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I 1 y IN «Ùi » aim I <" t :#K ■Jp « {■91 ; m \ > ■> it- , * V ; 1 ' -f 1 tf mm 2 * .4 V,. Ü I X, > M /ft/ 1 : ■<S$ c $ p $EN. SHEPPARD-TEX. ^ SEN CAPPER-KAS. SEN. LADD-N.D. SEN.IAFOLLETTE -wis. 5 EN.N 0 RR 1 S-Mft XK RANSDELL-LA. SEN. DIAL-S.Ç I SEN. KENYON-IOWA SEN. FLETCHER-FLA. SEN. KENDRICK: I » m - ' * •••> * m £ * V" iv<; * Sgj : ■ % :■?:• : v A MS « t;4 xVj a. 5ft x! I -,• s % *$ I ■æ I A? •s. V- ■■ : ■ 5 mmmm •* m \'• ■ •r. I I , I SEN. JONES-N.M. SEN. NORBECK- 5.0. 5ER600DING-IDA. SEN HEFLIN-AL\ SfN. HARRELD.-OWÄ $&LMcfW<Y-CRE. . HARRIS-GA. SEN. ASHURST-ARIZ. Just what is this Agricultural Bloc down at Washington! " is the question often asked these days. Folks depending upon agricultural pursuits realize that they are at last getting more helpful legislation through Congress than ever before and they rightly sense that the Bloc has been the means to the end. The Bloc came into existence early last year when a number of Republican and Democratic senators and congressmen dependent upon rural votes, had it pointed out to them that by banding together on measures aimod to help agriculture they could swing the balauce of power. It was firmly established and agreed that the action of the Bloc vas to transcend all party lines. Therein has proved its strength because to date every Bloc member has stood solidly behind agricultural measures and put them through regardless of party whips. The Bloc will vote with either the Republicans or Demo crats so long as it gets what it want». All members of the Senate Bloc, as shown here, are from the Western and Southern States. Most of the Western senators are Republican and those from the South Democrats. -: SEN. SHTTH-SjC' << r KAHN GIVES HIS VIEWS OF THE FARMER PROBLEM Gives Business View of Farm Bloc Sympathetic with their move ment to get remedial leg islation but points ont that all American prosperity is rid ing in the same boat. 8r m "V 5 % : > 'v Ï, •/, M t: X % , PLEADS FOR JOINT INQUIRY INTO FACTS. , -, ■> ■ •> >•< X ; O •4 Insists that grievances of the farmer must be redressed and that way can be found without in jury to others. J OTTO a KAHN f By Edward Percy Howard Editor-in-chief, Autocaster Service The spectacular activities of the National Agricultural Con ference coupled with*the persistent work of the farm bureaus and the general movements for co-operative selling brought sharply to the front and impressed upon the public mind the fact that the welfare of the farmer can no longer be ignored with national safty. . Also the fact is sensed in the world of finance that the attitude of business generally to wards the problems of the farmer must be one of sympathetic co-operation rather than a further pursuing of the belief that the interests of manufacturing and finance and the interest of agriculture are distinct units to which economic laws pro hibit mutual prosperity. What Financier Thinks of the Farmer. have One of the first men of note to Bound a warning against any growing feeling calculated to estrange the far mer from the business man is Otto H. Kahn, one of he wealthiest and most astute financiers in the country. Mr. Kahn has set down In concrete form hts thought In connection with the farmer-business problem and re lationsliip. He has been moved to do so largely because a number of the city newspapers In the west recently attacked him as being opposed to the "One of these newspapers printed 'Kahn 8ummons Agricultural Bloc. an article headed Business to Organize Bloc,' '' said Mr. Kahu. "Nothing is further from the fact. I am opposed to Bloc activities of all kinds, believing them to be per nicious and not compatible w* b onr system of government. Ab a fact I particularly advised Business not to attempt to organize a bloc. The most essential thing for all our people to re cognize is that In the last analysis we are all In the same boat and sink or swim together. "The fanner is discontented and under a sense of grievance with the existing order of things. A contented fanning population Is of Immense social value to the state. Farming is a calling of vital necessity, toilsome, none too well requited at best and involving Inevitable hardships. The Just grievances of the farmer call for immediate and intelligent considers ion and for effective redress even though that may mean the adoption of methods which are new and somewhat nnpala table to the establish«^ ways "If there is one calling which has a claim than another upon the bHpful consider«tlon of the state then that calling is that of the fanner. "There ia no adequate economic reason, notwithstanding hugh vvaste and destruction wrought by the war, why the world and particu larly this favored country, should not now resume the road of prosper lty ; but in order to do so we must all take a hard pull together, we must give full and free scope to the forces of energy and enterprise instead of cramping, shackling and hampering them and we must let ourselves be guided by the tested lessons of econ <»aic truths Instead of giving ear to plausible fallacies or permitting our* «elves to he led into precipitate ao tlon8 under Influence of temporary con dltlons. "Every right minded business man must be desirous to have the leglti mute grievances of the farmer—and i, e )lag and i onJt w., ^ „ ucb _ redressed and remedied Justice de maud8 that this should be done- The larger Interests of the nations demands it, for It Is harmful sad -Mn.rtn , to the commonwealth that no numerous and so valuable a portion of the pop ulation should feel discontented and resentful and be without prosperity, The enlightened selfishness of Busi ' ness requires it, for not only does the material well being, or the reverse of the farmer largely react upon busl i' !*, but experience has shown that n ben the fanning industry is In the tbioes of depression the fanner Is 'cry apt to blame business and to hit »'<t at business and to get himself In » frame of mind which the well meau | In?, self deceived purveyor of political ■ï <id economic nostrums of the cun nlng demagogue are only too ready to take advantage of." 'Tt has been said, Mr. Kahn, you ï are opposed to the Agricultural Bloc, yet it - la pretty generally admitted that the tanner lias been the foot ball of politicacl gymnastics for years, that his cries have been ignored. Ia ! it any wonder he halls with Joy the advent of a ,>olitical coalition that promises rellti' for him and recognises his function as the basis of American prosperity ?" This put the issue flat. And what has the financier to say "It Is manifest that the representa tives of the farming communities and state must know better than most busi ness men, and particularly business men of the East, what aUs the farmer. These men are not only not to be criticized: on the contrary they are to be cuuimeded for using their votes and their influence to get remedial measures enacted Into law and to ob tain for the farmer a square deal. To the extent that we business men are in disaccord with the agricultural leaders in and out of Congress, It is not because of their efforts to pro . mote the welfare of the farmer, BUT ! BECAUSE NOT A FEW OF THEM I SEEM TO BE ACTING UNDEK THE I IMPRESSION, IN CERTAIN HE-1 SPEOTS AT LEAST, THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO AID SOME SEO-1 TIONS AND CALLING OF OUR COMMON COUNTRY BY HURTING OTHERS. "I am far from questioning the abil ity of the worthy purpose and well meaning intent of these men, but 1 do venture to question whether in their righteous zeal to aid agriculture out of its present depression they have given sufficient study and reflection to economic laws and economic his tory ver Luuiiy yean* nave demonstrated strikingly that agricul tural prosperity and business prosper uy, aim agricultural depression and business depression run on parallel lines and are largely independent. Un fortunately that Uuth has not been sufficiently recognized as yet by either party. usually been at loggerheads and pull ing in divergent directions when, as a matter of fact they are natural allies and both have much to gain from sym pathetic understanding and co-opera tion. U'N Uu the contrary they have "The remedy is to sit down together and by calm and well meaning com parison of views diagnose the case, determine Uie causation of the trouble and act in unison in finding and apply ing uutidotes for the present and pre ventative measures for the future.' L.LUONA BREED MAKES FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE The Lamoua, the new white-egg-lay ing general-purpose fowl originated and being developed by the United States Department of Agriculture, made its first public uppearauce at the Madison Square Garden Poultry Show held in New York from January 25 to 30, where 16 of the birds were shown In Uie open classes. In addition to the Lamouas, and other; Government bred fowls of standard breeda, the depart eon meut put on an extensive exhibit con sisting of models of poultry houses, u display of feathers of the standard breeds, appliances such as feed hoppers brood coops, sud a fattening battery. A series of panels, made up of photo grapha, charts, and placarda, showed the more Important standard breeds, the feeding of hens for egg production the preparation of birds for exhibition, the advantages of early hatching, the improvement resulting from the use of a high quality sire, capons and capou lzing, culling the farm flock, and the pedigree breeding of poultry. A number of department representa tives took part In the program of the show and gave Information to the visit ors concerning the educational exhibit. They reported an extraordinary Inter est on the part of the public and var loua poultry breeders in the Lamona breed, many persons desiring to ab tato breeding birds. The department! believes it necessary to perfect them still more as regards certain charac teristics, and It Is not likely that any will be for sale during the coming year. 19*1 ROAIf PROJECTS ENOUGH TO GIRDLE EARTH. Eleven thousand nine hundred and thirty miles of Federal-aid roads were constructed under the Joint supervis ion of the Federal Government and the States during 1021, according to re ports of the Bureau of Public Roads of the United States Department of Agriculture. Federal money amounting Ia be is i ! IS I 1 do 1 i to $»4,067,08» was allotted to these roads, the total cost of which was $2:11,063,682. In this milage there ia Included 8,50ft miles In projects wholly completed and the equivalent of &8S6 miles of work done on projects which aie not wholly completed- Every State shared lu the benefits of this work. The projects under way during the year amounted to 81,228 miles, which was about one-half of all the road work carried on In the United States (luring the year. A fair Idea of the magnitude of the road work done un der the supervision of the Department of Agriculture last year may be gained when it is understood that the total mileage is considerably more than enough to encircle the earth, that it is equal to more than 10 per cent of all the Improved roads previously exist lug in the United States and that it la equal to nearly 8 per cent of the en tire road system of France. At this rate we would be able to build the equivalent of France's entire road sys tem In 12 years. For Sale—No. 4 Underwood Type writer. Call at this office. j j a BREAD TU eone food that all the people want all the time. Plain and and nourishing— Give It the first place on your table. No other food has the same food value. Ours Is a really delicious loaf. Ask your grocer to send you a loaf to-day. Bread la your Best Food—Eat more : wholesome—substantial I ,,f It. Eat Good (Bread 1 I I 'The Bread that Builds." ... L. R. 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