Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-11
STAGE is SET FOR
FARMERS CONGRESS
Delegates From All Parts Of
State to Attend Meeting
of Body Here.
PREPARE TO RAP EMBARGO

The proposed embargo on grain is
due to get slap in the face, the fed
eral farm loan act is scheduled TO be
hailed with delight, and the good
roads movement will likely get some
added impetus and encouragement
this week when the Nebraska FARM
ers' congress meets in Omaha. y
The dates are December II, Is and
IA. The Hotel Castle is to be head
quarters.
The embargo looms large on the
program, and the delegates are COM
ing in by the hundreds from all parts
of the state to take slap at it. The
Farmers Cooperative Grain and Live
Stock association only few weeks
ago framed strong resolutions against
it and shot them straight to Woodrow
Wilson and the congressman. The
Farmers congress is due to frame
resolutions equally strong and shoot
them in the same general direction,
For the farmer is not at all displeased
with ST corn and with $l.90 wheat.
Land Bank Question Up.
Within a few weeks doubtless the
wheels will be set in motion TO es-
tabish federal farm loan banks in
twelve centers in the United States.
The farmers who will attend this con-
vention want to know all about that
act, how loans may be had, how they
are secured, what interest the banks
bonds are to bear, who will buy them,
the rate of interest the farmer will
have to pay, and whole lot of these
points. True, the statute, as it is
found in statute books now, tells most
of these things, but statutes are
clumsy things, SO clumy that the SUI
preme court often has to wrestle for
months to determine what certain
sentences mean. So the farmers want
the statute interpreted. They want
the exactly fifty pages of fine print
which the statute now covers reduced
down to short, crisp and plain Eng
fish.
E. V. Parrish, manager of the BIZ
reau of Publicity of Omaha, is to lead
the discussion on the subject. Mr..
Parrish had much to do with working
up the facts that went into the prepa-
ration of the brief which Omaha filed
with the Farm Loan board when
Omaha made its case asking for one
of these banks.
Prof. H. Clyde Filley of the Uni
versity of Nebraska College of Ag-
riculture is scheduled to follow with
discussion of the subject. Mr.. Fill
ley has also made a comprehensive
study of the bill, besides making a
wide survey of the conditions in Ne
braska that are to be remedied by
this system of banks.
To Discuss Failures.
"Why Some Farmers Organiza-
tons Are Failures" is a subject to be
discussed by T. F. Sturgess, editor
of the Twentieth Century Farmer.
Carl E. Slatt of Edgar, Neb., is to
follow with discussion of the sub
ject.
| NuTd SCIlOOlS dlC " " TAMIL uE'
.again and their betterment discussed.
nv. H. Campbell of Clarks, Neb., is
to lead the discussion, and ]. H.
Lynder of Berwyn, Charles Davis Of
Colon, D. H. Anderson of Neigh, N.
P. Lund of Blair, J. O. Shroyer of
Humboldt, H. A. Collins of Papillion,
| S. C. Boyle of Alvo and A. V. Teed
of Lincoln are to discuss the subject
also. A. o. Thomas, present state
superintendent, also will appear on
this part of the program.
Samuel Avery, chancellor of the
University of Nebraska, is to tell the
story of loaf of bread. Chancellor
Avery is a specialist in chemistry and
it is probable that he will analyze
the loaf with reference to protein,
starch, etc.
E. A. Burnett. dean of the Ne
braska School of Agriculture, is to
talk on the true basis of land values,
and Professor H. F. Williams, in
charge OF farm management surveys
in Nebraska, is to talk on federal and
state farm management surveys.
DR.. G. E. Condra, secretary OF the
| Nebraska Public Welfare and Con-
servation commission, is to give Ne
braska in moving pictures.
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