AGRICULTURAL RELIEF
with the equalization fee that that was constitutional and could be
done.

Mr. ANpErsON. That does not compel loyalty, Mr. Adkins: that
compels him to keep his contract, that is all.

Mr. Apkins. That is all this fee does—compels him to carry his
share. It was sort of in line with that, it seemed to me. I am not
a lawyer, but it appealed that way to me.

Mr. ANpRESEN. Mr. Anderson, following out your suggestion of a
possible scheme of relief, do you think it would be a proper function
for the Government and Congress to appropriate from $10,000,000
to $25,000,000 to go out and organize the farmers of the country into
pools and organizations as outlined by you?

Mr. Axperson. Well, it is probable a considerable stretch on what
we have ordinarily considered to be the function of the Government.
But so far as I am personally concerned, expressing my personal
opinion, if the Government is going to do anything, I think it will
have to do that in any event. I think you have to get behind any
scheme of this sort, the cooperation and financial responsibility and
participation, of those who are to be benefited by it.

If, as a matter of fact, in order to do that, it is necessary for the
Government to do the organizing, I do not know that I would take
any objection to it. I think that is the only way it will ever be done.

Mr. ANprESEN. If these organizations were organized a hundred
per cent it would drive the existing channels of marketing out of
business, would it not?

Mr. AxpERson. Oh, in the course of time it would undoubtedly
change the channels of distribution; somewhat; yes.

[ want to repeat again in what I said about the changing of the pres
ent channels of distribution, I said it entirely with respect to the
suggestion of price fixing involved. That scheme injects a new
slement into the picture, and is bound to change those somewhat.

Mr. ANDRESEN. There certainly is no objection, as far as the
millers are concerned, to a stable price on wheat?

Mr. Axperson. Not to a stable price on wheat.

Mr. AxDRESEN. And I think you made the statement a year ago
that the millers were all of the firm conviction that the farmers would
have a reasonable profit on their crop.

Mr. ANxpErsoN. No; I did not make that statement. and T will not
make it now.

Mr. AxpreseN. I understood that was in private conversation.

Mr. AnpErsoN. No; I do not think I ever made that statement in
private conversation. I do not think anybody or any group of people
s entitled to a profit on their operations irrespective of the relative
efficiency and advantage which thev have in the business. If you
could some how or other fix it so that anybody who goes into the
farming business would make a profit, I would go into it too. But
as 1t is I do not know enough about it, and I probably would make a
loss; therefore I would stay out of it and let farmers who do know
something about it make a profit.

Mr. FuvLMmER. The trouble about it is that the fellow who does know
something about it has not been able to make a profit.

Mr. ANpERrson. I know a good many who are making a profit.

Mr. PurNELL. Mr. Anderson, I started to ask you a question
a while aco, but was interrupted. I eather from vour conversation

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