The Redwood gazette., 1919-11-05
Farm Bureau
Should Federdte
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE MADE THIS
WEEK SHOULD BE WELL
SUPPORTED.
LEADERS SELECTED
NEED FOR ORGANIZATION En-
PLANNED BY SECRETARY OF
REDWOOD co. FARM BUREAU

Farmers of Redwood County, farm
ers of the State and farmers Of the
Nation must organize. organize to
protect their interest and demand JUS
tice in this day of unrest and conflict
between organized labor and organized
capital. This was the unanimous deci-
sion of the meeting held at Wabasso
last Tuesday for the purpose of con-
3idering the serious cholera situation
and the State Federation OF the Red
wood County Farm Bureau.
Tn this day Of unrest the farmers OF
America, more than ever before, need
All organization, local state and ma
tional, an organization of the farmers,
for the farmers. and by the farmers
that can speak with authority on ali
matters pertaining to agriculture
We need an organization that can sue
cessfully compete with those repre-
senting other interests, and secure
for the farmers Justice and a square
deal.
We are meeting labor and organized
business and if we as farmers are to
defend our just rights we must meet
them around the council table, before
the legislature and in the halls of con-
gress. We must meet them with
brains and the strongest organization
the world has known. If we do not
the farmers of America will be forced
into peasantry The officers of our
organization must be men of integrity
ability and skill, able to speak with
authority because through organiza-
ton they know our wishes and needs.
They must have the power through
organization to reward our friends and
punish our enemies.
The farmers need and we believe
48vill soon have an organization as
closely united and with greater mem
bership than Federation of Labo re-
presenting organized labor or the
Chamber of Commerce representing
business.
Although we believe this State Fed
Grafton of Farm Bureau is to be the
strongest organization this country
has ever known and will have power
which will be unlimited, yet this
organization must stand on its merit.
1t must be fair and just to all class
es. The primary object of this organ
ization. must be for the benefit of the
country at large.
Tt is the belief of thinking farmers
who have given this matter careful
thought, that the Farm Bureau is the
best foundation upon which to bullc
such an organization. There is
Farm Bureau organized in nearly ev-
cry county in America. 1t includes II
its membership many of the most l..
j telligent, successful and public spirited
gAfarn1ers. What we need is large II
Frease in membership. union of these
JSCounty Bureaus into State FederatIoaS
and the uniting of all State Federation
into a National Federation. This ]:
being rapidly done Already ina1'y
State Federations have been for 1ee
and some of them have been doing
splendid work for several months
These are now asking the other states
to unite with them in National Fed
Grafton of Farm Bureaus.
Last week meetings, similar to th'
one at Wabasso. were held N mos
of the counties of the state. So Ia
as we have been able to learn all dc
cIared in favor of State and Natlona
Federation appointed delegates to
State convention to form a Stat
Federation. During the next weeks
drive for larger membership will b
made in every county The meeting a
Wahasso directed that such drlv
should be made in this county.
The Executive Committee $ nos
readv to announce its plan fer toi
campaign which will be made mex
week. For each township we nave ap
pointed chairman who will selec
fbree others to form with him town
shin committee These committee
are asked to canvass their respectiv
townships and give every farmer q
NJ As7invitation 10 become member. Ey
y arv farmer by paying small member
him fee of $3.50 per year, the sam
membership fee as the past year, ma
become a member and receive the bene
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