Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-08-03 | Page 4 | Coolidge and Farmers

COOLIDGE AND FARMERS President Coolidge was visited Monday by Senator Capper of Kan Kan- Kansas Kansas sas who ho informed him that the farmers would not quit their fight until they were successful in put put- putting ting over the McNary-Haugen McNary bill billor billor billor or an adequate substitute Next winter the farm fat bloc will renew its I efforts As a compromise the ad ad- administration ministration is remodeling its Us co cooperative operative marketing bill which would set up a federal farm board with with power to lend to co operatives and farmers When Wh n Senator Capper was In in- Informed formed by the president what hat was proposed the Kansas man said it would be a fine piece of legisla legisla- legislation tion than I but did not go far enough e The difference of ot opinion on Indicates that that President Coolidge more ce once D more may be called on to veto the Mc Nary-Haugen Nary bill or a measure meas re The president is re re- resolved re- re resolved solved soh d not n not t to yield to the demand for an equalization fee lee or any an measure which arbitrarily arlly seeks to fix prices or care the farmers farmers' farm rs' rs surplus The administration looks upon price fixing axing as involving a a dangerous experiment While the president and d Senator Capper were exchanging views Secretary Jardine in in Ea EaL t Lansing Mich was explaining the exodus from the farms farms farms' to the cities de de- declaring declaring claring daring that the movement could not be checked until the farmer armer possessed more of the comforts and advantages of city life lite Many fany of or those who leave lea leave the he farms and not a few afew ew of or thera are highly competent said the secre secre- secretary secretary tary are lre moving to give to their children ren and themselves the bane bece fits of he the city's standards of liv ing What happens when a fairly todo farmer moves to the city lie He sells his farm or places a tenant In charge If the latter tatter occurs the farm must then support two mUles families f The new man as a general rule has IsIs his fortune to tomake tomake tomake make out of the soil The prosper prosper- prosperous ous farmer takes to tho the city with Ith I him years cars of experience and edo edu education cation callon in farming his wealth which was produced on the land and nd his desire to to live a more comfortable life