Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-03-11

of farm products that can be trans
ported and the relief organizations
IRE equipping themselves to take
care of these products. Condensor-
es, creameries. packers and others
will no doubt aid in getting them in
such form that they can be shipped
TO best advantage.
The work has developed SO rapid
ly that President Howard has placed
Carl S. Vrooman in charge of all
the relief work the American Farm
Bureau Federation. with headquar-
! ters in Mr.. Howard's Office at s S
Wabash Avenue. Chicago Mr.
Vrooman is donating his time and
energies TO this work free and is nj,
lotting the farmers donations to the
various relief organizations as they
are equipped to take care of them
Under the present plan, most dora
tions of grain are shipped intact tc
the stricken area before being mill
ed so that all of the by-products car
be used there.
Colorado's Opportunity.
| Colorado now has an opportunity
to perform a service for humanity by
taking part in this movement. l.
is safe to assume that the farmers
of Colorado will respond with any
surplus produce that they have ..
| vailable. Plans are already unde'
way to perfect an organization C
carry on this work on n state wide
rFsis
National Form Bureau Items.
The American Farm Bureau
Federation" is the title of revived
pamphlet just off the press. 1t ex-
pIaius sucointly wnat the Federation
Is. outlines a program Of work, dis
plays the constitution and tells how
to become a member. Copies of the
pamphlet may be obtained by writ
ing to Secretary j. w. Coverdale, )
So. Wabash Ave, Chicago III.
Clifford Thorne is now represent
ing the A. +. b f. before. the Inter
state Commerce Commission, In d
hearing involving rules and regula
tions governing mixed car shipments
and minimum weights. The pres
ent rules and regulations are deemed
lnequitable by Mr.. Thorne. and n re-
port of proceedings will be made
later.
Marketing Committee on the Job.
Committee of IT on Grain Mar
keting met February 14th. in Kan
sas City,
The Committee OF 1 on Livestock
Marketing meets for the first time on
February 23rd lin Chicago
Committe on Fruit Marketing
meets in Chicago April 5th. Other
committees that will meet soon arc
Wool Growers. Vegetable Growers,
Dairymen and Sugar Beet Growers
The American Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON is growing 80 rapidly that
the headquarters are being moved
to new location three times as
large as the space now occupied.
All but two states In the u. s. are
now members of the A. F. B. +. and
these two are organizing as fast ms
possible.
The Executive Committee of the
a. f. b. r. is meeting in Chicago
this week. A lot OF important
business will no doubt be transAc-
ted at this meeting.
Carl s. yrooman Announces that
about $500. 900 bushels of corn VIII
be ready to start rolling to the starv-
ting people OF Europe by about the
Hast of February and If the farmers
tchallenge is fully met. that at least
$50, 100000 bushels can be transpcr-
ted in the near future.
Membership Campaign.
Governor Oliver II. Shoup Joined
the Montrose County Farm Bureau
following talk by President Jami-
son.
The Stocilmen and Farmers of ev-
cry section CT the state are very en-
Enthusiastically supporting the Farm
Bureau after they find out what II
stands for. Nearly every commun
ity that has been solicited so far Lai
netted close TO 100 percent. member
ship.
SO many demands have been mac'
on J. NJ. Rogers, who has charge O
the organization work that he hal
) been on the move day and night fol