Evening star., 1924-07-13
FIGHT IS RENEWED
FOR FARM AID BILL
National Agricultural Relief
Congress to Urge McNary-
Haugen Measure.
CO-OPERATIVES ENDORSED
Notion to Demand Specific Legis.
lation Providing Freight-Rate
Cut Is Tabled.
CO-OPERATIVES ENDORSED
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ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 12-After
FORMING permanent organization to
urge upon Congress the McNary-
Hausen bill and further promote the
interests of the American farmer, the
National Agricultural Relief Con-
EreSS in session here since Friday
adjourned late today.
The resolutions as passed at the
closing session comprise chiefly the
Two main issues mentioned in the
original call-renewed support of the
McNary- -Haugen bill and a central
1zed national farm group.
Efforts to broaden the scope of the
organization at present were branded
on the floor as premature The
convention voted to table d motion
presented by James Manahan of St.
faul, representing the Equity Co
operative Exchange, which called for
specific Legislation demanding re-
auction Of freight rates.
Concentrate on Bill.
1t was the consensus of opinion as
expressed on the convention floor. that
the greatest Importance attached to
promoting the principles of the Nc
E@ry-Hausen bill and that if the
TAI iIEi gains tDdl enu he Will nave
at least paved the way for permanent
congressional recognition.
The conference created the Ameri
can council of agriculture. Ito do
tnat which shall be necessary and ad
Flsable to secure enactment by Con-
sreSS of legislation embodying the
principles of the McNary- -Haugen
bill, and thus secure for American
and labor"
George y. Peek of Moline. Ill. rep
resenting the Rock Island farm bu
reau. was elected first president OF the
council by acclamation when Frank
W. Murphy of Wheaton. Mimi. re-
fused to run in opposition to Peek.
Other officers named are: Lieut..
Coy. Carl Gunderson of Mitchell. S.
Wheat Growers Association, vice
president: r. A. Cowles of Blooming
ton. H., director of finance and treas
urer Of the Illinois Agricultural As
Soclaton, secretary, and John NJ.
Mitchell. st. Paul, banker, treasurer.
Co-operatives Arc Approved.
Resolutions adopted provide:
Endorsement of farmers co-opera-
tive marketing associations as
sence of cooperation, and bringing
into being the necessary instrument
tality for the permanent and success
full marketing of farm commodities"
Favoring orderly marketing of
grain through farm controlled CO.
operative agencies throughout" and
discouraging speculative buying of
grain by farmer elevator companies"
Recommendation of a greater har-
mony of purpose and action in the
operation of cooperative livestock
commission companies at the various
stockyards, in which premises such
splendid progress has been made dur
ing the last two years.
Urging 'alI carload feeders through
out the country to henceforth con-
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operative commission company, and
even so. we recommend the immediate
establishment of farmers live
stock shipping association at all
points where such associations are
not in operation at this time, and
where the movement of live stock
justifieS such agencies.
Asserting as 'our first objective
the ''tindisputed control at the earli
est possible moment of the central
grain and live stock market-for this
control is overwhelmingly vital to
the successful operation of producers
contracts as applied to these COM
modities."
Supplemental resolutions provide
that this conference and organiZa-
tions here represented express their
appreciation of the signal service rem
dered by the Department of Agri-
culture under the sincere and able
the council give special considera
tion TO the problems surrounding the
cotton producers and to this end in
vviite vite their friendly y eo-op.eir,aation,. era
not receive the support of the cotton
states generally" and that the secre-
tary write to each member Of Con-
sn who hi, suppogsed the tbe MeNary
citation of all farm organizations of
the United States
Under the membership clause of
the organization plan it is provided
ho{ ha har tn nf htc oy1
shall consist of group membership"
. and that ANY agricultural organiza-
tion or association within the United
States" be admitted.
Committee of Thirteen.
Immediately after the election of
officers, George c. Jewett, chairman
of the conference appointed the fol-
lowing committee of thirteen to mem
bership in the American Council Of
Agriculture: Frank w Murphy
Wheaton, Mimi, representing the
northwest campaign committee for
bill; William Hirth. Columbis. Mo.
representing the Missouri Farmers
Association; George c. Lambert, ST.
Paul, the Equity Cooperative Ex-
change: Charles Barrett of Georgia,
representing. the National Board of
Monon. Ind, National Live Stock
Producers Association; c. E. Hearst
Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Farm Bu-
reau Federation; o. f. Bradfute,
Nenia. Ohio. American Bureau Fed
Grafton; c. H. Hyde, Alva, Okla.
Farmers Union of Oklahoma: L. j.
Tabor, Columbus, Ohio, National
Grange; John D. Miller, New York,
National Cooperative Milk Producers
Association; Mark Woods, Nebraska
committee for promotion of the Nc
Nary-Haugen bill: George E. Duis,
Grand Forks, N. D.. Wheat Growers
Association and the president Of the
American Wheat Growers Associa-
ton. who has not yet been elected.
Believing that the cotton growers
and tobacco raiSerS will wish to be
represented on the committee, two
places were left vacant on the coun-
Gil, which is intended to number at
least fifteen.
The first annual meeting of the
council, together with the president,
secretary, treasurer and vice preSi-
dent, who will act as eX-officio men,
bers, will be held on the second Tues
day in February. The place of the
meeting has not yet been named. In
view of the meetings of several ma
tional farm organizations scheduled
for that month in Washington it will
probably be at the National Capital,
organization leaders said.
Cuba TO NOMINATE,