Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-01-19 | Page 5 | Farmers Look forward to Prosperity

FARMERS lOO LOOK FORWARD TO 1 PROSPERITY Opposition to Soldier Bonus Is Is' Expressed I Looking forward to one of ot th the most prosperous years in history of the state the members of the Utah St State to Farm bureau brought their three-day three convention to a close Friday Friday Fri Fri- day at the tho Hotel Utah Questions on taxation cooperative marketing and ald membership were the main topics discussed It is the plan of the organization to sell every product raised by the farmers of the state by means of cooperative cooperative cooperative cooper cooper- marketing in view of the fact tact that excellent results have been obtained in the various lines of farming which have adopted this method A better price has been received by the by-the the farmer fanner and better products have hae been furnished to the consumer without increased cost It was said The closing session In the afternoon afternoon after after- noon Is given over to th the the- reception of the reports ot or all committees The Tho resolution committee submitted a the position of the state farm tarm bureau on national and local matters Among other things the resolution tion declares that the farm bureau will do everything in its power to w encourage the growing of sugar beets and to stabilize and improve the sugar industry in the stat state It will make malte every effort to secure secure s a fair profit for the tho beet growers grower Effort will be made e to make make- the farm bureau so beneficial to th the farmers that every will de desire desire desire de- de sire membership More attention should be given to means of co cooperative cooperative co co- operative marketing The Tho Issuance of or all aU municipal bonds will be op opposed opposed opposed op- op posed unless the same are for an emergency Unqualified support to tobe tobe tobe be given by the farm bureau to the Utah Farmers Tax association In Indorsement Indorsement Indorsement In- In of the full development of the home and community s section of the organization was wa approved Every consideration and care should be given to those disabled in the World war but the resolution stipulated stipulated that the bureau was unalterably unalterably unal sinai ter bly opposed to any payment of or ofa ofa ora a bonus to those who were in the service and wh are now physically and mentally sound The payment of a bonus would tend to transform transform transform trans trans- form patriotism Into dollars and cents it was held A resolution was Introduced urging urging ung- ung ing lag that the farm bureau go on record opposing all side shows at atthe atthe atthe the state fair declaring that they were unfit for children to see The resolution was Introduced by J J. W. W McHenry of Murray It was modified modi- modi fled fied to the effect that the farm bureau would oppose anything but wholesome entertainment