The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25

to ask. farmers in the Gopher State to
raise q quota OF Gift-Corn. when a wire
came from President l.. E. Potter OF the
Minnesota Farm Bur rtaoa rea eSera ao do
its share. President Potter asked how
much corn was needed from the land OF
Sky Blue Water and DEMANDED msaruff,
Farm Bureau Federation has been lay
ing down a barrage of publicity ana IN
structions to county agents ana Town.
ship leaders which ensure the success OF
the drive.
Missouri made its first requisition for
cars this week. President Chester Il.
Gray of the Missouri Farm Farm Bureau Isa Fec ed
less corn left on the farms than there
was two weeks ago. Missouri farmers
are going to raise to the great humani-
proportion of their surplus.
The other states are hard at work
and the demand for cars is steadily in
creasing in volume.
Seek Improve Market Methods.
| Every fruit grower. in America who
seeks a market for his product Is look
ing forward with hopeful interest to the
Howard Of the American Farm Bureau
Federation to be held on April 5. in the
Congress Hotel. Chicago. c. II. Gustaf-
has the meeting in charge; Each state
farm bureau federation has been re-
quested to send as a delegate at least
one official representative of its fruit
Grain M marketing Ratification on April 6
The ratification meeting OF the iarm<
ers' grain marketing committee ,S Of
The meeting will be the cynosure of the
eyes of both producers and consumers
ture H. c. Wallace has been invited to
deliver the principal address.
The farmers live stock marketing
GResso W nSra is
will report and definite Investigations
President J. r. Howard Of the Amer
lean Farm Bureau Federation will ad-
ldress the California Farm Bureau Fed
eey ON MareS a. hu On m Msreh 49, he ee viii
speak at noon in San Francisco at a
chamber OF commerce meeting. and in
Sacramento. President Howard will ad-
dress the Washington Farm Bureau
Federation at its annual meeting in
ON Marsh Oh e W6ne Meh o. toe
and Idaho will gather at Spokane to
consider the grain marketing plan of the
committee of seventeen; and President
Howard will appear on the program with
w. G. Eckhardt member of the Com
. mittee. representing the Illinois agricul-
, tural association.
The national conference of shippers
which was held in Chicago on March IA,
J passed resolutions favoring the repeal OF
the rate making rule of the transpor-
tation act; favoring the restoration OF
the power Of the states with respect to
intrastate rates; favoring amendment OF
the transportation act so that the rail-
way labor board may, grant reasonable
wages and not compel the railroads to
: pay more than reasonable rates will pro-
vide; urging the interstate commerce
nrnnapH
freight rate adjustments so as to move
J the traffic of the country; asking the
carriers to distribute cars equitably and
commodity; and requesting the inter-
state commerce commission to require
tcarriers to file their car service rules as
Delegates from shippers associations
in twenty states attended the confer
, ence. President J. R. Howard of the
American Farm Bureau Federation was
chosen as chairman Of the convention
and delivered the opening address. He
5 declared that the present schedule OF
Recent advances are such that the farm
; er cannot continue to pro tce at a maxi
: mum unless readjustments are made. A
eT bushei of asV corn from d" 1maha to New
/ York as the farmer G for it on the
Missouri River. Mr.. Howard declared
as individuals with selfish interests but
as American Citizens with the welfare
of the whole country in mind.
S; H. C9wan. counsel for the American
National Live. Stock shippers league
! stated that prohibitive freight rates were
! bringing economic woe to the farmers
. farmers were forced to sell cabbage al
: SO so per ton in order to get money to
provide the bare necessities of life. I'm
which said. TOO cheap to steal, helr
/ yourself" Judge ,Cowan declared thai
the. railroads must check up whatever
J to moving again. 1t is his belief that il
the railroads would cut rates, large
amounts of traffic would be offered
, Iowa Farm Buureau Federation. with q
membership of 1907 \ farmers, declared
, that instead of getting better the farm
to H fsS9 sS Tnst from
nine months Agriculture is fiat on its
mSs mot be sp p1e do9n S s
prone position in order to eaualize mat
tiers. Rather. the wiser solution is tc
pull agriculture to its feet and re-estab-
, ham is offered 3s and 40 cents az bushe
! for his corn on the farm in Iowa. II
costs p cents a bushel to ship the corn
to Chicago. At a conservative orti"1ate
, on land valuation of 1868 we
Iowa corn costs the farmers =
actual cash to produce. r
cannot continue ,ntn TO r suffer s.
notified both railroad emplC> =
, laborers that the farmer had bout
the farmer were provided with a just
market for his surplus. he would be in a
I position to buy all manner OF goods In
! American industry to normally.
; Railway Brotherhoods. presented the
, Samuel M FELTON,. president of the Chi
l cago and Great Western. defined the
. executives attitude. At the close of the
conference, a transportation committee
was authorized and five members were
: chosen as follows: J. r. Howard
} american Farm Bureau 'Federation). j
F. Callbreath american Mining Con-
gress), s. II. Cowan american Nationa
Live Stock Association and Nationa
Live Stock Shippers League. Francis B
James National Paving Brick Manu-.
facturers' Association, American Face
Brick association and Hollow Building
. Tile Associa tom. and Charles Webster
chairman. legislative Committee of Ma
} tional Association of Railway Commits
sioners). This Committee will present
the resolutions OF the conference to Con-
lgress. Chairman Howard is authorized
to enlarge the committee and to cal
, further conferences as he sees At.
The proceedings of the conference will
; he printed in pamphlet form at an early
! date.
MRS. BROOKS DIES