The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-09
Ward County Farmers Take Great In.
terest in Organization that PROM.
ises to Furnish Them Much
Relief

The Ward County Farm Bureau
membership campaign is going in full
force and the farmers are enthusiastic
in their support Of the movement.
Eleven solicitors are at work in the
south and central part of the county
and about ninety per cent of the farm
ers visited thus far have become men,
bers. The solicitors, who are farm.
ers from this and adjoining counties,
are very optimistic since starting the
campaign and all agree that seventy
five per cent of the farmers will be-
come members of the Farm Bureau.
o. M. Hector, Of Divide county, Di-
rector of the State Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, who is working in Carpio
township, called on ten farmers the
first day out and every one became a
member of the Farm Bureau. Mr..
Hector stated that the farmers see in
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton an opportunity to speak Nation
ally and to be represented in all ques-
tions of Administrative Policies and
Legislative action which affect their
industry
Mr.. Perry J. Miller, who helped to
organize the state Of Iowa and has
been active in the work since 1918,
has come to this state as campaign
manager. Mr.. Miller says that the
campaign in Ward county has started
off we'll and he expects to see eighty
per cent Of the farmers Of Ward coun-
ty become members of the Farm Bu-
reau. Mr.. Miller is an Iowa farmer
and states that the Iowa Farm Bureau
Federation has accomplished some
very constructive work in the inter-
ests of the farmers Of that state.
In speaking Of this work Mr.. Miller
outlined it as follows: Assisted in the
organizing of cooperative elevators
and shipping associations; helped the
wool growers associations in the form
alton Of the Iowa pool; employed mar
keting specialists to study the mar
keting systems Of Canada and Calif0r-
MIA in working out a better system of
marketing in the corn belt; secured the
release Of freight cars which helped
materially in moving this years crop
to market; conferred with the Iowa
packers relative to securing an open
market with them on Iowa livestock.
Mr.. Miller says that though the
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation is only
a few months over year old its Leg
islative committee has been very act
i've and has proven their ability to Sc
cure proper representation for the
farmer. They have employed a COM
petent attorney to investigate the
work Of the code commission and 252
new laws have been suggested. The
Federation has seated two farmer
representatives on this commission for
the first time in the history of the
state, This will be very important in
the next session of the legislature.
The Iowa Federation has a member
ship Of 100000 out of 100000 farm
ers in the state.
The American Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton maintains Washington repre-
sentative whose business it is to keep
in touch with all legislation and see
that the farmers interests are assert
ed in all matters effecting agriculture.
The organization did some effective
work against the Ralston-Nolan bill in
conducting a referendum in which 10
states took part and returned over
100000 votes against it. This bill at
tempted to shift the burdens from the
industrial world to the farmer by i'm
posing tax Of per cent on all land
values over $4,000. On farm worth
$4,000 this would mean a tax of $140
year in addition to the present tax,
and would be an added burden of
billion dollars saddled onto agricul-
ture.
In the railroad rate hearing the
Federation hired Clifford Thorne to
represent the farmers interests and
through his efforts the valuation of the
railroad property was lowered over
$4,000, 100000, meaning saving to
the shippers of $15O,0O0, 900 per year.
AS the farmer is the great shipping
public this effected great saving to
agriculture.
Mr.. A. G. Bergeson Of Douglas, who
is soliciting in that vicinity, has Sc
cured so members in two days and
finds the farmers anxious to cooperate
with the Farm Bureau plan. Mr..
Bergeson says that the American
Farm Bureau Federation is farmers
organization that every man interest
will find its principles broad and con-
structive and it's program beneficial to
agriculture in general and the solution
of the wheat marketing problem.
The drive will continue in this coun-
ty until every farmer has had an op-
portunity to join the Farm Bureau.
The crews will then be moved into an
other county and the campaign will.
continue until the state is thoroughly
covered.
Ford Removes Territorial Restrictions
Henry Ford has taken off all terri
torial restrictions as regards the Ford
automobile agencies and hereafter
hopes to establish agencies in every
good sized town. In the future, every