Show It L tV f SALT jAl T LAKE A E cr Utah Farmers I Hear Aft ack I On U. U U S. S S Pere Delegates ales to Meet Meef I Hear Plea For Full Fall Production Farmers of ot Utah were told Thursday that a free ree agriculture must be maintained and that American farmers cannot again subject themselves and consumers of ot their products to the gluts and shortages of a federal government planned econom economy by George H. H Wilson Vilson Clarksville Cal Gal director American Farm Bureau federation federa federa- tion Mr Wilson was a keynoter at atthe atthe atthe the opening sessions of the two- two day annual convention of the Utah State Farm Bureau federation federation federation federa federa- tion at the Newhouse hotel He spoke in the place of Ed A. A ONeal president of the A F B F who was unable to attend the convention Not just full employment but full production is la more important to American agriculture than all the A A As A's 0 O P As A's C C Cs C's parity parity parity par par- ity payments and other devices of government combined asserted Mr VI Wilson on Sugar Shortage e Sugar Is short today because the government planned it that way Meat is short because it was only In 1944 that all grain farmers were released to produce to the limit and government wanted less less' meat Soaps fats and oils arc are short because after planning and getting heavy pork production with its animal fats the government feared it had too much and discouraged pork producers in every way Mr Wilson Vilson favored a world trade program which would give to allan all allan allan an equal opportunity in such trade as any nation may care to enter into He told the hundreds of members that there must be economIc economic economic eco eco- eco eco- equality for agriculture with industry and labor adding that our greatest hope is high annual Income for labor in return for high production The convention opened at 10 a a. a m. m Delegates were welcomed by Mayor Earl J J. J Glade who said the farmer is entitled to every dollar the law of supply and demand demand demand de de- mand will help him get In his address George L. L Hobson Salt Lake City president Utah federation said in part We Ve must accept and receive goods and services from other nations in order order or or- der to market our own in return with as little disruption to our domestic domestic domestic do do- i economy as possible In order to maintain such relationshIp relationship relationship relation relation- ship it may also be necessary to remove some of the trade barriers Tax System On taxation he said Farm people will always favor a system of taxation on the ability to pay We Ve do not approve the action of any taxing authority to increase taxes without the consent of the people Involved and we should use our utmost influence to defeat public public public pub pub- lic officials who would do so so He said the federation is unfavorable unfavorable unfavorable to universal military training training training train train- ing because it would divert the interest of our young young- people and would result in a great loss to agriculture agri agri- culture Other speakers were Dr A. A Ray president University of Utah G. G AlvIn Carpenter state farm fann labor supervisor David H. H Allred director office of production production production tion and distribution U. U S S. S department department department depart depart- ment of agriculture and Frank G. G She Shelley 11 e y executive secretary U US S F B who gave a report |