Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-12-01
EQUITY SOCIETY
IN MEETING.
Farmer Organization NDisapproves
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 a number of
Winneshiek 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. ]. 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 o; cities
and towns voting on paving quest
ions. The present system of electirg
county superintendent Of schools
vas opposed, the resolut.ons declar-
ing the heads of coan.y schools
should he elected by u .tirac. vote Of
tn. raop,s. Present freight rates aid
the levying of the additional tax on
m;.>cl car lsads Of live stock shipped
to market, was also ront.m cd.
N. a ,eseyson, presalens Of {. =
Equity Cooperative exchange, st.
Paul, pri '::lal speaker Of the ,lay
hF4n6ed the ,nenf6ets Of tie hs,r,i
o. trace IN the market ceniers .:
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 sonle-
thing to say in the nacxsting Of his
produce.
The speaker pointed out thar rem
billions OF bushels IF wheat had
been dealt in within year on the
board CT trade when Is matter Vt
record there are but little over
1000, 0OrC 10000 bushels pro.llce,l in
al, wheat producing counric,
Mr.. Anderson declared the ,ieai;ng
in futures should be curgailei to /,
great extent. 81
H. l.. Bissonnette, Charles City.
was reelected president Of the Iowa
State Union, American Society Of
Equity, at the closing session of the
convention. H. A. Hanicickson, of
Waterville. Ia, was re-e:ectel vice
president; Brede Wans:ad. Usage
secretary and treasurer, while John
Tank, Davenport, and Hsary Rueh,
Ossian, we've reapointed members 1t
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 yea,. H. Hir.
ley, Peosta, was elected to succeed
M. v. Lechtenberg, Dyersv'l.c. &
Members Of the board wha l.old
over are: n. L. Bissonnette, Bres:e
Wamstad, john Tank, II. Ruen, Os-
sian, Charles Waugh, Delna., AMI
p. J. Snyder, New Harlr.on.
In- supplemental report fled
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. 80 as to provide materials at
act,8al cost. The primary road sys-
tenn was condemned, the resolutions
stating that the syestem was I'M
tended for the use Of tourists.
Members expressed approval of
the plan to consolidate with 0tbcr
farm organizations, but definite
.c;.cr was postponed.
A resolution was adopted express
ing regret over the death of James
Pierce.