Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-01-05
Farm Bureau News
B. r. Houser, County Agent.
MEN, MEN! BEWARE!

MEN, MEN! BEWARE!
Ihe Farm Bureau office has received
an interesting and enlightning report
regarding the Consumers Service andl
Supply. company Of Chicago and Min
neagoAs. This company has beenl
solicMihg funds in Marshall county and
probably more than one who reads this
article art Gle will remember the rosy promises
made BY various company solicitors and.
collectors In short, these statesmen
promised to deliver anything you want
ed Of any brand at one third less than
the same brand of article would cost in |
any town. You simply signed five
year contract for yourself and and
heirs at $500 a year for this service.
The following is a report of the com
pany made by A. D. Wilson, Director
of Extension Work Of the University
Of Minnesota and f. L. French. Secre-
tary of Minnesota Farm Bureau Feder-
alton:
NIB. r. Houser, County Agent,
sss* t4t'* A. %. Wilson and myself
went over to see this Consumers Ser
vice and Supply Company and spent
three or four hours with them We
Went over their record in full and came
to the following conclusions. That in
no company where proper service was
given to the farmers was it necessary
for the farmer to pay $500 year on
the b-year basis for the service Of an
organization that ought to live on it's
merits. 1t might be justified to make.
a charge for the first year but in no
case should they be signed up for a
5 year period. Furthermore, according
to their contract in case of death there
is no condition under which this will
be cancelled. 17note n.the letter which
received from Mr. Obert that the
canyassers for the Service and Supply
company are claiming that they have
the support of the Farm Bureau. The,
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
has iii no way approved of this com
pany and furthermore, the Federation.
disapproves of any such method as.
carried out by them
Any further information which you
may desire which can give you, please:
write us regarding the same ~ *a''
Yours very truly,
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation.
Signed T. T. French, Sec.
Consult your Farm Bureau First 49,
Farm Bureau a Constructive Move
M1enC.
IL Continued from last week.
Ii the Grange wants assistance in
strengthening its agricultural program
i'll the county, the Farm Bureau lends
it's assistance through its cooperative
ly employatl> agents in working out with
plans to that>end
Another way of viewing the Farm
Bureau, is that it is essentially local
chamber at agriculture. functioning
much the same local chambers of
commerce do, but very much more
closely affiliated with government than
chambers of commerce are. The local
chamber Of commerce works in the in I
terest Of the whole town and so does
thesFarm Bureau work in the interests
of all the people of the whole county,
including the Grange, the Union, !
Equity, Farmers Cooperative Clubs,
Associations or any other organized
agricultural group within the county
The Farm Bureau through it's staff and
its direct connection with the State
Experiment Stations and the National
Department of Agriculture is in posi-
ton to bring any of the local organiza-
tons the latest advice or assistance on
agriculture or rural matters.
Coming now to the State and Nation
al declarations of Farm Bureaus we all
must realize that these declarations are
not creations Of the government !; they
are not publicly supported; and they
are therefore not public institutions.
They are, nevertheless very important
institutions, and are playing most
helpful role in promoting agriculture in
fundamental ways of legislation, pub
licity and as students Of broad econ
omic policies and they are directly aid
ing the government and the colleges in
promoting County Farm Bureaus.
The Federal Government took no
part in creating the National Fedora
ton because it had no excuse for doing
so. However, the Federal government
was concerned with the County Farm
Bureau because the government felt
the need Of q channel through which
its information might flow with GER
tainty to all the people in every COM
munity. The Federal Government deals
with our local organization through the
State Extension director, Mr.. A. p.
Wilson, and his staff. From the stand
point then Of national demands, the
local group was already federated and
the Federal Government can now. reach
the most remote community anywhere
through the administrative extension