The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, February 23, 1920, Page 12

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ISSATISFACTION among American farm- ers, because they are no longer- able to gain a * will result this year in -| decreased production, which will lead to higher prices of foodstuffs, which in turn will increase the cost of all i other commodities, This is the sub- | stance of a report made to the senate postoffice committee by James L Blakslee, fourth assistant postmaster general, after a study of more than 40,000 answers made by farmers to a questionnaire which he sent out. livelihood from the soil,’ ~ HAT are the reasons behind the remarkable 10-year OilPull record of performance? One of these reasons is to be found in the OilPull fuel system —it is the most efficient and economical fuel system yet de- ™ vised for tractor use. This system, patented and owned by the Advance-Rumely Company, enables the OilPull to_ operate on all grades of kerosene, under all conditions and at all loads to its full rated brake horse- power. But more than that—the Company absolutely guarantees this'in writing—with no reser- vations and with no time fimit. But the success of the OilPull | as a cheap fuel tractor is due to more than just its carburetor orx the details of its fuel system. The successful oil burning tractor must be made, not “made over.” A converted gasoline motor does not make an economical kero- sene burning tractor, ‘The method of handling kerosene necessitates entirely different construction of the entire machine. ‘The OilPull . was originally designed and is built from the ground up Aberdeen, 8. Dak, ' " . A fi“‘qmu Minneapolis Auto & Tractor School 300-2rd St. N., I\’lnnupolla M aranteed inWriting JUTIPIA. € The OilPull Fuel System -another Proof of OilPull Quality . and superiority of the QilPull as .12206-30 ADVANCE-RUMELY THRESHER CO., Inc. La Porte, Indiana Minneapolis, 'Minn. emphasized by these farmers. osene It ¢ ondmons to use kerosene for fuel — the motor, carburetor, cooling sys-' tem — every part is built espe- cially for that purpose. The result is that no matter whether the OilPullis being used in drawbar or belt work, running at full load or light load, in wet weather or dry, coldest winter or hottest summer, any time, any place—cheapkerosene,isits fuel. The OilPull has proved time and time againin public contests,_ its ability to plow an acre at the Iowest cost and to use the least fuel per horsepower. Not one of the 15,000 OilPull owners but who will attest to the satisfaction a cheap fuel burner. And this OilPull oil fuel system merely typifies the high quality of OilPull construction through- out—is but one of the many reasons why thinking farmers place full cofidence in the ability of the OilPull to give them depen- dable, economical service. ‘There are four sizes of the guaran~ teed, oil burning, oil cooled OilPull— ' 20-40 and 30-60 H. P. 29 fac- tory branches and 3,000 authorized dealers guarantee’ near-at-hand serv-. - ice. The OilPull catalog on request. p Madison, Wis. * FAGE TWELVE . = 32 Three main ppints of complaint are Decreased Food Production Threatens Truck Delivery Service by Postal Department Proposed— - What 40,000 Farmers Think About It is the small return which they receive for their labor, due to the profiteenng of the middlemen. Second is the shortage of farm labor, due to the superior attraction of high wages and short hours offered for jobs in town. Third is the lack of adequate trans- portation .and distribution of farm products, which prevents their getting their crops directly into the hands of consumers. 5 Thousands of letters quote the low prices paid to farmers, and the high prices paid by the consumer, to show how outrageous is the profiteering in every product of the farm. “I sell butter to the dealer for 46 cents a pound,” wrote a Missouri farmer. “The same butter sells to the consumers at 80 cents a pound. Ia the distribution we lose nearly haif, and we lose money on the butter in the first place. Such conditions are causing farmers to, leave the land in thousands. We have reached a ¢risis. You may ask what we would do ‘with the middlemen. I would suggest that it be arranged for them to go on the farm and help produce things.” When the senators were listening to the report on these complaints, one -of them remarked: “These replies seem to have come mostly from a buneh of Bolshevists.” Mr. Blakglee responded that the condition was senous, and had no relation to political views. CHEAPER TRANSPORTATION IS ONE BIG NEED The Leader correspondent called upon Mr. Blakslee later to ask his own conclusions as to the cause of the un- rest and the way out. “I contend,” said he, “that the sum total of the farmers’ dxfficultles can be located in the inadequacy and ineffi- cxency of the national scheme of trans— pflwtatxon and distribution. “As things are now arranged, the farmer must either himself suspend production to engage in transporting goods to and from his farm, or he must hire others to do so. “The postal ‘service is the only m- strumentality that to any considerable extent can relieve the farmer and at the same time benefit the consumer, for it is the only one that passes the door of ‘every producer and every con- sumer in “America.” As Mr. Blakslee sees it, the nation must develop the parcel post carrying business to a point where no farmer will have to spend time and effort in hauling .crops to market or hauling ‘supplies fromr town to his farm. On this point Mr. Blakslee said: “There are at present 2,200,000 miles of highways, 850,000 miles of rail- ways, 15,000 miles of canals and in- land waterwavs, and a few miles also ' .of airways, over which food, minerals and manufactured goods must be ADVERTISEMENTS Yankee Disc Sharpéner Farmers! Why pay six or seven dollars to get' your dise harrow ahnnx-ned once when the same’ money in- vésted in a Yankee Disc Sharpener will keep your disc sharp for the next ten years?- Sharpens discs the only way—by grinding., 'Nc taking apart of dises. engine pow 13 H. P, up, Send at once for eir- cular illustrating, deseribing and pricing. YANKEE DISC SHARPENER CO. Algona, lowa. Horse and cattle hides tanned into robes and: fur coats, also leather. Price list for tanning “FREE upon request: Miller Tanning Co. Dept. 6, Crookston,Minn.