Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1919 — FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION OF FARMERS FEDERATION. [ARTICLE]

FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION OF FARMERS FEDERATION.

Indianapolis, Qct. 20.—A1l arrangements have been made by the Indiana Federation of Farmers’ associations for holding the first annual convention of the state body in this city on November 18, the place of meeting having been decided upon as the Masonic Temple. The temple is one of the most beautiful buildings in Indiana and has an excellent auditorium with amplei seating capacity. The official call for the election of delegates by the various county organizations of the federation was issued by General Secretary Lewis Taylor last * week and in sending out these notices attention was called to that part of the constitution which makes it imperative that the county delegates must be elected on or before the last Saturday in October in order to be accepted as an accredited representative with full voting power at the state convention.

Only the counties which have become affiliated with the parent body not later October 25 will be eligible for representation, one delegate to represent each of the organized counties. With sixty counties already members of the state federation and several others perfecting their organizations, every indication points to the coming state gathering of the farmers as the greatest meeting, of its kind ever held in Indiana. The officers, with a one hundred per cent organized State as their goal, are bending every effort to have at least seventy counties fully organized and affiliated in time to take part in the state convention. Aside from the election of officers at the coming state convention, numerous problems of constructive legislation, important resolutions, and changes in the constitution of the federation are to be presented to the delegates for consideration. The aims and policy to be followed out for the ensuing year along with nu-merous^routine-matters leads to the prediction that it will take the farmers at. least two days to transact all of their business. One of the features of the convention will be a complete report by the present officers, outlining the various activities of the federation since its founding last March. This report will show how the farmers were saved thousands of dollars on binder twine; how the federation has co-operated with other farm bureau organizations in surrounding state; the initiative taken a various conferences held at Washington; the fight made against grain dealers who were under-paying the producers of wheat, and many other activities. ■ ““ ~~~