THE FARMER PAYS.
The research department of the American Farm Bureau Federation has just compiled figures showing that during 'lie past year prices ou farm products have risen one point; as compared with 25 points on commodities other than farm products. Discussing this fact recently, the president of the Federation told of a former Congressman of his acquaintance. who is now a lawyer in Chi- { cage. He met him in a restaurant, and be was complaining of having to pay | the plasterers who were working on a ' new home he was building £3 10s a day. “And that’s not all,” said tile lawyer; “the contract says double pay on .'Saturday afternoon and Sundays, and ilou--1 day oil' for rest. ’’ j “But are you actually paying that,”’ asked the president. “Surely I am.” ‘ ‘ Where do you get it.' Don’t you gel the price of your clients?” “Certainly. How else could I afford !to pay it ? ” “Where do your clients get it?” “Oh!” after a minute. “1 see the drift of your questions. Of course, 5 none of us really pays the bill. It’s j the farmer, the man who produces all, S whose prices have not risen, who is paying the plasterers, the lawyers, and all the other folks’ bills. What an apt illustration of the present position in till agricultural countries!
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Otaki Mail, 19 February 1923, Page 4
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