The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-06-20
FARMERS MEETING
WASGREAT SUCCESS
IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO
INDUSTRIES OF THE
NORTHWEST.
WILL MEET AGAIN NEXT YEAR

culture at National capital-Must
Watch Against over-Produc-
ton by Farmers.
Two thousand farmers registered at
the first Federated Farmers conven-
ton in Spokane last week. The con-
vention lasted three days and was an
unqualified success. So satisfactory
was the outcome of the gathering that
it has been determined to repeat the
effort next fall with an extensive pre-
liminary campaign that will bring to-
gether an even larger and more rep
resentative gathering History may
record that the convention just closed
was the big opening gun in train of
events of the very widest and greatest
importance to the agricultural industry
of the Inland Empire. The farmers
union movement has received genuine
impetus in this district and the results
are likely to be far-reaching.
The sessions took place lat the state
armory in Spokane. Ample accommo-
dalton was available for all convention
visitors and the city had arranged to
take excellent care of a considerably
larger number than actually attended.
For visitors who preferred a touch Of
outdoor life tenting space was avail
able at the Interstate Fair grounds.
Free parking space under police pro-
lection was provided adjoining the I'm
ion depot and in other ways every ef-
fort was made to promote the comfort
and convenience of visitors. 1t is be-
lieved that the convention just closed
has blazed the way for series Of SIM
liar gatherings on larger scale.
The city of Spokane extended right
hearty welcome to convention visitors
through Mayor Fassett. A response
was made by William Goodyear, and
the spirit of good fellowship thus
launched early in the convention sit
tings by Charles S. Barrett, president
of the Farmers Union of America. In
a brilliant address. replete with humor
and intense with the spirit of his
theme, Mr.. Barrett sounded the slogan
of national unity for the agricultural
producer. Using the example of the
labor unions effectively as demon
stration of the advantages following
united action the speaker pictured the
national farmers union as eventually
the most potent influence of the kind
in the United States. He was careful
to point out that the project did not
interfere with any existing institution
but was intended to exercise in the
national arena the influence that was
welded more locally by other organi-
cations of farmers. Mr.. Barrett out
lined the idea of the Temple of Agricul-
ture planned for the national capital,
which was to focus the activities and
interests of the farmer.
Watch overprodpetion.
DR.. w. ]. Spillman, associate editor
of the Philadelphia Farm Journal,
opened his address by addressing the
audience as Fellow Palousers," re-
marking that it was just rs years ago
since he landed at Pullman. He made
several remarkable points in the course
of his remarks. DR.. Spillman warned
the farmers of the United States
against the possible dangers of over.
production, pointing out that while the
normal export of food stuffs from the
United States to Europe was five and
half million tons the country was
now sending 2O,000,000 tons annually
across the Atlantic. If in five years
the speaker averred, this country con
tinued to export such a huge total Of
food it would mean Accent wheat here
He criticized the proposal to expro
pirate huge sum for the preparation
of land for returned soldiers on the
ground that the area under cultivation
vide for the normal consumption ant
that any large increase in the area un
der crop was almost certain to result
in Improbable SURPRISES. DR.. Spill
man argued strongly for a genera
movement on the part of farmers t
establish costs of production and t
secure in perpetuity reasonable r.
turn on such costs.
ovation for Blind Senator.
Among the outstanding features {
convention week was the presence c
United States Senator Thomas P. Cor
of Oklahoma who received a veri
able ovation on entering the hall. Sci
ator Gore was decidedly busy durin
his stay in Spokane. He spoke to tn
q convention in the afternoon, addresse
members of the Chamber of Commero
at a dinner in the early evening an
later addressed several thousand pc
pie at Natatorium park. At all a
pearances the distinguished visitt
was rendered splendid reception.
Senator Gore came out unqualified
as supporter of the Temple of Agl
culture plan, and announced with pri(
that he had the distinction of beir
the very first subscriber to the fur
for the construction of the temple. 4