The Clovis news., 1921-06-30

tlon was seconded and carried.
The matter of arrangements for
boys and girls Encampment was dis
cusscd. Moved and seconded that a.
q. Douglass, Clovis, and S. c. Hunter,
Texico, and Mrs. s. j. Wright,
TcXico, be appointed as a committee
to work with the Curry County club
leaders association officers to make
arrangement for boys and girls en-
campment Motion carried.
The matter of salesmen for fake
stock selling propositions who have
been preying upon the farmers Of
Of Curry County was discussed.
II was moved and seconded that the
board appoint Farm Bureau mem
her in each community in the county to
look out for and report any stock So
licitors or salesmen in their district
and if requested board would investi-
gate said company's merits and re-
port same to members interested. Mo
ton carried.
The following Farm Bureau men
were appointed for their respective
communities: A. J. Conley, Melrose
J. A. LaRue, Prairie Valley; Joseph
Smith, Pleasant Hill; s. s. Allcorn,
West Chapel; W. j. Matthews, Text
leo; Geo. II. Palmateer, Cloud; En-
nett Davis, Ranchvale; Geo. Brow
nell, st. Vrain; C. c. McGee, Have
ner. Each member of the executive
board is to act as committeeman on
this project in his respective com
munity.
Moved that the board hold meeting
regularly on the fourth Saturday in
each month at | 80 p. m. and hold
special meetings at any time on re-
quest Of two members or president;
seconded and passed.
The executive board endorsed the
following sixteen questions for legis-
lation on which QUESTIONABLE had
been received from the American
Farm Bureau Federation and while il
/ is too late for their vote to be count.
/ cd in the report at national head
quarters they requested the secretary
treasurer to submit this endorsement
/ to the American farm Bureau Fedora.
tion:
/. Commodity financing based or
bonded warehouse receipts.
2. The development Of a rura
credit, system with proper safe
guards.
3. Live stock financing based OF
proper pledge Of animals and feed
4. That authority be granted tht
Federal Reserve Board to so classify
rediscounts as to give prior consid
Grafton to loans for basic production
of all kinds.
5. Increasing the limit on Fedora
Land Bank Mortgage loans from $40,
eco to S25,OOO.
G. Ask Congress 10 submit TO H.
state constitutional amendmen
prohibiting the issuance Of all tax
free seci:.t'ts.
I. Continuing lhe Excess Profit
TEX.
8, Opposed to the enactment Of
General Sales Tax,
g. That we will be able to move
materially larger amount Of agricu
tural products if the American Farr
Bureau Federation secures an ado
quate reduction in freight rates.
10. The building of farm-to-maT
ket roads prior to or concurrent
with the construction Of trans-cont
mental highways.
II. The Great Lakos-St. Lawrenc
waterway for transportation and otF
er purposes.
12. Placing the packers under ST
pervision by the Government, and tn
vesting of such authority in the d.
partment of Agriculture.
13. Legislation making illegal tn
practice of shortseling in agriculture
products.
IA. Truth-in-Fabric legislation.
Is. Enabling legislation for &C
operative marketing.
16. Other waterway developmer
for transportation, reclamation an
power at this time.
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