The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-01-25
FARM BUREAU HAS
BIGGEST MEETING
IN ITS HISTORY
Olson Re- Elected President; Re.
solutions Seek Higher Farm
Prices, Better Credit


ota Farm Bureau Federation has ever
conducted closed in St. Paul January
Is. A. J. Olson, Renville, was unan-
imously reelected president. Ole A..
Flat, Fisher, and H. M. Sword, Deer
River, were elected vice presidents;
John Wisdorf, Fulda, George Sch
wartau, Red Wing and L. o. Jacob,
Anoka were elected to the executive
board.
By resolution the Farm Bureau
commended President Roosevelt for
his monetary reform policies, and ur-
ged establishment of the principle OF
the commodity" dollar.
In the field of farm credits, the
Farm Bureau urged sharp reduction
in interest rates, not to exceed 3 per-
cent, including payoff on the princlp-
lie. Several other resolutions urging
better farm credit facilities were
adopted.
AS one method of raising farm pri-
ces the Farm Bureau urged that I'M
ports of completing farm produce be
excluded, and that imports and ex-
ports quota arrangements OF the I'm
tied States with foreign nations be
altered to remove present discrlmln-
atory practices against agriculture.
The secretary of agriculture is urged
to take immediate action to curtaii
domestic production to domestic
needs. Immediate curtailment of all
land reclamation projects also was
demanded and exclusion of vegetable
fats and oils from the Philippines
was sought.
Immediate ratification of the ST..
Lawrence waterway treaty was urg-
ed.
Other resolutions seeking to in
clude request that the\secretary OF
agriculture use the full powers gran
ted him over packers to make the
corn-hog control program effective
and that congress pass laws placing
direct buying of livestock on an eq-
uitable basis with terminal market
ing practices; restriction of foreign
imports competing with butter and II
necessary, elimination of diseased and
boarder cows was urged. Inclusion OF
beef and poultry products as basic
commodities in surplus control plans
was requested. Secretary Wallace
was praised for his stand against the
proposed sugar code which it is claim
ed Disseminated against American
beet growers.
Liquidation of the Federal Reserve
banking system and the placing OF
state banks on an equal footing with
national banks was demanded.
The Farm Bureau urged that the
tax basis be broadened to reach excess
or unearned income with the ultimate
objective of abolishing property taxes
entirely. Issuance or refunding OF tax
exempt securities was demanded IN
another resolution, and repeal OF the
federal gas tax was urged.
In the field of state legislation the
Farm Bureau urges passage of the
weighing and grading bill, retention
and protection of the state prison in
dustries and adoption of good po-
tato grading and labelling law. A cam
paign for better seed was urged, and
recommendations were made that
Farm Bureau units throughout the
state take part in pure seed cam
paign.
A total of 1878 Farm Bureau MEM
bers attended the Wednesday after
noon session when addresses were
given by Lucius Wilson, monetary ex-
pert; Victor Anderson, of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment administration and
Leo Crowley of the Agricultural
Crodits administration.