The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-12
TAILOR LIE APPS TO Death In BANK
Keefe Is Reelected President
ofFarm Bureau Fede,

Wa1thill was today reelected president
of the Nebraska Farm Bureau fedora
ton at a meeting of county delegates
held here in connection with Organized
Agriculture week. l.. r. Leonard of
Scottsbluff was chosen vice president.
The board of directors for 1924Aand
the districts that they represent fol-
low. Northeast. II. l.. Keefe; central.
C. Allen Cook of Lowell; southern, c.
3. Steward of Red Cloud, present Sec
retary of the organizations; southeast.
Ben Maiben of Elmira; western, L. r.
Leonard; at large, Mrs. c. A. Cummings
of Johnson county. and Mrs. d. a.
Benson of Polk county.
The state legislative program of the
federation was not formulated at this
meeting. it being decided to draw up
the platform after taking a referen.
dunn of the members. The national
legisla tive program OF the American
Farm Bureau federation was endorsed
Will Use Lobbyist.
1t is the plan of the organization TO
provide a representative to look after
the farmers interest at the next leg
islature.
For the coming year, the farm bu-
reau federation will stress co-opera-
tive marketing. an educational CAM
paign on rural taxation, better rural
educational facilities, and farmer leg
islation.
These major planks in the fedora
tons program are included in num-
Der of recommendations to county Or
ganizations which were unanimously
passed at today's meeting.
Headway has already been made In
the formulation of a cooperative egg
marketing association, and George X.
Boomer of the state agricultural col
lege, who Is acting in an advisory
capacity to the organizers. said that
articles of incorporation would be ap-
piled for at once.
Follow Sapir0 Plan.
II is planned to organize the asso-
citation along lines laid down by Aaron
Sapiro, cooperative marketing expert,
who addressed poultry producers here
on the subject several months ago.
C. E. Steward. secretary OF the asso-
citation, was enthusiastic over the sue
cess of the meetings. 1T Is the best
meeting We have had in two years"
he said.
The program Of work for the COM
ing year recommended to the counties
follows:
Co-OperatIve Marketing.
Study the needs Of a cooperative mar
keting law. Develop oill necesssr' ,sa ,aS5 S5
Legislature and lay plans for a vigorous
comraign looking 10 the placing OF sueh
a law on our statutes.
Stress education particularly among our
members, that cooperative marketing may
be fully and clearly understood.
Study and survey in conjunction Win
county boards and the extension service,
the marketing problems OF each county.
Give all possible aid oo,s 70 the 10 'tae an esriy
development OF that project.
Hold available competent ieSal counseI
for formation OF cooperative marketing
Organization.
Maintenance OF campaign manager
With available solicitors for membership
work.
units whose duties shall be TO solicit ana
collect memberships. In CO. operauon Win tn
assist in securing direct markets Tor nse-
stock. grain and hay. to assist IN all CO.
operative marketing projects and in gem
eral farm problems.
Publicity.
The continuation OF the Nebraska Farm
Bureau Review. We believe that advertis-
ing is necessary for It's continuance. Ihe
placing OF the Nebraska Farm Bureau he
view on self sustaining basis. this TO be
left in tho hands of the executive COM
mittee.
a. ~ VA RI affa n n
of farmers transport alton problems that
they may be properly informed on any
referendums that may be taken relative
to freight rates.
Farm Finance.
Give all aid possible in formation, o,
intercredit associations for tho rehef OF
interest rates.
Taxation.
tax department looking TO adjustment
of tax values of land. comparable 10 TAX
values Of all other property. Also TO con
slider any tax problems that may come
before such department.
A working out OF closer relations be
tween women's clubs and farm bureau
iorafa