Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-19

g.,. With E. D .HeAtont Of ChlcaSo, asAst.
 ant ssecretary of the American Farm Bu-
 reau Federation, Stancliff Hale, seer retary
 of the Cennecticut Farm Bureau Federa- ten, B. F. Southwick, agent of the Hart
 ferdf County Farm Bureau and Miss Ee-
 teIle S,rague, -Stcrrs, home economies specialist ons. the speakers progrannne,
 the opening meeting of a series; to, bf
 Aefd this week unders the auspices of the New london County. Farm Bureau took
 place Monday evening atv Odd Fellows hall on Main street. The , indictment weather had its 'effect- On the size of the;
 attendance. HoMever. those sswho were.
 present. representing various sections Of the county were well repaid. <. l The. meeting Monday night zheralded l the big fnefnberships campaign which Athe County Farm Bureau is; to launch next
 week; <, This year the farm ,.bureau is going out after $1O family meinbershipe. As was brought out in. the meeting. the -easoni for setting the membership fee at i $1p, this. year. is because certain govern ment funds ,which were available to farm I bureaus during shev war hSYee now been l exhausted. making 1t necessafyr for, each
 county. to finance sits own sfarm bureau. Es .wsrk Of 11r1a HafeGiu Federation
 The meeting was called sto order about .Esm5 o'clock by <. w. Liilfhridgea of Noff- twich Town. 2 dNrectory9 Of the fara l bureau Mfr. Eiaiibsfdge lintrodueed as the 4 SEst speaker i-4E. B: SHeataH-, of Chicags is Assistant secretary of the American Farm
 ] Bureau Federation..- Mr. Heaton gave l &t4'very~ interesting talk -onathe aims and
 Scconpiishne of ithe lyAmericant Farm
 Bureau Federation. In part he spoke as l toiloRs;, ...; .... l.. There have been many attempts at-of ] ganizaticn in sas national way byS the
 American 'farmeY. Most lof these orgahi- Il zations have not gotten any farther than i statewide. .plans,.-xith-- flew. a approaeh. I ing: 8 ma tional4 movement in character
 With the organization of the, farm btf- reaus into state organize tions and these
 into a national organiza ton called tife American Farm Bureau Federation ws
 have the first. organized movement real
 ly national in scopn, ,,b by the farmers oi
 this country. | It. is national in scope be
 Icause 1t takes in states where there wer, : no, farm organizations Representing eth, farmers of those states. The American Farm Bureau Federation is. also the frs attempt. on the part of the farmer t, adequately finance a national as, well al Il state and county, organizations It fl T built on 8 solid base we'll financed county unit the farm bureau which ha been such a successful educational or ganfzation in almost every county ii the United States.
 .t Today the farmers 7 are demandfn, . more than a purely educa tional organi zation to encourage more economical pro = duction. They want, something done, i z solving the marketing problems, the fl nance problems and an. organization t
 Hook after the. Legislative matters affect
 i ing our farming population. The far Il MA sa IT4A 6 problems both by rail, by water and O 5 the public highways since he pays owe 8 one-haf the freight bill' of this naticr 2 The farmer sees that he- can; do practi = Ecally' nothing by having a meeting an passing resolutions concerning thes
 I problems He now knows that he nu. s through unified movement properly f 2 nanced gather the information .n.cessar a and present this .inforrna ton tot.our con Q missions, state and national, to our r, s gdlating bodies and Nto our 3legislatiy p bodies. --,s s r., The American. farmer realizes toda 1. and he hopes that others will that tt .,e tarning industry is of prime is1nortant t' and that a .true.F conception ofE'fts Eei, as tionship with other business element , n makAsyit. imperative that he clearly an : directly explain and assert an econon, s policy not merely designed :f6ir fife tsc benefit : of. the, farmer but for u F strengthening and upbufidfng of cur. Ii . tional civilization. Agriculture seeks i !. self, ,sh purpese er ,snd but wishes : 'p support andywerk with all clements D . ' 1t expects them te respond in eau = measure with broad national lurpos l% "a The ffAmerican Farm Bureau; Tsder q ton through its transportat ton depar q, rfent last year. was able to Save: nt lea n; , thirty dollars to every American farm