Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-08-26
[G DRIVE FOR
memberships s
pOrary Organization of
Rusk County Farm Bureau
To Be Permanent
NE THOUSAND MEMBERS
AIM OF BUREAU LEADERS
IRON County Man Makes Plea For
Bureau and Outlines Campaign
For Members

Aiming at membership of one
hOusand in Rusk county, local farm
rs will start membership drive for
Rusk County Farm Bureau on Sep
ember 5.
The line of action was mapped out
at meeting of township bureau mem
}ers and other friends of the great
american Farm Bureau Federation,
t a meeting at the court house Sat
.rday morning and at Il subsequent
meeting held Monday evening.
The present drive for members CON
templates action only in territory east
Of the Chippewa river, as locals of
the American Society of Equity are
functiOning in the territory of the
county on the west side of the river.
Later on, the whole county is to be
included, according to the intentions
of the leaders in the movement.
Necessity of Combined Action
At the court house meeting, Satur-
day, at which John A. Schmidt, tem-
p0rary county president. presided. X.
C. HaZelberg, Of Barron county, was
the principal speaker Outlining the
aims of the farm bureau in general
way, Mr.. HaZelberg impressed upon
the farmers present the necessity OF
combined action of those engaged in
farming in order to adequately repre-
sent the farmer and his interests on
all occasions.
MI Hazelberg wasted no words; he
spoke directly and cOncisely, and gave
the results of the work accomplished
in Barron county, while giving his
ideas of how the membership drive
should be conducted in Rusk county.
He suggested that a complete list Of
the farmers of the county be obtained
and that a circular letter, covering the
object of the Federation be mailed to
each farmer i'll the territory to be can=
yassed, i'll advance of the personal
visit campaign. He also suggested
that at least three experienced work
ers of the Bureau from outside the
county be secured to assist in the
work Of soliciting members.
In Barron county, where they have
$50 members in the county 0rganlZa-
tion, they had paid secretary work
ing on full time a part OF the year.
In their advertising campaign they
. use the picture shows to put on slides
illustrating the benefits of the organ
iZation and the manner OF obtaining
them The plan presented to the Rusk
county farmers ought TO work out,
was the opinion of \. \. Hadden, m
interested farmer present.
How Farmers Saved Money
One of the things accomplished by
the county federation in Mr.. Hazel
bergS county, he said, was to get most
of the local merchants TO discontinue
the sale Of butter substitutes. Another
line Of endeavOr will be to cooperate
the business of the creameries ana
cheese factories, SO that they will not
compete with each other. They are
going to put on Il buying campaign III
Barron, though the Barron Bureau
does not propose to put any legitimate
business out Of business. The secretary
of the Barron County Bureau has
mailing list Of the secretaries OF the
county bureaus in Iowa. Illinois, IN
diana, Michigan and Ohio, and when
Barron county farmers have sl1-
plus of any commodity the secretary
gets into communication with the sec
retaries in those states and finds a
cash market or an exchange market
Thus. potatoes in bulk are exchanged
for peaches. Barron members OF the
Bureau saved One-half on the purchase
of salt from Michigan and - per bar
rel on apples from New York. Large
savings were also made on the pur-
chase of limestone fertilizer.
G. l.. Dunn, secretary and treasurer
of the township Farm Bureau OF the
town of True. was present and took IN
active part in the discussion and bus
mess of the meeting Mr.. Dunn, who
resides on his farm three mills north
of Glen Flora, was a member OF the
Farm Bureau organization in Iowa,
before he came to Rusk county. and
understands the workings Of the or
ganizatiOn.
Three Towns Now Organized
The Farm Bureau movement got un-
der way in Rusk county only last
hr" three towns have or
ganizahons. though there are mem
~, ur me state and national organ
izations in other towns. The towns
at present organized are: Flambead Il,
Myron Hoffman, president; M t t
Haasl, secretary treasurer; Marshall,
r. L. Beveridge, president; W. ). Ser
geant, . secretary-treasnrer; True, lver
Bergstrom, president G. /. Dunn, sec
retary-treasurer.
The Rusk county drive, which will