Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-06-16

the case to the supreme SOuIIS. LII
any way that can be OF service to
you, feel free to call upon me, that is
what I'm here for.
(Owen l.. Coon Atorney-in-charge.)
Address all correspondence to Owen
L. Coon, Transportation Building, Chi
cago Illinois.
DOINGS OF THE NATIONAL FED.
GRAFTON.
The Nation Farm Bureau Federation
has just completed a meeting in Chi
cago at which a program or work Of
vital interest to farmers of the United
States and especially to farmers Of
Iowa was considered.
It was recommended that a National
Referendum be taken on the repeal of
the Adamson law, which provides for a
national eight-hour working day, as
they feel that this law is an injustice
to the farmers in that their business
is made to compete with other indus
tries on an eight-hour basis. Fur
thermore, that commercial interests
working on an eight basis nat
urally fall down in production.
A second referendum on the Town
send Federal Road Law which deals
with the establishment of hard-surface
roads throughout the United States,
and the utilization of federal funds
for that purpose. This law has to do
with the hard-surfacing of our pri-
mary system in Delaware County. 1t
is known fact that the farmers are
the largest taxpayers in the United
States, OF any class of business men
and they do not want their money nti-
liked in improvement Of a few perman-
ent highways. A good raod past
every farmers home is the need of the
hour. This law will probably be the
issue in regard to this referendum
Federal Road Law
A third referendum will no doubt,
be taken in regard to the attitude of
the farmers in requiring compulsory
arbitration between capital and labor.
Farmers all over the United States
have lost large sums Of money on ac-
count Of strikes that have been called,
and many of them have suggested that
definine stand be taken in bringing
about an equitable adjustment be-
tween capital and labor.
The results of the referendum in re-
gard to the Nolan Revenue Bill show
ed that over 100000 farmers had voted
against the bill. The reports were
not complete as to the total number
of votes taken.
A Bureau of Agricultural Economics
will be created to study world condi-
lions and protect American Agricul-
tural products. An appropriation OF
SIS, 900 was recently made through
the midwest Farm Bureau Federation
| Another recommendation from the
| same source was that census OF the
| supply of stock and grain be taken Inn
| mediateiy and information supplied a,
once to every federation. In this
connection farmers will be interested
to know that through the activities Of
| the Federation the Interstate Com
merce Commission has been influenced
| to send 10000 box cars to move grain
| in this district before the harvest sea-
son begins.
An effort is also being made to star
systematic analysis Of grain AMI
livestock production and markets II
the Mississippi valley states, with
view of correlating all the efforts Of
the different states. In this con
nection it is deemed advisable that the
cooperative organization work be pro
NOTED as far as practicable. That
| study be made Of supply and demand
and that farmers thru their organiza
ton, supply the market as the demand
requires, and also provide methods
for handling products as direct to the
consum as possible The perfection
of this plan will be one OF the great
est steps taken in the world in regard
to securing more equitable prices fol
farm products and at the same time
reduce the cost to the consumer.