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Show THE PAYSONIAN, PAYSON. UTAH. DECEMBER 10, 1920. PAGE NINETEEN JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO are in porportion. Labor pays from 1 to 4 per cent of his income in union dues just to Is your job amt protect his job. Mr. investment worth protecting, Farmerf Suppose here were 25 million farmers in this nation liaik of the county agents and the Farm Bureau federation making laws, etc, ? OCX.' spewhes, and so forth. Why Every Farmer Should Join II. Department of farm economics The Farm Bureau. and statistics organized under diree It affords The tion of a committee of four. First: Membership in a large nml principal functions to be taken up at once are along the lines of a careful strong strictly farmer controlled or gnnizution in your country. study of agricultural statistics. Second: Membership in an ever- 1. Improved cost accounting meto-od- s increasing state federation of the for fanners. countv farm bureaus of vour state. 2. Crop statistics and foris-asts- . Third: Membership in a national 3.. Price analysis. 4. Weather reports with specific association of the ferderated bureaus of the states; thirty-onslates with reference to agricultural needs. 5. Study of worlds supply of a tolal membership in excess of 000,-00membCTa. agricultural products, crop conditions Fourth: Membership in non poht and policies adopted for their needs. non sectarian associations icnl and fi. Credit analysis. 'rich have for their prime and nnlv 7. Tendencies in tariff, merchant puipose the organization of the faun marine, anil internal revenue legisla- ers of tho United States for the ml tion, ocenn freights ami so forth. vaneenient of the farming business 8. Foreign competition, program with III. Bureau of transportation or- through a to constructiveassociated linsi existing n ganized under the direction of arc eommitteo of four to function ns ness and organizations which To aim at neeesarv and lawful. follows: 1. Help to improve tho son ice making the business of fanning bet of our railroads to the greatest ex- ter and surer, being free rom uncertain and unsteady markets with sell tent possible. ;n( prices governed by a profitable 2. Prevent excessive transportacost of production sale. tion burdens on farm products. Fifth: Protection against cvplm 3. nelp to simplify traffic ns a tation of all undesirable stock sales whole. blue sky. 4. Tract tendencies, constantly, in men who are peddli-iWarning and caution are essential, the rates and regulations on agricultfor the spirit, of sound investment ural products. must not be ruined, since the henllhv economical development of our state Why Fanners Should Organise. and nation depend upon it. Business capital is organized and when business interest make demands Far From It. You fnrmers have many they get a fair and just hearing. Labor is organized and when the remarked the city unions speak they are listened too. dweller. What do fanners do! Just kick Name just one, said Mr. ( b- and let things go on. hies. Labor represents about 8 per cent Well, you are independent.' of the voting population, and the Did you ever have nny Fmph! farmers about 25 per cent. dealings with a hired man? The average farmer has an inNo. vestment of from ten to twenty thousThen you dont know what yon and dollars, while the average labor- are about. talking Birmingham er has about $100 invested, and taxes Age- - Herald. The Problems of the Farmer BY I.EE R. TAYLOR, ooooooooooooooooooooooooocxoooooooooooooooooooooo ' & It is the economic teaching that, broadly speaking, the price for an y entire crop will bo the price at which v- the surplus of that crop finds its In other words, the price Vjiiarket. of the export surplus and the price on the entire portion of that crop market at home will be determined at the market in which the export surplus is sold, less the cost of delivery. This is true whether the export surplus Probably at be 10 or 75 percent. no time in history has this lesson driven home than been so forcibly Grain, especially, is seeking a bow. overseas price level which reflects an costs of consuming market less the tho is place because Europe delivery, to which flows the offers from all the grain producing countries and here the law of supply and demand operates most decisively. Really, the cost of production is not a determining Jiie tor in price except for a prolonged period. Therefore, if American agriculture is lifted to the pedestal that a funda mental industry deserves, cihor go ernment protection must be forthcom The agricultural products regulated. world is crying at present for aero iota and dependable figures that can r ach tho farm each week rolatie to tho supply of crops grown at home ing or the supply of agricultural of farm products. Next to accurate information on the world supply of crops, is the problem, because the transportation is deduced cost of transportation from the price of tho commodity at tro place where it is grown to the point the surplus is marketed. Med farmers feel that the appraisement of twenty billions placed on the rail roads was at least five billions too high. This would mean a saving of a year, a large proper $.100,000,000 tion of which tho fanner pays. Much of this $100,000,000 is deducted from farm crops for transportation. Except for the increase in land values, always nil unknown qnnnt't. the farmer deals on such a nanow margin that the strictest economy must be exercised. Concentration of buying is one of the possibilities held oUt to the farmers, thus elima inating part of tf,e high prices ns result of buying in small quantities. community has the purcharing Every r of large commercial organin pow-etions when organized. The functions of certain middlemen are necessary and certain warehousing and merchandising have become fixed ecoomic needs, but dealing in commodities which can be bought carload lots and distributed from the .is desirable and economical to rifiras to the farmer. i require a different form of organiza-tinand some of tho wasteful pracpurchasi tices which a association eliminates are inheritanv In these associations each member should be required to finance himself br advancing in cash the amount of his purchases. A practical method of operation is an order to purchase and an order postdated check or trade acceptance combined into one instrument which is signed by each member at the time orders are being collected. Whop sufficient orders are collected to make up a shipment they are placed with a bank and applied by the bank in payment for the shipment upon arr! The responsibility val of the goods. or and powers of the business age-i- t secretary is narrowed to a point in when his duties consist chiefly collecting, placing orders and noti of fying members of the arrival shipments. American Farm Bureau Federation. national organization to act as 8k-a-i.iafor tho farmer to adequately represent tlie farmer and the farmers interests 01. all occasions. d Educationat. 1. To create in the urban mind a better conception of the farmers relationship to other units i:i the social and economic structure. 2. To in agriculture tho public mind as tho foremost ly, on which all others depend, and. in the prosecution of which man reaches his highest plane of development. .1. To encourage and assist in the development of food production to its highest state of efficiency. 4. To foster and develop all those lines of endeavor which make for bet ter homes, better social and religious life, better health, and better rural living in every sense. 5. To conduct referenda on various national questions to determi ic farm sentiment before determining legislative action. Legislative. 1. To safeguard the rights and in terests and to assert the needs of the farmer whenever occasion may arise. 2. To establish without question tho legality of collective bargaining. .1. To insist upon the presence of farmer minds on all boards and commissions appointed bv congress or the president. 4. To defend the farmer s viewpoint in all matters relating to tax levies, tariffs, currency, banking," rail ways, highways, waterways, foreign markets, the merchant marine, territorial acquisitions and all similar legislative matters involving questions id" policy, in any way affecting tig riculture. 5. To insist on some arrangement between cnuital and labor which will insure freedom from disrupting and crimina ly wasteful strikes. 6. To strengthen the federal farm loan act nml secure in addition, the establishment of a system of personal credits. 7. To demand the regulation, under government supervision, of aA commercial interests whose size and kind of business enables them to establish a monopoly dangerous to the best interests of the nation. Economic. r- t AND DONrS AT THE P. 0. to The post office men who serve you. They are handling thousands of pieces Thoughtfulness on Part of Patrona of of mall matter. Uncle Sam Will Aulat Clerks Do be brief at the counter. You and Carrier keep someone else waiting If you are loaded like on express truck, with ONT put off mailing that packages and foolish questions. package until Chrlstnms rj eve. Dont neglect to tie It projmrly. It is handled at teiiM fie times before It reaches Its destlimllon. Don't forget to write your own return address on all parcel post matter. Dont guess at the postage and give your friends the pleasure of paying postage due." Dont plaster Red Cross stamps on the face of packages or letters; take care not to seal parcel post packages with them. It raises the rate. Dont forget flint a little thoughtfulness on your part can help to make Christmas happier for Uncle Sams men, his horses and his automobiles. Do nmil early, preferably before December 20th, writing on your packNot to be opened until Christages: MgffipS mas. Do your best to use the post office In the forenoon, the earlier the better. Do write leglldy, both the address to which you are sending the gift and your own return address. Do he courteous and Chrlstmassv Differ on Christs Birthday were dl- rJ"'HE earlyasChristmas to the date on which the nativity of Christ should be celebrated. Some of these celebrated It on the first ?! or sixth of January, other groups 2 observed September 2D and still another March 20. As early as tj the fourth century, however, the g, period of the new year had been S generally accepted as the time for celebrating Christs birth. 5 as; The Western branch of the & church observed December 23 jS and the Eastern church January s$ C. Finally It was decided that all should celebrate Iks 'ember 25. V; Pope Julius 1., who presided In g the first liulf of the fourth cen- - & W tury, is credited with having set B g the date. j V; g The Exacting Men Are Our Patrons THE MESSAGE TO THE SAINTS BANK BARBER SHOP BY PRESIDENT REECE. H. F. BADHAM, Proprietor the Saints and Members of tho Church in General of the Nebo Stake of Zion, Greetings: Wo approach the close of another market1. To extend ing of farm crops to the point in the distribution system so that the maxi- year, only a few (lays remain bemum benefits are secured for the pro tween now anj December 1, when ducer, and incidentally, for the con- our record of activities in the church sumer. will close never to be opened agnin 2. To limit the profits and reduce tho costs of distribution in all lines until we stand before the judgment not handled eo opemtivelv. bar of God to bo judged out of the the effective 3. To so estimate hooks, when every mai and every world supp y of any farm produel and women, will bo judged by the things to so regulate the flow to market as written in the books. to eliminate sharp and extreme price which arc The year has been a prosperous fluctuations. 4. To establish new foreign mar one to us in this locality, from all kets for surplus American farm pro reports and from the information at ducts. hand the farmers have harvested the 5. To provide cheaper sources of Emgreatest crops in our history. fertilizer and more economical means has been abundant for all ployment of production. if the laboring class and exceptional Executive. good wnges have been paid for all kinds of labor both mechanical and 1. Department of education is orcom-nowe have indeed been bless-a of under tho direction ganized Let us not forget Lord. the by committee of three and tho following our obligations unto him. lines will be inaugurated: 1. A weekly new-- s letter to farm During the great world war and the time of preparing by our great publications. 2. Special news and story servnation for the part we were to play ice to farm publications. in it, tho missionary work of the 3. farm service with church almost ceased, beeause the bureaus and so forth. who very 4. News and stories to city young men and boys The following is the program of dailies. materially make up the corps of mis5. Feature stories in magazines sionaries sent into tho world by the the American farm bureau federation: the city press. of church to preach the gospel and call General 6. Service to rural weeklies. inhabitants thereof to repentence the 7. Publication of special pomplilets, 1. To develop a completely united ,nd warn them of the great and ircadful day of the Lord, when his righteous judgment shall be poured out upon all nations, these young men and boys were needed by our government to render service along 'i the other people of our nation to bring to a successful termination the great bloody conflict which was raging in Europe, and threatening And the peace of the whole world. the efforts of our people were united with the efforts of all other oil nml true Americans to accomp-isthis one great feat, and nobly and well did our lmys render this service. But now thnt the war is over, for t lime at least, wo as a church are again resuming our responsibility to he peoples of tho world in sending out our missionaries to preach the A number gospel of Jesus Christ. have men accepted f recently young SbijSrook II and have gone into the world "Patterns r this purpose, nnd others are boand so the work will ng culled But there is need in the continue. UNIVERSAL Silver Overlaid irious mission fields Tot men of more ul ure minds and experience, men TableService is made by depositwho have probably filled one mission solid nickel silver a ing upon earlier in life and who could use base a heavy reinforced plate of eir experience and training to a pure silver. Upcn those parts very good advantage in this work. And then there is the ministry given to har lest wear, an extra Tho Lord has so arrang at home. plating is again overlaid. his church nnd the order of things in his church, so thnt every mem- Guaranteed for 50 years of r thereof have their responsibility the and their part to render in Satisfactory Service. activities of tho same, so let the saints be faithful in the things exacted of them. The reports of tne activities of SILVER OVERLAID our stake for the nine months ending .TABLE SERVICE Spetember 30, shows a vptv material growth and increase, over the same neriod last year, which is indeed enin the couraging to tho officers priesthood, whose duty it is to direct h labors and efforts of the mem hors of the church, and is also very mendable upon the part of those -- who through ohedionce to Ihcir faithfulness nml tho commandments of the Lord have brought nlmul this Lot Hie year splendid condition. 1D20 closo with a still greater desire in our hearts, to accomplish all the work assigned to us, and thereby 'ring our stake up to a still higher nndn rd of efficiency. JOSEPH REECE, HENRY A. GARDNER, CHARLES H. WHITE, Stake Presidency. No. 7 South Main Street. 1 ooooooooooooooxxxxxxxoooooooooooooooo 1 h -- DO PAYSON MILLING COMPANY T. F. TOLIIURST, Proprietor Merchant and Custom Millers ? Y'-- farmingfait and UNIVERSAL E. R. 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