Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-06
HUNDREDS ATTEND
ANNUAL MEETING

ANNUAL MEEliNG
FARM BUREAU MEMBERS FROM
| EVER TOWNSHIP HERE Mon
DAY FOR BIG MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Audi
bon County Farm Bureau was held
at the Crescent theatre last Monday
afternoon. 1t was very largely at
tended, many members from each
township of the county being in at
tendance. The bureau has a men,
! bership of almost 400 in Audubon
county, and every man is active, all
looking forward to benefitting the
conditions of the farm and the farm
! ers.
The meeting was presided over by
e. B. Thomas, president Of the farm
bureau. A communication from E.
H. Cunningham, secretary of the
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, was
read. Il covered many interesting
features of special interest to the
members and was well received.
The Bureau went on record as
favoring the appointment Of com.
mittee who would sit at the meeting
of the assessors which will reap
! praise all real estate in the county
for the purpose of taxation for 1921
They also went on record in favor
of sending q delegate to the FEEDER
alton meeting, and instructed the
delegate to bring sufficient influ.
ence to have the Federation repre-
sented at the next meeting of the
State Board Of Equalization. Geo,
Foley was selected as the delegate
! to this important meeting.
| A vote was taken on the question
of what one convenience farm wo-
man would want IL she could have
only one. The result was largely in
favor of running water on the farm
for first choice and lights as sec
ond choice. It was suggested that
people should cooperate with the
Farm Bureau in planning gravity
water systems or other systems as a
means Of getting this one conven-
fence in every farm home.
A committee was appointed ia
draft resolutions. and the following
report was read and unanimously
adopted:
Resolution.
We, members OF the Audubon
County Farm Bureau, in annual
meeting assembled, do hereby place
ourselves on record in favor Of the
following resolutions:
"a Believing that in numbers
as well as union. lies the strength OF
the organization, we favor every pos.
sible effort to bring together under
one head the three great farm or.
CARNATIONS Of this country, and on
account of the small part that the
agriculture and livestock producers
ton Of their products which has
made at times past the products Of
their labor worth less than the cost
of production, and believing that
through proper organization the best
interests of the farmers and live.
| stock raisers may be obtained and
the business Of'%le whole natior
stabilized.
(2) That there be enacted by
congress a law granting the right t.
form cooperative corporation or as.
ISOLATION for the purpose of market.
ing and distribution of agricultural
and livestock products.
(3) That we favor placing of all
grain elevators, warehouses at pri-
mary or terminal market places
owned Incorporation or private par
ties and cooperative associations
under the same responsibilities and
regulation as common carriers are
now placed.
ca That we are in favor Of q
longer period of time to be given
by the Federal Reserve Banks on re-
discount paper and that primary and
terminal warehouses certificates may
be made the basis of security for
short-time loans, existing banking
laws to be amended to allow loans
ON such security.
(5) We favor the enactment of
the so-called Truth In Fabric" bill,
which guarantees to the consumer
the content of wool or other mater
ial entering into the manufacture
of clothing, and we also favor the
extension Of the measure to protect
the farmer, as to the quality of ma
terial and workmanship, in the var
ious brands Of farm implements plac-
ed ON the market.
We ask that the state Railway and
Interstate Commerce Commission re-
store at once the ancient privilege Of
stoppage in transit, upon the pay
ment of a switching charge, on cars
of livestock or other commodities,
for the purpose OF loading or un-
loading parts Of same.
ca That emigration to the Unit
ed States should be limited to the
highest type of emigrants.
go That the Farm Bureau
should create a committee for the
purpose of educating the consuming
public as to cost of producing farm
products.
(9) That we are opposed to the
ity work when there are Organiza-
tions for that purpose.
(10) That We are opposed to
commencing the building of perma-
nent hard surface roads until such
future time as financial conditions
will justify, and ask the enactment
of such laws both by the legislature
and congress as will permit counties
to postpone this work without loss OF
government aid.
(11) That we admonish a better
attendance at all Farm Bureau
meetings.
o. F. Ide,
B. ]. Black,
H. s. Beers.