Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-12-08 | Page 1 | Farm Bureaus Are Viewed as 'Voice of Agriculture'

Farm Bureaus Are Viewed As 'Voice of Agriculture' State Parley Opens Here With State and National Officers Giving Talks Farm bureaus were characterized as the "voice of agriculture in the nation" and a great stabilizing power by national and state officers Wednesday st the opening session of the twenty-first Utah Statu Farm Bureau federation convention at the Newhouse hotel. More than 2000 persona are expected ex-pected to visit the sessions which will continue through Friday, representing rep-resenting 20 county farm bureaus, 300 local farm bureaus, 11 agricultural agricul-tural cooperatives and 109 cooperative coopera-tive units. Representing the American Farm bureau, H. J. King of Laramie, Wyo., a board member, asserted that the farm bureau is filling a great need that of good agricultural agricul-tural organisation. "We want a stable commodity dollar, so that the farmer will have some way of calculating the amount and value of hia crop," aaid Mr. King. Among the goals envisioned by the farm bureau Mr. King listed: Tariff ratea beneficial to agriculture, agricul-ture, research and education in agriculture, agri-culture, crop insurance, substantiating substantiat-ing the tenancy of young farmers. Ward C. Holbrook, president of the Utah federation, who presided at the meeting and introduced the directors, told of accomplishments of the bureau and asserted that it had been active with other groups in the alleviation of unemployment. "The burden of feeding families haa fallen heavily on the farmer," he aaid. "Other Industries have contributed contrib-uted other things, but it is evident that the farmers have toiled to (Continued on Par Ten; (Column On Spokesmen for Agriculture SPEAKERS TELU NEEDS AT FARM BtREAU CONVENTION , Saul . Hjer, left; H. J. King, Ward C. Holbrook discuss program I Delegates at Federation Convention 'A L-fr- ton Jo Xr T ' J AS FARM PEOPLE FROM THE ENTIRE STATE GATHERED Walter Cannon, left, and Charles Wood register with Mrs. Flora S. dinger . Farm Bureau Women Reelect Mrs. Mary K. Mower as Chief . Mrs. Mary K. Mower, American Fork, was reelected chairman of the home and community section of the Utah State Farm Bureau federation Tuesday at a meeting of more than 100 women of the section sec-tion which preceded the opening of the farm bureau convention 'Wednesday. Elected vie chairman was Mrs. Helen Rasmussen, ML Pleasant, with Mrs. Edna G. Hogan, West Jordan, as secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Ella V. Reeder, Brigham City, as two-year director. After reporta from various committees com-mittees ths women adopted the following resolutions: 1. To continue their campaign for obtaining group medical services ser-vices for rural districts by presenting pre-senting plans for fees and operation opera-tion of cooperatives before county, state and national medical associations, asso-ciations, 2. To obtain a wider distribution distribu-tion of dental service In rural areas. 3. To stand firmly for world peace. 4. To urge the farm bureau to act for the immediate enactment of farm legislation. 6. To redouble efforts to beautify beau-tify farms and homes in the state. The convention of the section was concluded with a recreational session ses-sion at which Dr. Arvll 8. Stark, assistant stats horticulturist, gave an illustrated lecture on beautifica-tion. beautifica-tion. Talks on health by two winners win-ners in a stats contest were given by Mrs. Marie M. Barton and Mrs C. G. Adney.