Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-15
BUREAU FEDERATION AN o
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
MONEY AND BRAINS.
CERTAIN TO GAIN SOME
OF THEIR CONVENTIONS
Movement Especially Strong In Iowa,
and Other States Are Following
With Demands For Credits and
Better Farm Prices - Numerous
Conferences Held or to BE Held.
special to Tins Republican,.

Des Moines, Nov l5.--The serious
slump in farm prices which has hi,
the Iowa farmers particularly hard
seems destined to bring forth state
and national Iesislat ton which lead
ers believe will be of permanent
enetit to agriculture.
s With the prosperity and success Of
the nations fundamental industry
challenged. farm organizations. and
particularly the bureau federation
with its trained leaders are coming
the foreg round and there is every
indication that, both the Iowa leg
stature and congress will pass laws
his winter which will serve to al
evfate some Of the handicaps which
low prevail.
The conferences which Iowa farm
ureau leaders have been holding
with legislators and with representa-
tives In congress recently are being
duplicated in other states In the
union. In Iowa a movement started
y the state farm. bureau means it
has the backing Of 100000 bureau
members. and in the nation ut large
" more than a million and a quar-
ter of farmers. 1t Ia recognized that
his is a power which will be reckon
ID with both in the legislature and In
congress.
The farm bureaus not only have
he trained leaders but they also have
The money Ito employ investigators
get mt the facts in any investisa-
ion which they care to start. The
tatement made by the Iowa Farm
bureau officials 1T the first OF this
ear showed that Mt that time the
tate farm bureau had funds aggre-
ating $s21,745.
Strong Men in Charge.
f. II. Cunningham, secretary of
he Iowa Farm Bureau was speaker
VI the Iowa legislature, not many
ears ago. Senator A. L. Ames. Of
sraer who has been prominent in
he Iowa Legislature and farm organ
cation work in the state for several
ears, is one CT the active workers
low for state and national laws in
he interests of agriculture. A score
Or so more of Iowans who are prom
nent in the farm bureau movement
lave had much experience in pub
tc affairs.
Rural credits. foreign credit re-
ations. exemption OF federal land
sank bonds from taxation. the tariff,
The truth, in fabric bill, and similar
sIBjetts are being put MP to, con-
ressrnen and United States senators
Ind national legislation along these
lines is being urged.
At the meeting In Des Moines Sat.
urday which was attended by Sem
ltor William Kenyon. congressman
{. w. Ramseyer, Burton E. Sweet. C.
c. Dowell and. w F.. kopp some of
problems were diacussed. Those
the farm bureau who
we're in attendance were, President
{. w. Hunt. Vice President George
Fox. Secretary E. II. Cunningham,
A. Middleton, of Eagle Grove, who Is
! member OF the national. farm, bur
eau committee on marketing. William
Hitch. j. II. Nurdha usen. Frank JUS
ice. A. L. Ames, c. w. Coyerdale and
D. HELENE.
The federal land bank situation,
discussed at the conference here
Saturday, has been touched on in
resolutions passed by local farm
bureaus. The Tama county farm
bureau. OF which Elk Senator. Ames
IS a member. In recent resolutions
declared that the federal farm loan
bonds ARE, as congress has declared,
IF the nature of government instru-
and as such are entitled
C relief from taxation to assure
heir market ability and that money
nay be obtained for the production
IF food in adequate amounts and at
rates."
In its resolution the Tama county
arm bureau declared that it notes
With grave concern certain efforts
~ special and selfish interests to
attack and discredit the farm loan
aw and deplores the fact that owing
% such attacks relief by means of
cans at reasonable rates of in
crest has been denied at critical
period to the producers of commodi-
les vital to the existence of the
people of the United States."'
Secretary Cunningham told the
owa congressman that congress
should take some steps to establish
credit channels which would open
Up the foreign markets to our grain
md also to correct the unfavorable
'ates of exchange.