The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-12
ORGANIZE "'''l
STRONG, CENTRAL
FARM BUREAU
LOOK FOR GOOD RESULTS FROM
NEWLY FORMED ORGANIZA-
TON

East Lansing, Mich, Feb. TO-
Farmers of Michigan expect to secure
more careful and intelligent consid.
GRAFTON of their problems as the re.
suit of the organization by them OF
the Michigan Farm Bureau assccia-
ton here, few days ago. The
launching of the new body was one
of the big accomplishments last week
Of the 5000 farmers who met at M
A. c.. for farmers week and the
housewives congress-. By their ac-
ton leading farmers brought together
in q strong central state body all OF
the county farm bureaus Of the state
creating by q single move what OBJ
servers Of events in agricultural cir
cles declare will become the most in
fluential Of farmers organizations in
Michigan.
The actual launching of the new as
ISOLATION was brought about by dele
gates from farm bureaus in 60 coun-
ties. In all there were over 200 of
these delegates in attendance, in
GLIDING in their ranks such typically
leading agriculturists from both the
upper and lower peninsulas as l..
Whitney Watkins of Manchester, Rol-
and Morrill, of Benton Harbor, F. HI.
Vandenboom of Marquette and Fred
Cornair CT Saginaw.
"Our organization" said Mr.. Nor
rill, who was elected president of the
new body, ''is intended to be a bust
ness organization of farmers with a
membership of business farmers. 1t
is our intention to enccura~e and aid
the work of the county farm bureaus
e fha ctafa anI 70 y,rnuiIo m, 90 >, for.
united action by farmers in the solu-
ton of their common agricultural,
business and legislative problems. We
hope to bring about teamwork be-
tween the many associations that
have been created for the furthering
of the farmers interests just as in
dependent labor unions work together
for a common cause in the American
Federation of Labor; we hope to- co
operate with the college and the
United States department of agri-
culture with view to informing both
Of our needs and securing from both
the assistance we must have; we hope
to tackle such things as the market
ing problem; and to encourage the
union of our various cooperative bod
les into statewide organization; we
hope to push the work of eliminating
scrub sires, and secure cooperation
between counties in drainage work
we hope to center the attention of our
best farmers on Michigan's agricul-
tural questions and to place the sum
of their thought and advice where gov
ernmental agencies can be guided by
them.
aThis is not an. agricultural cham
Der of commerce, and it most certain
ly is not state-controlled organiza-
ton; it il wholly a farmers associa-
ton frmed fr the furtherance Of the
farmers interests"
Officers Of the association are the
following: President, Roland Morrill,,
Benton Harbor; first vice president,
Ray, Potts, Macomh., county; second
vice president, State Senator F. II.
Vandenboom Of Marquette county;
treasurer. Fred Van Orsdahl, st. ,Jo-
seph county. secretary, c. A. Bing-
ham, Oakland county; vice presidents,
Fred Conan, Saginaw county, crops
department.; j. p. Munson, Kent
county, fruits and vegetables; A. E.
Illenden, Lenawee county, livestock;
Alfred Hendrickson, Oceana county,
dairying; James Nicol, Allegan coun-
ty, department of buying and selling /;
Austin Cowles, Clinton county, farm
management; Mrs. John C. Ketcham,
boys and girls clubs; Miss Jennie
Buel, Lenawee county, home econom-
les; Rep. Arlie Hopkins, Manistee
county, legislative department; Earl
r. Trangmar, East Lansing, public