American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-05-28
NATIONWIDE RE-
FERENDUM ON
FARM LEGISLATION

Salt Lake City, May 26-Does the
American farmer want legislation
making illegal the short selling OF
agricultural products? Does he favor
placing the packing industry under
government regulation? What is his
idea In regard to the road building
program? To answer these ques,
tions the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton will take nation-w wide refer
endum among it's 10000 members
during the next three weeks, accord
ing to information received by the
Utah State Farm Bureau.
A questionable Is to be submitted
10 the entire membership Of the farm
bureau with questions based on the
national legislative program adopted
at conference last month OF the
American Farm Bureau Federation ex-
ecutivc committee together with rep
Ircsentatives from state declarations.
Community meetings will be held
In the 1000 organized county farm
bureaus in the United States. A yes"
or mo" vote will be taken on the
following specific questions Of nation
al legislative policy In order that
every question will be clear before
the vote is taken. discussion by the
neighborhood groups will be given
every encouragement:
do you favor financing based on
bonded warehouse receipts?
DO you favor live stock finan.
cling based on an adequate pledge?
3-Do you favor the development OF
a personal rural credit system based
en- proper safeguards?
4-Do you request that authority be
granted the Federal Reserve Board
to so classify rediscounts as to give
priority to loans for basic production
Of all kinds?
5-Do you favor increasing the lin
II on Federal Land Bank mortgage
leans from $4,000 to $4,000?
6-Do you favor asking Congress
to submit to the states constitute
ional amendment prohibiting the IL.
suance OF all tax-free securities?
Are you in favor OF continuing
the Excess Profits Taxi
s--Are you opposed to the enact
ment Of a General Sales Tax.
9-Will you be able to move a ma
terially larger amount OF agricultural
products II the American Farm Blu
reau Federation secures an adequate
reduction In freight rates?
10-Do you favor placing the pack
ers under regulation by the govern
ment and the vesting OF such reguIa-
ton In the Department OF Agricui-
tureS
lido you favor the building OF
farm-to market roads prior to the
construction OF trans-contInentol
highways!
l2-Do you favor the Great Lakes
St Lawrence waterway
1s-Do you favor legislation making
Illegal the practice OF short selling
In agricultural products7
lido you favor the Truth-in-Fab-
ric legislation,
l5-Do you favor enabling iegisla-
tion for cooperative marketing?
Farmers will be urged TO commit
their answers to all of the questions
and particularly to the question
whether. with relief from present
high freights. they will be able 10 shin
a materially larger volume of pro.
ducts. Presumably this presages ac-
ton on the part Of the farm bureau
omcials to attempt securing voiun,
tary reductions by demonstrating to
the railroads that lower freight rates
would pay by increasing the volume,
should the answers demonstrate that
increased tonnage actually is waiting
for lower charges.
Tho organization OF the farm bu-
reau - national. state. county and
community - makes II particularly
adapted to ascertaiaing the wishes
OF the -the-farm.