The state herald., 1919-12-26
FARMERS Of 3OI STATES UNITE
New Federation Represent, Nation. Agriculture

The mighty force of agriculture
in the United States took on new
meaning and added strength when
at the convention Of authorized dele
gates from the farm bureaus of 80
states in Chicago November 12 to IA
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton was organized
In reality the new organization is
national association of farm bur-
eau members, and its purpose, as
stated in the constitution, is to cor
relate and strengthen the state farm
bureaus in national federation to
promote, project and represent the
business, economic, social and edu-
cational interests Of the farmers Of
the nation.
Representation at the Chicago
meeting was thru accredited dele
gates from the state federations Of
the county farm bureaus. The fol
lowing states, each having one vote
participated in perfecting the nation
al organization; Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Oklaho-
ma, Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Mon
tana, South Dakota, Utah. califor-
mia, Virginia, West Virginia, Connec
ticut, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan,
New Hampshire, Vermont, New
York, Kentucky, Massachusetts,,
Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey,
Georgia, Tennessee and North Caro-
lima. 7
Nay hold big pIacs
The circumstances surrounding
the organization Of this national fed
Grafton together with the high con-
ception Of its purpose held by the
leaders in it. are very favorable for,
enabling it to play very large part
in ~ safairs = ~ naties. u u,
] Is; B
widespread unit Of agricultural or
eanization in America. It is there
fore, the most representative and
most definitely constituted national
association of farmers that has
ever existed in this country.
Thruout the three keynote nd
dresses delivered by the leaders in
the federation movement there ran
a strong note of Americanism. at
is your duty in creating this organi
zation." said II. J. Sconce of Hin
ois, to avoid any policy that will
align organized farmers with the
radicals of other organizations. The
policy should be thoroly American
in every respect: constructive or
ganization instead of destructive
organization The great idea shall
be to keep control of our food pro-
duets until they get much closer to
the ultimate consumer than they do
at present thereby not only return
ing to US n profit on the article pro-
duced, but also serving humanity in
a more efficient manner by giving
the consumer an article of quality
at no increased cost.
Gives ExprssslsN 70 Farmers
S. L. Strivings of New York said
that the nation needed the kind of
organization about to be formed be
cause il had not had the benefit OF
the concentrated loyalty and sanity
Of farmers in the greatest measure
those things have been scattered
TOO much. J. X. Howard Of Iowa
declared that there IL need for a.
national spirit in our agricultural
life. The farm bureaus enabled us
TO look over our line fences. he said
'the state organization enabled us to
work on our stat problems, and
now We have before us the possibili-
~ of n national association to
create n national agricultural spirit.
Perhaps We shall soon Ike acting in.
ternationally.
Determining the representation Of
the affiliating states on the board
Of directors which the constitution
provides shall be the governing
body Of the organization, proved 10
be the most difficult matter before
the convention. As Is well known
. number Of the large Middle West
ern states have reached much high
q development in the farm bureau
work and nre in n position TO con
tribute much more, financially than
Che Eastern States. These strong
Middle Western state federntions al-
" did not wish to zee the national
organization spincless affair. into
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