Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-09
DISCUSS NATIONAL
FARM LEGISLATION
Pine County Council of Agricul-
ture Organized at Hinckley
Saturday.-Meetings to be Held
Over County.


Over County.
The Pine County Council of Agri-
culture, a unit of the Minnesota Coun-
Gil of Agriculture, was organized at
a meeting held at the Farm Bureau
office in Hinckley Saturday afternoon
its further deliberations is to arouse
more interest in national farm legis-
lation.
Elias Nordgren of North Branch,
who is vice president of the state
body representing the Tenth Congress
sional district, appointed the follow
ing Pine county men as a body to meet
and organize: r. w. Barstow and
Adolph S. Larson, Sandstone; August
Wickstrom, Pine City; L. C. Petersen,
Askov; G. w. Jewel Pine City; A. W.
Sommers, Pine City; H. Petersen,
Askov; ]. H. Holland, Brook Park;
]. E. Therrien, Pine City; w. Abra-
hanson, Motor Route, Hinckley; A. N.
Langelier, Cloverton; A. Markus,
Bruno; Albert Eitens, Sandstone; and
Carl M. Madsen, Askov. G. H. Nelson,
Princeton, is member of the execu-
tive committee of the state body rep
resenting the Tenth district.
At the meeting Saturday, L. C.
Petersen, Askov, was chosen pres
ident of the Pine county unit; J. H.
Holland, Brook Park, vice president;
and w! Abrahamson, Motor Route.
Hinckley, secretary-treasurer.
The agricultural situation as a
whole was discussed pro and con.
Eight of the fourteen appointed mem
bers of the Pine County Council of
Agriculture were present. 1t was
suggested that three or more meet
ings be held at different places in the
county where the agricultural stu
alton from a national standpoint
would be discussed, the officers to
arrange for said meetings. The fol-
lowing resolutions were passed:
RESOLUTIONS
We, the farmers and business men
of Pine County, Minnesota, in con-
ference assembled at Hinckley, on
this 4th day of December, 1926, for
the purpose of perfecting Pine Coun-
ty unit of >the Minnesota Council OF
Agriculture, hereby declare and SUBJ
scribe to the following principles:
Economic conditions have so devel-
oped against the farming industry
and the business of the agricultural
sections of the United States during
the past several years that we, as far.
mers and business men of Pine county
can no longer escape the conclusion
that before the. agricultural West
can enjoy a plane of prosperity tc
which we believe it entitled, impor.
tant adjustments in the economic
structure of this country must be eff.
fected.
We believe that the problem of the
farming industry is not one that car
| be solved by diversification, multi
piled efficiency, improved transpor.
tation facilities, modified immigration
| laws; or by the farmer alone, i'm
portant as these things are, so long
as the farmer is forced to buy the
| commodities he uses in protected
market and compelled to sell his pro.
ducts in world market.
AS individuals, we cannot bring
about the correction of the circum-
stances which deny agriculture the
same benefits of protection as are en-
joyed by American industry. AS an
organization group, we are confident
that the injustice of the situation
can be so forcibly presented at the
next congress and its correction SO
strenuously demanded that an equal
ization between agriculture and in
dustry may be accomplished by the
passage of needed farm relief legis-
lation.
To this end. we subscribe to the prin-
ciples and plan of organization set
forth by the Minnesota Council of
Agriculture at the Minnesota farm
conference held in st. Paul, and are
resolved to carry out the creation of
an auxiliary organization in our own
county to cooperate with the State
Council.
We indorse the declarations and
resolutions adopted at the st. Paul
conference July %, 1926, and declare
ourselves in complete accord with
the sentiments therein expressed
In order to promote this work with
expediency, be it resolved that the
permanent council of this county
shall be: A president, vice president,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, and committee
members appointed by the president.
Be it further resolved, that the
president shall be empowered to fill
all vacancies occurring among the
officers in the membership of the
council.
Be it further resolved, that the pres
ident and secretary-treasurer shall. be
empowered to call meetings and ar
range for competent speakers thereat