The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-17
BURLEIGH COUNTY FARMERS UNION
HOLDS INTERESTING CONVENTION IN
CAPITAL CITY AND BOOSTS HIGHWAYS
Passes Resolution Favoring $780,
OOO,0CO Bond Issue For Good
Roads and Urges Immediate
Completion of Missouri River
Bridge

Endorsement OF the $l,0OO,000
Bismarck -Mandan bridge and the
proposal to bond the state for
$50,100,O 900 for permanent hard
surfac ced roads which the league
majority in the special session
OF the legislature refused " adopt
were contained in resolutions passed
Yesterday at the annual meeting or
the Burleight County Farmers Edu.
cational and Cooperative union helo
at the Commercial club rooms here.
Although the attendance at the con-
vention was not the largest IN the
county organizations successful MS
tory, yet the delegates took an active
part in the interesting proceedings
and predicted that 1920 will find the
Farmers union movement In Burlegh
county of greater benefit to the far
mers of this county than ever before
The weather and poor train servlce
prevented many from attending.
Officers Elected.
At tho election of officers all OF
the former officers were reelected by
acclamation These officers are Il. G.
Fogerty of Sterling, president; Albin
Hedstrom, Kegan, vice president; e
F. Lindsey, Regan, secreiary-treasur'
er. Ed Mount of Baldwin was re
elected to serve on the board Of di
rectors for the next three years. The
other directors are iMr. Johnson OF
Sterling, and A. N. Blexrud OF Regan
Among those who addressed the
convention Tuesday are George w
Custafson, county agricultural agent
who spoke on the work Of his depart
ment; George N. Remission, secretary
of the Commercial club. who wei
coined the delegates to Bismarck and
spoke on the need OF a communlty
spirit; Miss Anna Orvis of Minneap'
oils. who acquainted the delegates
with the Y. w. C. A. movement being
put on in this state.
Credentials Committee.
The committee on credentials was
composed of J. w. Grambling OF Re
gan, A. B. Hunt of Sterling and r. w
Wilcox of Bismarck.
The resolutions prepared by the
resolutions committee composed OF A
N. Blexrud, Il. A. Lewis and 0. A.
Anderson and adopted by the unanl
nous vote of the convention are as
follows:
Whereas, The membership Of the
Burleigh County Farmers Eudcatlon
al and Cooperative union of North
Dakota, in convention assembled, ap'
preciate the Importance of works OF
large public necessity, and,
Whereas, The producers on farms
realize the importance and necessity
of a more general cooperation 'be.
tween the producer, his market and
the consumer ..
Closer Cooperation.
BE It Resolved, That the iBurleigll
county locals seek, by any proner
means, closer cooperation as be,
tween village and farm and between
the market and the producer; and,
Resolved, That we do welcome any
Investigations into profiteering as
comes within the province Of the fed
eral trade commission; and,
Resolved, That we reaffirm our un
qualified allegiance to tho American
flag; and,
Endorse Road Bonding.
Resolved, That we most heartily
endorse the Liederbach bill. provid.
ing for a $5O,O00.OcO road bonding act
and most heartily coucur in the pro
posed initiation of that measure. and
Resolved, That the splendid exam
pie set by the Sterling local In the
construction Of comfortable. com
modious community house be followed
as generally as is practlcavle else
where in the cuntry; and,
Urge Bridge Completion.
Resolved. That the Burleigh County
Farmers Educational and 'Co-opera
tive union do heartily endorse the Bis
marck- Mandan bridge construction
and urge that the work be pushed tc
completion as rapidly as possible
and,
Resolved. That during the trying
period of reconstruction we must &C
lively but patiently seek such wise
and sane readjustment Of war con
ditions to those of peace as shall no,
be Injurious to the interests of labo,
nor disastrous to the interests of the
producer and consumer. We believe
that production adequate to present
demand requires long hours on the
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