The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-01-10
Reed Will Lead
Farm Bureau
NOTABLE OVATION FOLLOWS
UNANIMOUS REELECTION;
ANDERSON TREASURER.
A. J. OLSON, vICE-PRES.
J. ID. PYLE AND MRS. RIPLEY RE-
TURNED-CO-OPERATION KEY
IN 1923 PROGRAM.

j. F. Reed, Lac qui Parle farmer,
whom Minnesota producers "yanked
from corn cultivator" year ago to
be president of the Minnesota Farm
Bureau Federation, was unanimously
reelected at the fourth annual meet
ing of the association, held last week
at ST. Paul.
Mr.. Reed, as president, and members
of his executive board have before
them the task of carrying out what is
characterized as the most forward
looking program for agriculture ever
adopted by farm organization in
Minnesota. Among the prominent
planks in the Federation's 1923 plat
form are:
Development of the cooperative
marketing idea as rapidly as possible,
step that has become increasingly
necessary because existing marketing
agencies have wholly failed during
the existing emergency to perform
this work."
Immediate relief for agriculture
through temporary government aid in
price stabilization.
Government aid in disposing of the
exportable crop surpluses, demand
that is justified because of the policy
of protection, now afforded to prac-
tically every other industry. The pro-
gram demands such legislation as will
stabilize prices on agricultural pro-
ducts and place them on a par as
basis for exchange of products bought
by farmers.
There was but one contest for cleo
tive position. A. j. Olson of Renville
was named vice president to succeed
F. E. hammers of Lakeville over
Charles Jackman of Jackson. Three
ballots were necessary to obtain ma
jority, Mr.. Lammer's candidacy hav-
ing been favored in the first two, which
resulted in majority for no one.
Discussions of the problems upper
most in the minds of farmers continu-
ed for three days. None but accredit-
ed delegates from actively co-operat-
ing counties were allowed to vote,
either for officers or on questions of
policy. Time and again, decisions
were reached only after extended de-
bate, during which marked differences
of opinion were expressed.
Submission by the agricultural pro-
gram committee of paragraph op-
posing both the principle and practice
of ship subsidy in every form and
fashion" brought on a spirited debate,
at the end of which the paragraph was
adopted by vote of nearly to 1.
The Farm Bureaus 1923 program
calls for a continuance of retrenchment
on the part Of farmers until there is
reasonable price adjustment, opposi-
tion to increased production until the
consumptive demand makes profitable
production possible, retrenchment of
the production policy of the u. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, the state
College of Agriculture, greater stress
on cooperative marketing, indorse-
ment of collective buying for produc-
tive purposes and grades that will not
penalize wheat on technicalities that
do not lower it's milling value.
; The state legislature was called up
on, in the program, to enact a rural
credits law that will give the farmer
full benefit of amortization in repay.
ment and lower rates of interest. The
resolutions recommend to the ,legisla-
ture that the maximum amount to be
loaned, under the proposed system,
shall not exceed 65 percent of the
appraised value of the land and 40
percent of the actual value of the
improvements, which shall not exceed
SO percent of the value of the land nor
be considered worth more than $4,000.
Comprehensive recommendations for
remedying the farmers finance prob
lens were adopted.
Lower freight rates were demanded,
as was the repeal of the act establish
ing the railway labor board. Amend
ment of the Esch-C -Cummins act, remov-
ing the principle of guarantees on fix
ed valuations, was urged. Additional
railroad equipment to move crops was
asked.
The St. Lawrence Waterway project
was indorsed, as was legislation to
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