Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-04-05
FARM HOLIDAY
HOLDS MEETING
Secretary Of County Unit Tells Of
Meeting to Discuss Political
Situation.

mass meeting held at Hinckley
Saturday afternoon was attended
by fair sized crowd. The meet
ing had been called to discuss the
political situation and the pos
sibility of putting candidates for
state and county offices in the
field. A report of the meeting is
told by H. Sandell in his own
words as follows:
The Pine County Farmers Holiday
Association had we'll attended mass
meeting at Hinckley Legion hall Sat-
urday, March 81, with the Hinckley
unit serving coffee and lunch at noon
donated by the business men in
Hinckley.
Before going any further / want to
say that l could see but very few
from Hinckley town and surrounding.
What is wrong with you people? Why
don't you turn out? Owing to the
conversation a man hears on the
street corners you certainly do not
seem to be satisfied.
First it may be well to explain why
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March IL, a Farmer-Labor convention
of the county was held in this same
hall. Owing to the fact the way
things were railroaded through at
this meeting it created much dissat-
isfactiOn in some parts of the county.
On March %, the county unit of the
Holiday Association held it's regular
monthly meeting also in the same
hall and at this time a pressure was
brought upon the Holiday Association
to call this mass meeting to find out
what could be done in regard to put
ting men in the offices in state and
county from the rank and file farm
race for Holiday Association repre-
sentation.
From the splendid discussion that
took place it was strongly brought
out that we give all the support pos
sible to those who have proved them
selves to be true loyal supporters of
the Holiday Association and have now
filed and may file for any office, state
or county, but that we make no en-
dorsements so far thereby obliterate
politics from our organization, and
instead try to put up a united front
in the collective field for our aim,
cost of poduction," as a temporary
mand legislation necessary to carry
out our program.
A special committee has been
elected to call on Governor Floyd B.
Olson for the purpose of drawing his
attention to the fact that the Rural
Credit Bureau under his administra-
ton is threatening farmers with fore
closures, if they refuse to sign crop
mortgage for past due interest pay
ments, when taxes and insurance have
been paid, and the mortgage mora
forum law lived up to. The Cover
nor is now at Washington presenting
the cost of production program from
the Governors Conference at Des
MOines, Iowa, and he is also trying
to get more much needed relief for
Minnesota.
In the meantime the grievance
committee was instructed to call on
the Rural Credit Administrator de-
handing that he discontinue to have
his agents make farmers sign crop
mortgages for past due interest at
this time and that those who have
signed such contracts be released, for
the reason that all that is raised on
the farm under present prices is much
needed for the upkeep of the farm
and living for the family, and that
we will absolutely allow no foreclo-
sures or evictions in Pine county.
BY the backing of the Holiday As
ISOLATION our committee in the county
has been able to scale down mort
cages, and help one farmer get his
farm back that had already been fore
closed and been ordered to move off
on "a hours notice.
1t is up to you farmers now to back
up our program and our organization,
there can be no other decision. You
may be in fair possession today and
tomorrow you are facing foreclosure.
We are now putting on a member
ship drive and we expect you to join
when our representative comes
around; $1.00 per year dues. Can you
spend dollar for anything better?
H. SANDELL Secretary.
Hinckley, MIMI, April 3, 1884.