South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-21
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OFFICE IN STATE
Efforts Made to Bring Farm
erS' Association HeadquaT-
terS to Indiana.
Special 70 Tie News Times :

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Feb. IS
The officers OF the Indiana Fedora
-tion OF Farmers associations are
bending every effort 20 bring the
national headquarters of the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation TO
Indiana. and have received assur-
ances from number OF the state
organizations of farmers which are
affiliated with the national body
that they will support the Hoosicr
delegation IN their fight to land
the headquarters honor
when the American Farm Bureau
federation was first announced last
November at Chicago the question
Of establishing national headquarters
was left open for decision at the
meeting called for March when
the reports OF the thirty-four states
represented at the first meeting will
be received.
At the original convention 10 was
decided that the states must ratify
the national constitution as adopted
before the American Farm bureau
federation becomes more than a
tentative organization. II is under
stood that more than enough states
have ratified the constitution. ana
that March will see the formal
launching into official existence Of
the most powerful organization Of
farmers ever formed in any country
of the world
Draft National Constitution.
Officers Of the Indiana Federation
OF Farmers associations had
prominent part in drafting the ma
tional constitution and were backed
by the second largest delegation
present at the Chicago conventin.
illinois having the largest represen-
1ation. Lewis Taylor. general sec
rotary, expects TO send out a letter 20
an OF the county presidents and dis
trict directors of the state this week
urging them to be present at the
Chicago meeting on March and as
sist i'm the deliberations and boost
for the national headquarters.
John G.. Brown. president CT the
Indiana farmers, met "a number Of
the agriculture leaders during his
recent trip TO Washington and re-
ported that the central location of
indianapolis was viewed with favor
10y many of the states and that IHIi-
ANA is in a fine position 10 win sup
port He said that the farmers are
anxious TO be in close touch with the
activities OF the American legion ano
that since their headquarters are in
indianapolis this would be a point in
favor Of indianapolis In addition,
The Indiana farmers were the first
In the United States 10 ratify the
national constitution.
National Directors
The directors from Indiana on
~rhe national board are John @.
Brown. W. II. Hickman and Wayne
a. Adams other ofric6rs who will
go TO the Chicago convention are
Everett Mcclure. Maurice Douglass.
Lewis Taylor and William Bosom,
iu addition to number Of the dis
trict directors.
The conference held last week be
tween the tomato growers commit
Tee and one representing the can
ucrs' association resulted in a dis
agreement as TO the price that
should be paid for the product this
season The growers showed figures
proving tldl lnt4 Coulu not MAKE
"a fair profit for less than $50 a ton,
and suggest that growers will make
uo mistake in insisting on that con
tract price. Mr.. Taylor has learned
that Gamers in n number of counties
have agreed to pay that figure while
in still others only S14 a ton is be
.1g offered. lie holds TO the point
that il $40 can be paid in one sec
ION OF state the producers all over
he state are entitled TO the same
tgure.