The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-12
FARM BUREAU
GETTING RESULTS
FREIGHT REDUCTION ON HAY
AND GRAIN IS DIRECT RE-
SUIT BUREAU CAMPAIGN.

The executive committee of the La
tab county farm bureau held
special meeting at the Farmers
Union on Thursday, to meet c. B
Ross, secretary of the Idaho farm
bureau federation, and Chas. B
Stonebraker, representing the Ameri
can farm bureau federation. Former
president A. S. Lyon acted as chair
man of the executive committee IL
the absence of President N. William
son. The meeting was called so tha
| the representatives of the state anC
national organizations might outline
the work and plans OF those organ1-
! cations and see if the Latah county
farm bureau wanted to conduct a
joint membership campaign with
these organizations in Latah county
Mr. Ross told of the work which
the state farm bureau has done up te
this time He stated that the bureau
was organized to take up work In
which farmers are interested, but
which could not be done by the coun-
ty farm bureau He stated that the
recent reduction in freight rates on
hay and grain from northwestern
points was direct result of the cam
paign on freight rates conducted by
the Idaho farm bureau federation. He
called attention to the fact that the
state farm bureau has organized a
unit Of the Pacific Coast Poultry Pro-
ducers' association in southwestern
Idaho and that over 100000 hens have
been signed up in the new associa-
ton. The Pacific Coast Egg Produ-
GERS association has been in operation
for a number of years and has mad
complete success SO that all that was
necessary in Idaho was to organize
a unit of the association. He pointed
out that the commercial clubs and
other business mems organizations or
the affected territory had taken part
in the campaigns to sign up mem
bers in the idaho unit and that much
Of the credit for the formation of the
was due to them. Tne
club and the Kiwan1s
club of Caldwell were especially ac-
tive in helping the state farm bureau
in this matter. He pointed out that
the farmers interests are Identical
with the interests of the town peo-
pie and consumers and wherever the
state farm bureau has worked IL mas
brought about a closer relationship
between the people of the town and
he farmers Of the communities Mr.
Ross also told of the savings that had
)een affected by the farmers OF south
,rn Idaho by the formation OF the
sugar Beet Growers Association and
old Of the formation Of the Western
seed Growers Marketing association
O handle the seed Of clover, alfalfa
nd other forage and hay crops. In
his organization the members, VINO
re farmers, sign up their products
Which are marketed at fixed cost by
ne of the large and well established
eed firms of the country Other
york of a similar nature is contem
lated for the future.
Chas. B. Stonebraker, of Independ- /
nee. Iowa, told of the work that has t
cen done andais contemplated by the
merican farm. bureau federation. (
[e, pointed especially to the reduc- {
on in stated value of the railroads t
7hich was secured by the American {
arm bureau federation and of the eff s
,rts being made to bring about bet
ar marketing conditions in regard TO
vestock. fruit and grain.
The members of the executive COM {
littee of the Latah farm bureau felt
lat a decision as to what action far-
lers of the county should take at this \
me affected so many people that {
lev did not care to accept the re- t
possibility for approving or reject
Y the plan for membership cam
aign at this time. Therefore, the a
recutive committee voted to hold t
leeting OF community chairmen and b
her interested farmers of the coun- [
in the Farmers store at MOSCOW, J
l Tuesday, December 9Th, at l:l5,
take final action on the matter.
r. Stonebraker and Mr.. Ross Will pc tt
.esent at that meeting and 1t 10 F
,ped that there will be large and Z
vrocopfo+fvo o<foudapco Of farmers. Ia