246 AGRICULTURAL RELIEF over the farms. It can not be eliminated altogether; but it can be controlled. [ take it that the farming interests is a local issue. I take it, first, that if the United States—and I say that if the thing is wrong in principle, it has got to be wrong in practice, which it is—I take it first, that if the United States were to give to every farmer all the seeds that he wanted free, if the United States were to give him free transportation, if the United States were to give him free fertilizer and give him free labor, and if the Government were to give him anything cise 0 thn oy could ask for, practically, 1t ons not help . ? ecause he would not get farther th a year or two years, at the outside, before he would be as this abominable situation of supply and demand that would kill him. He would not get 10 cents a bushel for wheat if everybody could raise it and grow it under those circumstances. Is not that common sense? [ know it is horse sense anyway. | Mr wea, Wed is your plan? r. Boors. My plan is this, with that little preamble: That yn [the United Sthtes should fake care of its own farmers 1t, and 1n 1 i should take care of thet sity. eturn the farmers around every city r. WiLniams. What kind of a 1 i Mr. AswELL (interposing). Nor ot oe a be ag vocate—— r. Boots. I have fixed it in my own mind at 25 miles. That would be subject to further consideration. . Any other dist might Uo fd upon would be thoroughly satisfactory to me. that ut ave prepared a bill in my i bmi ] | papers which I have submitted & ihe chairman for putting a plan into effect for the District of . Vv . . . . i for the reason that if there h notpie § iy tos inion at plum, fair that the city of Washington should Near it feat Hat ans is anything mm it 1t will serve as an example for ev Tr it 5 the country; and further than that I beli cb ery city in the not be hore, and if it io a e1 elieve it is a success, or I would copy after it, if it wants it ccess, every other city in the world can Mr. ANDRESEN. D fy of 25 or 30 miles Should i ae fd ie faves within 5 radiss Mr. Boots. Hold on: axe oa 4 the needs of Washington? atid 1 20n eho ; all. I have not quite stated my plan, g to cover th : Mr. ANDRESEN. All right 0 a minute, if you will let me proceed. Mr. Boots. I am usine the cf ron re ne gentlemen, poets as 5 he ay at pehington, Fo onileaiond propose that for the ci shineton tl an agricultural Fad a of bE ston png hist be pRadniny be selected from the Stat of 5 of three members: One that should land, and one from the city of Washing! one from the State of Mary- 8 register, and they should re Sn hgum; and that board shold have the markets here in Washin b ht every man who is attending the beginning of the season CE should register with that board at and at the same time for ever hing Just what he proposes to grow; he would be guaranteed a hat 0g that is approved by the board mum, but a minimum fice pm pe Understand, not a maxi- entitled to sell his wares anywho po bn privilege that he shall be e else he may be inclined to go.