Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-14

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4 the essential thing, it seemed to US
was 70 accomplish the return of the
railroads to their owners. That out
weighed all other considerations. And
the only way to do that was through
| this bill Any other course meant an
indefinite postponement of the return
of the roads. AS to the guarantee
clause the Federation was opposed to
it at that time and is still opposed
| to it.
| The president is enthusiastic in sup
port of the Great akes-to-the- Ocean
waterway. "The price of our wheat.
he pointed out, sis made in Liver
pool. We get what it is worth there,
| minus the cost of getting it there.
Water transportation is notably cheap
er than transportation by rail. This
proposed waterway will bring the At
lantic Ocean. 1,200 miles closer to the
fields of the Middle West, and the
saving in freight for that distance,
which would be 10 cents or more a
buDhel, would be added to the price
received by the grower
Secretary Coverdale's address had
to do largely with the organization
work under way by the American Farm
Bureau Federation. Forty-seven states
now have Farm Bureau organizations,
and forty-five of them affiliated with
the American Federation.
Mr.. Coverdale declared that the cost
of-production work carried on by the
Iowa Federation at considerable eX
pense to be one of the best things
done by any state organization. He
said they had found it extremely val
liable in dealing with business in
terests, legislative bodies and con-
gressional hearings, where men are
required to strip themselves clean of
guesswork and conjecture and get
down to facts. And there cost-of pro-
duction figures and tables are facts
that no man can flout.
Probably no man in the country
today has bigger, broader vision OF
Farm Bureau work than John Cover
dale. 1t is as limitless as space. And
temporary concessions, no matter now
attractive.get scant consideration from
his unless they can fit into his scheme
for the future. Hence thef, are cer-
tain things he insists must he kept
Federation must maintain what he
calls "a constructive attitude" toward
all other farm organizations. 1t must
not undertake to climb by tramrling
somebody else underfoot. He insists
that 1t is not necessary to tear down.I
existing institutions. If they are wrong
or il they in any way fail to serve
the purpose for which they were in
tended, then build something better.
if you want the public to climb into
your bandwagon.
Other speakers during the afternoon
were, Congressman Dowell of the |
Seventh District and Dickinson of the (
Tenth. Both men delivered good talks
that were literally applauded, They
we're in full sympathy with the Fedora
ton work. as, indeed, are all the mem
bers of the Iowa delegation in Con-
gress, and it is the staunch stand OF
he Agricultural Block under the lead
ership of Dickinson in the House and
Kenyon in the Senate, that is largely
for helping the legislative
program of the American Federation
o get over the top with several im-
,ortant bills.
Concerning the guarantee clause of
he Esch-C -Cummins Law, which justl
low is a paramount topic of discus
ion, Mr.. Dickinson stated that all the
MEMBERS of the Agricultural Block are
n favor of its early repeal, that a
ill looking to that consummation has
.lready been prepared and will. be in
reduced Immediately after Congress
,ets back to work the latter part of
his month.