The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-29
FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION OF
N. D. C0NVENES
Members in Session at Fargo
Today Listen To Secretary
Fuller's Report
HELD COUNTY MEETINGS
When War Finance Corporation
Billion Dollar Loan Was
Discussed

Fargo, N. d., Dec. 29.-WOrk OF the
North Dakota Farm Bureau Fedora
tion in securing financial aid or bet
ter prices for its membership formed
the topics of the final sections of the
annual report of Secretary II. B. Full
Ter to the state convention here today.
The state association represented its
members in. the matter of the loans
Of the War Finance Corporation and
gave information upon labor, coal and
freight prices and handled a sale Of
binder twine.
Passage OF, War Finance.
From the time the American Farm
Bureau Federation instituted the ac-
ton that finally resulted In the pas
sage of the War Finance Corporation
Billion Dollar loan, the North Dakota
Farm Bureau Federation backed the
movement by resolutions and letters
to our senators and congressman" "
Mr.. Fuller told the convention. 1t
was felt for some time that the bank
,ers were not taking ahold of it in the
manner that would bring the relief
to the farmers that they deserved. A
series OF three meetings Of our Coun !.
ty Farm Bureau Presidents was held
at which. this matter was thoroughly
discussed and recommendations that
each county farm bureau hold joint
meeting with bankers and farmers to
discuss the matter in order to develop
a better understanding on the part of
the bankers and farmers and to slim
ulate the applications for loans on the
part of the bankers. In the south
western part of the state this was
not deemed necessary and in some
counties the work had progressed to
such a degree that meetings were not
held but the majority of the Farm
Bureaus held such meetings in their
count ties,ssvery greatly toe theN benefit.
At the time these meetings were call
ed only 100000 in applications had
been made, while today over sf5, ,00O,,
600 in applications are in and prac-
tically million dollars has been ap-
proved for the state"
Labor Situation.
In speaking Of the labor situation,
Mr. Fuller said In part:
Representatives Of Minnesota, South
Dakota and North Dakota State Fed
erations met and developed a plan TO
exchange labor wage reports. Com
mon labor in the cities was getting
from SIS to $50 per ninth and were
paying from $1.25 to S1.5O for board
and lodging and in some cases more.
1t was believed that $S5 and $40 per
month would induce these laborers 10
come ii the farms of North Dakota
and that such prices would compare
very favorably with the prices receiv~
ed in the cities. The county farm bu-
reau reports were compiled and a
condensation OF the Minnesota anG
South Dakota reports added and sent
back to the county farm bureaus. The
paid employment agencies of Fargo
Grand Forks and the Twin Cities had
articles published urging laboring men
to hold for $50 per month, which they
asserted was fair wage. These were
countered by articles from this Office
giving the exact labor situation in
Guiding labor supply, demand for heir
and wages being paid. The Cass
County Farm Bureau executive me-
and set scale of $35 per month
They had posters printed and put al
over Fargo districts. This had
beneficial effect, not only locally but
all over the state.
AS a result of this work, wages
were established at S35 and $40 pei
month"
The Farm Bureau continued its sup
ply of labor information to its mem
hers. beginning with 1.-The Information
of the harvest and threshing wage:
paid in the Texas fields, and following
the harvest northward:
Sale OF TW1ne.
After making statement OF tn
purchase and sale it binder twine ant
Of the reduction by local dealers u
meet the price set by the Farm Blu
reau purchases, the report went on L
say: During the tractir show a
Fargo, over 60 dealers met officers
the International Harvester Com
pany's officials at Fargo to discus
twine prices.
about two weeks ago a conlr1itte
! of three from the North Dakota Agrl
cultural Implement Dealers assocla
tion visited your secretary to discus
the twine situation for 1922, and es
pressed desire to arrive at an III
derstanding in regard to the handlln
of twire. It is hoped your new execu
tive committee will meet with TN
committee to develop plans for I'M
coming summer
After detailing the attempts mad
through cooperation with the We
Virginia Farm Bureau to get coal fro
that source and the offer Of an Indian
firm to supply coal under certain b.
unacceptable conditions the repo
goes on to speak of North Dako
Ignite coal:
Ignite Industry.