The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-09
RESPONSIBILITY IS
REALIZED BY PREbLE
COUNTY FARM BUREAU
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EATON, Ohio, Feb. 9.-"Organlza-
ton brings responsibility, obligations
and power, for evil as well as Tor |
good declared the assembled Prebie
county farm bureau in resolution /
adopted by unanimous vote in the
meeting at the Armory during the ait
ernoon.
Support of efforts of the farm bu-
Seau TO reduce the spread between the !
price paid by the consumer, and that
received by the farmer, also was
pledged.
The first resolution, was adopted as
a platform for the guidance of activi- |
ties of the bureau. After the state
ment quoted above, it continues, Ut
ganization brings responsibility Tor
things not done as well as for things
done and obligation to deal fairly and
justly with our fellow man as we
would have him deal fairly and justly
with us. obligation to do, as far as
may be, the right thing at the right
time in the right way. On this plat
form of principles and conduct we
take our stand"
other Action Taktn.
Other action taken by the bureau
advocated passage of the truth-in-fab-
ric bill compelling manufacturers tot
label cloth with the materials used IN
it, commended the cooperative grain
marketing plans, called for more etTlc-
lent and economical administration OF
government and requested the farm
ers' organization to work out defl-
mite road policy which could be fol
lowed by state, county and local au-
thorities in cooperation with farm
bureau officials.
Resolutions were presented by Ed
win Morrow, chairman of the COM
mittee of which C.. c. Lane and Al
bert Penrod were also members.
committee appointed to investi-
gate the operation of cooperative live
stock shipping in Darke county re-
ported, through Glenn Cohee, general
satisfaction in the neighboring COM
munities and an offer by the Darke
county shipping manager of his serv-
ices in shipping comparatively from
the north end of Preblesif there is
any demand for it,
Report on Fertilizer.
The committee for investigation OF
fertilizer purchasing reported plans
of the Commercial Service company,
the farmers cooperative purchasing
agency, which promise very favorable
prices on fertilizer this spring. 1t
was the sentiment of the board of di-
rectors in consultation afterward, that
a formal contract with a small adj
vance payment of several dollars
ton, should be signed by every fer
tilizer purchaser, when orders are
taken
Farmers have not had cost of pro-
duction for their outpot for the last
20 years, declared L. NJ. Pierson, or
ganizer for a cooperative milk mar
keting association, speaking in the
afternoon. recent survey, he said,
showed that as a result of this condi-
ton, in IA states large numbers of
farmers wives are going out into the
fields and working beside their hus-
bands besides doing their house-work
I'VE must have homes, schools and
churches" declared the speaker, IF
our civilization is to continue, and we
must have fair living to enjoy these
More than this we do not ask"
There are 14,547 dairy cows in the
county, said Mr.. Pierson, with an an
nual production of $500, 900. If bet
ter marketing can add only 10 per cent
TO this sum, the county will be richer
] by $4,000.
All great leaders In every crisis
that history records have come from
the country, said Rupert Beetham,
speaker of the house of representa-
tives of the state assembly, who also
spoke during the afternoon. He cited
Moses, David, Cincinnatus, Cromwell,
and George Washington as examples.
Money loaned by the war finance
corporation saved 100 banks from
closing their doors in one state, said
Mr.. Beetham, referring to the accom-
plishments of the farm bloc" in con-
gress. In Iowa, he said every bank
in the state would be thrown into
bankruptcy if farm loans should be
called now. Other acts of the bloc
were cited by the speaker as reason
for it's continued support but he
warned the audience against thinking
legislation, either by the bloc, or, in
the assembly, by the corn stalk bri
gade" would prove panacea for al
economic evils. All legislators car
do, he said, is to clear away artificial
barriers.
Sneering references to politicians
and lack of general interest in public
questions were condemned by Mr.
Beetham, who said that Americans
have too little regard for the priv
leges and duties of citizenship. The
same attitude rules in the farm bu
reau. he said. with members dropping
away when the first fervor has worr
off He urged continued attendance
at meetings and consideration o
common problems, and in politics
deeper interest in elections.
- THIEF is STUDYING CRlMINoLOG>
n There is a thief in the criminolog,
Y class of the University of Californi;
and all the other students are exercis
ing their knowledge of the subject b.
endeavoring 10 locate the guilty one
The presence of the thief was mad
known by the theft of pocketbool
containing $50 from one of the student
LII the class.