wheat bean onion peach growers wool fat lamb beef egg and tukey pools with a geat Beat army of high paid officials Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural tural pools are organized for the same purpose that Wall Vall Street pools are arc organized for a few to tomake tomake tomake make money at the expense of many They all believe in catching catching catching catch catch- ing holding and skinning the farmer From the high paid national officials down to the town constable constable constable const const- able never a hand is raised against wheat dollar a hundred beans or apiece for 85 lb fat lambs They enjoy lowe prices of eggs butter and beef and dont don't give a hoot about the farmer who has only one chance and that will be state and national laws fixing the salaries of state and the nations nations nations na na- na- na army and navy government pensions and all must bear their just share in the farmers farmer's farmers farmer's farmers farmer's farm farm- ers er's loss All public and private officials are enjoying the of buy buying buying ing all agricultural products below below below be be- low cost while the farmer pays the same high taxes and interest Is much higher His wagons or plows cost him as much as during the war Cutting school teachers wages seems rather cowardly in the face of evidence of corruption I doubt that everything about our school buildings is not smothered in graft Bond sales bull building ding contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts furniture and school supplies supplies sup sup- plies all have a graft somewhere along the line ine that the taxpayer will be paying for the next ten I years or his great grand-children grand will still be paying So get busy and demand a new deal from the top of the deck with no marked cards Lets Let's have the sliding wage scale for all persons who live on the taxpayers No matter who he may be or his official position in life Let everyone bear his share of the farmers farmers' loss All candidates for public office should be compelled to pass pass an an examination for the office and pay paya a fee the same as doctors or bar bar- I bers hers but on a sliding scale depending depending depending de de- de- de pending on the salary of the of or fice lice The taxpayers' taxpayers dollars are their soldiers and they need able officers to command them not buck privates Yours JAMES J. J COOK |