Show A- A RETURN OF ROADS PLEASES FARMERS Urge Policy to Insure Best Service Service erv ice at Lowest Cost Consistent Consistent Consist- Consist ent eat ent With Fair Returns OPPOSE NATIONALIZATION Representative Agricultural J J S tlona and Rural Press State Farm- Farm rim or are Attitude Toward Railroads f l t Want pr Private Operation t. t Private ownership of ot t the le railroads I under a n policy lolley of ot government r regula tl n. n which will Insure the b best st possible sel I service o At ut the lowest cost consistent with fair fall returns on money moncy Invested In them Is Js favored b by representative taU farmer farmer organizations throughout theCO the CO country TIlls This policy polley also Is supported s generally b by agricultural newspapers newspapers that the which state emphatically t farmers are mc opposed ed not only to government gov go ownership of ot railroads railroad but also to all nil nationalization plans i T TIn In In Ina a letter to the members of U the lie e United States Senate T. 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C Atkeson Washington representative of ot th the National National Na Na- Grange which Is said to 0 o be he the largest organization of or Its kind In the world representing more than 1000 farm owners In the United States states that the agrIcultural Int Interests of the country approve e of private ownership ownership ownership owner owner- ship o of the railroads an and further declares de le- le clares dares that persons purporting to speak for tor the farmers In to support of t government govern ment went ownership are neither farmers nor representatives of any an cOll considerable ble number of farmers Favor Private Operation The liThe Grange says Mr Atkeson quoting the official action of ot hl his or organization s or-s approves of the general principles of ol railroad legislation now pending In Congress to return the railroads rail rail- railroads roads to their owners to bring about the reorganization of the railroad companies companies com corn panics Into strong systems with capitalization capi capi- cap capitalization I- I based bused on actual value alue and to create a control commission which may enforce the superior interest of ot the public to that of any other Interest dJ i In the oper operation of ot railroads as coin COUl- mon carriers and anti effectively protect the public against exploitation or In In- In justice Many fInn Ian state and sectional agricultural tu tural 11 1 organizations take a a similar simBar stand Immediately after alter the Ue National Grange Orange expressed Its attitude toward the railroad question m the American Farm Bureau meeting In Chicago go voted voted voted vot vot- ed for private operation and the National National Na Na- Farmers' Farmers Congress In session at Hagerstown Md Did voiced like Uke senti senti- ments meats The New York State Federation Federation Federa Federa- Federation tion of County Farm Dure Bureau u and the Indiana Federation of ot Farmers went b beyond ond that and Joined the G Grange ange In Ia repudiating the alleged farmer representatives In Washington on who said they spoke for an overwhelming overwhelming over oel whelming majority of ot the farmers Urge Reas Reasonable Returns The ra railroad policy polley favored ored by tho the New New- NewYork York State Federation of ot County Farm Bureau Organizations was slated stated stat slat ed In the following resolution Whereas There have hae been conflicting conflicting conflict conflict- ing statements published regarding the attitude of farmers farmel's upon the question of ot the future ownership of rall a railways s 's therefore be It Resolved Resol That the New v York State Federation of ot County Farm Bureau AssocIations Associations Associations As As- representing members members mem mem- bers In annual session at Syracuse N N. Y December 10 19 1919 hereby Indorses I the action of ot the American Farm Bureau Bureau Bureau Bu Bu- Bu- Bu reau Federation In urging Congress to promptly return the railways to their owners under such conditions as aR will Insure reasonable returns on the value of ot the property and reasonable rates of t transportation throughout the coun coun- try Views of Farmer Papers The American A Agriculturist states state editorially that the lie farmers are dead deall set against the scheme to enmesh the farmers In the tile web of radicalism The Pennsylvania Pennsyl Farmer discussing the general demand for tor private ate operation operation operation opera opera- tion of ot the railroads sa says s 's It is especially espe espe- especially true of farmers farmel's In spite of the declaration of ot n rr few would be leaders lenders to the contrary The Thc Stockman Stockman- Farmer adds Farmers almost unanimously approve ap ap- a 1 prove the return of ot the railroads and the e express companies to their owners owner The reason leason Is that flint farmers as well as ns other business men want service of these Institutions and they cannot g get et t tsuch such service under public operation as they can get under the operation of corporations which ha have c a direct financial financial financial finan finan- cial Interest In performing It It it |