Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-17
FARMERS TO keep
UP ORGANIZATION
Three Days Conference
Comes to Close-Board
of Directors Named.

The statewide farmers conference 4
closed its three day session yesterday I
afternoon in the house of representa-
tives of the capitol building by form
ing a permanent organization to be
known as the State Federation of Agri- .
culture and adopting a constitution and
bylaws The meetings were largely at .
tended and were most successful in
every way. At yesterday afternoons
session board of directors was cho- ,
sen to conduct the affairs of the or /
ganization until the next annual meet |
ing This board is composed of the
following: Victor Gardner, Caldwell; 7
Joseph Palmer, Weiser; Victor j.
Smith, Burnley; H. L. Fest, Emmett; o. /
NJ. Tronaas, Bliss; f. Booze, Fairfield I
David B. Richardson, Midvale; j. w.
Booth, Nezperce, and o. f. Wade,
Nezperce. 1t was specified that only
actual farmers shall become active
members of the new organization and
that no one whose only business is not
farming shall be qualified to hold Of
fee in the organization.
The afternoon session of yesterday
was taken up largely by the reports of
different committees and discussions
of resolutions. In the report of the
committee on resolutions in the fore
noon was a resolution indorsing the
320-acre homestead, which caused
great deal of discussion and was laid
on the table until afternoon. At the
afternoon session this resolution was
brought up again, but a substitute res
olution of opposite import was passed
and the original motion was defeated.
The substitute resolution is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, We believe that the small
stockmen of this state in many in
stances are being Disseminated against
by those in authority, in favor of large
sheep interests az to range advantages,
be 1t Resolved, That we go on record
for a more rigid enforcement of the
laws relative to forest service, and the
two-mile limit law
Be is Resolved, That this convention
is opposed to the 640-acre homestead
act, now pending before congress, as
the greatest possible menace to the
small farmer and stock raiser, and we
further recommend that steps be taken
to safeguard the remaining pasture
lands in the United States by placing
them under government control. prefer
ably under the forest service as an act
of economy in administration.
Rural Credits.
The committee on rural credits pre-
scented the following resolution which
was quickly passed:
Whereas, There Is an urgent neces-
sity for relief to the farmers in the
states Of the Pacific slope from the
rates of interest on money borrowed
ON mortgage, and whereas, the demand
for a system of long time mortgage is
now being made by the National
Grange, the National Farmers union
and the National Society Of Equity,
showing the universally of the need
therefore, Resolved, That We, the
farmers Of Idaho, assembled in the hall
of representative at Boise on the 14th,
18th, 18th, of February, 1916, to the
number of 200 delegates from all parts
of the state, hereby unite with these
bodies in demanding that the govern
ment furnish money to the farmers at
rate Of interest not eceeding ~ per
cent, and. Whereas. There is a crying
need in Idaho for a system OF personal
credit to enable farmers TO purchase
stock for feeding and dairying pur-
poses and Whereas. The sub commit
tee of the committee on banking and
currency in congress has asked that it
be given more time to complete a per-
sonal credit bill therefore, Resolved,
That this conference Of farmers Of the
state of Idaho protests against the de-
lay of said bill and asks our congress
sional delegates to use their best en-
deavors and influence for an early re-
port of this bill.
Report of Committee on Livestock
Markets.
Insofar possible, every livestock
producer is a consumer of his own
products, and we believe that the live
stock raisers of this section could
easily cooperate with themselves in
the establishment of a packing plant
to supply their own demand. We do
not see any good, valid reason why we