Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-18
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RAILROAD LAWS
WILL Be URGED
Farm Bureau Is Preparing a
Program Which VIII Be
Submitted to National
Agricultural Meet.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE pro-
gram which the American Farm
Bureau will submit TO the Nation
al Agricultural conference when IT
eonyenes next week will call Tor
early enactment by congress OIL
laws clearly defining rights or the
farmers to market their products
co-operatiVely." In making inns
announcement today the bureau
said their economic and legislative
proposals would be based on the
plan adopted at the convention IN
Atlanta, Ga. Also. it was SAID, IN
formation which the department OF
agriculture is collecting on farm
tenantry and other problems viii
be made available TO the dele
gates.
The farm bureau federation said
they would urge the conference 70
endorse u recommendation that all
appointments on federal boards
and committees "be made so that
I tho interests of agriculture snail
be protected and conserved"
Long Time Credits.
Relief of the farmers financial
situation will be urged through 4
plan. which it will be suggested,
that congress enact for long time
credits commodity financing based
on warehouse receipts, personal
rural credits secured by proper in :
surance features and the creation
of machinery that will allow CO.
! operative systems to obtain money
directly.
The transportation policy to be
presented will suggest immediate
reductions in freight rates, all saw
| ings in operating costs to be fur
ther reflected in further rate re-
ductions until the increase of Aug
ust, 1920, is wiped out and repeal
or amendment of the Adamson
law, $50 as to nullify the national
agreements" The conference will
also be asked to declare for the
repeal of amendment of the Esch-
| Cummins law, $50 as to abrogate
the guarantee clause, restore jur-
isdiction in intrastate rates to the
J states, vitalize the railroad labor
! board and coordinate wage MAX
ing powers with the rate-making
power of the interstate commerce
| commission"
Muscle Shoals Project.
The program, 1t was said, prob
ably would urge development of
the Muscle Shoals nitrate water
power project, "as an essential
measure to the full development
of the industrial and transporta-
tion facilities
The conference will further be
asked to endorse resolution
adopted at the Atlanta convention
which urged congress to enact the
export grain feature of the so
called farmers relief bilp' provid-
| ing that the war finance corpora
tion be empowered to make ad.
vances to foreign purchasers OF
Americas surplus agricultural
products.
Pittsburgh Plus Principle.
Among other things the fedora
tion will urge, will be the con-
demnation of Gle Pittsburgh plus
principle which adds fictitious
freight rate to the price of steel;
the necessity for the truth in fab
ric legislation; the need for a law
preventing the sale of filled milk
adoption of uniform and standard
grades of agricultural products
and similar proposals aimed at the
immediate relief of American agri-
culture"
Six women were In an additional
list of % names Of delegates mada
public today by Secretary Wallace
They include Mrs. w. c. Martin
Dallas, Texas, state chairman OF
the federation of rural life clubs