Evening star., 1923-06-06

ternational contact with foreign
countries. 1t was opened November
/. 1921. 1t heads up the twenty
three national organizations of the
United States milk industry. All the
business OF the association in the
promotion of the worlds dairy con-
gress. to be held in this country in
October, is conducted through this
office.
This congress is the first interna-
tional dairy meeting in nine years.
An after-war realization of the i'm
portance of dairy products in world
trade, a new understanding of the
health and on the vigor OF nations,
and the availability of large vol
ume of unpublished scientific infor-
nation make this the opportune time
for a world-inclusive exchange of the
most recent knowledge.
Washington was selected because
il is the capital of the United States.
the center of government activities
IN promoting the milk industry
laboratories, experiment farms, sta
tiStical and economic bureaus of the
United States Departments of Agri-
culture and of Commerce and the
United States health bureaus.
The National Milk Producers Fed
Grafton was formed in 1916 at the
fourth national conference on mar
keting and farming credits The
membership is limited to bona-fi fide
producers marketing associations, all
of which are cooperative. 1t is eSti-
mated that these associations handle
the milk and dairy products of nearly
250, 900 dairy farmers, and that they
have an annual aggregate turnover Of
more than $500, 600. 900. The Washing
ton office was established in 1920 be-
cause of the necessity of cooperative
marketing organizations being in
close contact with national and for
eign affairs.
The federation has been particu-
larly active in the promotion of leg
islation in the National Congress
affecting the welfare of farmers and
opposing some legislation antagonis-
tic to their interests. The work in
securing the passage of the Capper-
NolStead cooperative bill, the Noight
andti-filled milk bill and the existing
affecting dairy products, vegetable
and animal oils is we'll known.
The Tanners Council. which in
cludes S5 or 80 per cent of the leather
production of the United States, has
maintained an important Office in
Washington since 1919, chiefly to get
information from government offices
and to look after details connected
with legislation.
The National Petroleum Association
and the Western Petroleum Refiners'
Association may be mentioned as
typical of scores of important or
ganizations representing the largest
industries in the country which
maintain Offices in the National Capt.
tai to transact business with practi-
cally every federal department.
Then, too, there are dozens of big
associations whose work through the
national headquarters in Washington
is principally along educational or
research lines, but which have an
important bearing and influence upon
business. One example of this will
suffice.
The American Forestry Association
is wholly of an educational charac-
ter, devoting its entire energy and
resources to the advancement of for
est conservation in America. Its
offices were established in Washing
ton not only because this is the CEN
ter of government, but because it is
likewise the hub of the nations edu-
cational facilities.
The association publishes a maga-
zine, American Forestry, which has
a worldwide circulation. From the
standpoint of publishing the maga-
zine alone. Washington offers ad-
vantages which no other city in the
country can equal
The membership of this association
numbers approximately 1900 and
they all deal with the Washington
office. In view of the fact that the
association is deeply interested in
forest legislation by the nation and
by individual states. Washington
offers it an added advantage of keep
ing in up-to-the minute touch with
legislation throughout the nation.