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Show tJ WESTERN Aiviiiili ChNa FB Ceremony opens Several hundred Utah farm, civic and business leaders and UFBF members flocked to a ribbon-cuttin- g cereand house the at new Farm mony open Bureau Center May 30 and 31. Main speaker at the occasion was Elder Ezra Taft Benson; former U.S. secretary of agriculture. He is president of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. Elmo W. Hamilton, president of the Utah Farm Bureau, presided at the ceremony. Vice president Jerold Johnson offered the prayer at the new building, located at 5300 S. 360 W., Salt Lake City. The million-dollstructure is just off the 5300 South exit of Interstate highway 15. Built on 4.2 acres of land, with plenty of room for expansion, the three-stoi- y building is occupied on the lower two floors by Farm Bureau and af ar Center filiated companies. The third floor is rented to other businesses. Farm Bureau is one of the great institutions of freedom in the world, Elder Benson remarked in his address. He praised its members for their stand on free enterprise and for providing consumers with high quality food at reasonable prices. The speaker also mentioned his admiration for former AFBF president Charles Shuman, whom he called a V t Christian agricultural statesman. After President Hamilton and Elder Benson cut a ribbon across the entry to the new building, people attending were given a tour of the facilities in small groups.. Refreshments were seiv-e- d in the lunchroom. Farm Bureau members who were unable to attend the Open House are invited to visit the building whenever possible for a tour. . Elmo Hamilton (left) and Ezra Taft Benson wield a giant pair .of scissors to cut the ribbon across the entrance to the Farm Bureau Center. This ceremony, witnessed by a large crowd of farm and community leaders and Farm Bureau employees, officially opened the new building. Mrs. Benstf ;tVeatd, at jjie right T LlVXtMES Jll V 1 7 serials order Ezra Taft Benson, former U. S. secretary of agriculture, was the keynote speaker at Farm Bureau ribbon-cuttin- g ceremonies. He praised the work of UFBF president Elmo Hamilton (seated) and other organization leaders. UFBF board members Bill Holmes (left) and Bob Johnson (standing, right) enjoyed refreshments and conversation after touring the new Farm Bureau Center in Salt Lake City recently. Tours were part of an Open House UFBF group talks policy with Congressman Howe Utah Farm Bureau Federation president Elmo Hamilton, executive vice president Booth Wallentine and a group of county Farm Bureau presidents and members met at the Farm Bureau Center in Salt Lake City May 31, 1975, to present Farm Bureau views on key agricultural issues to U.S. Congressman Allan Howe. Howe toured the new Center before the meeting, which was held on the second day of the Open House at the structure. Chief issues discussed were federal land use planning and agricultural inheritance taxes. Howe expressed complete accord with Farm Bureau policy on the latter, which is a prime target of action for Farm Bureau women this year. The Utah resolution on estate taxes reads: The exemptions from state and federal estate and gift taxes should be . rrnmf. VOL. XXI. NO. 6 June 1975 Salt Lake City, Utah farm or ranch, on the death of the operator, according to its market vahie for. a purpose other than agriculture. He cautioned that land will go out of food production steadily if the Farm Bureau position is not translated into law. Bureau leaders see his vote as a crucial one in defeating the attempt at federal aid and controls for state planning. Utah Farm Bureau policy flatly states that We are opposed to Federal land use planning assistance. Howe Although said he was leaning toward a vote against the bill. Accompanying Howe on his tour and meeting at the Farm Bureau Center was his administrative assistant, Robert Folks. About 20 Utah Farm Bureau session members sat in on the two-hoheld in the board room of the new building. non-committe- d, increased substantially in recognition of the economic changes which have occurred since the present exemptions were provided. When estates are appraised for estate tax purposes; their value should be based on the use of property at the time of appraisal. Wallentine explained to the congressman the unfairness of taxing a A bill is before Congress now to bring federal statutes into line with the Farm Bureau position. Howe is a member of the House Interior committee which considered the federal land use planning bill (H.R. 3510) for presentation on the House floor. Because he is one of the few new members of that committee since, last years close vote on a similar bill, Farm UFBF publishes Allen Olsens Utah Farm Bureau history The Utah Farm Bureau Federation has published a history of the states largest farm organization. Written by V. Allen Olsen, former executive secretary of .Farm Bureau, the book also details much of the Beehive States agricultural history. Well illustrated with pictures of key farm leaders of the past and interesting farm scenes, the book has large type and is easy to read. The book also contains several important documents describing early agricultural conditions in Utah. Starting with the administration of D. D. McKay, the Weber county farmer who served as Farm Bureaus first president, the interesting book winds its way through the leadership accounts of the 11 presidents, who have served the Utah organization, including Elmo W. Hamilton, the Riverton farmer who presently holds that post. The author was intimately familiar with much of the development of Farm Bureau and its affiliated activities. He was associated with the organization at the local, county and state levels for nearly 40 years. Olsen was an avid historian, and collected much he information throughout his years as an employed leader in Farm Bureau which he ulti 128-pa- ge soft-cov- er If UFBF president Elmo Hamilton (far end of table) emphasizes a point in meeting with Representative Allen Howe (seated next to Hamilton) in the Farm Bureau Center. Some 20 Farm Bureau leaders and members attended the session, which focused on key farm issues. C.f ur mately used to prepare the book. He traveled throughout the state interviewing past agricultural leaders to gather every detail to assure accuracy. County Farm Bureaus will soon begin placing copies of the book in local libraries and schools. Copies of the book are available at the Farm Bureau Center, 5300 South 360 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84107, at a cost of $2.00 each. See story and recipes on page 7. 1 S." - I AL.- IM.PT j.xIV lH UTAH Lll'LAiY L C. Ul'A-- 1 1 1 i! |