Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-25

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Hoyne and their officers imprisoned
as mas been done in the past.
Establishing a Farm Tenancy Com
mission, which looks forward to pre-
vent foreign capital to own Illinois
farms.
Regulating Commission Merchants
so farmers who sell to commission
merchants can secure speedy redress
when mistreated in business.
Pure seed law: Requiring seed
sold in Illinois to be inspected for
dangerous weeds.
Revised dog law: Insuring the
tax and redress for sheep killed at
$500.
A compensation for slaughter of
cattle found to be tubercular.
A la wrequiring all promotional
companies to file statements so that
stock purchasers may be protected
from swindling.
Abolishing state Board of Equali-
cation.
For a teachers minimum wage.
Uniform and free text books for
schools.
Interest on state funds.
The bill for state police was lost.
A Senator's Opinion.
"a new kind of farmers organiza-
ton came into existence when the
Illinois Agricultural Association was
recognized last winter" says Sena-
tor Arthur. Capper, of Kansas. This
Association already has become IA
nous throughout the middle West
for it's ability to get results for farm
ers along legislative and farm bust
ness lines. 1t is the business agent
of farmers in their dealings with
those who buy and speculate with
their products.
''Its voice has been heard very dis
tinctly and very effectively in the
councils of state and nation. In age
it is yet an infant, but in results OBJ
tanned it is giant among farmers
associations.
"Before it lies field of usefulness
untouched by other agricultural or
CARNATIONS, but which might well be
cultivated by the farmers of many
other states"
A National Federation.
1t is proposed at a Chicago con-
vention November 1913, to go even
still further and organize Ma
tional Federation of Farm Bureaus,
that this work may be unified and
carried to the whole farming section
of the United States.
Twenty three states are invited.
West Virginia is also invited to be-
come partner. 1t is highly desir-
able that we do so.
jefferson County Favorable.
At a meeting of the Executive
Council of the Jefferson County
Farm Bureau, the following resolu-
ton was passed without opposition:
Resolved: That the Executive
Council of the Jefferson County
Farm Bureau feels it is desirable for
West Virginia to become a member
of the National Federation of Farm
Bureaus.
This resolution was sent to the
proper parties.
At the Farmers meetings listed
the question of farmers organization
is to be taken up in detail. Your
cooperation is solicited to make these
meetings. a success.
Never can tell when you'll mash
finger or suffer a cut, bruise burn or
scald. Be prepared. Thousands
rely on DIR. Thomas Eclectic OIL
Your druggist sells it. soc. and soc.
"As for me, if Radicals are to at
tempt to overthrow this Government
and plant Soviets in its stead, let US
know it now and we will meet it,
meet it with logic, with reason and
with patriotic appeals first, but if
they will not answer then,in Gods
name, let every American patriot
make up his mind that he will meet
it in any way it comes and swear by
the sacred memory of our forefath-
ers, who died that this Government
might live, that while we survive it
shall not perish from the EARTH
Gov. John ]. Cornwell.
MIR. P. LaDuke, Farmer, Says, "You
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