HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-05-27, Page 9• (From The Rural Seene)4
A prominent Canadian farmer
recently remarked that in no part
•of his farrn activities does he feel
.80 utterly helpless as in the selling
,of his crops.
The marketrhe says, fixes the
prices of his products with no
More regard for his rights qr his
interests than if he didn't exist,
and there is no one to whom he
tan appeal from its detisions.
He feels that this is not fair,
that the farmers who invest their
capital and .their labor in produc-,
the crops the world needs
cad have some say in the prices
which those crops are sold.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
ACCOUNTANT
Goderich. Ont.
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HERBERT Is. SUCti, D.O.
Doctor of Chiropractic.
Office Hours:
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Tues., Fri -9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wed. & Sat. 9 to 11.30 a.in.
Vitamin Therapy
Office—Corner of South St. and
Britannia Road. Phone 34J..
For this reason he believes that
some system of marketing should
be devised that would give the
producers' an effective voice in de-
termining the prices.
All reasonable men will agree
that this farmer is right in his
contention. But all reasonable men
will also agree that the farmers
should not have all the say. The
consumers who buy the products
• of the farms and have to pay for
them are also entitled to a voice
in determining the prices.
It would be fair to say that every
farmer's influence in determining
prices should be in proportion to
the 'quantities he offers for sale,
and that every consumers influ-
.nce should be in proportion to
his purchases.
Let us suppose that on a certain
day there are 10,000 hogs offered
for sale on c.anadian markets, and
that these are the property of
2,000 farmers.
When butchered and ready for
sale these hogs will probably be
sold to a million or, more consum-
ers. The influences on the markets
the day these hags are sold will
2,000_fariners _wanting.. higher
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prices, and- 1,000,000 consumers
wanting cheaper meat. All these -
people will not, .be on the market
in pqrson; the fanners will be re-
presented by their agents -and the
consumers by those whose business
it is to supply them with butcher
meat.
If the influenee off each is in
pcoportion to the business he does
the farmer who sells one hog will
exert ,1/20000 of the total exerted
by all parties, the farmer who sells
20 hogs will exercise 20 titnes as
much or 1/1000 of the total, and
the consumer who buys one pound
of meat will exert 1/2000000 of the
total.
These are very tiny fractions of
induence that each is able to exert,
but they are fair and there is no
way of giving anyone or any group
a larger share without robbing
someone else. Is the farmer en-
titled to any more, and if so, from
whom should it be taken, and by
what means?
When a farmer marks his ballot
on election day along with several
million other citizens, he exercises
a much smaller influence in elect-
ing a government for the country
than he does over the market when
he sells one hag. Yet he values
his vote and takes pains to cast it
because he 'knows that it is the
sum of the votes of honest men
thle makes good government pos-
sible and he wants to da this part
in that cause.
The right to sell his hag or not
to sell it is the measure of his in-
fluence, and he exercises it by
selling or refusing to sell at the
price offered. In a free market
no one can deprive him of that
right. As long as all farmers main-
tain that right and exercise it,
their influence will be what it
should be.
But if the time ever comes when
the individual farmer is deprived
of this right, he will have lost all
power to influence the prices of
his products and will have to sell
at arbitrary prices fixed by men
with authority over him but with
no means of knowing what prices
to set or what will be the effect
of the prices they do set.
The • problem of determining
prices is the problem of finding
what prices are acceptable to both
buyers and sellers; and the only
known „way of doing this is by
allowing these Co meet each other
on common ground and bargain till
they come to agreement.
This free market is the only
market in which the farmer can
be sure of a fair deal.
--It0.7Electi)tingapnon, °man President
Of West Huron W.L. At Annual. Meet
Mrs. Durnin Phillips, of Dun-
gannon; was re-elected president
of West Huron Women'ts, Institutes
at the annual meeting held Wed-
nesday of last week in Knox Un-
ited Church, Beigrave.
Others elected were: Past presi-
dent, Mrs. L. M. Scrimgeour, of
tlyth; first, vice-president:Mrs. Tait
Clark, R.R. 5, Goderich; second
vice-president, Mrs. C. MacGregor,
Kintail; secretary -treasurer, Mrs.
Arthur Clark, R.R. 1, Auburn; Fed-
eration representative, Mrs. Nor-
man Keating, of Winglaam; alter-
nate, Mrs. A. Wilkizi., Goderich;
district delegate, Mrs. W. Price,
Goderich; alternate, Mrs. Stanley
Lyon, R.R. 1, Auburn.
Standing committee conveners
are: Agriculture and Canadian in-
dustries, Mrs. Ray Fear, Clinton;
citizenship and education, Mrs.
Fred Oster, Blyth; community
activities' and public relations, Mrs.
W. Ford, Wingharn; historical re-
search and current events, Mrs. W.
D. Rutherford, R.R. 2, Lueknow;
home economies and health,- Mrs.
A. eoultis, Belgrave; Junior In-
stitute activities, Mrs. Wesley Brad-,
nock, Auburn; resolutions, Mrs. 0.
Popp, Dungannon; auditors, Mrs.
Edward McMillan, Blyth and Mrs.
S. Lansing, Auburn.
Speakers included Mrs. A. Ham-
ilton, of Atwood, of the W.I. Pro-
vincial Department and Mrs. Nor-
man Keating, Wingham, Federal
director, who gave reports of the
two provincial board meetings and
Mrs. E. Hobbs, ST. Marys, chairman
of the London area convention.
Rev. Charles4D. Cox, of Beigrave,
welcomed the delegates and the
redly was given:by Mrs. L.Scrim-
BoflYthth. e highlights of the
jefragilee°:Metlintlrielsn'; Vean. Speckle, Huron gInstitute work in the charge
was a demonstration of
Coun-
ty home economist. Music for the
program was supplied by Mrs. Clar-
ence Wade, Beigrave and Mrs. E.
Radford, Clinton.
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ship Rally Banquet held at Victoria
Street United Church, Wednesday
night of last week, when groups
. from Benmiller and Union were
guests of the Victoria Street
C.G.I.T. girls for their first Mother
and Daughter banquet:
The hall was decorated with bal-
loons and streamers. Nosegays in
pastel colors with spring, flowers
in tiny bud vases added to the at-
tractiveness of the tables. Mein-
bers of the various Victoria Street
Church groups convened the de-
licious dinner and were assisted
by the C.G.I.T. in serving.
Mrs. D. W. Williams, leader of
the Vittoria street group was chair-
man and proposed the toast to the
Queen. Rev. D. W. Williams was
song,,,,,,, for the evening. Mrs.
Franklin Allin responded to the
toast to the mothers, proposed by
Joan • Vanstone. Mrs. , Hugh Mc-
Crostie proposed, the toast to the
girls with Sharon Smith respond-
ing. A toast to- the church was
proposed by Noella Sowerby to
which Rev. D. W. Williams re-
sponded. Humorous skits 'were
presented by the various groups.
A vocal duet by Marilyn Orr and
Joyce Sowerby with • Clara Ann
Fuller as accompanist and a solo
by Shirley Rean were much en-
joyed.
The ,speaker was Mrs. J. Harold
Pollock of Fordwich, Huron Pres-
byterial Secretary. for C.G.I.T.
groups. She gave an inspiring
address and based her remarks on
the purpose as symbolized
in the Friendship Knot of the
tie. MiFs. Ken. Fisher and
Mrs. Hugh McCrostie conducted the
wdrship service which preceded the
affiliation ceremony, conducted by
Mrs. Frank McMichael, with Joan
Vanstone, Carol Alii, Sharon
Smith, Margaret Qrawfora, Helen
Moore, Eleanor Durst, Jeanne
Snyder and Margaret Currell assiSt-
ing. Rev. D. W. Williams c,losed
the service with prayer.
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