The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18

Their suggested that the personnel of
the joint committee selected by each
organization be made up of persons
not now officially connected with the
administration of either organiza-
ton"
The Farm Bureau proposal also
suggests that an eleventh man be Sc
lected by a committee of farm paper
editors to act as chairman of the
joint committee of ten men selected
by the two organizations. The edi-
tors suggested to select the eleventh
man are the editors Of the Twice-a-
Week Globe-Democrat, the Missouri
Ruralist, the Missouri Homestead, the
Weekly Kansas City Star, the Ozark
Countryman and the Missouri Farm
err. William Hirth of Columbia is ed
itor of the Missouri Farmer.
Various attempts have been made
in the past to harmonize the work Of
these two organizations. The last one
was made year ago. 1t failed be-
cause, leaders of both organizations
say, that attempt was made with
view to obtaining working agreement
between the two bodies, each to retain
its identity. The representatives of
neither organization were in a posi-
ton to make enough concessions to
satisfy the representatives of the
other and the effort passed into his
tory when the officials of the Missou-
ri Farmers Association failed to name
their members of joint committee to
work out the details.
Every member of the executive COM
mittee of the Farm Bureau Federation
signed the proposal with President
Boland. The other members are: w.
G. Glare, Montgomery City vice pres
ident; E. L. Harrison, Harrisonville;
F. A. McWethy, Holden; Alice L. Peck,
DeSoto; Mrs. Geo. B. Simmons, Nap
ton; H. R. Steventon, Shawneetown;
R. E. L. Utz, St. Joseph, and E. H.
McReynolds, secretary.
The proposal which is addressed to
the membership of the Missouri
Farmers Association and was sent in
care of Howard Cowden, secretary of
that organization, follows:
believing that fully 90 per cent
of the membership of both the Mis-
souri, Farmers Association and the
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation is
of the opinion that the interests of
the farmers of this state could best be
served by ONE strong farmers or
ganization, and further
believing that the time has come
for ALL Of the farmers of Missouri to
unite in ONE great, strong associa-
ton with branches in every county in
the state,
eve, the executive committee of the
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
hereby issue a friendly challenge to
the membership Of the Missouri Farm
ers Association and urge that the
members, in annual convention as
sembled, elect committee of five men
and authorize that committee to meet
with and work with a like committee
elected in like manner by the member
ship of the Missouri Farm Bureau
Federation; this joint committee to
exhaust every honorable resource at |
its command in an endeavor to work |
out practical plan for the consolida- !
ton of the Missouri Farmers Asso-
citation and the Missouri Farm Bureau |
Federation.
eve pledge ourselves to issue call |
for special meeting of the Missouri |
Farm Bureau Federation for the pur-
Dose of cooperating in this great !
work. The call for special meeting |
If the M. F. B. F. will be issued i'm |
after we are notified of the |
favorable action of the delegates at |
tending the annual meeting of the |
Missouri Farmers Association.
ut is respectfully suggested that in |
order to avoid any alignment at the |