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VOLUME LXXXVII_MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1916-THIRTY-TWQ PAGES * NUMBER 275
Republican Victory
Is War Signal, Says
Democratic Leader
Wilson, in First Out-and-Out Political Speech, Flays
G. O. P. and Declares It Would Plunge Country In
to European Strife and Into Turmoil With Mexico;
Lays Down Issues on Which He Believes Campaign
Should Be Made—Eyes of Europe on Campaign.
He Tells Hearers—“I’m a ProgressiveHe Says
LONG BRANCH, N. J., Sept. 30—In a vigorous denunciation of
the Republican party, President Wilson today told a delegation of
young Democrats from New York that “the certain prospect” of Re
publican success in November is that “we shall be drawn in one form
or another into the embroilments of European war,” and that “the
force of the United States will be used to produce in Mexico the kind
of law and order which some investors in Mexico consider most to
their advantage.”
The president made his first out-and-out political speech of the
campaign from the porch of Shadow Lawn. Urged on by the enthus
iastic cheers and waving banners of several thousand young men. he
assailed the Republican party and laid down the issues on which he be
lieves the campaign should be fought.
Would Change Foreign Policy.
“Am I not right that we must draw the conclusion that if the
Republican party i3 put into power at the next election our foreign
policy wil be radically changed?” he asked. “I cannot draw any
other inference. All our present foreign policy is wrong, they say,
and if it is wrong and they are men of conscience they must change it
And if they are going to change it in what direction are they going
to change it? There is only one choice as against peace, and that is
war.”
Charging that republicans take the counsel of “those who have
hitherto acted as the counsellors of the vested interested in Mexico,”
the president declared that these men had tried to get what they!
wanted from him, but failed “and now are going where they think
they can get it.”
• All Europe Awaits Result.
Still discussing the foreign affairs of the country, President Wil
son stated on account of the political uses made of foreign relations”
it is going to be practically impossible for the present administration
to handle any critical matter concerning our foreign relations because
all foreign statesmen are waiting to see which way the election goes,
and in the meantime they know that settlements would be incon
clusive.”
Most of the president's address wa
devoted to criticisms «f the republica
party and to outlining his own plans.
In front and below him were young
democrats who came here from >>ew
York on special trains and marched
with bands playing and Lanners wav
ing more than a mlla to Shadow Lawn.
Frequently h« was forced to stop
sneaking for several) minutes while the
applause lasted.
Pra-aea Progressives.
A bid was made by the president for
tho votes of frogresslve*. Mb pMltwd
the Progressive party as having ‘'the
real red blood of human sympathy in
Its veins.” and declared tho Demo- j
crntlc party hid dortw the things the.
Progressives wanted done.
Briefly the president referred to the;
hyphenate issue. He bald:
“Hack of that party <the republi
can) are those who want to inject.
Into our politics the politics of Eu
lope."
Again attacking the republican party (
lie said lieutenants of Mark Hanna
have returned to authority and de
termine the policy of the Republican
party.
Will Extend Liberalisation.
Outlining the program of the Demo
cratic party, Mr. WilBon said It has
begun .he processes of “liberalization”
for t. ( business of this country "and
it intends to strengthen that system
at every point, extend it at every
point, extend it wherever it needs ex
tension." I
He referred briefly to the Federal
Reserve act, the tariff commission act,|
the trade commission act and other|
laws passed by the Democrats, charg-1
lng that "until the present adminis
tration, Wall Street controlled the ac
tions of the treasury of the United
States."
Piesident Wilson's address, at Shad
ow Lawn today was as follows:
"I am very much obliged to you for
giving me an opportunity to say some
very plain things about the present
campaign and about the future policy
of this country, because young men
are very much more interested in the
future than they are in the present.
While some of ura who are older look
back upon long experience and are
able to take certain measurements
which may not have occurred to you.
nevertheless your feeling is that the
world lies in front of you and not be
hind you. You want to know what
sort of world It Is going to be, and j
what sort of guidance you are going !
to have in that world and what sort
of co-operation among you will be ef
fective for the service of the world
Into which the years ahead of you will
bring you.
Is Singular Campaign.
“I do not know where, from repub
lican quarters, you hap got any sug
gestions as to what is going to happen
In the years to come. This is a most I
singular campaign. I will not say un- I
precedented campaign, because I hap- !
pan to remember tnat _ other parties !
have tried to get Into power by saying
nothing whatever: and I remember
with interest that they never succeed
ed. because the people of the United I
States are an Inquisitive people and If
you ask them to entrust you with the ]
greatest power of their government I
they really want to know what you are I
going to do with that government if I
they entrust you with it. They may
not Insist upon your telling them what
you would have done In circumstances
now past and gone, but they will In
sist upon you telling them what you
intend to do In the future.
Democratic Party Limes.
"There Ira a fact running through all
our political history of which I ought
to have reminded myself, the demo
cratic party, my fellow cltlxens. is the
cnly party whose life has persisted and
whose vigor has continued throughout
all the history of this nation, and tnat
has not happened by accident. It nas
happened because It ira the only party,
I venture to say, all of whose life has
been governed, or at any rate tnsplr- I
ed, by a definite principle—an absolute
belief In the control of the people,
their right to control, their capacity to
control, their own affairs and shape
them In the common Interest.
"The democratic party has commit
ted many errors, the democratic party I
has made some fatal mistakes of ac- j
tion, the rearaon it has lived, the reason
It Is the only party that has apparent
Immortality In our politics. Is that It
la the only nartv that h
(Coatlaaed Os Page- Eight.)
Roosevelt
Scores The
President
Pleads For Election of
Hughes and Charges Wil
son Has “Invited Murder
of Our Men”
BATTLE CREEK, MICH, Sept. SO—
President Wilson auniuustratiou was
ass.tned by Tneodore rtoosweit in an
address made nere late touay on oe
ha.f ot tne candidacy of unarles E.
hushes. He referred to Presiuent Wil
son "as a man of words" and to Use
republican presidential candidate "as
a man of deeds.”
Speaking to thousands packed into
a circus tent. Col. rtoosevelt charged
that President Vvilson sacrificed "the
national honor of tne United States.'
because he feared to pay the puce
tor upholding it.
svu.ni oetter Uritlag
Roosevelt ueciared that President
Wilnons cnief policy was the po.icy of
vacillation. He declared tne president
m "uxteen messages, letters and
iipeecues, ' maue 110111 Lecemoer »,
ml, to Feomary 10, 1916, "took 41
uilteient positions about preparedness
and the measures necessary to secure
it, and each of tuese 41 pos.t.u.is um>
trauicted from one to sis. of the otn
eis.” ■
Roosevelt characterized President
Wilson s European and Mexican poli
cies “as cowardly" and as "folrowiug
tne lines of least resistance."
says Hu.der invited.
"President Wilson, by nis policy of
tame submission to insult' and in
jury from ail whom he feared, nas
invited the murder of our men, wom
en and children by Mexican uand.ts
on land and by Herman submarines
on the sea," said tne cormer Presi
dent. Ho criticized President W ilson
for refusing to recognize Huerta ana
for recognizing Carranza
Colonel nooaevelt declared that "fear
and hope of personal proot" caused
President Wilson to force passage o.
the Adamson eight-hour day 1>UL
"President W nson yielded to the
dictation of the heads of the Lrother
hoous and fnade no effort to tina out
whether the demand was rignt or
wrong,” he said. "He took his otdera
from that one of the parties inter
ested whioh he moat feaied. Tne ques
tion at issue was not on* of the hours
of labor. It was one of wages, the
settlement was due partly to fear and
partly to hope of political pronu
Pleads tor Ungues.
Roosevelt's closing words were a
plea for Hughes’ election. ”1 appeal to
my fellow citizens that they elect Mr.
Hughes and repudiate Mr. Wilsoo be
cause only by so doing can they save
America from the taint of gross sel
ftsluiess.”
ANOTHER REPORT ON
“BREMEN” SAYS SHE
IS HELD BY BRITONS
WASHINGTON nept. Jo — Another
report of the capture of the German
merchant submarine Bremen reached
official circles here today from unoffi
cial, but usually reliable, sources. Ac
cording to this account, which Is giv
en credence by some high military of
ficers. the Bremen was seen three
weeko ago at the big Britis.i naval sta
tion at Rosyth, on the east coast of
Scotland, having been captured in one
of the steel nets recently used with
such success by Great Britain against
under-water craft.
In spite of persistent reports of the
Bremen’s capture, her agenta In thi
country apparently still are confident
that she la safe on the high seas and
will appear at New London, Conn.. In
due time.
» - —' ■ ■ -
Of 12 Federal Farm Loan Banks,
Southern States Need One - Third
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j-I
Sotrth’s Natural Division Into Groups
For Four of Federal Farm Loan Banks
I*-:_
WILSON IS STRONGER
THAN HIS PARTY, SAYS
FORECAST OF HERALD
(Special T# Tkt Aitfrttotr)
SEW TORK. Sept. 30—The New
York Herald tomorrow wtU print the
second installment of its noted pol
itical poll forecasting the November
vote. The forcast is copyrighted by the
Herald and says.
(Copyright l»l« by N. T. Herald Co
all Right Reserved!
The second week at the Herald's
presidential forecast shows Mr.
Hughes still ahead and by a slightly
: increased margin, bat still not suffi
[ ctently in the lead to justify a pre
diction on eke result of the electfon
Conditions are chanring. People are
jost beginning to make up thsir minds
The straw votes taken In the next
two weeks should give a definite in
dication about what will happen on
November 7.
Closest Race In Generation
No fight for the presidency In the
last twenty-eight years at least has at
the corresponding stage of the cam
paign. given promise of a closer race.
From aH that can be gathered from
37.209 straw rotes, taken in twenty
eight states—i The ten southern states
are omitted from the canvasa, being
solidly democratic* It appears to be
a safe assertion that the republicans*
have a shade the better of the contest
just now.
The situation might be summarized
as follows:
Pmlfrst Wilson Is Stronger than
His Party
Charles E. Hughes perhaps Is not
quite so strong as the republican
party in the days before it split in two
in Chicago, four years ago—In other
words, the margin of difference be
tween them has narrowed considerab
ly.
Hatches I.ead Small
Out of the total straw vote of HT.
20S. Mr. Hughes has a majority over
the president of 3.881. This covers
twenty-eight states. Of this margin
of lea* than 1,000 Cdlofornla contri
butes 1*22. Out of a total of .11.608
votes gathered in twenty-four states—
California Arizona. New Mexico and
Nevada excluded—Mr. Hughes leads
the president by a majority of 275.
Of the twenty-eight states which
appear In the tabulations, Mr. Hughes
leads In nineteen: the president in
nine. Last week the president led in
seven and Mr. Hughes in fifteen. On
ly twenty-two w*ere included in the
recapitulation at that time.
How States Line 1'p
The nineteen which lean toward Mr.
Hughes this week are Maryland.
Maine. N*w Hampshire. Vermont.
(Continued Os Page Eight.)
Hold Small
For Murder
of His Wife
Physician Finds Woman
IVas Shot, Strangled and
Beaten Before House
Was Set Afire
UnorUtH Pkm.)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, R 1L. Sept. SO.
—Frederick L. Small was arraigned
in the district court today and held
for a hearing on Octooar S on a
charge ot murder resulting from the
death of hi* wife. Florence A. small,
whose body was found >esterday in
the ruin* of their burned cottage. The
court action followed the finding of
the coroner at his mouest that Mrs.
Small had died of strangulation. Small
oleaded not guilty.
Or. E Frank Horne, medical ref
eree. said his investigation had dis
closed that the person who killed Mrs
Small and fired the house had first
shot her. strangled her and beat her
over the head. This statement was
made after the discover; of a buliei
In the woman's head and the finding
in the rums of a revolver of similar
calibre.
Keep Victim's Head.
The head of Mrs. Small, which was
saved from the flames through fall
ing into a pool of water. Is being
held by the medical au.aorities. The
neck la still circled by a knotted cord,
the sknll crushed from seven blows
and the trace of a bullet wound is
.Clear, according to Dr. Horne.
As yet officials have found no evi
dence. they said, to support the state
ment of a spectator at the fire that he
saw the body through the flames ap
parently. partly suspended by a rope
from the head of a bed.
To a question by Attorney General
Tuttle. High Sheriff Chandler stated
that the husband, on his return yes
terday from Boston, said Mrs. Small
had gone to the door to bid him good
bve when he was leaving home on
Thursday. Small left here at 4 o'clock
that afternoon and the fire was dis
covered sbout It o'clock at night.
SNOW SPITS FALL
IN GADSDEN: NEW
EARLY MARK SET
I Associated Press.)
GAHSDEN. ALA.. Sept. 10.—A light
snowfalL the first la this section this
early in the season, fell last night j
melting as fast as it dear- .ded. I
Two Baptist
Women Gave
Overton Tip
Brother of Accused Slayer
Declares Huntsville Man
"Has Been Hounded by
Press”
(Auorlatrd Press.)
ALBANY, ALA., Sept. 30.—David D.
Overton. arrested in Smithvllle, Tenn.,
early this week, charged with the
murder of Probate Judge \V. X. Law
ler. in Huntsville, last summer, was
apprehended by Sheriff Puckett of De
Kalb Couiyty, Tennessee, on the advice
of two young women attending a
Baptist Association meeting in Sinith
vllle. They recognized the Huntsville
man, according to a statement made
here today by A. E. Overton, broth
er of the accused.
Believe* Him Innocent.
The brother, who talked freely of
the Lawler case, declared David Over
ton is innocent and will be vindicated
speedily of any implication in con
nection with the murder. He said
Overton’s family is anxious for atrial
within the next six weeks and assert
ed the accused man has been hounded
by the press.
“One out of every newspaper has
told the truth about him." he said.
“The charges against David Overton
are based on sensational and empty
rumors.”
Overton Still Declines
to Talk of Connection
With Kiilinq of iMivler
David D. Overton had a quiet Satur.
day in the county Jail here and main
tained his reticence in regard to the
killing of Judge Lawler, of Huntsville.
He said he is not ready to make any
statement In regard to the esse, nor
has he employed any attorneys so far
as the Montgomery practitioners oflthe
law are concerned. He has not asked
to see a law' er of this city, accord
ing to the best information ot tain
able.
He read the newspaper accounts of
his being brought to this city and
did not have anv comment to make, in
fact Overton is a closed book concern
ing his alleged relationship In the
Huntsville killing.
He received two letters from Hunts
ville Saturday but their contents are
known only tn his Jailers and hhmself.
Both from the envelopes looked like
personal communications, there being
nothing in the way of a return frank
on either.
STATE-WIDE1
LIVE STOCK'
SHOWJOREj
Progressive Citizens Gel
Together in Meeting Sat- j
urday and Guarantee the
Needed Funds
UVE STOCK SHOW FLXU
Those who already have contributed
to the Statewide Livestock Show and
the amounts given by each, are as fol
lows:
Winter-Loeb Grocery Company 1750
(rnmton Lumber Company .. 750
St-hloa* and Kahn . . . • • • • • 750
Greil Bros. Company ..750
W. G. Henderson.750
H. I). tfculHenberry.. .. 750
X. J. Bell.750
-Montgomery Lime and Cement
Company.500
Teague Hardware Company .. 500
TullU-Gamble Hardware
Company.500
Loeb Hardware Company .. . . 500
K. £. Houghton.250
Dr J. X. McLean.250
W. 1C. Ellaberry, Jr.250
J. E. Dunaway, Orrville, Ala . . 250
Total.98,250
Public spirited citizens of Montgom
ery Saturday grot behind the Statewide
Livestock Show in a bis way, deter
mining to guarantee to Montgomery
the livestock show every year for a
period of live years.
In order to do this it was necessary
to secure grounds and erect permanent
1 buildings, entailing an expenditure of
at least *8,250. This money was guar
anteed by the Arms and individuals
whose names appear above.
The contract will be let and work
will begin on the buildings Monday
morning at the old Sally league ball
grounds. This work will be pushed
and the buildings completed In time for
the first Statewide livestock show,
October 23-28.
Buildings Planned.
The plans are elaborate and promise
to give Montgomery the best equipped
livestock show grounds In the South.
The plans, ais drawn by Frederick
Ausfeld, the architect, Include a cattle
building with 17,500 square feet of
door space; hog barn with 12,500 square
feet of floor space; a horse and mule
barn with 12,500 square feet of floor
space, and a show ring with 7,50(1
square feet of space.
The present grandstand at the
grounds will be uncd in tne plan for
the new buildings and will remain as
it is.
Premiums Total *10,000.
The premium list for tills year's State
wide Livestock Show calls for an ex
penditure of *10,000. The breeders
and breeders' associations have con
tributed $5,000 of this amount, with the
understanding that Montgomery is to
match them with another *5.000. A
committee of leading citizens of Mont
gomery. with Lucien S. Iamb as chair
man, has been appointed by Clayton
Tullls, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, to raise this *5,000.
Thin committee will begin its work
at 0:30 o'clock Monday morning. It Is
predicted that Montgomery will con
tribute gladly and liberally to this un
dertaking. The committee will meet
tvith Chairman Loeb at the Chamber
of Commerce promptly at tthe hour
named. The work for this committee
has been carefully laid out and will be
carried forward rapidly.
Appeal to the People
Chairman Loeb makera the following
appeal to the citiztns of Montgomery;
“The Statewide livestock show- to be
held in Montgomery, October 23-28,
gives promise of assembling the great
ujt exhibition of cattle, hogs, horses
mules and sheep ever seen In this
State, and will -serve as an extraordi
nary stimulus to the farmers of Ala
bama."
"The growth and prosperity of Mont
gomery depends in a large measure
upon the development of the livestock
Industry. The success of every ono of
our citizens is influenced by conditions
on the farm. This its realized by lead
ing business men who have already
joined with the directors of the Live
stock Association In flnsn.uno. this en
terprise to the extent of *8,250.
“Tb - - ** »ve nil*
(Continued tin Page Light.!
Auburn Man Points
Logic of Claim of
South For 4 Banks
Statistical Position of Southern States in Relation to
the Operation of Federal Farm Loan Act Is
Shown, Particularly With Reference to the Divi
sion of Those States Into Loan Districts Which
Will Be Representative in Character and Size
Factors on Which Study Is Based Are Analyzed
The Southern states need and can use four of the banks to be
established under the provisions of the Federal Farm Loan Act, is
the conclusion of F. W. Gist, of Auburn, Ala. This conclusion is based
upon a recent study of the statistical position of these states in their
relation to the operation of the new rural credit system, as well as
upon a general knowledge of farm needs and conditions obtained by
personal contact with most of the area' considered.
Mr. Gist has long been a student of agricultural conditions from
a direct viewpoint. He was an active participant in the Nashville con
ference on rural credits held under the direction of the Southern
Commercial Congress, where the sentiment for the system was cry
stallized and the first steps were taken to put it into operation in
this country. Since that time Mr. Gist has been iu constant touch with
Senator Fletcher, president of the congress, and Dr. Clarence J.
Owens, its managing director, on this subject.
The study by Mr. Gist, which is published here, was made at the
request of Senator Fletcher, who desired to know just where the
South stands iu this matter. It is also a response to a request of A. C.
Davis, chairman of the rural credits committee of the Montgomery
Chamber of Commerce, for the logical position of Alabama in relation
to surrounding States.
The following is a presentation in full of the facts and figures
resulting from the study referred to:
Teutons Win
Victory Over
Roumanians
Invaders of Transylvania
Driven Out by Forces of
Central Powers; Heavy
Losses Reported
(AuorlatFd Press)
LONDON, Sept. 3#—Troops of the
central powers, under the command
of Qen. Falkenhayn, former chief of
the German general staff, have gained
a decisive victory over the Rouman
ian Invaders of Central Transylvania.
The Roumanians sfere crushed be
tween two forces in a battle which
raged for three days. After suffering
heavy losses, the Invaders are report
ed fleeing In disorder Into the moun
tains.
The defeat of the Roumanians was !
brought about by a stragetic move vlr- i
tuallv impossible on the western bat
tle front. Gen. Falkenhayn divided
his force of Germans and Austro-Hun
garians. While one body engaged the
Invaders around Hermanstadt, the
other encircled the Roumanians and
seized Rothenth'urm Pass In the moun
tains 15 miles southeast of Hermann
stadt, and one of the first points gain
ed by the Roumanians In their ad
vance.
Much Booty Taken
Both forces then pressed in upon the
Roumanians, composed of sections of
the first Roumanian army. Bavarian j
troops holding Rothenthurm checked j
an advance by the second Roumanian
army, which attempted to come to
the aid of Its surrounded compat
riots. Berlin reports that large amount
of booty was taken, as well as pri
soners.
In eastern Transylvania the Rou
manians also suffered a repulse. Their
attack in the region of Szekly Uovar
helywas was checked and a German
attack In the same section resulted
in the capture of 600 prisoners.
Fighting continues on the Somme |
front, but with little change In the '
positions of the cambatants. The Ger- (
mans continue their counter attacks j
around Thiepval. Further south the ,
French have made an advance north |
of Rancourt. driving their wedge In
the German lines there. Berlin re
ports the repulse of British attacks on
this front.' #
130,000 Britons Lost
The British on their Somme front
during September lost almost 120.000
officers and men This is at the rate
of 3,600 a day, but falls below the
daily human cost for August. Since
the offensive began, figures published
In London show that the British have
lost aproximately 300,000 men In their
efforts to break the German defenses
The overseas news agency, a semi
official news bureau In Berlin, .an
nounces that it is stated on "compet
ent authority” that Germany has
reached no new decision concerning
submarine warfare. The statement
from the news agency minimizes the [
articles appearing in German news
papers regarding American aviators
serving with the entente allies and de- !
dares that the German government
does not consider such acts as breaches
of neutrality.
Shortage of Freight
Cars Cause Famine
of Sugar in Cities |
NEW ORLEANS,* LA., Set. 30—Local
sugar refineries and shippers stated
today that shortage of freight cars in
New Orleans in seriously interfering
with shipments of sugars to cities in
northern and southeastern territory.
Railroad officials said they were un
able to obtain the cars necessary for
handling the business at this time
and could give no assurances as to
when the southeastern situation would
be relieved. Stocks of sugar in various
southeastern cities were said to be
almost exhausted today.
The Southern States in. relation to
the Farm Loan Bunk districts:
BY F. W. GIST.
This Is a study of the Southern
states with relation to their statistical
position in the operation of the Fed
eral Farm Loan Act, particularly with
reference to the division of those
states Into loan districts which will bs
representative in character and slae.
A somewhat personal view> of agri
cultural conditions in most of these
dtates during the last ten years has
confirmed the belief that they have
greater proportionate need for a
cheaper and more elastic credit sys
tem than any other portion of our
country. The very large per centage of
tenant farmers; the extremely expen
sive system of m rcantile credit based
on crop mortgages; the exhaustion of
human and fertility from the soil over
a long period of unwise farm man.
agement; the widespread and probably
universal infestation by the cotton boil
weevil, and the continuous advance in
the price of food products which have
not heretofore been raised at home
have combined to compel changes in
farm methods which call for cheaper
and easier financing. These needs pre
vail in these states, individually and
collectively, to a greater degree than
any other geographic or economic area.
Iteaaoaa far efttluloaa.
With this knowledge and these ends
in view this study has been made
with the hope of showing what jro
portion of the farm loan system may
properly be apportioned to this area
and how the ar . may he divided iu
to logical and equal districts.
The act of congress goes no further
than to provide for twelve districts
and to require tb-t they be "appor
tioned with due regard to the farm
loan needs of the country," ami that
no district "shall contain a fractional
part of any state.” The Farm Loan
Board it to say what factors shall de
termine the farm loan needs. Until
these have been fixed by them they
must be assumed.
Certain factors, easilv apparent,
readily fail within this assumption.
Most of the mare statistical - that is
they may be determined in their
propottionate existence from official
records. Others must be detarm'nnd
from common knowledge and their
proportionate existence estimated fro.n
the same source. This study is confined
to the statistical factors. It is based
on the assumption that all sections
have equal need of Ihs benefits to
come from the loan system so far as
other than agricultural conditions may
affect them, and lhat each district will
embrance, as nearly as possible. Its
proportionate one twelfth, or X S per
cent, of a general average of the fac
tors presenting themselves fron. an
agricultural viewpoint. It will be ad
mitted that the records do not really
show the actual needs ot the area con
sidered here in mathematical proper,
tion; but that these needs are vastly
in excess of any de.inonslrahie per cent,
age.
Confining, however, the claims of
this area to the showing it may make
from the records, we may hope that
the efficiency of the aya'em will take
care of the extra needs due to our pe
culiar economic conditions.
Factors Considered.
Thu factors which have been used in
this study, as indicating the farm loan
needs and as probably influencing the
establishing of districts may he enu
merated as follows.
Population: Assuming that the con
sumer of agricultural products and
the dealers in those products and with
fne producers, as well as the farmer,
have their interest ir» the results ot
the system and are entitled to their
proportionate consideration.
Aggregate area: With a view to the
final development of all the land of
every section.
Land In farms: Including the total
area dependent upon the farm loan
system at present, entitled to its bene
fits and offering sicurity for its serv
ice.
Improved land In farms: Indicating
the present area of production which
may bet depended upon to repay loans
and form a Feady basis for the present
operation of the system.
Number ot farms-—embracing the
actual number of farm tracts which are
def'-iulent upon the loan system—the
agricultural population which is to fur
nish its customers.
Farms operated by owners—Includ
in gthe number of farms now ready for
the system in compliance with its re
quirements.
Farm "a'oos—Te-ilciting the aecueity
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