Clearwater Republican., 1921-04-01

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county; II. L. Hull, Yakima eeun-
ty; 8. e. Mecaw, Whatcom
county, and w. G. cordiner, Waiia
| walla county.
Growing from the organization of
the Washington State farm bureau,
the Washington Farm Bureau fed.
GRAFTON was organized at the annual
convention of the state farm bureau.
held in Spokane last week. The con-
stitution Of the new organization is
almost identical with that of the
former body
Progressiveness and growth in
farm education was the keynote
which followed through the entire
convention. which was attended by
representatives and delegates from
every county in the state. The con-
vention was featured by addresses
from James r. Howard, president Of
the American Farm Bureau fedora
tion; w. A. Cochel of Kansas City,
member of the marketing commit
tee of seventeen; DR.. E. o. Holland,
president of the State College of
Washington, and R. c. Pollock, as
sistant secretary of organization In
the northwest for the American Farm
Bureau federation.
Bar Politics.
The federation delegates adopted
resolution barring politics from the
| organization. Any officer of the bu-
| reau who becomes an officer OF any
political party will automatically
tender his resignation from office in
the farm bureau association, accord.
ing to terms of the resolution.
The federation also boosted the
candidacy of J. B. Campbell of Spo-
kane for appointment to the interstate
| commerce commission. Numerous
farmers at the convention indorsed
his candidacy
Annual Banquet.
A special feature OF the conventiori
was the annual banquet, at which
Mr.. Howard spoke, as did Mr.. Cochel
and DR.. E. A. Bryan, commissioner of
education in idaho. There were FIVE
minute talks by Samuel Adams of
Chicago, editor of the American
F'ruitgrower; DR.. z. O. Holland, pres
ident of the Washington State col
lege; ]. X. Mccormack, chairman of
the chamber of commerce agricultural
bureau; w. B. Armstrong, newly
elected president of the Washington
state farm bureau, and T. s. Griffith,
president Of the Interstate Fair as.
sociation
Speaker Reviews History.
"The farm bureau work originated
with the county agents organize
tions and the idea was conceived in
Bronze county, New York, 10 years
ago Sunday, March 20, 1911. There
was no idea that the society then
would be developed into a great ma
tional organization" said R. C. Pol
lock in his address.
1.-THE fundamental principle Of the
farm bureau work is that II proposes
to cooperate with the great agencies
Of government In working out a %.
luton for the marmers' present diff.
Guilty. It 10 not antasonistic to these
great agencies.
I'VE are not crying out that the
boards Of trade and the railways and
the banks are robbing US. We say
that all these financial conditions
that are now operating against the
farmer are the result of economic
shakeups in after-war adjustment.
The farmer needs more credit. It is
simply an economic problem that the
banks can not now handle loans on
that long time, but insist upon three
months or less duration.
THE farmer is the hardest hit. II
Is our problem as farmers, however,
10 work out our own salvation intelli.
gently, patiently and patriotically."
Howard Speaks.
Some claim is made that we are
capitalizing the work Of the federal
government in our organization, when
just the opposite is true. The Amer
lean Farm bureau idea was well
under way before the government
capitalized the idea, assisted 1t and
took 1t over. 1t was destined to be
successful from the start" said
President Howard In his address.
Out OF this has grown a fedora
tion of farm bureaus with more than
1 100000 members, located In ~
states Of the Union. The movement