The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
FARMERS UNION . IS ABANDONED FOR THIS YEAR Efforts Of Relief Con- gross Center On Me
 nary-HaugeIi Bill COTTON GROWERS
 TO BE INCLUDED Places Left On Council For Representatives
 From South
lrsy Associated Pres.

ST. PAUL, Minn.; July 12.--Aft- CT forming a permanent orsAniza- tion to represent to Congress the McNary-Haugen bill and to pro- mote further the interests of the American farmer, the National Az riculturaI Relief cong. 'ss,, in ses- sion here since Friday adjourned late today.
 The resolutions, as passed at the closing session, comprise chiefly the two main issues mentioned in the original cali, renewed support of the McNary Haugen bill and $ centralized national farm group.
 r1aAs Premature
 Efforts to broaden the scope of the organization at present were branded on the floor as .eprenaature. The con vention voted to table a motion pre- sented by James Manahan of St. Paul, representing the Equity Cooperative ex- change, which called for specific legis- latfcn demanding reduction of freight rates, Sg,ss.
 It was the consensus, as expressed on the convention floor, that the great est importance attached to promoting the principles Of the McN .HAueen bin and that if the farmer sains that end he Siill at least nave paved the way. for pefnaansnt ccnsressional tecosni- tion. y4
 Creates CouusiE
 Tue eeafAFtnEe efeatad the SntEl1asi eduncii 6f asrieustuts e lle f6 N v lsl shall he mecaeeary and adyiaable tc aez cure enactmsit bY Conetsss 1E lssIsle- ton enabodyink the pfinciplae of tho Bfct ary,H Haugen htll and thus secure for American agriculture equality with indtstry and labor.
 Geofee N. Peek ot Moline. H.. rsp- Feeentlng fhG Rock IslAisd farm bn- reau, was elected first pfesident of the council by Reclamation when Frank ". Murphy of Wheaton, BEinn., refue- Cd to run in expedition to the Illinois man.
 Other officers
 Other officers naimed are Lieut.. Gov. Carl Gunderaon of Mitchell, S. D., representing the South Dakota Wheat GrowerS associa tiori, vice presi- dent; R. A. Cowies of Bloomington, Il., director of finance and treasurer of the Illinois Agriculture association, secretary, and John R. Mitchell, St. Paul banker, treasurer.
 Chasing himself as lone of the great army of unemployed" President Peek, who formerly was connected with a Rock Island farm implement firm, said in his speech of acceptance the legis- lation provided in the McNary-HaugeTl bill was q question of national policy aa to whether I've are going to re- tain the institution of the American farmer or make him q peasant for the benefit of industry" f$
 He pledged himself to the confer ence that just so long as this great injustice prevails to American aRri- culture I shall do my very best to promote the interesss of the farmer in solving the emergency"
 Resolutions adopted provided ~
 Endorsement of farmers cooperative marketing association as essence 0f cooperation and bring into being the necessary irstFnmentality for p4rma. nent and successful marketing of farm commodities"
 Fav0ring orderly marketing of grain through farm controlled the eo-Opera- tive agencies throughout and discourag- ing speculative buying of grain by farmer elevator companies"
 Recommendation of a greater har. Inony of purpose and ,ction in the operation of cooperative livestock com mission companies at the various stock- yards in which premises such splendid progress during the last few years
 We recommend the immediate es- tablishment of c farmers live stock ae- sociation at all points where such associations are not in operation at
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