Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-12
DIRECTORS Of
FAR N BUREAU
Election Saturday When one
Director From Each
Township in County
Was Named.
MEET IN FEBRUARY
Directors Meet in February
to Elect Officers of
Bureau.
MEET IN FEBRUARY

The annual meeting OF farmers, men,
bers of the Hamilton County Farm
Bureau, was held Saturday and was at
: tended by about 175, representing every
township in the county.
The banquet was served at noon in
the basement of the Methodist church.
and the dinner was unusually fine. The
DeFrance orchestra furnished music
during the serving of the banquet and
i. r. COOns favored those present with
number, of pleasing solos.
Gave Talks.
J. O. Anderson acted as toastmaster,
and called on w. f. Cole who. in well
coming the Farm Bureau members, ex
pressed appreciation at the work the
organization is doing. William Oak
land, president of the Hamilton county
bureau, then gave an interesting talk,
reviewing the accomplishments of the
federation and outlining briefly its
plans for the coming year.
Following the dinner, J. Il. Howard,
president of both the state and ma
tiOnal farm bureau federations. spoke
to the members at the NJ. F. church.
There is probably no man in the cOun-
try who. is better acquainted with
farming conditions and in a better
position to speak authOritatively OH the
accomplishments Of the organization,
its aims for future betterment of cOndi-
tons and the necessities of farmers
than is Mr.. Howard.
Would Own StOckyards.
Ownership OF the stOckyards by a
national organization OF farmers is alb
sOlutely necessary. Mr.. Howard said,
declaring that if the cotton planters
of the south can raise 5000 100000 to
carry their surplus cotton crop the
farmers should not consider the task OF
organizing company to operate the
stockyarls an impossible one.
He denounced the "eight-lOur-day
man and emphasized the principle
that with few exceptions in the past
forty years the farmers sole profit has
come from unrestQred fertility taken
from the soil and from long hours of
work and unpaid labor of women and
children.
Must Show Returns.
He insisted that farming must pay
Just returns for the investment, the
same as other business industries, and
/. that it was the governments duty to
stop prOfiteering. Relief from monopoly
of manufacture and commerce is to be
found in cooperation, he said, and in
! enforced publicity Of business records
and a just graduated income tax,
rather than through the interference
with economic law upon which great
industries are founded. 81
Previous to Mr.. Towards address
Mt the NJ. f. church. County Agent
Christensen gave an interesting talk
regarding the local bureau and ex-
planning the large amount Of work
necessary to care for the many
branches of the organization.
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The meeting of the Hamilton County
Farm Bureau held Saturday was one
Of the largest as well as most interest
ing the organization has yet held. Es-
pecially was there a good representa-
ton of farmers from the south part of
the county. and the attendance was so
large that it was necessary to have the
address of J. Il. Howard given in the
Methodist church auditorium, rather
than the court house as previously
planned.
Ballots for the election of director
from each township had previously
been mailed to members and were re-
turned Saturday. These show the fol
lowing directors for each county:
Fremont. Roy vanWinkle; Cass, H.
i. Baird: Harrisburg, II. A. Stafford
Williams, Glen Ricke; Freedom, +. F.
Evans: Independence. l.. n. Mason
Liberty. Robert Pelz; Rose Grove, Y. 5.
TalcOtt: Webster &. J. Rex: Hamilton.
l.. b, Groves: Lyon, Willard Grove ;
Lincoln. B. p. Holt; Marion, f. III.
Hawbakcr: Clear Lake, A. A. Hamil- |
ton: Ellsworth. Il. j. Maland: Scott, |
j. q. Anderson Boone. w. A. Neel.
These directors vii! meet in Febru |
airy to elect the officers and county |
agent. Among other business to come |
before the board will be the question |
Of continuing the home demonstration !
department of the bureau and, if this |
is decided favOrably. to elect home |
demonstration agent.