Arizona republican., 1921-12-25

buying service in cooperation with five state farm bureau federations.
 F. Worked out a transportation policy-immediat reduction in rail- road rates on basic commodities and subsequent reductions as rapidly as savings in operating expenses could be effected-and advocated it to the end that rate savings totaling So5,- 0o0,000 have been authorized by the interstate commerce commission. 13. Participated in grain and live stock rate cases, with resultant or dered savings to shippers of s45. | 100000 in freight bills on grain, hay and live stock.
 II. Reduced railway valuation for purposes of computing guaranteed earnings, S1,T00, 900, 900, making an average saving of $50 each for every 1 farmer in the United States. 15. Co-operated with state farm bureau federations in improving transportation conditions locally; aid ed in the revision of railroad rules and regulations affecting farm prod | ucts.
 Is. Provided for agriculture an au- thoritative voice in the capital and throughout the nation
 1 IT. Fostered the agricultural bloc in congress.
 1 IS. Secured passage of the packer control law, thereby stopping indirect drain on producers of amounts total ing so times annually the entire op erating expense ot the American Farm Bureau Federation. l9. Secured extension of war finance corporations power to lend 1 s1,0o0. 100000 to farmers.
 20. Lent entire weight of influence rnf Fa Iworld to passage of acts regulating grain exchanges, increasing interest on farm loan bonds from to 5l3 per cent, increasing the working capital of federal loan system by s25,0oo, 900, limiting immigration to ? per cent of foreign born residents, and providing federal appropriation for farm-to- market roads rather than boulevards I-thus securing Q total of more agri- cultural legislation by one session of congress than was ever before passed in the history of the nation.
 q. Advocated Great Lakes St. Lawrence deep waterway, barge nav igation on inland rivers, and nation wide development of waterway trans portation as means of bringing the farmer nearer to his markets.
 p. Appointed a. salaried taxation director, worked out tax policy retain excess profits tax. kill the sales tax and prevent issue of all tax free 1 securities-and secured its adoption in principle.
 23. Gathered and shipped to Flu rope 1000 bushels of farmers gift corn, thereby saving from starvation thousands of children and incident ally creating an extended market 10. American corn products abroad.
 r,d roF
 erenda involving definite problems O , national policy and presented yes l and mo" vote of entire Farm Burea, membership to congress.
 25. Conducted county farm bu : reau hearings all over America anC Q presented the farmers own case t,
 congress and the public. P 26. Established contracts with az : ricultural colleges, the extension ser
 vice, the United States department O . agriculture, the government, organi - zations of business men and workers
 other farm organizations, and tn
 public at large which have gained Iprofound respect for the Farm Burear
 because of the service which the or lganization renders to agriculture an, to the nation.
 27 Conducted unbiased researcI lon the problems of agriculture an lSubmitted facts and figures to prov
 the true mind and purpose of tn American farmer.
 2S. Organized nine service depart
 n1ents, each under the direction of
 trained leader with budget at hi
 disposal, and placed them at the dis
 posal of American agriculture.
 29. Established the truth principl
 in publicity, maintained an open doc
 policy, retained documentary evi
 dence for all Farm Bureau news, an
 narshaled an array of public opinio
 behind the farmer such as no organ
 ized effort has ever enjoyed.
 30. Carried forward the aspira
 tions of the American farmer to SC
 cure economic and social justice fc
 agriculture. and square deal for a
 the people.