The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-16
American Farm
Bureau Secretary
Gives Address
Continued from Page ID

Grafton depends for its strength
upon the united support Of the farm
people in the 1900 counties of the
forty-six cooperating state fedora
tons. !.
The county farm bureau will help |
you solve the problem of the county
that stand for a better county and
that you, as an Individual, know
should be solved. In unity there Is
strength and the farm bureau will be
as strong as the people who back 1t
make 1t.
The State Farm Bureau Fedora
ton is just an enlargement OF the
county unit to do the thing that the
couny as an individual cannot do;
where several counties or the entire
state Is affected 1t takes organization
to do the job.
The American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton is no stronger than its COM
ponent parts. 1t needs your help II
it is to continue to function properly.
It bases its program of action upon
thoro study of it's problems, and
has provided departments OF admin
istration, organization, finance, mar
keting, research, information, trans
portation, legislation and legal coun-
sci, and has employed the best
trained men that the country has to
take charge Of the work. 1t main
tains daily point Of contact with
the different research organizations
of the country and with the state
and federal agencies in studying
agricultural conditions. 1t holds
| conferences with organizations Of all
kinds in order that it may study their
problems and at the same time pre-
sent to them the true situation OF
agriculture.
Join, II you are farmer, because
the farm bureau needs you and you
need the farm bureau.
| Sales Tax Defeated
| Congress. SO far as the house Is
fconcerned, is in choatic condition IN
respect to the proposal to raise FUNDS
for the soldiers bonus. The sales
tax. to which the American Farm
Bureau Federation, along with many
other farm organizations and other
interests strenuously objected, has
been defeated. The special sub
committee of the House Ways and
Means rejected the sales proposal by
vote of to 2.
Seed Loans and the Northwest
Five million dollars will be made
available for the purchase of seed
grain and feed for livestock for re-
i lief among farmers in crop failure
areas If the bill, S. 1897, which re-
Gently passed the senate is also ap-
proved by the house.
| For More Agricultural Research
Agricultural interests Joined in
presenting to the house agricultural
committee last week statements
favoring the passage of the bill intro
duced by Representative Fred >.
Purnell of Indiana, which would
make more federal money available
to the state experiment stations.
The American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton also was represented pointed
out the need for the investigation or
research work which would make 1t
possible for the farmers to produce
morn efficiently and cheaply and
make for agricultural progress.
| A favorable report is expected
from the agricultural committee, but
the appropriations committee, OF
which Martin B. Medeen, Illinois, is
chairman, is not so likely to under
| stand the need for this kind of per-
manent legislation.
!. Blocking Truth-in-Fabric
Members of both senate and house
committees of interstate commerce
have had before them for months the
Capper-French Truth-in-fabric bill
and some for apparently interested
in keeping the truth out of fabric for
they block either thru delay in action
: or other antics consideration Of
these bills by these committees.
The senate committee on inter
state commerce, which has held ex
haustive hearings on the subject ant
heard the often expressed views o.
the farmers and many organization
favorable to the passage OF thu
Truth-in-fabric bill, now Is delaying
action on the basis of having test
made to ascertain whether tn
wooden garments can be manufact
ured with the label attached to shov
the percentage OF silk, cotton ant
other fbers woven in the wool. l
is understood, however, that NJ
actual tests have been made to dat
and matters are developing YER
slowly.
Nitrate Plant at Muscle Shoals
The American Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON, thru Mr.. Gray Silver, tn
Washington representative, has en-
dorsed the completion of the dar
and operation of the nitrate plau! a
Muscle Shoals. Mr.. Silver has n
less than three times explained t
the House Military Affairs commite
why the farmers are SO anxious t
see this immense project completed
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SON AT FACKRELLS
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis \
Fackrell of Thomas Wednesda!
G. March Is an eight pound son. d.