Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-12-01
.tQUITY SOCIETY
IN BIG MEETING
Farmer Organization DisapprOves
Present Road Building Methods.
In favor of Good Roads if
Graveled
OPPOSED TO SYSTEM
OF RAISING MONEY
Resolution Favored State Buying
Gravel Pits and Cement Plants
to Provide Material at
Actual Cost

The Iowa State Union of the AM
erican Society of Equity met at
Waterloo last week and number Of
Winneehiek men, members of the
society were in attendance. We were
unable to secure the names of all
who were there from here, but we
note that S. j. Thompson, Knut
Hendrickson, Henry Ruen, Oscar
Jacobson and Mr.. Hagen attended
the meeting, and it is reported as
one of the biggest and best the So
ciety ever had.
Many important subjects came up
at the meeting, as will be be noted
in the following dispatches from
Waterloo in the daily papers
Members of the Iowa State Union
of the American Society of Equity,
adopted resolutions at the fourth
annual convention opposing the
present system of raising money
for paved roads. They also opposed
the permitting of residents OF cities
and towns voting on paving quest
ions. The present system of electing
county superintendents OF SCHOOLS
vas opposed, the resolut,ons 6eclar-
ing the heads of colnry schools
shGula he elected by 4 liract vote of
tn. people. Present freight rates aid
the levying of the additional tax on
mi.>ci car l3ads of live stock shipped
to market, was also coni>m ed.
M. Au'erson, prestlenr of I. q
Equity Cooperative exchange, St.
Paul, pri .;lal speaker OF the lay
spranceu the mem6aIs of ire boirl
o. trace III the market ceniers oc
the world as gamblers against whose
product of wind the farmer must
place the product of his daily toil".
He declared the time had arrived
when the farmer should have some
thing to say in the marketing OF his
produce.
The speaker pointed out thar rem
billions of bushels Of wheat had
been dealt in within a year on the
board CT trade when as a matter Of
record there are but lit:le over
1000, ,0OrG 10000 bushels proilcei in
ali wheat producing counric;
Mr.. Anderson declared the iealing
il futures should be curraiIed 70 a
great extent. ~
H. l.. Bissonnette, Charles City,
was reelected president If the Iowa
State Union, American Society of
Equity, at the closing session Of the
convention. Fl. A. Hani:ickSon, of
Waterville, Ia, was re-e.ectel vice
president; Brede Wamstad Usage
secretary and treasurer, while John
Tank, Davenport, and Heary Ruen,
Ossian, we've reapointed members ct
the executive board. M. V. Perry,
Nashua, was re-engagc rs active
secretary and treasurer.
| The terms of three members OF
the board expire this yeai. H. Hic-
ley, Peosta, was elected to succeed
M. V. Lechtenberg, Dyersy,l!c.
Members Of the board who lcl,i
over are: n. l.. Bissonnette, Breeze
Wamstad, Jchn Tank, Ii. Ruen, Os-
sian, Charles Waugh, Delma:, anil
P. J. Snyder, New harlr:on.
In- supplemental report filed
by the resolutions committee the
members of the Equity went on re-
cord as favoring good roads, but ex-
pressed the belief that properly
graveled roads would meet the re,
quirements of rural communities
The resolution favored the state
purchasing gravel pits AMI cement
plants, so as to provide materials al
actual cost. The primary road sys.
tenn was condemned, the resolution:
stating that the syesten was in
tended for the use of ,oarists.
Members expressed approval OF
the plan to consolidate with other
farm organizations, but definite
ac;.or was postponed.
A resolution was adopted express.
ing regret over the death of James
Pierce.