The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-18
MEETING OF NATIONAL UNION
Convention at SaIina, Kan, Took
Ground Against Proposed Plan
of Federal Government.

The. National Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union Of America in
its annual session at Salina, Kan, took
ground against the proposed plan of
the federal government to aid the
farmers by placing money in various
banks to aid in moving the crops, and
declared that II was utterly value
less to the farmers. the legislative
committee reporting that 1T could not
see a single benefit in the crop aid
plan"
The administration currency bill
was scored on the ground that II
would force farmers to sell at harvest
time and that speculation would fol
low. The establishment Of a national
marketing bureau was urged in an
other resolution approved by the con.
vention.
The following resolutions we're
adopted relative to preventing the
agricultural department from spend
ing money in investigating and sur.
veying but to get down to practical
| demonstrations:
Whereas. Through efforts OF the
National Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union Of America there
was established by the last congress
a bureau Of markets; and.
Whereas, Work that is being done
by officials in charge and what they
propose to do is totally inadequate to
meet the needs of the people, both
producers and consumers; and,
Whereas, We think it is time for
the market side Of farming to be given
the same consideration by the de-
partment of agriculture that the pro-
ducing side is now receiving; there.
fore. be it
Resolved, /. That the National
Farmers Educational and Co-Opera-
tive Union Of America, in annual con-
vention, does call upon the agricul-
tural committee of the house OF rep
resentatives to use its great influence
to prevent this department from
spending it's money and resources in
surveys and In a study of conditions
as has been announced by men in
charge. but that rather 1t get down to
practical demonstrations.
"2. That we respectfully submit
that rural producers and city con-
sumers do not need surveys nor bull.
letins that nobody reads nor data on
book of domestic economy to be
taught in schools, nor relief ten years
hence, when such data has been as
simulated and digested, but that they
need relief now from intolerable con-
ditions that dissipate more than so
per cent. Of the consumers dollar
without any benefit to producers. and
in our judgment a practical begin.
ming should be made at once.
"3. That just as 1t has been found
necessary to carry direct to the farm
er the best methods that theory and
practice have discovered, so will this
matter Of marketing need to be
taught by men who will go in and
out among the people. To this end
we advise that in each state the most
promising county be selected to dem
onstrate the practical effects Of this
plan.
a. That we do ask the committee,
the officials of the bureau of markets,
and the people generally to be patient
and persistent in this work, for eco
nomic marketing is the biggest prob
lem ever undertaken by the depart
ment Of agriculture and the one most
fraught with good for the American
people"
The membership were admonished
to hold their cotton for Is cents
minimum price. There was no oppo-
sition to the plan. The minimum price
for cotton seed was fixed at $50 per
ton.