The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07
NATIONAL FARMERS
ASSOCIATION
Patriotic Resolutions Adopted 1t the
Kansas tCity CONVENTION.


spirit, adopted the following resolu
tons, expressive of the will and voic
of the farmers assembled as delegate
from the several states and section
of our land.
We believe that for the best. inter
ests of the Nation and all people ant
the cause for which we arc now pros
ecuting the war, that the prices Of al
meat animals should be regulated ir
accordance with the price Of graf,
and other foods used to produce such
animals. The cost OF producins
grass beef, medium corn beef and
corn beef being taken into considera-
ton, a price regulation should be inn
mediately fixed to stop the enormous
and destructive losses now being suf-
fered by corn beef feeders.
The National Farmers Association
Endorses the purpose and spirit Of
the County Farm Bureau, in so far
as the membership is limited to real
farmers, those whose chief business
investment is agriculture.
The National Farmers Association,
after due consideration, declares the
$3.50 minimum, or controlling price
on hogs at the Chicago market, is
materially below the. actual cost Of
production. This figure is already
depressing production and about to
imperl the future supply SO neces-
sary for the successful prosecution OF
the war. Owing to the radical
changes in corn cost occurring since
the early days of November when the
hog prices were decided, we, in the
name of justice, both to the farm and
the war supply, insist that hog prices
be at once readjusted.
RESOLVED, that inasmuch as the
Food Control Board has fixed the
price of some farm products that we,
the National Farmers Association,
demand that price be fixed on the
o1tput-of of all facturirs and mines, to-
gether with the finished products on
the output of the packing plants OF
this country, and also that the profits
of retailers be looked into and where
exhorbitant and unreasonable profits
are being exacted that they be reg
ulated by the Government.
The Board of Trade has--fixed a
maximum price on which they pro-
pose to settle all future contracts or
deliveries on the basis of $I.28 per :
bushel on corn, regardless of what :
corn is selling for at the various ter
1ninal markets, thereby making the
Board of Trade gambling machine
pure and simple, in open defiance of
law. Therefore be it {
RESOLVED, that the Government i
take such steps as may be necessary
to abolish the Board OF Trade, or r
1orce them to comply with the law, a
and either make deliveries according c
o contract, or pay the difference be- d
ween the contract price and the cash il
price of corn at the time the trade is v
.losed v
RESOLVED, that we protest ii
against further fixing of prices on II
arm products until schedule is at c
he same time established regulating h
prices on the articles the farmer must S
)uy. n
BE 1T RESOLVED, that on all p
Price Fixing Committees on Farm a
Products that membership of more
han fifty per cent of such committees p
re composed of actual farmers. "
BE T RESOLVED, that the Sec e.
etary of the National Farmers AS c.
ocation be instructed to supply ev- 81
ry delegate who so desires sum- vi
narized report, including resolutions, B
f the proceedings of this convention Ct
n form suitable for publication, in ia
rider that the above mentioned DEL
gates may have the proceedings pub q
shed in their home papers. re
WHEREAS, the Food Administra- in
ion has successfully compelled the tul
old storage plants to sell their eggs Ipl
n the market, this relieving the w
heritage and lowering the price to
ne consumer, be it
RESOLVED, that the Government
Ike the same steps toward lowering
lie price of leather by compelling
lie packers and others who are hold
e hides to sell them at a reason
Die price, based on cost, thus supply
70 the alleged shortage, and we
lrther
RESOLVE, that the boarding Of
~ product essential to the success
our war and the welfare of the ma
on be a criminal offense and pun
liable as such. n
Recognizing in the National Mar
,ting Association an organization IN
hich the stockholders and officers
e all farmers and having for its len
irpose the marketing of all farm Isl
s. products and its supplying of the t.,
ings they must purchase at min lar
,um of cost of distribution, and be- q
wing that it is accomplishing these lsti
ings, we hereby give it our hearty lro
and urge the farmers oflTl
e country to investigate it more Ifh
I'd make the greatest possible use sof Fl
J machinery of distribution which Ina