Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1920 — COUNTY PRESIDENTS TO ATTEND FARMERS’ CONFERENCE [ARTICLE]

COUNTY PRESIDENTS TO ATTEND FARMERS’ CONFERENCE

Indianapolis, Ind., May 10.—Word has been received at the headquarterscf the Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Association in this city that practically every county organization in the state which is affiliated with the parent body will send its president and secretary to the state-wide conference called by President John G. Brown for Monday, May 17, Lewis Taylor, general secretary has outlined a program for the meeting which calls for a discussion on the co-operative elevators, live stock shipping associations pooling of the wool clip, uniform membership campaigns and accounting systems, road building programs etc. The first subject to be dis- • cussed, however, will be relative to the charges made against the management of the Federation by the editor of the “Farmer’s Guide.” Reports of a number of successful membership drives in various counties of the state have been received by officers of the farmers* organization and several new ones have been planned for the immediate future? In Warrick county an eleven' day campaign is to open May 17 in charge of C. S. Masterson who will follow this with one opening May 31 in Miami county. Chas. A. Sims- has just completed a successful drive in Spencer county and H._C/_Reid is arranging _ for the opening of a campaign in Union county. ' Special emphasis is being made by speakers sent into the various counties that, unless the organization has a majority of the farmers of the county as members, the unit lacks the necessary influence in any co-operative action dealing with the general welfare of the agriculturists to serve as spokesman. When the majority is reached, it is pointed out, the farmers have overcome this criticism. The latest county to apply for membership into the state federation is Crawford coufity in the southern part of Indiana. The farmers in that section have been quietly at work for some time and are expected to strengthen their district considerably. The new county becomes a member of the Ninth District of the Federation of which J. J. Brown, of Rockport, is director. The addition to Crawford county brings the total number of counties affiliated with the parent body up to eighty-four. Notices have just been sent out by E. E. and townships in the state to send Reynolds, treasurer, for all county in the official list of their officers in order that these may be revised and made up to date at headquarters.