Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1920 — FARMERS HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING [ARTICLE]

FARMERS HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING

The Indiana Federation of Fanners’ Asociations held its annual convention in. the Masonic Temple at Indianapolis on the 15th and 16th. Jasper county was represented by Delegates Kolhoff of Jordan and Farrabee of Carpenter, also the chairman of the county organization, Russell Van Hook. He reports that the meeting was considered, by those , in a position to know, One of the i most important and constructive| meetings ever held by Indiana farmers. I The outstanding points were, the I addresses delivered by the national president, X S. Howard ans Prof. G. I. Christie, of Purdue. An erroneous impression has been prevalent that rather extreme action was to be advocated at this convention.

However, the speeches of the above gentlemen were characterized by safe, sane and constructive suggestions that would bear the scru- ; tiny of any student of economics ; or civil government The concen- ; sub of opinion as well as the edi- j torials that have come under the J writer’s notice in the various pa- 1 pers, is that of most favorable com- 1 «®t, There is no disguising the! fact that this great national moved] ment on the part of farmer people |]

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