The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
Mclaughlin Tells Farmers Of
Advantages Of Organization

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County Farm Bureau made his a3huaI
report He stressed the fine wOTk Hc
Cumplished by the county organization
during the past year. and laid parurn
lar emphasis upon the growth and on
ftrrprise of the All clubs. II" paid the
clubs very high compliments on me
exhibit at III" state lair. "Th" w"Ik 81
these clubs" he said. lis b"rumln"
more and more important each year
and the influence they are having
throughout the rural sections Is very
marked Thu mcm3erfhip IN these
All clubs during the past year has
greatly Increased: hope I" Sc" II
doubled during The coming year"
Mr.. Hunter then spoke nf III" adj
Nantagcs in cooperative buying rs II
had been experienced in OHIO county
during the wear He said that through
cooperative buying the MAJ ket price
OF fertilizer I'm this vicinity had. been
reduced and that many farmers had
profiled through this and other ctono
mics Of buying. lie also spoke Ncr!
earnestly In favor IF the cooperative
plan OF marketing farm products. rs
advocated by the national oreaniza
ton.
Some Cooks.
Following Mr.. hunters report cam"
the piece de resistance Of the day, a
bic chicken dinner served by IN"
ladies OF the Roneys Point United
Presbyterian church in the clur"i
dining room. adjacent 70 the assem-
bly, room where the farmers meeting
was he'd
@ AlthouSh il, was not mentioned al
the time, but to casual observer IL
was apparent that the ladies or t"'
Runey's Point district need no Earn:
Bureau or Kitchen Bureau 10. make
them produce better products IL
greater abundance. Give them tea
kettle. they will rruke il sing "Ann'o
Aaura:" give trGm i carrot and tA"E
will make il taste like lobster 10
Ncwhurg. But they had better things
TO work with yesterday and their TO-
suits were pfoportlonate.
Immediately after dinner the farm
,rs anG their wives gathered III IN"
1SSeNDlN TODlu Nlltl' tINs WV 49,
dressed by the principal speaker VI
the day Hon. J. b. Mclaughlin state
secretary OF the West Virginia Farm
Bureau Federation.
Mclaughlin Talks.
Mr.. McLyughlin is a charming an!
. convincing speaker and treated o!
, uuestions " the utmost moment 20
the farming industry. lie talked for
almost two hours and held the m.
divided attention of his audienc"
every minute OF the time.
The keynote or text OF Mr. Nc
Laurhlin's address was the benefit IL
be- derived through organization.
lie dwc.t at considerable length m
the cooperative plan OF marketing
farm products and by number NJ
concrete examples gave conrluSI''
evidence Of its benefit in obtaining
better prices for the farmers crops
Principally among his examples ~
cited the kcntuSky Burnley Tooarro
Growers Association which mas
proved such great and we'll known
success to the tobacco growers ne
longing to II the association or dairy
mon and milk producers i'll Minnc'
sofa and several others.
He stressed the tact that IN AL
farmers co operative ORGANIZATIONS
there must be good manager at the
hoal a man able and talented enough
,u meet the buyers ON the same intel
lertual business plane and to bargain
with them successfully. In thlS way
with such man at the head OF co
operative marketing association, the
farmer sells his crops through chan
nels interested In the farmer, ana
not through channels interested on!
in the profits Of the middle man.
Legislative Needs.
Referring at some length TO the
legislative needs OF the farmer Mr..
McLaughlln stressed the necessity ~
the farmers sticking together and urg-
ing their representatives in the leeis-
lature To get together on measures
that we're needed by the farmers. as
we'll as good. wholesome legislation
for the people.
at is not my idea" said Mr.. Nc.
Laughlin, that our representatives IN
the legislature should look after the
interests Of the farmers alone. W"
are not selfish class. hut we want
them TO know that We are back ot
them in every constructive mcasur"
that is for the good Of Tho people at
large.
I'VE as farmers" said Mr.. McLaush'
lin. want to see Il more Just system
of taxation or. rather. measures which
will provide more just distribution
of taxes The farmers ar" not being
treated 'eQuitably in the lcvying ni
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