Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
FARMERS IN
BIG MEETING
National Holiday Associa-
ton Members Gather
at Pine City.
John Bosch is the Principal
Speaker; Sponsored by
County Group.

The Farmers Holiday Association
met in Pine City Friday, November 9,
in a statewide gathering. The asso-
citation met at 1 p. m. at the Schwartz
valid pavilion with N. p. Nedegaard
of Askov, presiding over the meet
ing. John Bosch, president of the
State association, addressed the gath
ering on several subjects in which
farmers are interested. Mr.. Bosch
paid tribute to Governor Olson and
said he felt that the farmers of Min
nesota had a friendly governor but
added also that he could not under
stand the mental gymnastics OF peo-
pie who would vote to elect good
governor and then send hostile leg
islature for him to work with.
Speaking of the tree planting pro-
gram of the federal government, Mr..
Bosch said that he believed trees
should be planted where trees would
grow and said he favored a plan
whereby farmers would be paid for
planting trees under the supervision
of the federal government. Mr.. Bosch
also stated that he believed in
plan of cooperation so that what
ever was done by farmers would be
done as farmers, and not merely as
Holiday members.
Proposes A Program.
The speaker outlined several points
of state program, the first being
that the state should take over idle
factories and operate them for the
benefit of the unemployed; second.
that the mortgage moratorium in Min
nesota should be extended at least
two years. Third, that taxes should
be levied according to ability to pay.
Fourth, that farm mortgages should
be scaled down including those held
by the Rural Credit and refinanced
at a lower rate of interest; fifth, that
farms held by large corporations and
operated by them should be taxed
more heavily than farms operated by
individual farmers. Sixth, that there
should be a tax on chain banks so
that these institutions would not
flourish to the detriment of the small
banks. Seventh, that when leases are
taken on rented farms, the leasee
should be allowed to take a mortgage
security. He also stated that the
Farmers Holiday Association stood
for the immediate passage of the
Frazier bill so that interest rates
could be materially reduced. He adj
vOcated immediate payment of the
Soldiers Adjusted Compensation GER
tificates, commonly known as SOL
diers' Bonus" The speaker also urged
the women to take an active part in
the Holiday association and not leave
it all to the men. He referred to an
incident in Lac Qui Parle county
when the men went to the state cap
itol in st. Paul and the women went
to the county courthouse to stop
mortgage foreclosure.
Enjoy Lunch.
Before the meeting a noon lunch
was served by the ladies of the Holt.
day association and much of the
lunch was donated by the business
men of Pine City. At the conclusion
of the meeting a resolution was
passed thanking the business men of
Pine City for donating the lunch.
Several other subjects were dis
cussed in the latter part Of the meet
ing, among them was that of getting
donation of potatoes and other
vegetables to be sent from Pine coun-
ty to some of the drouth-stricken
counties in western Minnesota.