Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-19
ASKOv FORMS
HOLIDAY GROUP
About 200 Farmers Attend
Organization Meeting
Last Thursday.
State Meeting Adopts Reso-
buttons Pertaining to
Legislation.

local Drdncn or the National
Farmers Holiday Association was or
ganized at meeting in the Askov
Assembly hall Thursday afternoon,
Jan. II. About 200 attended the
meeting which was called to order
by n. P. Nedegaard, who is a mem
Der of the board of directors of the
Pine County National Holiday Asso-
citation. Charles Beckman of Pine
City, chairman of the county organi-
cation was present and forcefully
presented to his listeners the facts
that confront the American farmer
and the purpose of the association.
Mr.. Beckman has been active in the
movement of the Holiday association
since its inception and his visit to
Askov was fruitful in that he had
much valuable information to give
the meeting.
Elect Officers.
After decision was made to or
ganize a unit here officers were
elected to conduct the affairs of the
group for the coming year and in
clude Lars P. Jensen as president;
julius Slot, secretary; Holger Dixen,
treasurer and Wilhelm Nielsen, Peter
Hermansen and Peter Uldbjerg as di-
rectors. The board of directors met
at the HOlger Dixen home Monday
afternoon and discussed plans of
carrying on the association and
among other things decided upon a
membership drive which they hope
will net 1000 membership in the
community. 1t is announced that
list may be found at the Askov Va
riety Store which any one desiring
to become a member may sign.
approximately 81 members have al
ready Joined the association and more
are daily signing up as members, thus
bidding fair toward very large
membership. 1t was decided to take
members from tributary townships to
Partridge and Askov until such time
as these townships also desire to
form local units.
Cost of Production Desired.
AS almost everyone knows during
the past two years farm crops and
produce have been very low in price
and at that has been very difficult
to market, with some being utilized
as stock feed in order that it might
not be total loss to the grower.
This condition has caused nation
wide agitation for relief in some form
or other. Congress, up to the present
time has failed to legislate any worth
while relief and late last summer a
movement was started by the farmers
themselves with a vision to withhold
from market such proportion of farm
stuffs that would directly affect the
market so that prices would ultimate
ly raise to the level of giving the
producer at least cost of production
and perhaps a fair margin of profit
for his labors. The movement was
commenced rather late for much
Roadway to be gained but at that
much produce was withheld and
picketing was done in several places.
John Bosch, state Holiday president
states, THE Holiday association is
attempting to organize farmers to
control the flow of farm products to
market in order that price level can
be controlled" However, it is
planned now to perfect the organiza-
ton to such extent during the winter
and the coming summer so that the
membership will embrace sufficient
territory that farm demands may be
felt and higher market prices will
be inevitable.
State Meeting Held.
A state meeting of the Holiday as
ISOLATION was held in Willmar on
Tuesday, Jan. 10, at which two-thirds
OF the counties in the state were rep
resented, included among which was
Pine.
The following resolutions presented
by the resolutions committee were
adopted by the meeting:
First, We demand that statutory
graduated income tax be enacted at
the present session of the legislature,
such income tax must be a replace
ment tax and serve to shift a part
of the burden of the tax now imposed
upon real estate.
Second, We demand the develop
ment of that administration of cleo
trio power and light through public
ownership thus making electricity a
power of the future to serve man in
stead of being his oppressor and mas
ter as is now the case.
Third, We favor a state and ma
tional unemployment insurance
whereby industrial corporations with
labor saving machinery should bare
the burden of this protection.
Fourth, We favor legislation that
will provide an adequate tax upon
the manufacture and sale of oleomar-
garine.