Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-06
FARM FEDERATION
SEEKS WAY OUT
PRICE PROBLEM CHIEF TOPIC
AT NATIONAL MEETING IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
TRANSPORTATION PLANS
MAY BRING RELIEF
Better System For Moving Products
to Market Looked Upon as Solu-
ton Of Falling Priees-Several
Iowa Delegates on Program-Gov-
ernor Harding Urges Waterway.
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOCIATED l'reSS.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 6.-Leading
asrcu!turists of the country are
meeting here today for a three day
convention, the second annual gather
ing of the American Farm Bureau
Federation.
The principal question to be de-
cided. according to an announcement
from the CONVENTION headquarters, is
tot devise means for ending soon the
depression now felt by the farming
industry, ana towapd this end plans
will be discussed for moving large
stocks of era n, wool and cotton left
in the har:ls of the producers The
would be made to check falling
prices, which it added are in many
instances at the preMar levels.
The formulation of 4 national agri-
cultural policy win be undertaken.
federation officers said, with the
view OF preventing a recurrence Of
thu condition v laich they described as
now confronting the farmers A
feature of the policy was expected to
be system Of cooperative market
ing. which Will bring the producer
and consumer into closer relationand
restrict the activities of middlemen.
Organ zed asricaltute's attitude
toward national lns:slat'ensalso will
tc determined at TIE convention.
Among toe Important measures.
which it was announced viii be con-
sidered are the Capper- velstead bill.
eXempting producers organizations
from the anti-trust laws, the French
truth-in fabric bill. requiring manu-
Il "tnrersTof woolen goods ito label
their products so the consumer may
know the percentage of virgin wool
and sho,,iy.s the Kahn Wadsworth
bill. authorizing the government to
operate the ATlisc'e Shoals, Ala. nj
strste plant for producing commercial
OGn. 0O0,06G+tr SIS government credit to
Germany for making purchases of
food and raw materials in this coun-
try.
Speakers. who will address the con-
vention, include men of international
prominence. their subjects relating to
finance. transportation and other
matters directly affecting agriculture.
Among these speakers on the pro-
gram are. Governor Harding of the
federal reserve board. Herbert Hoover,
forr ~ food administrator. Governor
Harding. of Iowa. T. II. Mcdonald,
chief of the federal bureau of good
roads, TT. G. Shirley. of the federaE
highway council. Clifford Thorne, OF
.Chica"o. transportation expert. and
Henry Wallace of Des Moines.
Harding Advocates Waterway.
Claiming that the expenditure of
$S00,O0B,co for The proposed improve
ment OF the Great Lakes-St. Lawr-
ence river. for an ocean going steam
er outlet to the sea would be a pro-
fitable investment, Governor William
J.. Harding, of Iowa today addressed
the second annual convention of the
American Farm Bureau Fedora tion
provement of the Great Lakes
as an International undertaking"
said Governor Harding.
America has many domestic prob
lens pressing now for solution. In
my judgment there are three subjects
that must be solved before any of the
others can be adequately approached
for solution. These area
First-Transportat
Second-Gonservati of food
Notwithstanding or distribution.
An object OF given weight, can be
moved over dead water. or against
current, with less friction than over
a steel rail.
Until man, thru his inventive gen
Jus, is able to cut TIE suspenders of