Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1916 — INDIANA FARMERS’ CONGRESS [ARTICLE]

INDIANA FARMERS’ CONGRESS

To Be Held at English Hotel, Indianapolis on January ,3 and 4. As all other business, trades and professions are organized to better manage and look after their interests, it is fitting and necessary that the farmer, whose occupation is the base of all other business should do the same, that he may have a voice in the making of just and equitable laws and see that they are fairly and honestly executed, and to discuss any and all problems that tend to better his condition. either financially, morally or socially. Anything that will improve or make rural conditions better. With thfs end in view, the farmers have organized a state farmers’ congress, whose work will be along these lines. .This congress will hold its first meeting at the English hotel January 3 and 4, IJI7, and as our legislature meets in January this will be wholly a business meeting as the farmers of the tsate are feeling the burden of taxation as they never felt it before and increasing every year, they purpose a remedy that will be just and reasonable to all. There will also be some new laws farmers want enacted. All are in the hands of committees whose reports will be discussed and carefully considered, and Whatever is’ considered meritorious will be put in proper sha.pe and turned over to our legislative agent who will ask the legislature to enact into law. As this affects the best interests of all the farmers in theall should attend the meetinsH|o politics or sectarians in a meeting of honest old Hoosier farmers to 'talk over things, get better acquainted and teach others that “hay seed’’ and “moss back’’ belonged to a past age. Remember the time and place, Indianapolis, January 3 and 4, and come. J. H. BIDDLE, President Indiana State Farmers’ Congress, Remington. Indiana. MRS. FLORA MEEKS, Secretary, 623 University avenue, Muncie, Indiana.