The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-11-04
BUREAU FEDERATION
MAKES BIG STRIDES
National Organization Has Already
Taken Up Cudgels In Farmers
Defense

Since it's organization less than one
year ago, the American Farm Bureau
Federation has already accomplished
much for the farmers of the country
What it can accomplish in the future
depends directly upon the percentage
of the farmers Of the country who
join the organization.
Some of the work done by the
Federation follows:
Voted for legislation for the feder-
al control of all large purveyOrs OF
foodstuffs.
Attended hearings of agricultural
committees of congress asking for
sufficient appropriations for U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
Want Cloth Labelled
Attended hearings of congression-
al committees asking for the passage
of Truth in Fabric" law.
Secured the passage of standard
Basket and Container law for farm
produce.
Attended hearings asking for the
increasing of the size of loans by
the Federal Land Banks.
Secured the backing of the, feder-
al reserve banks in the financing of
the wool growers by recognizing the
wool warehouse receipts and bills of
lading as collateral upon which the
local member banks can loan money.
Worked for a collective marketing
bill known as the Capper-Hersman-
Volstead bill which passed the House
but was voted out by the Senate.
Secured a quarantine rule for con-
troll of the European Corn Borer.
Employed competent attorney to
investigate proposed railroad rate in
creases and to provide adequate SER
vice to the shipper.
Worked on the car shortage and
distribution problem in trying to Sc
cure cars for territory congested with
stock and grain ready for market.
''Everybody's Business
When such problems as the above
come up, all large commercial con-
Germs have their representatives or
organizations to work for their inter-
ests. In the past, the, farmers have
had none. They have had no organi-
zaticn through which they could say,
eve want this, and we don't want
that and tell the reasons why. With
the farmers, as with anybody else,
it has been a case of Everybody
business is nobody's business" and
the result has been that the farmers
interests have been neglected.
But now the business of the far
mrs is the business Of the American
Farm Bureau Federation The pow
er of this organization will rapidly
multiply as the number Of members
increases. Some of the propositions
in the program work are:
TO extend cooperative marketing
of farm crops SO that the maximum
benefits are secured for the producer
and, incidentally, for the consumer
TO estimate the effective world sup
ply Of any farm product in order to
regulate the flow of the market and
eliminate sharp andr extreme pric
fluctuations.
To establish new foreign markets
for surplus American farm products
TO establish system of crop sta
tistics and forecasts.
To prevent excessive transporta-
ton burdens on farm products and
to improve the service of the rail-
ways.
TO establish without question the
legality of collective bargaining.
To insist upon the presence Of far
mer minds on all boards and COM
missions appointed by congress or
the president
TO strengthen the federal farm
loan act.
To demand regulation, under gov
eminent supervision, of all CONNER
cial interests whose size and kind Of
business enables them to establish
a monopoly dangerous to the best in
terests of the nation.
To foster and develop all those
lines of endeavor which make for bet
ter homes, better social and religious
life, better health, and better rural
living in every sense.
If such program were put through
is there any farmer who would say
that it was not worth S. per year
to him? 1t can be put through if the
farmers of Ward county, and the far
mers of all other agricultural COM
munities in the country, join hands
with the million farmers already be-
longing to the American Farm Blu
reau Federation and all work togeth-
er toward a common goal.