Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-03
COST SYSTEM IS RETAINED
Farm Bureau Federation to Continue
Splendid Work Started. of In
terest TO Farmers Everywhere

At a recent meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Iowa Farm
Bureau Federation, held in Des
Moines October IL and IL, it was
definitely decided to continue the
cost-of- production and cost-account-
ing project that was inaugurated in
1920.
While this is one of the more ex-
spensive activities promoted by the
Federation it has been found TO be
well worth all It costs, and it was the
unanimous opinion or the members
of the executive committee that the
results obtained are too valuable to
think of disappointing the project.
When the officials of the Iowa
Federation were called to Washing
ton recently to appear before the in
terstate commerce commission IN
connection with rate hearings they
went armed with the figures obtain
ed from this work the last two
years. And the exhibits they sub
mitted for consideration were in the
nature of an innovation, for il was
the first time, so it is said, that real
" accurate and reliable data of the
sort had ever been submitted for the
records of that body There have
been guesses and estimates and
opinions without end, as everybody
knows, but practically nothing suf-
ficiently business-like to stand the
test of criticism.
This cost-of~production work is
conducted by a special committee APP
pointed for that purpose, co-operat-
ing with the Economics section OF
the Iowa Experiment Station last
year the committee had the assist
ance of Prof. Munger, OF the Agri-
cultural college This year the work
is supervised and directed by DR..
| Nourse.
1t remained for the farmers OF
Iowa, led by the Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, to make the first definite
move toward giving expression to
Iowa sentiment toward the coming
Disarmament Conference called by
President Harding.
The October issue of the Farm
Bureau Messenger, mailed the first
of the month, presented a blank
form for signatures of members ex-
pressing their attitude toward the
coming conference. These forms
are being signed and mailed to the
headquarters office in volume that
is making life strenuous affair
temporarily, for the mail carriers.
At a recent meeting of the execu-
tive committee il was voted to sup
plement the project by circulating
petitions in every school district in
the state. in order that non-mem-
bers, town-dwellers and all may
have an opportunity to go on rec
ord. The following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, The fifty million citi-
zens between the Alleghanies and
the Rocky Mountains, are carrying a
load of taxes unprecedented in the
history of their country. burden
that is helping materially to force
countless thousands into bankrupt
cy. The major portion of this bur-
den is chargeable directly to war,
and IL is being augmented every day
by the present policy of building
warships and other war-like prepar-
ations.
The traditions of the American
people are the traditions of peace.
The rank and file of American cit
izenry are unalterably opposed to
war or further preparations for war.
We believe that peculiar and I'M
deniable responsibility rests with the
people in connection with the COM
ing Disarmament Conference called
by President Harding. We believe
that an attitude of indifference
might easily tip the scale in favor
of a program that would eventuate
| in further wars. We believe, too.
that it lies with the United States to
take the initial step looking toward
| International Disarmament; that the
other nations are looking to this
country for leadership, and that un-
less this country takes that step 1t
will not be taken.
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That
we hereby express our approval OF
President Harding's action in CALI
| ing the Disarmament Conference.
We hope that definite. clean-cut
proposal will come from the United
States during the Conference, TO the
effect that the building of war ships
! and other war-like preparations
| cease at once: and we hope to see
our country take the lead and step
boldly out in favor Of program
| that will lead to a contamination OF
our pre-war dream of everlasting,
! world wide npaea