Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1920 — FARMERS’ ORGANIZATION MEETING [ARTICLE]

FARMERS’ ORGANIZATION MEETING

Hany C. Reid, one of the State organizers of the Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations will arrive here Saturday to confer with officers and directors of the Farmers’ Association of this county for the purpose of arranging for a membership drive. Mr. Reid said that a uniform plan for organization, as worked out by State officers, has met with great success in many of the counties and that he believed that this county would become one of the banner units of the Federation. He said that the farmers in this county are especially fortunate in having capable leaders and officers who have shown a disposition to cooperate in the movement. The county board of directors will name a representative who will be in active charge of the membership drive to be put on in this county. He is to have the asistance of a State organizer to work on the uniform plan, as outlined by the State Federation. Mr. Reid said that each township in the county, participating in the membership drive, will hold a meeting at least ten days prior to the date set for that township’s drive. At the township meeting the plan and purpose of the drive will be explained by the county director of that township and committees will be appointed to, make house to house campaigns. It has been, decided that each team shall consist of at least three members. In order that every farmer be reached, the committee will Keep an accurate list of all new members, men . not at home and men who refuse to join. s ' Mr. Reid said that the member,ship drives under the uniform system have cost but 27 %c a member, whereas in many of our neighboring states, under • a different plan where results were not so good, the costs have run from SI.OO to $1.50 a member. He was very enthusiastic as to future of the organization in this State. Although less than one year and one-half old, he said that 86 of the 92 counties in the state have farmers’ associations * affiliated with the Federation and that there was every indication that one hundred per cent organized before the second annual convention, to be held in November. More than 60,000 farmers of the state are already members of the parent body.