FAT STOCK BUYING
Sir, —J. S. Douglas, of Ataahua. is to be commended in telling us city slickers the country viewpoint. In view of the small amount of publicity depicting the farmers’ point of view in these columns, perhaps the following extract from page 333 of Gunther’s “Inside U.S.A.” is pertinent to New Zealand as much as Kansas. U.S.A., where this dialogue took place. Farmer. “Prices are too high already. What we want is price control on what we buy and no price control on what we sell.”
Reporter: “That’s what Labour wants. Price control on your wheat and no price control on their wages. Same with industrial management, price control on labour’s wages and your wheat, but no price control on its products.”
As one who thoroughly enjoyed meeting country delegates at the Returned Services’ Association quarterly conference last week, I deplore the lack of country news.—Yours, etc., A. E. E. IVORY. March 5, 1948.
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25437, 8 March 1948, Page 2
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