The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
FEDERATION OF
FARMERS PLANS
TO FIGHT WRONGS
Middlemen and Marketers to
be Investigated-$2O0,O 900
Fund to be Raised.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July is. -
With representatives present from
practically every county in the state,
an enthusiastic meeting Of the Indiana
Federation Of Farmers Associations
was held at the Chamber Of Commerce
Tuesday and plans we're launched for
raising a guarantee fund of 100000
with which to carry on the work of
the organization for, a period of at
least three years.
The plan as submitted met with
favor among the farmers present at
the session, and the work Of raising
the guarantee fund will be carried out
by the various county organizations
and the money forwarded to head
quarters in this city. Several hundred
dollars were raised at Tuesdays meet
ing. Little difficulty is expected in
securing the necessary funds, as the
federation has been increasing its
membership by leaps and bounds since
It was organized this spring.
Governor Goodrich welcomed the
farmers at a luncheon which was fol-
lowed by business session at which
a series of resolutions were passed, in
GLIDING one in favor of the repeal of
the daylight saving law pending in
congress. Another resolution was
passed favoring the old three-mile
road law as 1t stood prior to the last
session Of the State Legislature.
Resolutions Passed.
Part of the series Of resolutions
passed were as follows:
l. We find that the work of compre-
hersive and farreaching Of organic
ing this new movement is well begun.
hox vAta I'D IAtn tnn
ton of the remaining counties of the
that the principles and policies for
which we now stand have been COT
rectly stated and clearly defined
2. We see facing us great problems
problems backed by powerful or
CARNATIONS and problems that affect
not only the farmers interests but
those Of each and all consumers.
Wrongs interlocked and hidden but
powerful and controlled exist in the
stock yards, railroads, grain markets
and meat markets. The public press
IS full of criticism and complaints of
these wrongs.
The Department Of Agriculture at
Washington says: Meat prices Of the
consumers have gone so high that the
peoples are denying themselves meat
and yet the prices are so low to the
producers that they are mutually los
ing money on mutton and beef"
Wrongs Must be RiGhted.
These wrongs must be righted not
by telephone or lawless methods, not
by hasty or radical legislation-there
are better ways than these--there are
better ways than boycotting.
Let the farmers organize, secure the
ablest counsel to investigate and tab,
ulate their wrongs before the bar of
public opinion.
Public opinion will focus the spot
light of justice upon these wrongs and
sane laws to correct them will quickly
follow.
There should be program Of elm
mating wrongs ard constructing for
new conditions rather than one OF
destroying present institutions.
g. We recognize the power of the
county agricultural agent. Purdue
University working through the coun
ty agricultural agent is indispensable
to scientific farming. The natioRa
government has withdrawn the ap
preparation Of $1,000 to each county
which was part Of the support Of the
county agent. The counties heretofore
have paid $500 on the expense of the
county offices. The withdrawal jeop
ardizes this valuable agency.
Other resolutions called for the re
peal Of shipping rates and laws, char
acteriZed as unfair.