The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-07
GOV. MecRAYs ApDREss


In his address before the conven-
fion of the Indiana farm bureau Las.
Saturday Governor McCray said that
farmers are bearing an. unfair proper
ton of taxes, and That he is doing ev-
erything he can to hold down state ad-
ministration expenses and to prevent
waste of the taxpayers money. He IA
yored an income tax and the removal
of tax exemptions from most of pres
ent non-taxable securities He pointed
out, however, that high taxes are most
ly local affairs, because most of the
taxes are spent for local purposes, and
are levied by local officials"
Congressman A L. Dickinson, of
Algona, Ia, the principal speaker at
the session, said that: 1.-THE one big
accomplishment of the farm bloc in
congress is the fact that through 1t
we have made the cause of agriculture
heard. The attention of the master
minds of the day has been attracted
to our cause. Farming interests have
been mentioned oftener. and have had
more space in all the big newspapers
and trade journals, than In any other
five years. We have passed more agri-
cultural legislation than at any other
period in the history of the country"
The speaker insisted that all the
farm bloc wants is to make farming a
substantial business that will pay q
living wage" He said that: "All our
legislation, passed or proposed, has
sought this end" He challenged
anyone to show that this legislation
is economically unsound, or tinctured
by class feeling or in any way against
public policy or the general good. 'It
has long been my contention" said he,
that the problem of the farm Is large
ly a matter Of what your produce win
bring, not what you are compelled to
pay for what you consume"
Next Legislature
In the incoming etate legislature
which convenes in JanuaryA there will
be IL farmers In the senate and A
farmers in the house of represe nta-
tives. With reference to this prepon-
derance of ruralists a speaker at the
recent convention, sud: THE voters
/ of Indiana have honored US. We must
discriminate the good bills from the
bad bills. There will be many bills
offered of a political and selfish nature,
as well as many good bills which will
merit our support We shall discrim-
mate in our action on these bills, but
the public must have patience while
we endeavor to do the best possible
for the whole people.
County Agent Dolan is In receipt of
a postal card from Robert Ranck, of
Centerville, pig club champion at the
last two Wayne county fairs. Robert
writes from the Chicago International,
where he says the Indiana club contin-
gent Is having dandy time. which is
doubtless the fact. All the honor club
youngsters visited Purdue and from
Lafayette went on to Chicago where
are assembled members of various ag-
ricultural clubs from all parts of the
country. Having tho key to the city
and being down for shows and en-
tertainments galore, IS guests of both
the show and the city, the youngsters
are enjoying ever-to be remembered
sRed Letter days.
Isaac Wilson's Feeders
Isaac Wilson, well known farmer
and feeder living south of town on the
Liberty pike, received a carload of
feeder cattle from Kansas City few
days ago. There are forty head OF
them, all solid red, Shorthorn grades,
judging from appearance, and about as
likely bunch as one could wish. Mr..
Wilson did not go to Kansas City to
make his own selections, but entrusted
the job to a commission. man named
Stanley who operates in that market
The cattle are an aven-si7ed bunch,
averaging around $50 pounds and are
of the type that should make fine beef
when fed out. Mr.. Wilson always has
a lot of hogs on the place and on Tues
day reduced the number on feed by
selling 38 head to Rome Shurley, at the
Glen Miller stock yards.
Valuable Chickens Stolen.
The most noted chicken robbery we
have ever heard of occurred at the
American Express room at the Illinois
Central station on the lake front, in
the heart of Chicago, on Monday even
ing. Forty-one crates of fancy S. C..
White Leghorns, consigned to Theo-
dore Hewes, secretary of the National
Poultry show, now being held at the
Coliseum, were received from Hill
View Leghorn farm, at Benld, H., at
o'clock. When Manager Gloecki, of
Hill View, called for his birds at s
o'clock he was shown the shipping re-