Show i The Farmers' Farmers Legislative Program m 13 By Frederic J. J Haskin A efi to Program r m of legislation designed de de- de- de signed 0 tl th the f farmers with an brg organized agricultural t t l bloc or party l in each use house bf congress backing it Ii and nd a ii million n organized farmers clamoring clamoring f for r its passage is one otie of the most imst nus a fe features tures of at th the present congress The tendency of the tw old oid parties par parties par par- ties to break up into small email groups in congress each representing sortie some definite economic interest has bas been en described in a previous Haskin let let- ter Tho The old parties are tending to lose lose their meaning You may know that a man was elected on the Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- ticket without having a clear idea where he stands on anything D But t if a man comes out as a representative representative representative of the farmers of union labor or of the manufacturers you know at once where he stands So far far tho the farmers seem to have made most progress in this open organized organized organized or or- method They have made known clearly their views on taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion tho the tariff immigration and other other other oth oth- er major measures and have in addition addition addition addi addi- tion procured the introduction of a along along long list of bills designed especially to favor farmers The following partial par par- tint summary of the measures the farmers are supporting In Its congress conga a awas was obtained from the office of ot the tho American Farm Bureau Durea federation which claims claims to represent over a million farmers farmen A resolution has hc be n passed ap appointing appointing ap- ap pointing a committee to Inv investigate agriculture and to inquire into the theca ca cause cause se o of Its present status AccordIng AccordIng According Accord- Accord ing to Congressman Sydney Anderson Ander Ander- son of Minnesota the chairman o otho of or orthe tho the committee the whole scope o of the inquiry can be compressed into the question What la is th the matter with with the economic system o o the country if anything special specia reference to the service which it does and ought to afford to agriculture uro About twenty-five twenty senators and at au equal number of representatives 1 It res S Shave have Joined together in separate to discuss agricultural and to try to promote the advancement advancement ad ad- of various bills which have havo been drafted to relieve the economic economic economic eco eco- on agriculture These Thes I members of congress have the viewpoint viewpoint view view- point that agriculture Is ia fundamental tal and that It must be made prospero pros pros- poro pero if ua ha wheels of Industry are to o turn freely These blocs meet separately and usually in executive session session when pl plans plan ng a are laid for ac- ac tion lon Road noad Bills The American Farm Bureau Dureau federation federation fed fed- is working very closely with both blocs and it is confident a number number number num num- ber of other bills will become laws before the tho closing of this session The federation has been making a strenuous fight against the Townsend Townsend Town- Town send end highway bill and for the tho Dowell hill bill ill It contends that the Townsend bill will provide for tho the construe construe- tion ion of a few highways or trunk lines ines across the country and eliminate eliminate eliminate nate cooperation between states and the he federal government in road construction construction con con- resulting in Ip heavy overhead over- over head bead expense with the appointment of three commissioners The Dowell Dowell Dowell Dow- Dow ell bill which is now called the ap- ap approaches Dowell Phipps-Dowell bill bill more closely approaches ap- ap roaches what the farmers desire desire- to market roads It would continue continue continue con con- cooperation between tho the federal federal federal fed fed- eral government and the states The law aw would be ho administered by the department department department de de- of agriculture as at present present pres pres- ent and would establish a definite road construction policy As the two bills now stand they thoy will be- be referred eventually to the Townsend senate committee on highways where some compromise between the two bills probably will have to be made mado in order to pass one of f the After more than two years of In Intermittent intermittent In- In testimony and discussion of packer legislation two bills to control the packing business and livestock yards have reached a point where one Is likely to become a law This bill provides for tho the regulation or of ln the me meat moat packers by the secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of at agriculture for a Q uniform system of accounting and publicity concerning costs and applies the Sherman act to the packing industry and commission men Two bills which would Improve the federal farm loan system have havo shown fair progress and It Is predicted by those who are watching legislation closely that they will be bo passed this session One bill provides working c capital in tho the treasury department which the federal farm I loan board may draw against pendIng pendIng pending pend pend- Ing the sale of a Q large block o of I bonds The claim was waa made that It was wag Impracticable to 10 keep federal fedora farm loan bonds on the market continuously con con- and that a larger Issue should be bo sold promptly Another bill would enable the federal federal fed fed- eral crul farm furm land laud banks and the Joint stock land banks to pay 5 54 per percent percent percent cent instead of 5 G per cent on their bonds which are now exempt Even with this exemption feature these bonds have have- sold rather slowly because be- be cause canse of the tho high rate rato of oC interest paid pard by foreign governments and by our own industrial concerns The Tho farm bureau with other organizations organizations or or- was successful In convIncing convincing convincing con con- the senate committee on banking and currency that two bills introduced by Senator Reed Smoot of Utah which would have killed the federal farm loan system Including the tho joint stock land laud banks should not hot bo be reported out o of the commit commit- tee An Au Export Corporation The farmers farmers are are also following very a bill introduced by Senator Son Son- ator alar George W. W Norris of Nebraska which woUld provide for for a gov corporation which which would export agricultural products The proponents of this bill had to meet the argument that this is class lass legislation One of their re replies replies re- re 1 plies II os is that whatever helps agriculture agriculture ture will hasten the return o of prosperity prosperity prosperity pros pros- to tho the country When corn on the he hc farm in Iowa is worth only 20 cents per bushel and sells at the tho sta station station sta- sta tion for 33 cents but out brings 83 cents in u New Now Y fk tb there f I is besides bo be- be sides the tho farmer interested in Industry of agriculture they thoy say Two bills have been introduced to assist in lu financing agriculture and lIvestock production One is the Sterling bill bill which would available avail available available able during the next three years to be loaned by th tho federal federal federal fed fed- eral farm loan banks These e bills however will stand little show of passing assing f if the tho banking interests car- car resided hero continuously whit the exception Of f. f two yeara years when they lived liv- liv ed d in Salt Lake T Td t then their l was vas botn born three children Mrs June I. I A Allan lan and Mrs Afton Acton Hanson lanson both of or Vernal and Leon L. L Pack ack of or Salt Lake Three sisters Mrs I Grade Young Mrs Irs Mary Lambert both of alt Lake and Mrs Marion Marlon Y Y Mitchell 1 of at Bennett were at her bedside Three half sisters and one half brother Mrs Virginia Lowry of San Diego California alifornia California Mrs Sarah White Salt SaIL Lake Mrs Julia William Young Salt Lake Lalic were unable to be here hore o 0 |