The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
BANS PRICE FIXING
FARM BUREAU AGAINST
ANY SUCH PLAN
State Federation Held Meeting
In ST. Paul; Business
Done There

( Farm Bureau day at the Minnesota
State Fair last Thursday was marked
/ by two important decisions; rejec
tions of So called price fixing p-o-
posals and Aaron Sapiro warning
| that yelling for help has not and ne
yer will remedy ecouUn.c evils
from which farmers are suffering.
The price fixing proposal was
rejected by county directors al
their annual fail business meeting
| after prolonged debate. introduced
by V. E. Anderson Of Wheaton.
treasurer, a resolution placing the
Federation behind the program that
has been advocated at more than
score Of conferences in western
counties met with instant opposi
ton. The proposal involved re
establishment of the United States
Wheat Corporation, demand for
special session of Congress and the
organization of government board
to aid farmers, in stabilizing prices
A motion to table the resolution.
introduced by Hagbarth Bue of Rice
county was lost, 9-to Is. Delegates
voted against this motion, because
they said, they did not want to dis
miss the subject without consider
ing 1t On it's merits. A motion to
adopt also was lost, 10 to 7, witt,
representatives from eleven count
les not voting. r
The proposal was advocated as an
emergency step, needed at this tim
to relieve the crisis which farmer
are facing.
1t was opposed as economical
unsound, impossible of realizaticl
and must result in a subsidy, In or,
form or another.
Under Federation regulation I,
dopted year ago and used at tn
annual meeting, only representa-
tives from counties that had pai,i
dues during the year were allowea
to vote. n
Aaron Sapiro national authority bn
cooperative marketing practiced si,l
California, told more than 1000 far
Bureau day program that "yellin
for help" and leaning on the govern
ment could not be expected to solyn
their marketing problem.
You yelled for more credit ani
got 1t; still you have dollar whea
You yGled for dirt farmer oI
the Federal Reserve board and &c
it; and still you have 50-cent DO
tatoes. You yelled for a tariff .or
farm products and got it; and yct
are no better Off"
Mr.. Sapiro's address was fre
quently referred to by delegates er
posing the price stabilization
solution
Political action can not solve
your marketing problem" he tod
his hearers. He praised farmer
of the state for their record in pro
duction, urging them to attack IL
selling OF their products with thc
same LOYALTY. Intelligence and 4e>
termination that they have used fir
growing crops and supporting Their
CO operatives, thus far.
He outlined, at length the won
derful story OF what has been &C.
complished by the commodity co.
operative in the Cotton CROWN
states of the South telling Mfnn
esotans that what had been dor
with cotton could and would be don
with wheat potatoes, beans and I.
fact all farm products.
You must realize that all politi
cal and governmental machinery
will be useless to you unless you ar
organized on a sound business ha
sis. You must keep your business
affairs in your own grasp. You caa
do IL, If YOU WILL"
Mrs. Bertha Cutter of Logan
Iowa outlined the work
Farm Bureau women folks are do
ing, dwelling especially on the or
gsniZation for home work in 'thf
state, congres ssional districts, couat
les and township units.
Curtis M. Johnson, president
the Fair board in welcoming tho
farmers, said his organization Wa
so'idly behind and in hearty sym
pathy with the Farm Bureau. Pres
ident J. F. Recd presided at tie
meeting.
Attendance was many fold ar
previous Farm Bureau day, one side
of the great livestock pavilion be
ing closely packed with farmers AMI
their wives
V. E. Anderson and J. S.. Jonea
were named delegates to the natio
nal convention. TIE. eastman of
Owatonna, John Gimel of Sherburp
A ]. Olson OF Renvflle and Mrs
e. V. Ripley of Menagha were nam
ed alternates and members of tn
House OF Delegates.
A committee will be named to in
yestigate a proposal to establish on
agency to write insurance. A con
mittee that is investigating CO
operative selling reported and was
asked to continue its work.
Bylaws were amended so as I
drop from the membership list any
Federation officer who becomes
candidate for national state. con
gressionai or county public office.