MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS T«» Itclonn T o T h e F a r m Join The Farm Bureau »*d B u r e a u Is "A Mark Of nc'11 All l'n II Oistlim'tion" •ihcr A Newspaper for Organized Michigan Farmers Eighth Year, Vol. VIII, No. 3 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1930 Issued Semi-Monthly FARMERS' TAX, ROAD, LEGISLATIVE PROBLEMS INCREASE LEAGUE OF MICHIGAN CITIES STANDS Grand Ledge Reports LIVE STOCK EXCH. 1 SEC Y BRODY TELLS 12TH ANNUAL ALMOST ALONE AS OUT STATE TURNS THUMBS DOWN ON DYKSTRA BILL Its Live Stock Year The Grand Ledge Co-operative Asso- ciation, in Eaton county, reported to its members at the annual meeting, Jan. 2, that during 1929 it shipped ANNUAL MEETING AT LANSING FEB. 21 I PRESIDENT 1 MEETING OF STATE FARM BUREAU; CONVENTION RAPS DYKSTRA BILL 196 car3 of stock, containing 360 cat- Mich. Loss Prevention Ass'n tle, 5,470 hogs, and 7,874 sheep and Farm Bureau, Supervisors Ass'n, Good Roads lambs to Detroit for net receipts of To Meet Preceding Governor Green, Sec'y Winder of AVnerican Farm $275,817.70. Fees and Michigan Live Ass'n, Northern Mich. Road Commissioners, Stock Exchange dividend increased Afternoon. Bureau Address Delegates; Bureau Makes that to $277,468.49. The Association County Road Engineers and State paid shippers stock returns of $272,- BANQUET THURS. EVE. Good Report For 1920; Moves Annual 734.72 and had a balance of $1,338.80 Highway Department Object. on hand Jan. 2, 1930. Operating ex- Two Day Programs Expected Meeting Ahead to November. penses, including the manager, labor and repairs, taxes, insurance, annual To Attract Several After three weeks of maneuvering, unparalleled in its in- meeting, etc., speak for good manage- A dignified, hard working, thorough going convention ment. The Association owns its Hundred. that got over a lot of ground in two days time was the char- tensity in a non-legislative year, lines are more sharply drawn yards, scales and buildings. Grand on move o f the Municipal League, and its "angels", the big Ledge is a member of the Michigan Announcement is made by Pres. acterization given the 1 2th annual meeting of the Michigan Live Stock Exchange. B. A. Beamer of the Michigan Live city politicians of Grand Rapids and Detroit, to divert a large Stock Exchange that the 12th an- State Farm Bureau at State College, Feb. 6 and 7 by news- share of state funds into city hall treasuries. nual meeting will convene at the papermen and other experienced observers. Every effort of the Welsh-Nagel forces to break down the PLUMBING CODJT Hotel O.'ds, Lansing, Friday morn- ing, February 21, at 10 o'clock, for Secretary Brody in his report said that "Farmers tax, high- solidarity of out-state groups meeting in annual session at Lansing, East Lansing, and other points in the State has failed. PROPOSAL UNFAIR a business session which will be completed that day. way, legislative, oil lease, co-operative marketing and problems are increasing and that 75,000 farmers have other come Governor Fred Green, Highway Commissioner Grover Dill- TO FARM HOMES Preceding the annual meeting the Michigan Live Stock Loss Preven- tion Association will rae<-; at the Olds to depend on the Michigan State Farm Bureau for help along M. h. NOON those lines," and the convention acted accordingly. man, Tax Commissioner M. B. McPherson, and Attorney Bureau Fears Gouge Under Thursday noon, Februa y 20, at 1 Feb. 7. Mr. Noon was re-elected pres- General Wilbur Brucker, have plunged into the fight against o'clock. ident of the Michigan State Farm Bu- Mr. Brody's report on State Farm Bureau activities for Act Drafted By Master Thursday evening ait 'i:30 o'clock reau by the new board of directors the Dykstra bill and promise that an equitable adjustment the Live Stock Exchange and the and began serving his fifth term as 1929 is presented in full in this issue of the News, as are the of road and street tax difficulties will be worked out and pre- Plumbers. Loss Prevention Association will president. He served a two year term resolutions adopted by the convention. It will be noted that hold their third annim dinner at from 1924 to 1926 and has been re- sented to the next Legislature as an administration measure. elected each year since Feb. 1927. not only did the Farm Bureau resolutions fix Farm Bureau FARM RULES SEVERE the Olds. A splendid dinner and program of entertainment and ad- The proponents of the Dykstra three-way split of the high- policy on state and local tax matters, highway matters, etc., dresses has been prepared, to be way funds, now find that in addition to the Farm Bureau and State administrative leaders, they face the combined opposi- Plumbing Costs Likely To followed by a dance, a> which the Increase Under The modern and old time dances will be CROSWELL FARMERS but the Secretary's report shows that it has well organized and functioning departments or movements for the purpose tion of the Michigan Association of Supervisors, the Northern Code. given. All farmer members of the Live Stock Exchange arc invited to HAVE ESTABLISHED of carrying its policies to a successful conclusion. Michigan Road Commissioners Association, and Michigan Good Roads Association, and the Association of County the meeting. Tickets^for the annual "The proposed plumbing code pre- dinner and entertainment program OWNMILKCONCERN The Bureau reported itself and its business departments in good financial standing, with a net worth of $229,114.94, pared under the direction of the are $1. Mr. Byron Schc merhorn of Road Commissioners and Engineers, as well as other farm and State Department of Health is un- Detroit will be the prin ipal speak- Two Hundred Producers Join including $31,512.31 of cash on hand, and land, buildings fair to Michigan farmers, and the er. Ju.les Klein's orches'ra will play civic groups. Michigan Farm Bureau urges that it for the dance. Co-operative To Sell* and equipment in Lansing. Total assets of the State Farm be re-drafted and that the provisions At the annual meetiiu. it will be Own Milk. Bureau were reckoned at $526,012.66. Administration leaders presented their cause before num- applying to plumbing ton farms be reported that the Live stock Ex- erous farm organizations meeting at East Lansing during simplified" said ' R. Wayne Newton, change's sales agency at the Detroit To own and operate their own milk Important among the Bureau's resolutions was one chang- director of (taxation, to health de- yards, the Michigan Iiiv, Stock Ex- Farmers Week as well as the Supervisors and members of partment officials at a public hearing change Commission Mer< hants, dur- receiving plant, 200 farmers around ing the date of the State annual meeting from Farmers Week Croswell have joined to ship their the Michtean Press Association. Commissioner Dillman an- in the Senate Chamber February 7. ing 19 29 sold for farm r shippers, milk as an independent sales unit, to the second Thursday and Friday in November at the col- Mr. Newton challenged the state- 1 decks of sto at $9,960,- subscribing $10,000 in stock for pur- lege. The matter had been under consideration for two years. nounced that he was in favor of the principle that road costs ment of Major Wlliam, C. Groeniger 000, a gain of ?l t r.u0'00 over 1928. chase and equipment of their plant, should be apportioned according to the origin of the traffic, consulting engineer of Columbus This was 35.1% of t f t total receipts the Croswell Farmers Milk Company. It was thoroughly discussed at this meeting before being given Ohio, and author of the Code, U. at Detroit, as agai £ the and that sfeps were being taken to induce the L!. S. Bureau the interests of health the same regu- total receipts handled in 1928. The The new concern, operating for a unanimous approval. few weeks now, has a membership of Public f.oads to co-operate with State officials in making a lations should govern plumbing no Detroit sales agency net' profit for identical with that of tthe local co- Many considerations brought about the change. Chief i n u i r whether it is installed in the 1929 was * IS, 4 ii 0. operative elevator. Purchase of plant comprehensive survey of traffic on Michigan's roads—State, city or in the country. among them is the constantly growing importance of the The annual meeting of the Produc- and equipment is on the installment county, a n l township—to determine the extent to which city The proposed Code is the outgrowth ers Co-operative Commission Associa- plan, each shareholder allowing de- Bureau's legislative work. Heretofore, the State Farm Bu- of an act passed by the last Legisla- tion, the Buffalo Sales Agency of the duction of $1.04 each two weeks from owned carslcontribute to the traffic which these roads carry. ture, providing for the licensing of Nationa.l Live Stock Producers, which his milk check to apply on each share reau meeting has come in February, whereas the legislature The traffifc counts follow the action of the Michigan Farm plumbers. It also provides that the is operated by the Live Stock Ex- ck in the concern. In this man- convenes January 1 and is well into its work before the State commissoner of health shall have changes of Michigan Indiana and ner it is planned to have the stock Bureau last year in instituting similar counts in several Mich- general supervision over plumbing in Ohio, was held February 10th and paid up to about nine months. Farm Bureau can register farmer policies. Now the State igan counties. The Bureau has been invited to co-operate all buildings, residences and Bttruc- 11th. The local is shipping about 250 Farm Bureau resolutions will be completed six weeks or tures and shall prescribe and publish clams of milk daily, finding a sales During 1929 Buffalo handled more before a legislature convenes. The same situation ap- with the State highway department in planning the new a code of minimum standards there- 6,708 decks having a value of $10,- otitic" for their products on the De- fore, which shall be uniform. The Act 716,000, which was 32&.% of the troit market. * plies to the opening of Congress in December and the an- official survey. Mi*. Helm has general supervision givte the com mis i oner of health total receipts, a gain of 6 Co over Meanwhile, officials of the League of* power to order inspection of rural 192S. Th enet profit was $19,500 or of the plant and the elevator; man- nual American Farm Bureau meeting in December. Michigan Municipalities have definite- that would have relied upon a tech- agement of the milk plant is handled Tremendous growth of the Farmers* plumbing and to require the removal $0,000 more than in 1928. ly determined to circulate initiatory nicality to secure the apportionment by Howard Levett, one of the stock- week program, with some 40 organi- weather conditions, resulting in icy, of plumbing Itihail dors not meet the petitions to force the Legislature to to the counties of the entire weight There are 18 firms on the Buffalo holders of the new concern, who is a zations meeting that week and obliga- drifted, or impassable roads, affects pass a bill drawn on the lines of the tax, instead of one-half, as was gen- specifications of the code. market. Growth of the Producers farmer-producer of the community. tion of farmers to sacrifice either their attendance at the annual meeting in Dykstra measure, and to force a refer- erally agreed to have been the legis- The Act in question was drafted by at Buffalo since opening in 1922 is The plant is equipped with one of the Master Plumbers Association shown by the following percentages Farm Bureau annual for Farmers February. It was agreed that good endum on the bill if the Legislature lative intent at the time the weight the newest type, sanitary can wash- Week meetings or programs they want roads and favorable weather condi- should balk. tax law was passed. This .proposed without consulting the Department of of the total volume of live stock re- alds and dries each can and re- to take in, or the reverse, were other tions could be expected early in No- Although Municipal League officials suit previously had been privately Health. Commissioner of Health ceipts handled: places the covers automatically be- factors that caused the delegates to vember, that there are no other con- assumed an air of injured indignation condemned by many League support- Guy D. Kiefer, stated in opening the 1922—15 % ing and handling devices which wash- move the Bureau's business session flicts, that County Farm Bureaus could ^over the charges of Commissioner ers and was hailed by opponents of session that he was doubtful as to the fore delivering them to the loading ahead. While this situation has been arrange large tours to the annual 1923—17', M. B. McPherson that they have used the Dykstra plan as a dead give-away wisdom of the legislation which has dock. understood, it was not until delegates meeting, and that attendance at the placed the administration of plumb- 1924—20.5% "highwaymen's methods" in their at- of the selfishness behind the big-city from all parts of the state gave opin- annual could be increased. Everyone tack upon the State Treasury, it was movement. ing upon his department. 1925—20.8% Exiierience 1926—21.8% ions and experiences in the matter at the meeting decided that the change reported in the daily press that the Administration leaders have suc- In addition to the Farm Bureau Store Manager: "They say that that full appreciation of the conflict would be most beneficial and it went League officers had recommended the ceeded in establishing the fact that Real Estate boards, builders associa- 3 9 27—1' brunettes have sweeter dispositions of interests was had. abandonment of the attempt by AVayne the chief bone of contention is the tions and manufacturers of plumb- 1928—2' through unanimously. than blondes." It was brought out too that the long K'ounty officers to disrupt State High- desire of certain municipal chiefs to ing supplies throughout the state en- 1929--32 Clerk: "Well, my wife's been both distances that many Farm Bureau The resolution on highways vigor- Sway finances through court action (Continued on page 4) tered objections to the new code Both Detroit and Buffalo sales agen- ously re-affirmed the Farm Bureau's and I can't see any difference." members come and the uncertainty of opposition to the proposed Dykstra (Continued on page 4) (Contlniicd on patre three) bill. Another important change was made 7 5 , 0 0 0 Are Interested In Farm Bureau's Work One of the most important features has been the re-organization, So in addition to the local distribution of Farm Bureau supplies, In the by-laws when the term for all State Farm Bureau directors vra* made two years instead of one year, with part of the Board outgoing each year. Heretofore, the entire Board has Sec'y Brody Explains consolidation, and incorporation of the Farm Bureau Supply and Seed Services into the FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC., with $250,000 of common stock owned by the Farm Bureau and author- all of these stores are marketing beans, grain, and other products grown in the community. In the marketing end we have received most helpful co-operation been re-elected each year. About 700 attended the fifth annual dinner and old time dancing party In Report for 1 9 2 9 ized $50,000 non-par stock, and $300,000 preferred stock. The pre- ferred stock is provided to finance OUT constantly growing business from the commodity exchanges concerned. The plan seems to harmonize with the policies of the commodity exchanges as the local held at the Union Building Thursday evening, Feb. 6. Guests of honor were Governor and Mrs. Fred W. Green, operations. association is maintained intact, and the exchange knows that un- President and Mrs. R. S. Shaw of State der Farm Bureau operation it is certain to receive the grain, beans, College, Mr. R. S. Baldwin, director By CLARK L. BRODY The non-par stock probably will not be utilized under present con- fruit or potatoes handled co-operatively at that point. of College Extension Work, and Mrs. Sec'y-MgT., of Michigan State Farm Bureau ditions but is provided in case changes in our merchandising system We have many requests from local organizations and County Baldwin, Pres. E. A. Beamer of the should make it desirable. Other helpful results have been the sim- Farm Bureaus to start more of these centrally managed units, but National Live Stock Producers Ass'n, T w e l f t h A n n u a l l l c n o r t Made to D e l e g a t e s to A n n u a l "Meeting of the plification and consolidation of our business records and office force, we are proceeding slowly in order to accumulate the experience Dr. N. A. McCune of the Peoples Mfcalffan State farm Bureau a1 State CaUeffe* February 6, 19:50. Church, East Lansing, and Miss Mary resulting in greater economy and efficiency. This re-organization necessary to operate them successfully. With careful supervision from Annual reports not only serve to inform the delegates and mem- Mims, community extension specialist has not involved any changes in the responsible personnel or the F. B. Headquarters and the right type of local manager, there of Louisiana State University. bers of the year's activities, but their preparation causes us who submerging of any of our business services. seems to be little question of the successful operation of our Farm Governor Green addressed the con- prepare them to pause long enough each year to look both forward Farm Bureau Stores Bureau stores. vention, declaring that in his opinion and backward and take stock of our organization's progress. the outlook for agriculture is better, The further development of the centrally controlled and operated The Farm Bureau Services, Inc., as in previous years, has contin- The writing of the annual report stimulates us to make a search- ued to distribute seeds, fertilizer, twine, feeds, and coal. The year's and should improve. He defended the Farm Bureau store system is also one of the important features of State property tax of $29,500,000 as an ing and critical examination of our po.licies and activities of the year. business has shown an increase in volume of $156,763.00 over 192S. the year's operations. In addition to our places of business reported emergency measure to care for Mich- Squarely facing the problems and trends of the organization clears Besides $29,000.00 returned to Farm Bureau members and local last year at Saginaw, Midland, and Lansing, an additional unit was igan's unfortunate mental and other the vision and is bound to result in much good to the Farm Bureau. organizations as patronage dividends, the net earnings of the cor- institutional cases. Referring to the opened at Woodland (Barry Co.) and another at Hart (Oceana Co.). The importance of such an examination of orgnization policies In each of these instances, as is now our common policy, the inter- poration for the year have strengthened its operating capital. Turner law, backed by the Farm Bu- is not to be under-estimated when we consider that the organization, ested farmers in the vicinity voluntarily raised among their neigh- At the close of the year, the distribution of Farm Bureau machin- reau, and which appropriates $2,000,- feed, seed, fertilizer, twine, coal, wool, clothing, automobile and ery was discontinued as at present the resources and efforts of your 000 annually for the poorer school dis- bors a sufficient amount of money to finance the operations at the organization can be more serviceably devoted to the lines of staple tricts, Mr. Green said, "You are not life insurance, traffic, publicity, legislative work, taxation and oil points concerned. When the money is all paid in. the Farm Bureau supplies it has handled from the beginning, with which tlie matter going to lose anything by that law. leasing and other activities of the State Farm Bureau have brought Services, Inc., hires a manager, and starts operation of the business. There are schools all over Michigan some 75,000 Michigan farmers to be Interested in and to depend We are establishing such units only where there is no .local dis- of quality is paramount and which the farmer uses throughout the in which there would be no teachers upon the Michigan State Farm Bureau for such services. tribution of'Farm Bureau merchandise, or where the local associa- year. today we* ' urner tion urgently request the Farm Bureau to take over the manage- Farm Bureau Wool Pool school law. Business Ben i« es In reporting on the business activities of your State Farm Bureau ment *of the business on the above basis. While these places are The Farm Bureau Wool Pool made progress this year, the volume Dr. McCune told the convention his established primarily to provide an outlet for Farm Bureau seeds of wool pooled showing an increase of 130,616 pounds as compared remarkable experiences while at for the year, I shall not repeat the experiences common' to other and supplies, we are finding it necessary for them to care for all of with 1'•'-'* Returns on the medium wools > Geneva studying the operations of the years,, but rather point out the new developments and important the co-operative business needs of the farmers of the locality. (Continued on page two.) various branches of the League of Na- changes since the last annual meeting. ( Continued on page 4) TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS FKIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1930 paired at t h e following points: Grand A-our organization to secure t h i s help t r i a l i s t s s e e m e d t o g e t a b o u t w h a t t h e y a s k e d for. Agriculture of our most serviceable activities. Blanc, Mt. Pleasant, Portland, Stanton. so much desired by the f a r m e r s of the i Iotliinu MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS g o t f r a c t i o n s of i t s r e q u e s t s a s a r u l e . The State F a r m Bureau Clothing Constantine. Weidman, and Wayland. Drains were repaired by t h e G r a n d state did not result in t h e e n a c t m e n t of t h e m e a s u r e . T h e s e v e n f a r m o r g a n i z a t i o n s d e c l a r e d in t h e l e t t e r t h a t D e p a r t m e n t experienced a good year. showing an increase in the volume of T r u n k Railway adjoining the Phillip On t h e other hand, t h e efforts of Published twice a m o n t h by the Michigan State F a r m B u r e a u a t Char- n e v e r has the need for a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o t e c t i o n been g r e a t e r t h a n lotte, Michigan. E d i t o r i a l a n d g e n e r a l offices a t i S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u h e a d - business of 19,410.00. That F a r m Bu- Weiber farm near Fowler; by the New the F a r m B u r e a u to c a r r y out your in- quarters, Lansing, Michigan. n o w w h e n all m a j o r f a r m p r o d m - f s face a g l o o m y o u t l o o k f o r reau members appreciate t h i s service York Central Railroad through the s t r u c t i o n s with the township highway t h e next few y e a r s . Significant e x c e r p t s from the l e t t e r to t h e is shown by the fact that d u r i n g the F. C. Morgan farm near Ypsilanti; by bill served to block the a t t e m p t of t h e VOL. VIII. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1930 NO. 3 year about 700 members from 41) the Pennsylvania R. R. on the M. Pel- larger cities to secure a three-way S e n a t e follow : split of t h e weight tax, a s provided in counties patronized the d e p a r t m e n t , ton farm near Byron Center. E n t e r e d a t t h e post office a t C h a r l o t t e , Mich., a s second class the D y k s t r a Bill. T h i s bill which the m a t t e r . Acceptance for m a i l i n g a t special r a t e of p o s t a g e provided ' • I n r e c e n t w e e k s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of g e n e r a ] f a r m o r g a n i z a - securing the 6% advantage to mem- A new crossing was obtained for 11. bers over non-members. The m e m b e r s ' C. Pay near Albion; railroad fences F a r m Bureau had such a large p a r t for in Sec. 1 1 0 3 , Act of Oct. 3 , 1 9 1 7 . a u t h o r i z e d J a n u a r y 1 2 , 1 9 2 3 . tions and co-operatives who have been called here by the situa- business constituted one-third of the rebuilt and repaired on the farms of in defeating, would seriously reduce Subscription price $1.00 p e r y e a r . To F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e n , t i o n w h i c h h a s a r i s e n , h a v e notice*! t h a t t h e o b j e c t i v e for w h i c h the portion of the weight tax going to total sales for the year. Floyd Atherton near Gaines. W. E. 60 c e n t s per year, i n c l u d e d i n t h e i r a n n u a l d u e s . tariff a d j u s t m e n t w a s b e g u n a p p e a r s to h a v e been f o r g o t t e n . E . E. C N O R E N Editor and Business Manager In o u r e s t i m a t i o n t h i s o b j e c t i v e is t h e p l a c i n g of A m e r i c a n 1913 2 3 9 6 PERN DAVIS Circulation f a r m e r s , w h o m u s t m e e t c o m p e t i t i o n f r o m l o w c o s t , low l i v i n g CARLOADS s t a n d a r d p r o d u c e r s a b r o a d , in'a position to e n a b l e t h e m to s u p p l y t h e d o m e s t i c m a r k e t as c o m p l e t e l y as possible and to enjoy t h e 1924 1179 °f ^arm ®u reau MICHIGAN gTATWARM BUREAU b e n e f i t s of s o d o i n g . Supplies Shipped "But the lack of consideration afforded agriculture is even OFFICERS g r e a t e r t h a n a p p e a r s on t h e s u r f a c e : for t h e r e a r e m a n y i t e m s of 1925 Since Jan, 1.1923 M. L. NOON, J a c k s o n President W. W. BILLINGS, Davison Vice-President an a g r i c u l t u r a l n a t u r e on w h i c h d u t i e s w e r e g i v e n w h i e h will Directors-a t- L a r g e Lowell not r e s p o n d to tariff influence. S u c h a r e t h e p r o d u c t s Which w e 1926 »f. B. MCPHERSON p r o d u c e c o n s i d e r a b l y m o r e of t h a n is s u f f i c i e n t for o u r d o m e s t i c . . .ri rel e t o n MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR , ^* J, ,vl™ JOHN GOODWINE ' w¥£wrV I requirements. •.;;_•: • L NeH , w P_ e VEROI J. J . J A K W A Y . . >RMELY Benton a r o.T!^ .Davison or " "Effective rates on agricultural commodities such as are 1927 W . W. B I L L I N G S Commodity Directors a d v o c a t e d in t h i s c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d h a v e b e e n p r e s e n t e d in d e - H E N R Y CHRTTS, Cadillac Michigan P o t a t o Growers' E x c h a n g e tail by the principal farm o r g a n i z a t i o n s will increase very ma- M L NOON Jackson M i c h i g a n Milk P r o d u c e r s ' A s s o c i a t i o n t e r i a l l y t h e b u y i n g p o w e r of t h e l a r g e s t s i n g l e c o n s u m i n g g r o u p 1928 CHAS. WOODRUFF, Hastings Michigan Live Stock E x c h a n g e M. R S H I S L E R , Caledonia Michigan Elevator Exchange in o u r n a t i o n — a g r i c u l t u r e . M D BUSKIRK, P a w P a w M i c h i g a n F r u i t G r o w e r s , Inc. STATE F A R M BUREAU ORGANIZATION ""It is n o t t o o l a t e f o r t h e s e n a t e t o r e c t i f y t h e s e injustices. 1929( . r o v . t h in I'jirni it n r o a n Ruftpffea b u s i n e s s s i n c e J a n . 1. Ittii:!. a s e x p r e s s e d I n t h e s e n a t e a r e m a n y l o y a l a n d d e v o t e d f r i e n d s of a g r i c u l t u r e . hv c a r l o a d s s h i p p e d . A Inrjge a n n u a l loss t h a n c a r l o a d b u s i n e s s l i a s a l s o a C L A R K L. BRODY Sec'y-Treas.-Manager W e a p p e a l to t h e m t o r e n e w t h e i r efforts. To t h o s e senators enjoyed lar&e g r o w t h . The m a n a g e m e n t has also b r o u g h t Hoover n e a r Whit more Lake, a n d t h e state a n d counties and give the DEPARTMENT HEADS w h o h a v e n o t y e t b e e n a b l e to see t h e w i s d o m of a t a r i f f policy lion's s h a r e to t h e larger cities. A about still further improvements in Ivan Lepard n e a r Lake Odessa. Traffic - p- Mllls t h a t will p r o t e c t a g r i c u l t u r e , w e u r g e f u r t h e r s t u d y a n d a s p i r i t T h e d e p a r t m e n t assisted t h e farm- Incidentally, too, if t h e F a r m Bu- Clothing''.'.'..'...... Miss N . B . K i r b y the quality and a r r a n g e m e n t of t h e Publ c"ty E . R. U n g r e n of concession." atock, so t h a t the beginning of 1930 ers near Clio and Caro in getting satis- reau bill h a s been passed, t h e s t a t e Accounting L . T. S i n c l a i r shows the inventory to be in the best factory telephone service. would h a v e been relieved of t h e em- Organisation '-•• H , tfS shape in t h e history of t h e work. Ap- ' Assistance was given the f a r m e r s b a r r a s s m e n t it h a s suffered due to t h e Automobile I n s u r a n c e p Alfred B e n t a i l DEATH DANCE proximately 1,800 farm people h a v e near New Buffalo in p r e v e n t i n g t h e recent efforts of W a y n e County to Taxation ••• - W a y n e N e w t o n visited t h e d e p a r t m e n t t h e past year. abandonment of a g r a d e crossing. collect $8,000,000.00 out of the state S U B S I D I A R Y CORPORATIONS OF T H E M I C H I G A N S T A T E T h e r e is a n old s a y i n g t h a t a p e r s o n w h o is b i t t e n by a Federal F a r m Board These a r e only a few of t h e m a n y h i g h w a y funds t h r o u g h court action FARM BUREAU F a r m B u r e a u .Services, Inc., L. A. T h o m a s tarantula will dance himself to death. The areer of City So much for the business activities services rendered by t h e d e p a r t m e n t , to enforce a provision of the 1927 law Michigan F a r m B u r e a u Wool Pool Alfred B e n t a i l Manager George Welsh of Grand Rapids since h was bitten by controlled by the F a r m Bureau. In and show w h a t can be accomplished which w a s admittedly written in by addition, your organization has en- when technical and competent knowl- mistake. the gubernatorial bug reminds us of this legend. deavored to be helpful in every possi- edge and experience a r e combined In addition to all this, the battle by MICHIGAN COMMODITY M A R K E T I N G ASSOCIATIONS Apparently the virus of the "bite" has only recently ble way to t h e commodity marketing- with the power a n d influence of a I the F a r m B u r e a u to protect t h e farm- A F F I L I A T E D W I T H MICHIGAN S T A T E F A R M B U R E A U exchanges affiliated w i t h it. This h a s large f a r m e r s ' organization. ers' h i g h w a y interests served to bring Michigan Potato Growers Exchange Cadillac g a i n e d full S t r e n g t h , f o r a f t e r s e c u r i n g a f o l l o w i n g a m o n g t h e c i t y It is i n t e r e s t i n g to note t h a t m o r e about an u n d e r s t a n d i n g of the prob- included assistance with their taxa- Michigan Milk P r o d u c e r s A s s o c i a t i o n ,(..707 O w e n B l d g . , D e t r o i t officials w h o a r c p u s h i n g t h e D y k s t r a w e i g h t t a x bill, we n o w tion, legislative, publicity, transporta- and more t h e r e s u l t s accomplished a r e lem in all sections of the state t h a t Michigan L i v e Stock E x c h a n g e Hudson Michigan Elevator Exchange F a r m B u r e a u Bldg., L a n s i n g find Mr. Welsh p r o p o s i n g t h a t the cities t h r o w c a u t i o n to the tion, and organization problems. due to co-operation between t h e rail- could have been accomplished in no Michigan F r u i t Growers, Inc Benton Harbor I n connection Avith t h e last, the roads a n d t h e F a r m B u r e a u r a t h e r other way. If our past experience in w i n d s a n d g o o u t a f t e r a n e v e n g r e a t e r s h a r e of t h e S t a t e h i g h - F a r m B u r e a u h a s been active in as- t h a n by opposition. such m a t t e r s can be taken, a s a guide, D I R E C T O R S AND O F F I C E R S O F T H E COMMODITY E X C H A N G E S way funds than the Dykstra Bill w o u l d g r a n t . A t the same sisting the Exchanges in getting help Since t h e last a n n u a l meeting t h e | t h e work done will unquestionably MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. M I C H . M I L K PRODUCERS ASS'N t i m e , it is r e p o r t e d from Grand R a p i d s t h a t he is demanding from the Federal F a r m Board. An in- position of t h e F a r m B u r e a u in t r a n s - register for t h e farmers' benefit in t h e Carl M a r t i n , P r e s Co'dwater N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing terview was held with the Federal portation m a t t e r s h a s been strength- future. Milton B u r k h o l d e r , V. P . . M a r l e t t e R. G. P o t t s , V i c e - P r e s . W a s h i n g t o n t h a t t h e e n t i r e K e n t c o u n t y r o a d t a x , w h i c h h e o p p o s e d so s t r e n - F a r m Board at Baton Rouge, La., last ened by the a p p o i n t m e n t of President To assist in determining the F a r m H. D. H o r t o n , S e c - T r e a s Kinds B. F . B e a c h , S e c Detroit u o u s l y l a s t f a l l , s h a l l b e s p e n t in t h e c i t i e s . August r e g a r d i n g the interests of t h e M. L. Noon to t h e excutive committee Bureau's h i g h w a y policies for the fu- L. E. Osraer, M g r Lansing H a r r y Calkins Fowlerville fruit and bean growers. This w a s of of t h e Great Lakes Regional Advisory t u r e your s t a t e organization inaug- Neil B a s s , B e a n D e p ' t Lansing M. L . N o o n Jackson The proposal that Kent c o m i t y f a r m e r s be t a x e d to build urated a township road count. These a p r e l i m i n a r y n a t u r e but afforded a n Board. W K. Phillips Decatur R. L. T a y l o r Lapeer c i t y s t r e e t s h a s e x a s p e r a t e d m a n y of tie stain hest supporters opportunity to advise t h e Board of t h e counts involve t h e t a k i n g of license Information George McCalla Ypsilantl L. W. H a r w o o d Adrian Anthony Huyser Caledonia of-the .Moses of Grand Rapids, who volunteered to lead the needs of Michigan farmers and the Our work a l o n g this line h a s in- n u m b e r s of the cars and trucks on H. H. S a n f o r d Battle Creek relationship of the various groups in cluded 34 r a d i o t a l k s over W J R on township roads, at four different loca- M. R. S h i s l e r Caledonia Fred. W. Meyer Fair Haven c i t i e s o u t of t h e w i l d e r n e s s a n d a w a y f r o m t h e d o m i n a t i o n of Frank Gilmore Parma F r e d G. B e a r d s l e y Oxford the state. F a r m B u r e a u services, the p r i n t i n g tions in the county, by representatives W. J. H a z e l wood Mt. P l e a s a n t William H u n t e r Sandusky those w h o live " i n the stumps*'. T h e Grajnl Rapids Herald In December, at t h e request of t h e and d i s t r i b u t i o n of 300,000 F a r m Bu- of t h e County F a r m Bureau. At our Elmer Powers Clio w a r n s t h a t "'the m a n a g e r w o n ' t get a n y w h e r e t r y i n g to d i v e r t Michigan Cherry Growers Association reau Service booklets, t h e w r i t i n g of request, t h e Michigan State College i n d t h e Michigan F r u i t Growers, Inc., a d v e r t i s i n g for business d e p a r t m e n t s , assisted in designing t h e plan, which MICH. P O T A T O GROWERS t h e c o u n t r y a s w e l l a s t h e c i t y s h a r e of t h e t a x into t h e c i t y h a l l EXCH. the s c r e t a r y of the F a r m B u r e a u co- the compilation of more t h a n 300 included features of the method fol- M I C H . L I V E STOCK EXCH. Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillac treasury." aperated with these two organizations dealers' lists totaling 40,000 names, l o w e d by Cornell Universityjin deter- E. A. B e a m e r , P r e s Blissfield in interesting the Federal F a r m Board and the mechanical p r e p a r a t i o n and m i n i n g the origin of traffi/ on New J. T. Bussey, V I e e - P r e s . P r o v e m o n t .Many a r d e n t s u p p o r t e r s of t h e D y k s t r a p l a n h a v e bewailed R. D. H a r p e r , V i c e - P r e s . , S t . J o h n s in g r a n t i n g a line of credit of $1,950,- mailing of 600,000 letters. York state r u r a l roads. From, t h i s O. E. H a w l e y , Sec'y Shelby J. H . O ' M e a l e y , S e c ' y Hudson t h e e v i d e n t l a c k of g e n e r a l s h i p in p r e s e n t i n g t h e --sue-to t h e p u b - George Herman, Treas Remus F r a n k Obcr.-n, T i e ; s., B r e c k e n r l d g e )00.00 for t h e purchase of facilities T h r o u g h t h e operation of our multi- information t h e origin a n t / o w n e r s h i p F. P. H i b s t , Gen. Mgr Cadillac Nate Pattison Caro lic. I f t h e W e l s h p o l i t i c a l d e a t b d a n c e c o n t i n u e s t o g a i n m o m e n - ind otherwise financing t h e big mer- g r a p h letter and p r i n t i n g equipment, of t h e cars is d e t e r m i n e d To date, C. A. R i c h n e r , S a l e s M g r . . C a d i l l a c J . R. B e t t e s Sparta ?ers known a s the Great Lakes F r u i t we have been able to p r i n t thousand:; counts have been made b y p u r County Leon G. V a n L e u w Beliaire t u m in t h e f u t u r e a s it h a s b e e n in t h e r e c e n t p a s t , t h o u s a n d s o f Charles Brown Sunneiu Industries, Inc., and the N o r t h e r n of letterheads, envelopes, and other F a r m Bureau—in m a n y p s e s assist- O. S. W o o d Barryton c i t y v o t e r s a r e g o i n g t o q u e s t i o n t h e k i n d <>f m o v e m e n t which Michigan Cherry Growers' Association. forms a t considerable savings. Very ed by the county road commissioners Ed w a r d D i p p e y Perry 5. A. R a s m u s s e n Sheridan Charles Woodruff Hastings m u s t d e p e n d u p o n t h a t s o r t of l e a d e r s h i p . Also at t h i s w r i t i n g , assistance is appreciable economies a r e made by and township officials—o| m o r e t h a n M I C H I G A N F R U I T GROWERS, INC. !jeing given t h e Michigan Elevator Ex- h a v i n g t h e experienced personnel of one h u n d r e d township r e d s , and it Herbert Nafziger, Pres John Botteme Spring Lake m a n g e in its plans to extend a n d per- /this d e p a r t m e n t buy t h e p r i n t i n g , is t h e p u r p o s e of youil s t a t e a n d Benton Harbor W. J . S c h u l t z Hart A DETROIT INSTITUTION GONE fect its grain and bean m a r k e t i n g |i stationery, and postage for all d e p a r t county organization t o / c o n t i n u e to O. R. G a l e , 1st V i c e - P r e s John Miller Coloma H . H. H o g u e , 2nd V i c e - P r e s Shelby Carl B u s k i r k L. A. H a w l e y Lawrence Ludington .Most people read with surprise recently a Detroit Free Jluto Insurance Sodus Press article s t a t i n g that c r e a m e r y c o m p a n i e s in t h a t city have F . L. B r a d f o r d , S e c - T r e a s i-'-w- Benton Harbor H . Nafzigrer V. W a r n e r Millburg Mattawan a c t e d to e l i m i n a t e t h e • • c o m m i s s i o n " a l l o w e d j a n i t o r s , s u p e r i n - TODEC.31,1926 202 Policies Written C. J . C h r e s t e n s e n Onekama F . L. G r a n g e r , S a l e s M g r t e n d e n t s a n : l m a n a g e r s of a p a r t m e n t b u i l d i n g s w h o w e r e in a • ••• Benton Harbor M. D . B u s k i r k P . L. B r a d f o r d Paw Paw St. J o s e p h p o s i t i o n t o d i c t a t e t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of a s i n g l e b r a n d of m i l k in Since Oct. 15,1926 Miller Overton J. F . H i g b e e Benton Center Bangor J. W. P r e n t i c e O. R. G a l e Saugatuck Shelby any given a p a r t m e n t house. J a n i t o r s usually secured t h e i r milk TODEC.31,1927 7,278 David Brake Fremont II. H. H o g u e Sodus .P. D . L e a v e n w o r t h J a m e s Nicol South Haven f r e e f o r t h e i r s e r v i c e in d i s t r i b u t i o n . A p a r t m e n t m a n a g e r s sup- Grand Rapids AMERICAN FARM BUREAU W. F . D e a n Bau Claire p o r t e d t h e s y s t e m on t h e t h e o r y t h a t t h e r e w o u l d be m o r e wear TODEC.3I,IQ2£ 23,836 C. L. FEDERATION Brody Lansing &?SIS^,A3;S^,IFSAxPQUARTER8 M u n s e y Bldg., W a s h i n g t o n . D. C on t h e i r b u i l d i n g if a n u m b e r of m i l k r e t a i l e r s w e r e a l l o w e d t o " A ' ' l H. I H O M P S O N C S T F R H F S A - F- R F Z8 J President E a s t W a s h i n g t o n "St:, C h i c a g o circulate therein. The creamery companies have decided that TODEC.31,1929 46,662 G T O W O « . l U t o m o M I e i n s u r a n c e w o r k a s s h o w n J»y t o t a l p o l i c i e s W r i t t e n C H K - S I E R H. G R A Y Washington Representative e a c h t e n a n t s h o u l d h a v e t h e r i g h t t o s e l e c t t h e b r a n d of m i l k h e in S l a t e - v rn; M u t u a l A u t o m o b i l e I n s u r a n c e C o m p a n y Ijy .Michigan S t a t e I'iirin B u r e a u , * l a t e Agrent, a g e n c y f o r c e , s i n c e Oct. 15, 102H. & wants. C o - i n c i d e n t w i t h t h e a m p u t a t i o n of t h e j a n i t o r ' s profit, '(•tivities, including a r r a n g e m e n t s for m e u t s of your institution. m a k e further counts this year. t h e c r e a m e r i e s a n n o u n c e d t h a t m i l k w o u l d r e t a i l at 1 3 c e n t s in- i conference with t h e Federal F a r m The Michigan F a r m Bureau News The data secured will be compiled Editorials s t e a d of 14e ])(n- q u a r t , a n d t h e p i n t w o u l d r e m a i n at 8c. Joard, J a n u a r y 27, 1930. The w o r t h y effort of these commod- ty organizations to improve t h e i r h a s added 12,000 subscribers t h r o u g h t h e co-operation of local co-operative to support t h e F a r m B u r e a u ' s road p r o g r a m and protect the i n t e r e s t s of associations. T h i s plan helps both t h e t h e farmers a t t h e next session of t h e CONGRESS FACES FARM TARIFF REVOLT 75,000 Are Interested in FarmB.Worl n a r k e t i n g services to t h e farmers of he state merits the active support of local association a n d t h e F a r m Bu- r e a u t h r o u g h t h e type of f a r m or- Legislature. Observations m a d e so far indicate a n appreciable a m o u n t of Dissatisfaction of organized agricttlttire with the treatment (Continued from page 1) he Michigan F a r m Bureau. Our work ganization news presented, and is of travel on our township roads by s t a t e that lias been accorded the so-called agricultural tariff revision from 3c to 5c a p o u n d a b o v e local offerings last s p r i n g . A t t h i s /ith them in t h i s regard the past year g r e a t value in m a i n t a i n i n g and de- and foreign owned cars. w r i t i n g t h e fine wools h a v e n o t been e n t i r e l y disposed of on a c c o u n t onstitutes a splendid illustration of veloping m e m b e r s h i p . Other S t a t e Legislation in the present Congress came to a head February 2, and in a man- he m u t u a l l y helpful relations exist- of t h e slowness of t h e m a r k e t for t h e s e g r a d e s . W e feel confident, It is t h e aim of your F a r m B u r e a u T h e potato g r a d i n g bill of so m u c h ner that struck consternation among the Old Guard steerina the h o w e v e r , t h a t o u r Ohio connection will realize t h e best possible ng between t h e commodity exchanges News to keep t h e m e m b e r s and farm- importance to t h e Michigan P o t a t o tariff bill. v a l u e for o u r g r o w e r s . >f the state and the Michigan State ers informed about w h a t is develop- Growers' E x c h a n g e and co-operative •arm Bureau. ing in co-operative m a r k e t i n g , taxa- potato m a r k e t i n g organizations every- Seven leading national farm organizations, in a letter ad- In a d d i t i o n to t h e field m a n r e g u l a r l y e m p l o y e d for a few m o n t h s tion, legislation, oil leases, and F a r m where, was a n o t h e r m e a s u r e receiving in t h e s p r i n g , V i c e - P r e s i d e n t Billings r e n d e r e d t h e pool v a l u a b l e Trafife D e p a r t m e n t dressed to the Senate, announced that unless agricultural rates Your Traffic D e p a r t m e n t rendered a B u r e a u services arid other m a t t e r s im- the aggressive support of t h e F a r m a s s i s t a n c e and his efforts c o n t r i b u t e d ' m a t e r i a l l y to t h e i n c r e a s e d were raised materially on important products where sueh pro- ighly useful service to Michigan p o r t a n t to the f a r m e r s ' welfare. Bureau. T h i s with some modifications poundage. » became a law. tection has been asked and denied, the following Farm organiza- a r m e r s and co-operative associations. Legislation Automobile Insurance )ne of its i m p o r t a n t lines of work h a s The h i g h w a y bill providing for t h e Also, the F a r m Bureau Drainage tions would withdraw their support : T h e business activities discussed so far a r e carried on a s subsid- >een t h e collection of 419 railroad r e t u r n of a portion of t h e gas tax Bill, by Senator McConnell a n d rep- The American Farm Bureau, the Farmers Union pf Ameri- iary c o r p o r a t i o n s of t h e F . B. T h e a u t o m o b i l e i n s u r a n c e w o r k i a i m s for loss, damage and over- to the counties for use on township resentative Goodwine of the Sanilac while one of your m o s t i m p o r t a n t b u s i n e s s projects, is h a n d l e d a s harge, amounting to $11,729.00. roads was the leading legislative meas- County F a r m B u r e a u , providing for ca, the National Milk Producers Federation, the American Cotton 'Iaims a r e collected for F a r m Bureau ure sponsored by your state organiza- a deferred tax for d r a i n i n g of farm a d e p a r t m e n t of t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u r a t h e r t h a n a s u b s i d i a r y Growers Exchange, the National Live Stock Producers Associa- lembers without charge. In addition tion d u r i n g the last session of t h e land, Avas actively supported by your c o r p o r a t i o n . Our a u t o i n s u r a n c e agency h a s s h o w n a n e n c o u r a g - tion, the American National Live stock Product iciation, o t h e a m o u n t of t h e claims t h e sav- L e g i s l a t u r e . Our efforts were ap- s t a t e a n d county organizations a n d ing g r o w t h , 22,826 policies h a v i n g been signed d u r i n g t h e p a s t ng in collection charges per m e m b e r was enacted. T h i s I am informed h a s a n d t h e C e n t r a l L i v e S t o c k P r o d u c e r s A s s o c i a t i o n Of S t . Paul. ivcly supported by m e m b e r s in twelve m o n t h s . These a d d e d to w h a t w e r e previously on t h e books anged from $1.00 to $600.00. all sections of t h e state, and with t h e a l r e a d y been of service in Gratiot S u c h w i t h d r a w a l w o u l d t a k e s u p p o r t of w e s t e r n S e n a t o r s — b r i n g t h e t o t a l policies sold in Michigan to 4 6 , 6 6 2 . The d e p a r t m e n t has been active in exception of t h e original gn.i tax itself, County. t h e old f a r m b l o c - from t h e bill. Hence the old g u a r d nneasi- In a d d i t i o n to t h e c o m m i s s i o n s on new b u s i n e s s w r i t t e n , t h e in- n u m b e r of a g r i c u l t u r a l freight r a t e no other m e a s u r e has been so popular T h e F a r m B u r e a u also sponsored a s u r a n c e w o r k h a s also s h o w n s u b s t a n t i a l e a r n i n g s on r e n e w a l s on nvestigations. It h a s recently fco- with the farm people as was this ef- m e a s u r e for t h e establishment of a perated with t h e Michigan E l e v a t o r fort to aid t h e f a r m e r with his town- traffic m a n in t h e S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t last y e a r ' s business. T h e l e t t e r s a i d t h a t a d o p t i o n of P r e s i d e n t H o o v e r ' s a g r i c u l - Ixchange and other bean interests in s h i p road problem. Members of t h e of Agriculture. In a little over 3 y e a r s ' t i m e t h e F a r m B u r e a u has built a most ecuring the t e m p o r a r y suspension of L e g i s l a t u r e informed us t h a t t h e y had t u r a l t a r i f f in its p r e s e n t s t a t e w o u l d p r e v e n t a r e s t o r a t i o n of a efficient i n s u r a n c e sales o r g a n i z a t i o n c o m p r i s i n g e i g h t d i s t r i c t National Legislation ncreased freight r a t e s on beans, t h u s never received so much mail in be- b a l a n c e d a g r i c u l t u r e , a n d t h a t f a r m e r s w o u l d b e b e t t e r off w i t h T h e Michigan State F a r m B u r e a u a g e n t s and 4$& local a g e n t s . Not only h a s t h i s w o r k b r o u g h t ser- a v i n g from $106.00 to $120.00 per car half of a n y other m e a s u r e . was also active in national legislative the present tariff. viceable a u t o m o b i l e i n s u r a n c e to t h e f a r m e r s of t h e s t a t e , b u t a t r approximately §125,000.00 annually Our efforts to secure the enactment m a t t e r s , p a r t i c u l a r l y in r e g a r d to t h e s a m e time, it h a s been one of t h e m o s t beneficial p r o j e c t s t o or t h e bean growers. F i n a l disposi- of t h i s legislation included t h e calling T h e l e t t e r pointed out that the S e n a t e has failed to i n c r e a s e higher tariffs on a g r i c u l t u r a l products. F a r m B u r e a u m o r a l e a n d t h e o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s of t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n . ion of t h e case will probably be made of a state-wide h i g h w a y conference d u t i e s on SUgar, b l a c k s t r a p m o l a s s e s , f a t s a n d o i l s a n d o t h e r Shortly following the last annual y t h e I n t e r s t a t e Commerce Commis- a t t e n d e d by representatives, from This l a r g e i n c r e a s e in business h a s r e s u l t e d in t h e c o m p a n y ' s meeting, President Noon testified at p r o d u c t s a n d h a s f a i l e d t o p u t a d u t y on h i d e s . T h e l e t t e r s a i d ion in t h e near future. The depart- twenty-eight counties. Also, your placing a r e s i d e n t a t t o r n e y a d j u s t e r in Michigan, which h a s s t r e n g t h - Washington before t h e W a y s a n d lent ha3 opposed an increase in rates special legislative committee, consist- t h a t t h e c o m b i n e d i m p o r t v a l u e of s u c h p r o d u c t s e x c e e d s if'472- ened t h e service t o our policy h o l d e r s . D u r i n g a r e c e n t m o n t h Means Committee, u r g i n g t h e enact- n potatoes from Upper Peninsula ing of President Noon, Vice President 000,000 a n n u a l l y . ' [ m e n t of a higher tariff on a g r i c u l t u r a l claims h a n d l e d by t h e Michigan D e p a r t m e n t a t B l o o m i n g t o n a v e r a g - . oints. Decision of this case fa Billings, George McCalla, and Stanley products. F a r m B u r e a u N e w s r e a d e r s will r e m e m b e r t h a t w h e n P r e s i - | ed over t h i r t y per day. e n d i n g the action of t h e Intel Powell, together with your Board of "ommerce Commission. Following Directors; was active t h r o u g h o u t t h e Timely work was done with o t h e r T h e M i n n e s o t a S t a t e I n s u r a n c e D e p a r t m e n t m a d e a t h o r o u g h ex- national m e a s u r e s in advising our d e n t H o o v e r c a l l e d a s p e c i a l s e s s i o n of C o n g r e s s f o r t h e p u r p o s e , re illustrations of the large variety of • it interviewing t h e State Ad a m i n a t i o n of t h e books a n d r e s o u r c e s of t h e c o m p a n y t h e l a t t e r Senators and Representatives regard- of r e v i s i n g t h e t a r i f f upward on a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s f o r the •rviccs performed by this depart- m i n i s t r a t i o n and legislative commit- p a r t of t h e y e a r a n d r e p o r t e d both t h e S t a t e F a r m M u t u a l A u t o m o - lent ; ing the farmers' interests. One of t h e p u r p o s e of i m p r o v i n g t h e p o s i t i o n of a g r i c u l t u r e , t h e o p e n i n g of tees in their efforts to register the most important was the s t r o n g de- bile I n s u r a n c e Co. a n d t h e S t a t e F a r m Life to be in very good fi- T h r o u g h our efforts, the Michigan great interest and concern of our t h e t a r i f f q u e s t i o n M a s t h e s i g n a l f o r h o r d e s of i n d u s t r i a l i n t e r - nancial condition. e n t r a l Railroad has continued freight membership for local road assistance. mand by the S t a t e F a r m Bureau t h a t •rvice between Richland J u n c t i o n T h e support of t h e state organization aid for fruit and vegetable m a r k e t i n g on to get tariff increases for their Life I n s u r a n c e a definite relationship to the fan> nd Hooper. Harry County. Thi be included in the Federal F a r m Mar- In July life insurance was added to mortgage and directly serves the hi; of Highway Commissioners and En- k . t i n g Act. But. for the timely work the activities of our I n s u r a n c e De- man interests of the f a r m e r ' s famih is indispensable to the onion g i n e e r s was als*n enlisted, and some of Of the Michigan F r u i t Growers, Inc.. isful a m i opolized the tariff si. partment. This is coming slowly but While just nicely started with the lif- rowers of that section. its representatives gave helpful as- and other fruit organizations of the the agriculti | out. O u t of it c a m e gives promise of becoming one of the insurance work, it shows promise o As a result of the co-operation of sistance. country, co-ordinated by the F a r m Bu- most helpful and best appreciated considerable e a r n i n g power for tht he d e p a r t m e n t with the railroads. . Like our j n i t i a l struggles for the s u c h s c a n d a l s a s t h e lobl p the sugar tariff down. Indus- reau, it would not have been possible projects of t h e organization, for it has F a r m B u r e a u as well as becoming one dtock pens and scales have been re- gas tax in 1921, the first effort of , ( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e three; MM U MICHIC A X F A Ti M H I R E A T' \ F "W S FRIDAY, FF.BRl'ARY 1-1, l»3t> make a n i n v e n t o r y of all jobs, w h a t 'Plumbing Code Held DEALERS DISCUSS Resolutions Adopted at 12th » & Unfair To Farmers i Continued from page l i are necessary, what a r e n o t ; how and when a n d why the unnecessary ones got On the payroll. great picture, very revealing. It would be a It SEED, FERTILIZER Annual Farm Bureau Meet BUREAU BREAKFAST pointing out many regulations which would be bad politics, but good for the ! they contended, had nothing to do taxpayers." j with public health, but would be sure The insistence of these Detroit tax- ' to increase the cost of plumbing sup- payers upon a business-like adminis- Services, Inc., local d i s t r i b u t o r s a r e Beginning Feb. 14, F a r m Bureau Held Thursday, Feb. 6, Morn- i plies and of plumber's charges. holding a series of sectional meetings to work for tax legislation that Will} of t h e F a r m Bureau to o u r commodity | tration before agreeing to further in BUREAU ACTS ON secure the following r e s u l t s : Eeononj m a r k e t i n g organizations and the Fed- era] F a r m Board in f u r t h e r i n g the ing Of The Meeting. Annual . Opposition of the F a r m Bureau to creases in the local tax r a t e h a s un- for the purpose of discussing seeds .the proposed Code was based upon questionably added zest to t h e office and fertilizers in t h e interest of t h e i r communities. A specialist from t h e MANY ITEMS OF We favor the development of ma- f a r m e r s ' m a r k e t i n g i n t e r e s t s in Mich- chinery that will control the rise of igan. By MBS. L D I T H M. WAGAR >three counts: holders' campaign to secure State First, although neither the Act nor funds, for the politicians a r e able to 1 State College F a r m Crops d e p a r t m e n t the proposed C. de r e q u i r e s f a r m e r s foresee t h a t in the event of their fail- will discuss origin and a d a p t a b i l i t y PUBLIC INTEREST public expenditures. Every proposed tax law should be scrutinized to de- Rural Light and Power O u r first Home a n d C o m m u n i t y to employ licensed p l u m b e r s for the ure on t h e Dykstra plan they a r e go- i of seed, and the value of certified seed. In view of the fact that the form of B a n q u e t a n d R o u n d Table at t h e i n s t i l l a t i o n of farm plumbing, the ing to be compelled to do some house- Boyd Ralney will p r e s e n t new infor- t e r m i n e w h e t h e r it will s t i m u l a t e or • contract offered by the electric light Union, S t a t e College, T h u r s d a y m o r n - p r e p a r a t i o n and publication of the cleaning in order to m a k e ends meet, m a t i o n on fertilizer. The local asso- Takes Annual Meeting Date discourage increased expenditures, and power companies to the r u r a l n i n g , F e b r u a r y 6th, was a success in Code in its present form, u n d e r the seal of the Departmen; of Health and that, as Mr. Campbell h a s pointed and interested f a r m e r s will eat to- ciation m a n a g e r s and their directors and we i n s t r u c t our State F a r m Bu- r e s i d e n t s who must pay for the con- every way. out, "would be bad politics." From Farmers Week To reau officers to work for the defeat o b s t r u c t i o n of these lines is unjust and Besides h a v i n g over one h u n d r e d will m a k e it easy for irresponsible gether and have t h e i r p r o g r a m after- ma to convince farmers t h a t they: wards at these p o i n t s : November. bills which tend to an u n w a r r a n t e d has a tendency to r e t a r d the c o n s t r u c - w o m e n present we w e r e gratified in must comply with its regulations and increase in the total burden^of t a x - J t i o n of r u r a l lines. h a v i n g Mr. Nash a n d his district r e p - will increase the cost of installing Farm Board Selects Feb. 14—Ann Arbor, Allenal Hotel, KKKOM TIONS ADOPTED ation. * Be it resolved that the State F a r m resentatives as visitors. We invited farm plumbing or discourage its use. 12:30 E. T. PREAMBLE Budgeting, Auditing » l d Accounting! Bureau does hereby petition the S t a t e t h e m t h a t they m i g h t see t h e w o m e n Second, while farmers retain the Hibst of Potato Exch Feb. 18—Three Rivers, M. E. right to install their own plumbing Your Resolutions Committee sub- W'c favor (1) Detailed, u n d e r s t a n d - I Board of Public I'tilities to so c h a n g e in session, discussing ways a n d both the law and the Code g r a n t the The F e d e r a l F a r m Board h a s ap- Church, fi P. M., C. T. mit the following for your consider- able, and uniform state and local bud- these c o n t r a c t s as to provide t h a t m e a n s in b u i l d i n g a bigger a n d bet- power, of inspection of this p l u m b i n g proved plans for the development o Feb. 25—Port Huron. Ch. of Com., ation. We have aimed to avoid dupli- nets; i:*i A s t a t e audit of every dollar each c u s t o m e r connecting with t h e t e r F a r m B u r e a u . to t h e State with a u t h o r i t y to o r d e r central m a r k e t i n g p r o g r a m s for po 12:30 E. T. cation of stands taken in previous of pnbli'' money spent in the S t a t e ; line after its c o n s t r u c t i o n shall pay Mrs. Helen Flill of Genesee C o u n - its removal if it does not meet t h e tatoes a n d apples a s presented by rep Mar. 4—Grand Rapids, Y. M. C. A. years except insofar as a re-atatemenl (3) Filiform and reliable accounting the original builders of the line a sum ty, told us " T h e P a r t W o m e n Play in a minimum r e q u i r e m e n t s . City presentatives of co-operative associa room 203, 12:30 E. T. experience has shown t h a t inspec;ors tions h a n d l i n g these two products. seemed advisable. We remind the practices t h r o u g h o u t all public offic- equal to the amount suscribed by each t h e Chicago M e e t i n g " . How w o m e n of this sort a r e u s u a l l y union men, Mar. 11—Saginaw, F o r d n e y Hotel, es: and (4) Adequate a n n u a l reports original builder. T h i s condition to from all over o u r United S t a t e s c a m e The potato group selected to w o r t delegates tbat the adoption of these and that non-union installations a r e ' with the Board in c a r r y i n g out the 12:30 E. T. resolutions constitutes a practical to some c e n t r a l office of the financial continue in effect for a term of five t o g e t h e r at this N a t i o n a l F a r m Bu- freciuer;tly subjected (to extremely! r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s for the potato in Mar. 20—Traverse City, P a r k Place adoption of policies for the organiza- operations and condition of all taxing y e a r s from the d a t e of completion of r e a u a n n u a l m e e t i n g a n d t h e t r a i n - critical inspection. While h e a l t h ] dustry includes Mr. F . P. Hibst, gen Hotel, 11 A. M., C. T. tion to work upon for the c u r r e n t districts. ea'. Y. of Bloomington, III. She: "When I married you o u r w o m e n will do t h e i r p a r t in sire. vator Exchange. thought you were a brave m a n . " I m a k i n g t h e F a r m B u r e a u bigger a n d instruct the State F a r m Bureau We pledge the h e a r t y co-operation He: "So did everybody else.'' * b e t t e r d u r i n g 1930. \