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away like a taxicab meter, and the " Common Pee-pul " 

 gaze in frozen fascination at the High Cost of Living 

 flying its kite and climbing the string ! 



Seriously, though, the situation demands the earnest 

 thought of all classes. The argument has so many 

 facets that it is impossible within the limits of a few 

 pages to present an adequate conception of all the vital 

 problems that surround the Farmers' Movement. Each 

 interest has its own data packages of it and it is 

 difficult to know what to select and what to leave out 

 and at the same time remain entirely fair to all con- 

 cerned. There is some truth in many of the accusations 

 which are bandied about. No new country can do 

 without credit facilities. What about the homesteader 

 or the poorer farmer who is starting on meagre 

 resources? They will win through if given a chance. 

 Who is to give it to them if business is put on a cash 

 basis ? On the other hand, is the man who has the cash 

 to receive no consideration? 



The trouble with our banks is that their system falls 

 down when the retailer or the farmer need them most 

 in times of stringency. It is true that the wholesaler 

 has done much for the country, that the retailer is often 

 at the mercy of careless or selfish customers who abuse 

 credit privileges. It is true that the mail-order houses 

 also have performed good services in the general task 

 of making a new country. The solution can be arrived 

 at only by co-operation in its true sense getting 

 together everybody. Also, while one may joke about 

 " Patriotism and Production," the fact remains that 

 much has been accomplished by these campaigns. 



Asked if the organization of the farmers meant that 

 the retailer would be forced out of business, the well 

 posted Credit Manager of a large Winnipeg wholesale 



