The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-03
FARM BUREAU
HELPS GOOD
LEGISLATION
What Eas Been Done at Frank
fort in Interest of Farmers
And Taxpayers

The Kentucky Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON has a most creditable record
o. achievements in legislative mat
tiers the past year The legislative
committee Is composed % W. T. Har-
RS, Morganheld. chairman; Chas.
Anderson. J. Guthrie Coke. x. VI.
Blakerby and $. +. Bierley.
The legislative program Of the
Kentucky Farm Bureau was no, eX-
tensive. but contained matters Of Ut
most importance TO farmers. The
following are the accomplishments
The first item was Farmers CO.
operative Marketing Law. This bill
was introduced in the House Of Rrep-
resentatives. by J. T.. Brown Of the
Shelby County Farm Bureau. and
was known as the Bingham Cooper
etive Marketing Bill Il became a
law in six days from the time il was
introduced. a record in the history Of
the State Of Kentucky
The Harry Hartke Bill. giving
farmers cooperative associations or
ganized in other states. the full bene-
FITS Of TIE Bingham Bill. was passed.
The Antitrust Law. passed by the
1920 session. Of the legislature that
threatened the existence Of all farm
ers' organizations, was repealed.
Useless Offices to he Investigated
Believing that the taxpayers Of
the State can be saved one million
dollars annually by the elimination
I Of useless state and county offices.
the consolidation Of others. and the
reduction Of eXorbitsnt salaries, a
survey commission was appointed and
an appropriation Of s25. 900 was CIV
en- them 10 investigate the matter.
j. Guthrie Coke. Of Logan county. a
member Of the State Legislative Com
mittee. was one Of the four members
Of the survey commission appointed.
A Pure Seed Law. passed by both
House and Senate. but was vetoed by
Governo- Morrow because il contain
ed an appropriation not called for in
the State budget.
A Bill to repeal te section Of the
Farm Bureau Law which requires sal
aries for County Agents, was intro
dueed. but was defeated in COM
mittee. The passage Of this bill
would have dealt a serious blow TO
the Extension Department Of the Col
!ege Of Agriculture.
Railroads Defeated by Farm Bureau |
Probably the most important piece
Of legislation passed was the bill TO
give the State Railroad Commission |
more powers to regular freight rates.
A similar bill has been introduced at
every session Of the legislature for
the past 90 years. but has always !,
been defeated by the railroads This
time the bill was introduced and
backed by te Farm Bureaus. The
railroads used their best efforts 70 de-
fea tit. and the president Of one Of
the railroads testified agains, the bill
before the House committee. This
is the first time railroad president
has ever appeared before a legislative
committee at Frankfort. |, was a
hard fight but the results justified
the efforts. Only two votes were
cast against the bill in the House and
only six in the Senate. Thanks 20
the Farm Bureau. people Of the State
now have an opportunity TO have
their railroad troubles adjusted by the
authority, instead Of having to 20 TO
Commission Cloaked with proper
the expense Of law suit in every
case. The following work was also
by the legislative COM
mittee in addition 10 the above legis-
lative program:
Realizing that We rave a number
81 State Departments that have al.
ways urged farmers 20 organize and
cooperate. and further realizing that
these same Departments have never
eoperated among themselves. the
chairman Of the Legislative com
mittee called a meeting at which the
were present, besides the
Of his committee; Hon.
George Colvin. Superintendent Of
p,thlie Instruetian. Han "a 4 Han