The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-12
CREDIT BUREAU TO SERVE FARMER
New Association, Head quarters In MOntgOm-
 cry, Authorized
(state CapitaI Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June H. Organization of a federal intermediate credit association to have headquarters in Montgomery and serve farmers throughout the state by providing credit for production purposes was authorized by the executive committee of the Ala bama Farm Bureau federation at meeting. here today. President Edward A. O'Neal was authorized to proceed with the organization, which will be done in cooperation with banks in each county. A discussion of the proposition revealed that associations of this kind have been organized and are now func- tioning successfully in several states.
 A committee was named to cooperate with the Alabama Power company and Auburn experiment station in plans for developing use of electricity on the farm. The committee is composed of President ONeal, T. J. Whatley, Ope- hka, and R. F. Groom, Evergreen. /
 Hens Under Contract
 Over 5O,O00 hens are now under con- tract for cooperative egg marketing in Alabama, according to a report by President O'Neal. Egg marketing con- tracts have been signed by 472 persons, representing 41,249 hens, this being the number received at state headquar- ters to date. Others signed but still held in the Counties are sufficient to bring the total to over 50,0O0. The average contract is for S7 hens.
 The dates of next annual meeting of the Alabama Farm Bureau federation was fixed at August 1.2.
 Official notice was received of the organization of a new county farm bureau for Coffee county. It was ac- cepted as the sixtieth county farm bu- reau in the state.
 Prizes Offered
 A special appropriation of $500 was made for prizes for the fat stock show to be held at Montgomery this fall.
 Upon recommendation of J. Floyd Abbott of Mobile the work of the National Pecan Growers association was indorsed and pecan growers and farmers of Alabama urged to become members.
 A resolution was adopted calling on the American Farm Bureau federation to use it's influence for removal of a tariff Of cents pound on imported Vetch seed. Alabama farmers planted approximately 100000 pounds of hairy vetch seed last fall and a united effort IS being made to increase the acreage this fall.
 In addition to Mir. O'Neal, members of the committee attending were Allen Northlngton, representing the Alabama Cs arm Bureau Cotton association Cnarles w. Rittenour, representing the AIaDama Farm Bureau Hay associa- S1on Lloyd Abbott, Mobile, and T. J. Whatiey' Opelika. Prof. l.. N. Dun- can, d1rector of extension service, and tror. M. J. Funchess, director of the AuDurn experiment. station, were pres- ent as advisory members.
 Uaruner DlssentS-Judge Lucien D. Gardner, associate justice of the su- preme court, has written A dissenting oplnlon Tn the case recently decided by the supreme court which held AIobama's dralnage law to be unconstitutional.
 The majority decision was based on the point that the legislature sought to delegate taxing power to drainage dis ~tr1ctS to provide payment for drainage work, which it has no power to do under the constitution.
 Judge Gardner in his dissenting opinion stated with reference to the power sought to be conferred on drain age districts: "If the tax may be said to be levied at all, in the strict sense Of that word, it is levied by the legis- lature and the drainage act merely pro- yides a method of assessment in order that the property improved shall not bear greater burden of cost of im- provement than the benefit it accrues therefrom."
 New Rates ApprOved-New rates on canned goods, molasses, syrup, rice and sugar, in less than carload shipments, from Mobile to Louisville and Nash. vile stations south of Montgomery and east of Myrtlewood were approved to- day by the Alabama public service commission. This action resulted from a petition by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce and business league. An agreement was reached between ship pers and the railroad which was today approved by the. commission. The new rates represent a considerable reduction and place rates from Mobile to the points mentioned on the same basis as from Pensacola. The discrimination which it was claimed had existed in favor of Pensacola was one of the AG