The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-01-07
ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE FARM BUREAU

The annual meeting oil the 81.
Francois County Farm Bureau will
be held at Pennington, Saturday,
san. 18th. The meeting will convene
at 10 a. m. Speakers from other parts
Of the State will be present to give
addresses.
Each member of the local Farm
Bureau that fails to attend this meet
ing will miss something worth while.
An opportunity to help plan the work
Of the Farm Bureau for the year 1921
will be lost, as the Farm Bureau is
an organization of farmers to further
the interests of the farmers in eco
y tiomic production, in securing better
markets for farm products, and IN I'M
proving the living conditions Of the
farm families. A large attendance OF
farmers should be present at the
meeting.
Farmers, tell your neighbors about
the meeting. Urge them to be pres
ent, even il they are nos members Of
the Farm Bureau, as attending the
meeting may cause them to see what
the local Farm Bureau. the State and
National Federations of Farm Bureaus
are doing. Tell them that II is the
strongest national organization OF
farmers that there is in the country.
I It Is the strongest, even though it is
The Youngest. The interests OF the
e.C00 900 farmers. with a wealth OF
more than $50,1a0, 100000 Justify the
national organization, Of which The
local Farm Bureau Is q ~ srnbeY and
has voice in, by collective sysfction TO
make more exhaustive Investigations
Of any technical or eegfhnaic question
1t may confront th 4ndustry.
MMeHo4 ySsless proge..1s tssssril I y-Jsf,@
tarn, worth whiie thihgs Of a.
sAsEg nature are brought about.
,Next to agriculture, the railroad in
Sdustry ranks second in Importance. 1t
costs more annually to operate our
railroads than 1t does to run the Gov
ernment. Our transportation bill last
year was S5,184230,244.
Manufacturers and jobbers ordinar-
iIy care very little about what the
amount of the charge is, providing
thew are on an equality with their
competitors because they can pass on
the burden. The situation is different
with the farmer. The price Of his
sDrOQuCbH 1S the pTlc6 dJ lIlS htesA ava
less the transportation cost OF get
ting it kere, He must absorb practic-
alfy every general advance in freight
charges. Service is of first import
aYlce. The charge for it is also OF isn-
portance. Advances and changes are
being proposed daily in the rates and
regulations affecting the transporta-
tion Of the products of the farm,
Other great industries are ,SS'iaipped
with the beSt s.saiflc experts avail
able s.
At the present time, when rail
road goes to trial, the counsel Is
equipped with large corps Of highly
trained rate and statistical experts.
AS the value OF the interests Of the
farmers are so great, the National
Farm bureau would be justified in
having traffic organization unsur-
passed BY that Of any other industry
III the United States.
The referendum whereby the deside
dc the farmers on any issue Of inn
!, portance that comes up could be ex4s
pressed Is something Of great i'm.
poytance. The lack ef this has worked
hardships on the farming industry.
4 Rv Il simple referendum system, the
voice DC the farmers can be made
heard ii the United States Senate.