Farmers seek cure for ills through organization
The notion persists in many quarters that organizing holds the key to eradicating farmer ills.
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1924
Page
1
Farmers Call for One Big Organization
A farmer’s letter to a daily paper argues that farmers face trouble because they lack unity and advocate forming a single large organization to coordinate efforts and representation. The quote reflects ongoing rural advocacy for collective action.
Man questions manufacturers and organized pricing
The speaker argues that manufacturers set high prices because they are organized, insisting that consumers must pay or abandon the product. He highlights the implied power of organized groups in driving costs.
Farmers Boycott Labor Asks If Organized Union Winds Pay
A speaker notes organized labor keeps farmers under pressure and questions whether workers would receive current wages without union organization. He argues unions empower labor against him and implies solidarity among labor and farmers shapes pay.
Farmer Seeks Organized Unity for Better Prices
The writer argues farmers are well positioned to use an organization to gain favorable prices. He states no other group can demand their pay as easily as farmers, insisting on the necessity of food to live.
Quote on prices and production power by a manufacturer and farmer
He argues that a manufacturer needs his products to make goods and a well organized farmer could starve the world to compel payment of his price. He notes prices are not equalized but claims this force could bring it about.
Farmer unity quote prompts view on Coolidge remark
A letter writer suggests all organizations should unite to recognize farmers and settle disputes, claiming this reflects President Coolidge telling Congress the farmer must solve his own problems. The piece expresses doubt about that interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Coolidge
Congress
President’s ambiguous message to Congress sparks doubt
The speakers argue the president’s first congressional message, urging farmer organization, misreflects his known views and appears as if he spoke without substance. They deem the move unthinkable and nonsensical given his stance on such questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Coolidge’s rise tied to Boston police strike
The passage recalls that five years ago Coolidge gained prominence as Massachusetts governor when Boston police went on strike. He used troops to quell the walkout and refused to reinstate striking officers, building his reputation as a staunch opponent of unionism that helped propel him to the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Boston
Coolidge and unions a hesitant stance through the years
The article argues Coolidge offered no clear support for unionism and hints his farmers note in Congress was likely an idle remark. It suggests the president did not intend a labor union model and may have been speaking without thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Congress
Unions as Solution to Farmers’ Troubles
The author questions unions as a remedy for farmers’ distress and their broader political and economic impact. While unions may have raised wages in some trades, the unaltered law of supply and demand remains, and payments do not align with monthly settlements.
Farmers Organization in Rus Example Cited for Fluctuating Fortunes
The text warns that groups may seem thriving while serving members briefly, then decline and harm trusting individuals. It cites a farmers organization in Rus as an illustrative case of such volatility and potential injury to supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rus
Farmers' hard times press on local producers
The speaker recalls a period, about six or seven years ago, when farmers could compel others to pay high prices for produce. As time passed, many people had nothing left to pay, leaving farmers worse off than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sia
Poultry Journal
Labor unions and high wages in mining history
The text discusses how labor unions, especially coal miners, have long been powerful and among the strongest in the country. It notes a two year old Iowa incident where unions effectively forced nonunion miners to quit, stalling state and county efforts to keep them working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Striking Coal Miners Face Economic Realities
The national government and President Harding failed to settle the strike or stop worker interference. Bloody riots occurred as miners, directed by unions, halted work, causing deaths and widespread unemployment among union members who once defied the law but now feel the pull of economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Farmer's role and world supply debated in historic view
The writer argues a quoted claim about farmers starving the world is partly wrong. He notes both autarkic family production and division of labor with market exchange have shaped history. Both can be taken to harmful extremes, and all must share the risks of global hunger.
Self sufficiency as path to farming progress
The author argues that farmers must become self reliant by producing all necessities on their farms, including food clothing fuel and equipment. Citing biblical and historical examples, the piece notes that self sufficiency was common in early settlement and persisted in Marion county until more recent times.
Farmers and labor unions conflict over prices and wages
The speaker argues farmers push for price controls to force world demand while warning against abandoning the division of labor. Citing miners and railroads, they say high wages are temporary dangers from unions, and economic laws cannot be repealed. The farmer should seek a natural balance across industry to avoid widespread inequality and instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Unionism Means War and Its Threat to Civilization
The piece argues that unions aim to pressure for higher returns, invoking nature as an unyielding force. It warns that organized labor against employers and independent producers threatens national institutions built through sacrifice. War against nature would cause loss and damage on one side.
Winner take all bases in Rus Van Zante's game falls apart
An account from a neighboring town describes Rus Van Zante's team winning a winner take all baseball game. Afterward a bat boy collected bases around the diamond as the home team manager yelled. A storm story follows with Case Van Syn post and cherries, plus a humorous note about a singed tail cat scam and local weather damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rus van Zante
Rus
Case van Synpost
Old Case
Case
Tony
Epitaph Reflections by C. M. Moore
A fragmentary verse speaks of a friend named Young lying in death and Moore admitting mixed sentiments. The speaker muses on truth and deception, offering to insert another name in the epitaph as a broader jab at speakers and the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
C. M. Moore
No stream from its source flows sea ward poem line
Reflective verse on streams and land, noting how distant origins affect the landscape. It suggests loneliness, gladdening land, and the paradox of purity and struggle in life, implying that true strength comes through disciplined passion and effort.
Church Schools Close Terms and Bible School Ideas
The article describes church Bible school programs at Baptist and Methodist churches led by Pastor George M. Derbyshire. It notes pupil selections as standard bearers Paul Blommers and Helen Gibbs, displays of crafts by children under fourteen, and efforts to connect Vacation School with the yearly Sunday School through craft work and shared exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Halbert
Joseph
Egypt
Helen Kuyper
Baptist School
Paul Blommers
Helen Gibbs
Paul
Helen
Methodist Church
George M. Derbyshire
The
Baptist Church
Kansas City
Derbyshire
Bible school craft work praised in Pella Chronicle
The article lauds vacation bible school crafts at Webster school in Pella as strong, useful items like reed and waste paper baskets and woven paper hats. It argues Bible study fits daily work and cites basket weaving as engaging education, urging support for the program despite credal differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Webster
Chronicle
Pella
Cherries, Fires, and Local News From Pella Twenty Years Ago
Seventy five cents per bushel cherries. A shed fire at the Goodhart place south of town resisted by city water. Mr. and Mrs. John Weyerse plan to move to Salida Colorado. Dorothy Wormhoudt visits Manitou Colorado. Grace Stonaker in Pella visiting after running a Harvey millinery. Spring chickens two pounds for 25 cents from Mrs. H Rietveld. Tunis Kempkes improves by learning post office cases. may assist this summer. Marriages: Richard Douwstra and Lena Braam. A P Kuyper and Arta Hospers at Orange City. Deaths: Nellie Rillihan Leighton and Will Thomas sen of Pella. Sara Welle begins telephone duties. Ready for July 4 celebration with J B Sullivan as chief speaker. ball game Pella vs Oskaloosa colored men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodhart Place
Pella
John Weyerse
Salida
Colo
Dorothy Wormhoudt
Manitou
Grace Stonaker
Harvey
Orange City
Nellie Rillihan
Leighton
Will Thomassen
Sara Welle
J. B. Sullivan
Oskaloosa
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