The Hartshorne Sun. (Hartshorne, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1914 Page: 2 of 8
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THE HARTSHORNE SUN
THE F
oklahoma fast assuming a
commanding position in
agriculture.
SEN. GORE SPEAKS AT MUSK06EE
Tells the Eastern Oklahoma Agricul-
tural Association How the Farm-
ers in the West Are Influ-
encing Legislation.
Muskogee- The meeting of the
Easitth Oklahoma Agricultural Asso-
ciation linre last week was a success
beyond the dreams of Us officers.
About Ave thousand farmers were
present at the meetings and the speak-
ers were all men of authority in their
In."* The government was represent-
« I h.v Senator (lore, chairman of the
senate committee on agriculture. The
senator was Invited by the association
to discuss "The Nation and the Farm-
er". Among other Ihings he said:
"I appreciate the honor and the op-
port unity of being present. 1 com-
mend the spirit and the purpose of
his association. The exchange of
deas has been more serviceablo to
mankind than the exchange of goods,
ivares and merchandise Meetings of
his kind lu'o to illuminate the path-
way of progress.
"The nation and the farmer is a
Fiibject which lies nearest my heart.
It comprehends the relationships be-
twr >i the government and, in a sense, !
the most important class of society. I
The farmer takes the forces of nature
ntid converts them into food and rai-
ment lie maintains the larder and
the wardrobe of the world.
"N'ene f us have any disposition to j
underrate the Importance of ninnn-
facturlng. mining and commerce. They
are all ersential to progress and essen-
t.l.iI to civilization They deserve well
nt the hands of the government. What-
ever can be done to stimulate their
prosperity without lnlur>' or injustice
t i ritl' r- ought to he done. Neither
ef them should be favored at the ex-
pense of the ether or at the expense
of agriculture Happily, that has hap-
pened in times past Hut 1 believe
that the east is now blushing with the
li^lit of a better and brighter <lav.
We are to witness the emancipation
ef the people from tyranny and privi-
lege.
Most Important Pursuit.
•'I have said that agriculture was
otie of the most important of all pur-
suits in the Vnited S<«fe* More
people are engaged in agriculture than
In any other industry One-third of
all those who are engaged in gainful
orcumtirri* ire devoting their time
and ihr'r i ients to the farm. There
are 12,ti 11.(100 farmers In the Vnited
States.
i i peint of Investment it exceeds
any other industry. Farm lands and
farm property aggregate in value
about $4il.i)00.000,f>()0. Farm property
In Oklahoma exceeds in value $700,-
Oufl.OOO. In the I'nited States as a
whole 17 acres out of every 100 acres
ire under the plow. In Oklahoma 39
acres out of every 100 acres have beep,
brought under the dominion c' tie
plow. There are 192.000 farmers in
aur state. Three-fourths of our enitre
population are devoted to tills Indus-
try Agriculture, therefore, is the
most important pursuit in Oklahoma
well as the most important pursuit
in the nation. This explains my rea-
?on for desiring to be chairman of the
senate committee on agriculture. I
felt that it afforded me the greatest
opportunity to render service to my
' ■'> and to my country. I prize this
committee assignment above all other
places An additional reason. I may
confess. Is the fact that the farmers
of oklahoma are lurgelv responsible
tor my being In the senate.
"One of the problems which has
vexed economists and humanists is
the fact that land areas are tlxed, that
:hey can not be Increased, while the
population is constantly increasing
ind is destined to increase indefinite-
> These facts give rise to what is
known as the "Maltliusian theory,"
hat population would continue to
press upon the means of sustenance
intil want and pauperism became in-
evitable and irremediable. It is. in
teed, true that the land area is fixed,
but the fertility of 'he soli Is not fixed.
It Is capable of almost indefinite im-
provement. This factor Is subject to
•he human will and enables us to
livest the Maltliusian theory of Its
errors and rescue the race from the
«retched fate which It was supposed
as ordained.
'•Scientific agriculture Is our deliv-
erer. Agriculture is both a science
mil an art. The farmers have come
o know that brains mixes as well with
the soil as bone dust. The farmers
are mastering the principles of toil
fertility and fertilization.
Jethro Tull the Pioneer.
"Jethro Tull was the pioneer of Im-
proved agriculture. Nearly 200 years
ago he gave utterance to the epigram
that "tillage is manure." Our depart-
ment of agriculture, our experiment
tations. our a & m Colleges, have
done much to work out and ascertain
the principles both of fertilization and
tillage What we now need is a more
general diffusion and application of
liese principles. We need to take our
ight from under the bushel We need
o erect the brazen serpmt so that all
alio will may look and enjoy lis beae-
lt... With that end in vie« tin > in-
niltee on agriculture reported to ihe
lenate as favorably considered what
tb* Bieltfc'L«v«r bill- H
provides £jr agricultural extension
work under the supervision of our A.
S M. Colleges Its object is to carry
all the fruits of science Into the home
jnd on the farm. It is to make these
fruits available to all who desire to
utilize them. After a few years of pre-
liminary work the bill will appropri-
ate $3,000,000 a year for this most im-
portant public service. Today they
produce more to the acre in Europe
than we do, but we produce more per
man than they do. The time will come
when we will excel In both.
"There are many problems both of
production and distribution which
i must be considered and solved by the
nation and the farmer. Much progress
has been made but there are many
victories yet to be won. especially in
regard to the problems of distribution.
"The farmers have been the pio-
neers through their granges and other
organizations in the solution of these
problems. Today after forty vearB of
agitation, after twenty-seven years of
legislation, the question of freight
rates and discriminations has ap-
proached a reasonable settlement.
I "The farmers are entitled to the
| chief credit for the establishment of
j a system of parcels post In this coun
j try. In this respect we lingered a half
I century behind other enlightened na-
tions. The four big express companies
constituted four big obstacles In the
pathway of this reform. We are now
sending through the mails at the rate
of two hundred million parcels ner an-
num, two parcels per capita The
average haul is 600 miles and the aver-
age cost is 20 cents. The system has
already driven down the extortionate
express rates which recently prevailed,
as proved by the new s( hedule of rates
that went into effect the first day of
the month The merchants and others
who apprehended most danger from
the system are reaping many benefits
!
SENATOR THOMAS PRYOR GORE.
from Its operation. The parcels post
will do much to simplify and cheapen
the process of distribution If brings
the producer and the consumer into
closer contact and will share its
blessings between them It gives play
to the principle of co-operation which
Is the real key to the problem of im-
proved marketing and distribution.
The Good Roads Question.
"Exchange and commerce are essen-
tial to civilization. Highways and
other means of communication are es-
sential to commerce. Common roads
are the beginnings of any system of
transportation. We have the greatest
republic that has ever adorned the
annals of the race, yet we are two
thousand years behind the Roman
republic in respect to highways. We
have no system. It is estimated that
the farmers of this country lose one
million dollars a day on account of
unimproved roads. More than three
hundred millions a year In loss of
time and wear and tear on teams,
wagons and the like. If this waste
were eliminated what a myriad of
material blessings it would vouchsafe
to the people. It costs on the aver-
age of 12H cents per mile to haul over
the ordinary country road. On our
railroads it costs less than % of a cent
per ton mile. The average haul in
the United States is nine miles.
"In Oklahoma the average haul Is
ten miles. The average load is 2,002
pounds and over our total mileage is
71,306 miles of common roads. $158,-
000,000 are raised and expended every
year by the various states, counties,
townships in this country for the con-
struction of roads The trouble is we
have no effective system The money-
is wasted and it literally gets us no-
where. I have recently introduced a
bill making a small federal appropri-
ation to assist the state in the con-
struction and maintenance of a system
of public highways.
Rural Credits.
"I think the greatest need and the
oldest need of the farmer is a system
of farm credits that will supply his
wants on reasonable terms Our sys-
tem of commercial banking has been
evolved and Is very well adapted to
supply the commercial needs of the
country. It has not heretofore been
suited to meet the requirements of
rural credit. For immemorial centu-
ries, indeed since civilization began,
the farmer has been feeding the
mouths and clothing the backs of man-
kind For immemorial centuries he
has been embarrassed for the want of
working capital and has been sub-
jected to heavy burdens in the way of
interest rates.
"For 300 years the fanner of Amer-
ica has been subduing the forests,
conquering the wilderness, peopleing
the prairies and ut.seallng the foun-
tains of Individual and national pros-
perity. He has been hampered by
capital and has been stagcerin? under
a burden of extortionate interest
charges
About fifty years age the people of
Sermanj began to develop a system of
farm credits suited to supply the nrrdi
3f their farmers Today the farmers
of Germany and certain other Euro-
(MB countries obtain credit at lower
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rate* of Interest than any other class
of borrowers. This is not due to favor-
itism but to the character of their
securities and the principles under-
lying their system. The rate ranges
around 4 per cent, and in some ia-
stances even lower on long time loans.
In New York the rate on call loan is
2.50 per cent., on time loans is 3.06,
and on commercial loans is 4.01 per
cent, and in certain parts of the coun-
try the rates on farm loans mount
up to per cent., higher than in
Kgvpt, and In many instances the kite-
string breaks and the blue sky seems
to be the limit.
The European Systems.
"There are two systems of farm
credits In Europe as there ought to be
here. One system supplies long term
loans at low rates of interest on real
estate security. Tlie time ranges
from 50 to 70 years, and the rates are
often less than 4 per cent. The In-
terest Is due annually and semian-
nually, and a small payment Is made
every year on 'he principal. Under
this plan the farm can pay its way. It
can lift Its own indebtedness la this
country the farmers usually borrow
for five years and the principal all falls
due at once. The surplus earning of
the farm can not meet this payment
when due. This is a fatal fault In our
system. The German farmer can bor-
row $1,000 for 54 years. He csn pay
this off with an annual payment of
$48.50. The burden can be borne by
the surplus earnings of the farm.
"The other European system meets
the requirements of the farmer for
working or current running expense*
This plan is based on <he principle of
co-operation.
"Animated by a desire to aaalst the
farmers in the solution of thia pressing
problem I secured an amendment to
the last agricultural appropriation bill
creating a commission to visit Europe
and to study the successful system*
of farm credit in those countries. The
president designated me as a member
of this commission. Being a member
of the finance committee charged with
the revision of the tariff 1 could not
accompany the commission to Europe.
Several members, however, have vis-
ited tliose countries and we have re-
cently prepared and submitted a re-
port upon the subject. Also a ten-
tative bill looking to a system of farm
creii.i banks in this country. A sys-
tem «f personal or short time credits
will be recommended at an early date.
I believe that the star of hope Is now
visible in Ihe east.
"Our system of marketing In the
T'nlt-d States is crude and unscien-
tific In entails millions of waste on
sni) ci ihe consumers
Our urmers rai* In the neighborhood
of rlne biil.uns of products annually.
The> market about six billions. The
consumer^ pay, however, more than
twelve billion dollars for these six
billions of farm products. In other
words, the consumer pays $1 00 for
ihe products which bring the farmer
only 60 cents This is too wide a
margin between the man who pro-
duces and the man who consumes. It
is self-evident that the producer could
r -reive from ?•> to 25 per cent, more
and the consume: could pay from 20
to 25 per ceni less ami there would
still be an ample margin to meet all
the legitimate expenses of transpor-
tation and distribution.
"There is too much waste in the pro-
cess There are too many middlemen
in the process. There are too many
men who levy tribute without render-
ing actual service.
Foreign Marketing Systems.
"The last agricultural appropriation
bill carried $50,000 to enable the secre-
tary to study marketing conditions in
this and other countries. 1 succeeded
In making $10,000 of that amount made
immediately available. These prob-
lems are being thoroughly Investigated
and I do not doubt that effective solu-
tions will be worked out. The greatest
talent, the greatest ability of the coun-
try is now being concentrated on these
farm problems.
"I may say that my own creed, both
religious and political, is expressed in
the one word "Service." For this rea-
son I began a campaign when 1 came
to the senate to secure a place on the
committee of agriculture When the
senate was reorganized last spring 1
secured the chairmanship of that com
mittee. I prize this assignment above
all other prizes It Is the most fruit
ful Held for effective services I may-
confess that my desire for this assign
ment was slfaipened by the fact that
the farmers of oklahoma were largely
responsible for placing me In the sen-
ate of the United States. I was anxious
to prove my gratitude h* placing my-
self In a situation to benefit my bene-
factors in the largest possilie meas-
ure. I have been engrossed In this
patriotic service, too much engrossed,
I may say, to hearken to the vofce of
calumny or to pay heed to the foul
breath of slander As a public servant
I sin willing to be judged by my public
services and I am w illing to be Judged
by you who are ray sovereign maker
and master as a member of the great-
est legislative body In the world.
"Before I went to the Benate 1 ex-
pressed a hope. Since I came to the
senate I hsve been endeavoring to re-
alize that hope. It was the hope that
I should live to see the dawning of the
day when the courts, cabinet and con-
gress have as much respect for the
man that sows the grain and reaps the
harvest as they have for the man who
' gaaihle* in ihe neewssarlea of life and
I speculates on the bjard of trade;
I when they would have as much re-
j spect for the mspi thai cut* the_tle and
lays the rail as they have for the man j
who owns a system of railroads and
dominates the commerce of an em-
pire; when courts, cabinets and con-
gress would have as much respect for
the mail that digs the coal and hew?
the stone as they have for the man
on whose brow flames a circle of gold
ind flashes a cluster of imperial
gems."
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