The nonpartisan leader. [volume], January 06, 1916, Image 4

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FOUR
Washington, Jan. 4—It will be
wheat against corn in a legislative
battle which started today to repeal
a
Wheat Against Corn
urged by the department of Agricul-
trade. The practice injured the wheat
growers- br reducing the market for
wheat and thus depressing the
ing important provisions:
—that is flour purporting to be made
solely of wheat but which in reality
The following taxes are imposed on
mixedI flour: 4 cents on packages
over 98 pounds in weight, 2 cents on
packages more than
241/2
P°unds
and other labeling must give com-
plete information about the product
in each package
This law has effectually prevented
mixed flour from becoming a com-
pet,tor of pure wheat flour. The
attempt to repeal the law is purely
rn effort to benefit corn growers at
the expense of those who raise
W ea
fairs of the Sixty-third congress last
March, this same repealing bill was
nearly adopted. It has been introduc-
ed, by Representative Ramey in the
House, and a similar bill was offered
in the senate The argument for the
bill was that it would reduce the
price of a.wholesome mixture of
wheat and corn flour" and thus re-
0
uency and his bill will be backed Presents
solidly by the congressmen from the
V. Some of these bills already in the
the mixed flour law. The repealing
Mil j- 4. ii. tt hopper are of a very unusual char
•bill was dropped into the House hop-
ac^er
per this morning by Representative
Henry T. Rainey of Illinois. Rainey Representative Keating of Colorado
represents a corn-growing constit- ^or 'ns^ance ^as
corn belt. It will be opposed unani- £overmrent.
mously by the members from the The object is to create in the de
wheat States. partment of agriculture what is
a fid selling the mixture as wheat flour *he. "Ration and hygiene of rural
had become a great evil in the flour
Maker3 and packers of mixed flour
one»
a
Phase
to fae know as a farm
The mixed flour, or pure flour, law J*® Ptoses of whose activities will
has proven since its adxrotion in 1898
to
to be one of the greatest protections, yipe concerning all problems relating
to the wheat grower ever afforded JZ rural homes of the United
them by congress. The law was pass
ed partly as a war revenue measure en^ state and federal gov
and partly as a pure food measure
er"ments
and
ture. Previous to 1898 the practice are to help.
of mixing corn flour with wheat flour
ho,nes
at*0n
,about
,ectur.es
price
The pate flour law, which is about circulating libraries. It is to help
4,000 words loftg, contains the follow-
tr,:ts
must pay an occupation tax of $12" features of the plan
annually
Containers of mixed flour caiwot
that
eau and £ome mil
weight, 1 cent on packages more than Representative Caraway of Arkan-
we'ft-
^d cent
on packages of smaller weights.
'. points two committees of three mem
In the rush of winding up the af-
THE NONPARTISAN LEADER
North Dakota at the National Capital
Bv WILLIS J. RUTLEDGE
that
of
entllely
farm
legislation
new to this
jaded center of
wornen's
mvestig&te,
bureau,
report upon and ad-
state
agricultural colleges
organizations of farmers' wives
1"s nce'
is to
PIan
collect and give out inform-
the care of
babies-
Pro"
programs, laboratory
demonstrations, lantern slides and
form soc,al centers in rural
and to
dis"
institute home courses
study.^or
farm women. It is also
provJde
them with
abo"t sci«ntific
contains a considerable admixture of values, food costs and
the flour of other grains, usually corn,
a"n
ouSht
ture
information
preparation of
house economy.
to be regarded with rap-
everywhere
be used a second time for that pur- tackle the problem of female
p0Se. help on the farm.
Mr. Keating wants an appropria
7"XeS °n+M,xed
F,OUP
is that it proposes
tion of $200,000 to estblish this bur-
,ions
his success
49 pounds in
berg eachi
abnity of
of if
they ]{new about it would fm
Rupa| Crec|hs Comn
,ission
sas has a bin (H 5g5) to deal
with the
,em
Each package must be branded establishing a rural credit commis
Mixed Flour in 2-inch black letters, sion
of farm ]oans
similar to the interstate com
merce commission There are to be
five members chosen
,tke
dent and th are tQ conduct tfae
business of ]en(Ji government
funds on farm securit AU cost.
masters are to be made ts of the
commission. When a farmer w-nts
a loan he is to to tfce local
postmaster The postrIlas
ter
a
p-
one being of local farm-
er3 and the other of bus5ness
men. These pass upon the value of
the atplicant
.s
land and the advis
,ending
m0
If they approve the apF
ever rate of inter
uce cost of living. it in the securities market—which
Tfc» BUI must Be Defeated means Wall street.
The bill was put through the senate Mr. Carraway thinks this is a
quietly and every effort was made to grand measure. He is entitled to an
force it through the house during the other think.
closing days of the sesion before, the Farm Credit Bureau
wheat producers and flour consumers Representative Norton of North
should awake to the danger. Dakota has a more elaborate plan.
Representative Young of North Da- His bill (H. R. 391) establishes a
lcota ia urging wheat growers every- farm credit bureau in the depart
where to write personal letters to
men
congressmen urging the defeat of the missioner appointed by the president
iRainey bill. and having a salary of $8,000 a year.
"It means millions of dollars to The commissioner organizes his of
Dakota farmers," he says, "and, mil- fice. and appoints appraisers. Loans
lions upon millions to flour consumers are to be made on farm first mort
tjwoughout the nation. A repeal of gages direct to farmers or through
t£e mixed flour law would result in the agency of farm credit associa
pjacing on the market large quanta tions. Besides the farm credit bur
ties of flour at a cost below the cost( eau there is to be a farm credit
•of pure wheat flour.' board, consisting of the secretary of
the treasury, secretary of agricul-
Farm Women's Bureau ture, the postmaster general and two
Washington, C., Jap,
1.—If this farmers. Applications for loans are
•congress, like some others'we have to be made1 to the commissioner of
known, sends the farmer on his way the bureau. The secretary of the
^rith nothing but a kind word and a treasury, under the direction of the
swift kick the fault will not lie with bord, is to issue 3% per cent bonds
various ingenious members that are of the United States and the money
displaying rare inventive gifts in pre- secured from the £?ale of these bonds
paring for the attention of their fel- is to be lent to farmers or farm cred
lows an astonishing number of meas- it associations at a rate just suffi«
ures in the farmer's behalf. cient to pay the interest on the
,iication
goes to the commission a mortga
ge
note jg prepared for the amount de
sire( and is offered for sale at what
est can be had for
of agriculture to be under a corn-
bonds and the expenses of making the
loans. After the first year the board,
can reduce the interest on the bonds
it issues and on the loans it makes.
Loans are to be made on farm first
mortgages, limited to 60 per cent of
the value of the land and postmasters
are to be employed as agents of the
bureau.
Leaves Out the Banfcs
Among the interesting features
of this bill may be noted the fact
that it restricts its benefits to per
sons of good moral character," who
establish to the satisfaction of the
bureau that they are honest and bear
a good reputation in the neighbor
hood where they reside. Also, loans
are to be made only to actual resi
dents or those building houses that
they may become such. And prefer
ence is given to farm credit associa
tions.
This is a pretty good, bill and worth
looking into. But the grave dug for
it in the present- house already yawns.
It doesn't bring in the sacred banks.
They don't get a hack at anything.
Representative McKellar of Tennes
see (H. R, 240) has a bill somewhat
similar to Mr. Norton's.
Loan Direct to Farmers
The bill of Representative Ferris
of Oklahoma, (H. R. 404) authorizes
the secretary of the treasury to lend
money directly "to bona fide tillers
of the soil" on cotton warehouse re
ceipts and first mortgages on improv
ed, farms. The secretary of the
treasury is to create the necessary
machinery to carry on this wark and
penalties are provided for overstat
ing the value of the property involv
ed, on which loans can be made up to
one-half the actual value. An, ap
propriation of $1,000,000 is asked
to carry out the act. As it also
shuts out the banks, its death will be
early adn without pain.
The bill of Representative Smith
(H. R. 263) of Idaho puts the whole
subject of rural credits into the
hands of the postmaster general, whQ
is to use the postal savings funds for
the purpose. This is something like
the idea of Senator Gronna.
Banks Get Their Share
Representative Steagall of Alabama
has a bill (H. R. 398) that creates a
rural credits bureau with a board of
directors of which the secretary of
the treasury is to be the president
and, the secretary of agriculture the
vice president. The country is to be
divided into districts, each in charge
of a branch bureau. These branches
are to receive and pass upon applica
tions for loans, which are to be for
warded to the central bureau. The
bureau draws a check on a federal re-1
serve bank for the amount desired
and the applicant surrenders a mort
gage covering his property, loanj up
on it being limited to 60 per cent of
its value. Only actual tillers of the
soil can have the benefits of this act,
which, as it gives the banks their
share of plunder, is regarded as a fine
piece of legislation and likely to pass.
Representative Adamson of Georgia
also knows well enough what's what
in Washington these days. His bill
(H. R. 206) puts rural credits exclu
sively into the hands of the federal
can sell their farm mortgages in Wall
street. That,, you wil observe, is the
good old stuff. It keeps one hand oj^j
the money trust on the farmer's gul
let and the other in the farmer's
pocket, and there ign't anything bet-§
ter than that.
Gasoline May Go Up Again
Representative Aiken of South Caro
lina^ (H. R. 52) is another member
that is aware of his job and knows
how to keep it. He wants the farm
loan business to be carried on by
the national banks, the United States
treasury to advance the money to
the banks at 3% per cent and the
banks to lend it to the farmers at
5 and 7 per cent. (I should- think
this was the peachey gem of the col
lection and ought to cause so much
joy at the corner of Broad and Wall
and at 26 Broadway that maybe the
price of gasoline will go up again.
If you are interested in any of
these bills your congressman can get
you copies or the Leader's Wash
ington bureau will furnish them.
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Established Sine* 1887.
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can sell their farm mortgages in Wall-
m?es
to
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