Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-08

NATIONAL NEWS ITEMS.
State oganisations Endor'e the

State Oganixaf1ons knoofse tne
Grain Marketing Plan
Nine state meetings held last
week for the election Of ofiicial dele
gates to national ratification meet
Ing on the proposed gfain-marketing
plan of the Farmers Grain-Market-
ing Committee Of Seventeen evil
denced an unexcelled degee off CO.
operation between farmers orgapiz-
ations.
Publishing Report Of Shipper Con-
ference -
The report of the Shipper Con-
ference in Chicago. March IA. is be-
ing published by the American Farm
Bureau Federation. The report
will contain the addresses Of J. r.
Howard. President of the American
Farm Bureau Federation; 8. H.
Cowan. Counsel for the American
National Live Stock Association and
the National Live Stock Shippers'
League; Glenn E. Plumb. represent
ing the Railway Brotherhoods;
Samuel NJ FELTON,. President of the
Chicago and Gerat Western. and
others. The pamphlet will include
a copy of the resolutions adopted at
the conference and other material
which Will contribute to the farmars
understanding OF the transportation
problem.
Calendar of Coming Conventions -
March 29-Tobacco Marketing
Conference, Louisville, Kentucky;
March 29 to 30 Midwest Farm
Bureau Presidents. and Secretar-
les Conference, Claypool Hotel, In
dianapolis. Indiana. April s. Fruit
Marketing Conference. Congress fIo-
tel. Chicago. April Qualification
Meeting of Farmers Grain Market
La Sale. Chicago. April Farmers
Livestock Marketing Committee.
Chicago. April 20 Cotton Market
ing Conference in the South. May
8 Dairy Marketing Conference.
Chicago.
Tennessee to Have State Federation {:
Western Tennessee has organized
a number of strong country Farm
Bureaus. The state federation will
be formed as soon as the eastern
half of the state Is organized.
Rhode Island Starts Membership
Drive -
~ ho To- fffyy,
department OF the American Farm
Bureau Federation is working In
Rhode Island this week. He reports
the first days drive as netting IS
members out OF IS seen Indica-
lions promise a strong farm bureau
in the state.
Utah hes Publicity Department.
r. Fl. Argubright has been en-
ployed by the Utah State Farm Blu
reau to manage the publicity de-
partment OF that organization.
The Birthday Of an Idea -
At Binghamton. N. Y. on March
81, 1921. was celebrated the tenth
birthday anniversary OF the estab-
lishment OF the first county farm
bureau. The president OF the
Broome County Farm Bureau Asso-
citation. the President of the New
York State Federation OF County
Farm Bureaus and the vice-Presi-
dent of the American Farm Bureau
Federation were present to point
out the present Importance and
significance of the great nation
wide movement which has developed
from the beginning In Binghamton
ten years ago.
On March 20, 1911, the first farm
bureau in the United States was
started as an adjunct to the Bing-
hamton Chamber Of Commerce. The
finances were provided by the United
States Department, of Agriculture
the. Binghamton Chamber of Com.
merce. and the, Lackawanna Rail-
road The New York State Col.
lege of Agriculture lent educationa
assistance and direction. Johr
II. Barron was employed as the frs
county agent in the northern aut
western states. At that time Their,