The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15
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FARM BUREAU NOTES


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\ The legislative department of the Amer
lean Farm Bureau Federation is moving
it's Office from the top floor of the Oc-
lcidental Hotel at 1411 Pennsylvania
Avenue. Washington. L. G.. to the
and Pennsylvania avenue. Concerning
impending development at the capital OF
interest to. farmers, the washington
of an embargo being placed against the
importation of certain agricultural pro-
ducts passed with the announcement
the, request. OF President Harding. inn
mediately to reenact the emergency
tariff legislation vetoed by President
Harding indicates that the schedules OF
the tariff legislation may be changed
somewhat and that it may be limited to
only few agricultural products and be
In the nature of an embargo. Undoubt-
eddy a great deal of pressure will be
brought to bear to include certain items
and strike out others: 1t is impossible to
of accuracy, what the result will be. 1t
seems certain, however, that some EN-.
Urgency tariff action for agriculture Will
be attempted as soon as Congress con-
venes on April IL. 1t is well-konwn
fact in Washington. however, that a
great many members OF congress voted
Il
that the president would veto it. In
fact statements to this effect have, been
made in the Record by members.
passing similar legislation when it is
certain to become law is a question. The
legislative department is making study
of good roads legislation and hopes soon
to be able to suggest bill which Will
serve the greatest possible number OF
people interested in roads. Undoubtedly
this will be one of the big questions be
1 IN
March %; Secretary OF Agriculture
'ronry Z" Wallace met with representa-
tives of farm organizations. and the farm
press at their weekly luncheon. He ex-
4 PRESSED sincere ueslre to cooperate
with the representatives of the farmers
organizations and most emphatically
conferences at any time on questions OF
interest to agricultural representatives.
At Washington officials strive to solve
mercial situation the question Of open
ing foreign markets continually forges to
the front"
The board of attorneys appointed by
the Farmers grain marketing committee
OF seventeen went into session IN chi
on faaw: ss Ths bons is en-
cago. general counsel for the American
Farm Bureau Federation and the Farm
ers National Grain Dealers association;
solicitor general of the United States;
j. II. Broadly, lincoln, Neb.. attorney for
various cooperative organizations and
versity OF Nebraska; Aaron Sapiro. San
Francisco. attorney for the California
Prune Growers Association. and George
sci for the California Fruit Growers as.
ISOLATION. The board of attorneys will
probably be in session all week drawing
reviewing the proposed constitution and
bylaws in the grain marketing plan.
| Government harness suitable for farm
is being sold direct to farmers arsa,
declarations. Some months ago, con,
gress passed an act creating the United
States Harness company to dispose OF
the surplus harness contracted for at
1.-THE close of the war. No satisfactory
method of distribution was found for
some time. The Mexican government
ever. in view of the need of such equip
i ment by American farmers, officials
sought a method Of reaching, the farmer
Farm Bureau Federation persuaded the
United States Harness company to use
its organization as distributing agency
in that state. The plan prov proved entirely
and other state declarations have COM
pleted similar arrangements with, the
United States Harness company fS and are re
a price below the government cost price.
Calendar OF coming conventions:
j April 4-5-Mid-West Farm Bureau
Presidents and Secretaries Conference,
tClaypool Hotel. indianapolis. Ind:
April 5-Tational Fruit Fruit, Market Marketing
April g. Ratification Meeting of
Farmers Grain Marketing Committee of
Seventeen, Hotel LaSalle, Chicago.
ling committee Hotel LaSalle. Chicago.
Il April 26-National Cotton Marketing
Conference in the South
Conference, Chicago.
The department of transportation is
conducting an investigation of the rates
! on limestone shipments in Illinois. Iowa,
Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and New York.
The carriers have been requested to
furnish tariffs covering the rates o on
Commodities. It is hoped that the
studies will indicate some measure OF
relief which may be offered to the ship
pers Of limestone.
How does the proposed plan of the
Farmers Grain Marketing committee OF
positions Of fp great responsibty as lead
Secretary of Agriculture Henry c;
the II e Committee Of Seventeen to address
the Ratification meeting in Chicago on
April 6. Arthur Capper. Senator from,
Kansas writes have Just tbr peas
ure of addressing the meeting of farmers
called to consider the Committee OF
Seventeen's program and to select dele
gates to the Chicago meeting. | am
glad to say that there was great inter
est in the marketing plan proposed by
the committee and much favorable COM
ment. It was the first farmers. meeting
which / have ever addressed in Kansas
in. which all the farmers organizations in
Guiding the Farm Bureau. Grange.
Farmers Union, Equity society. and SO
on participated on equal terms and
lseemed to be determined to unite on q
lcommon basis. / believe there is great
significance in this phase of it and am
hopeful Of the outcome. l was glad to
commend the movement in the heartiest
way and especially to urge the import
ance of united action on the part of the
producers in a marketing movement that
is practical and we'll thought out" AT
a conference of editors in Chicago. Gov
ernor s. r. McKelvie of Nebraska said
1.-The proposed grain marketing plan OF
the committee of seventeen is an under
taking far-reaching in its Importance to
: the whole country. I am proud that
Nebraska is so intimately related to the
plan. In season and out of season your
chairman has interested himself in the
} farmers economic situation. The prob
lens pressing for solution on behalf OF
farmers are problems of all the people.
1t means Just as much to the dweller in