The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-22
REFLECT HOWARD
AS PRESIDENT OF
FARM FEDERATION
Stresses transportation, La
Dor Conditions, Tariff, Taxes
and Commodity Market
ing Problems

Atlanta, November All. r. How
ard was unanimously reelected pres
ident OF the American Farm Bureau
Federation at the night session here
tonight of the third annual conven-
ton Of the organization. The election
of Mr.. Howard, whose home is In
Iowa, was by reclamation.
The work of the federation along
economic lines was reviewed by Mr..
Howard, He told of the appointment
of the national grain marketing COM
mittee of II and the plan for nation
wide handling of the grain crops by
the producers through the United
States Grain Growers, Incorporated,
which now Is in process of organiza-
ton, with $4,000 members signed up,
representing more than $4,000 bushels
of wheat alone. Mr.. Howard told OF
the appointment of the live stock
marketing committee of Is which re-
Gently submitted plan for nation
wide cooperative marketing of live
stock. This plan was ratified at a
conference held in Chicago November
10 and IL, and will be in operation by
January l. Mr.. Howard declared.
Mr.. Howard also told of the APP
pointment of similar committees to
solve the marketing problems OF
milk and dairy products producers,
fruit growers and cotton growers
stress Problems
Transportation. labor conditions,
tariff and taxation and commodity
marketing problems were stressed by
Mr. Howard in his keynote speech.
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ticu1ar attention to all these PROB
lens before it adjourned.
The morning session was taken
over by addresses of welcome by
Mayor James L. Key of Atlanta. Gov.
Thomas w. Hardwick and response
by James w. Morton. member of the
executive committee of the fedora
ton. DR.. Andrew NJ. Soule, president
of the College of Agriculture at Atm
ems, Ga, delivered the principal ad
dress at the morning session. he
analysed the problems confronting
the American farmer today and Of
fered a summary of things that VIII
help to bring about return to nor
NAL.
Following Mr.. Howards/ keynote
speech at the afternoon session, the
heads of the several departments OF
tailed reports of their work for the
last year Outstanding among these
was the report of j. w. Coverdaie,
executive secretary, who also rs IN
charge of the department of organi-
cation. Mr.. Coverdale reported tha-
the American Farm Bureau federa-
ton now has a membership of APP
proximately 100000 members in a
states, of which more than $4,000
have paid their dues.
The session tonight was given over
to the annual election of officers.
other Officers Chosen
Oscar f. Bradfute of Ohio was re-
elected vice president.
The twelve members of the execu-
tive committee were chosen as fol-
lows: H. L. Taylor, Freehold, N. j..
re- elected; E. F. Richardson of MIL
lis, Mass. reelected. and ii. =. NC
Kenzie of New York, chosen by the
northern region delegates; Howard
Leonard of Eureka. ILL.,, reelected
John G. Brown of Mormon, Ind. re-
elected, and Ralph Snyder of Oska
loosa, Kan, chosen by the central re-
gion delegates; w. Fl. Walker of
willows. Cal, reelected; John +.
Burton of Garland. Utah, reelected.
and c. S. Brown of Arizona, chosen
by the western region delegates the
only complete reelection was made
nv the southern regions delegates.
who again chose James w. Morton
OF Athens. Ga: John I. Orr of Dali
las, Tex, and Gray Silver of Martin
burg. w. Va.
The secretary and treasurer of the
federation will be chosen by the ex-
, ecutive committee Immediately after
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