The Mankato free press., 1922-12-01
QUERY BY FARM
BOARD ON IDEAS
Referendum Under Way
Bureau Is Sponsor
DESIRES OF MEMBERS
Questiopnaire To Be Submitted
To Meetings In Rural
Districts

A state wide referendum is being
taken by the. Minnesota Farm Bur
eau Federation to determine the
position of its members on import
ant issues affecting agriculture that
are tn come before the, legislature
and congress.
F. L. French, secretary, has sent
to all county directors and other
local leaders, supply Of blanks,
prepared in the form of question
naire, which when filed out, Will
give the Federation, especially its
Legislative committee, accurate in
formation as to the desires OF its
membership.
It will take approximately three
weeks to complete the referendum
Allowing week to compile return
a complete reorganization will
ready by the time the legislatr
cpens.t
The QUESTIONABLE will be sub
mitted at every local farmers meet
ing to be held this month. Each
question will be submitted for dis
cussion, after which vote viii be
taken and recorded
Divide Into TWO Parts
The QUESTIONABLE, which follows
closely that submitted to legislative
candidates a month ago, is divided
into two parts One deals with quess
tions before the state legislature and
the other with issues that will be
ccE gTessional referendum will be
sent to the Washington Office of the
American Farm Bureau Federation.
On state legislative issues the fed
Grafton wants to know whether
members favor the creation of an
investigational body before definite
steps are taken to organize a state
rural credit system. as the result of
the passage of Amendment No. 1.
II also asks for expressions relative
TO removal of stockholders liability
in cooperative associations, contlr1
uation of production studies, re-
establishment of Minnesota wheat
grades, branch banking, farmers
credit organizations, limiting ton
mage on rural highways, better coun
ty agent law, more aid for demon
stration work, state educational aid,
preservation of natural resources,
,tate bank guarantee law, state hail
insurance law and improved free
employment service.
National Issues Also
On national issues members are
asked for their vieSug relative to for
DlQQlng taX-exempC SeCurllleS, IN
creasing the federal lam loan, re-
storation to state railroad ,commis-
sions the power of regulating intre-
state rates, federal aid for highways,
sales tax, longer rediscount periods
for loans to farmers, changes in the
Esch Cummins act, repeal of the
Adamson law, the ST. Lawrence
water way project, a truth in fabric
law, law against filed milk pro
ducts. the Pittsburgh Plus" rate on
steel and the Ford proposal to op-
crate the Muscle Shoals project.
Creamery Association To Expand
Activities
A decision to expand activities of
the Minnesota operative, Cream
cries association was reached. at a
meeting of directors, held In ST. Paul
last week. The business of the as
sociation has grown SO rapidly that
the capacity of several departments,
especially that marketing butter
must be enlarged, according to A. ].
Mcclure, general manager.
The number of member creamer
les has reach 364, an increase of ten
for the month of November. The as
sociation does not owe cent, other
than regular monthly bills. The
financial condition is such that 1t Is
possible to expand in almost any
direction desired by the creameries.