Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1920 — FARMERS’ CONFERENCE. [ARTICLE]

FARMERS’ CONFERENCE.

Indianapolis, Ind., May 8.-—(Spe-cial) —Arrangements have been made by officers of the Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations for the holding of the second largest conference of farmers of the year to be held at the Claypool Hotel assembly room on Monday, May 17. The presidents of the eightythree v county farmers’ associations of the state which are affiliated with the parent body, the secretaries, the' county agents, the ten district directors, Everett McClure, first vice-president, Maurice Douglas, second vice-president, E. E. Reynolds, treasurer, Lewis Taylor, general secretary, state organizers, and as many members of the federation as can attend the session have been urged by President John G- Brown to be present. The conference is regarded as second only in importance, to the annual state convention held in November. The meeting this month will be for the purpose of getting together on state issues .exchange of ideas with the view of adopting uniform policies, and for airing any criticisms of the management of the federation’s affairs by the present officers. The entire meeting is to be an open forum in which any member of the organization will have the opportunity of being heard. B. F. Biliter, editor of the Farmer’s Guide, published at Huntington, has been requested to appear before the conference by President Brown to bring proof of alleged insinuations made in his publication concerning officers of the organization and its management. । President Brown has sent to all of the officers of the county farmers’ associations in the state a copy of a letter he forwarded to the editor of the Farmer’s Guide in which he demanded proof of the insinuations or a retraction of the statements. Mr. Brown said in part, ‘I am determined to have the whole light turned on the affairs of the । organization and such insinuations have become unbearable.” Referring to information which Mr. Biliter claims to have had before last November, Mr. Brown pointed out in his open letter, “If what' you say is true, that you are running your paper for the best interests of the fanners and are in favor of a state famers’ organization, how can you explain why you have withheld information, which had ' you given it out, would have caused ' the Indiana farmers to have l«d a real organization?” In addition President Brown has demanded that 1 editor present the source of his information! at the state-wide conIference. . . . P. C. Ohler, an experienced stockman, will take up his duties this week at the Indianapolis stock yards to serve as the live stock marketing agent of the federation. The permanent live stock committee of the federation held a special meeting last week and decided to urge every live stock producer in the state who markets his product in this city to write the secretary of the Indianapolis Live Stock Exchange giving orders to collect a small fee of 1 cent per head on hogs, calves and sheep, and 4 cents per head on cattle, on his consignments This fee is to be turned over to the federations fund for! maintaining the service and representation at the yards.