Show CORRECTION I OF EXISTING EVILS I II I WORLD CO CONFERENCE FERENCE TO DISCUSS DISCUSS THE NEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL I INDUSTRY BEING PLANNED I Husbandmen 1 of the Nation are Neither Content Nor Satisfied Declares President of National Farmers Union at Annual Meeting Washington Back Washington Back of or every ry basic basi commodity exist movements mo which should give h-e h hethe the country gravest cst concern concern concern con con- cern Victor Murdock of or orthe the federal trade commission told the tile annual conference on February 19 10 of or II the National Board of or Farm Or Explaining to the delegates tes r representing seIning more than thun thirty agricultural bodies bodies the work of the federal trade commission Mr Mar dock saul said It was Ya the economic t ey eye ye of ot the tile government to ascertain the facts regarding regard the these e movements mo In order that the public might be prot protected The work of the commission Jn in the past has Im- been alj nI al n j I most elementary said Air Mr Ir Murdock ck I adding that the commission was about to embark em On n the study of or other and graver graer problems affecting the na nations nation's nit nit- tion's business Further than that he lie did dIll not elaborate l borate his statement which aroused keen Interest among the delegates delegates dele dole gates in m View of recent Inv Investigations Into meat packing coal conI mining and other primary Industries Almost the first act of the conference conference confer confer- ence was WItS to revive plans for an International interI Inter Inter- I national farmers' farmers congress A com com- was appointed with Instructions to communicate at the earliest possible possible possible ble moment with similar organizations In foreign countries Other committees committees committees commit commit- I tees were chosen to ascertain and report report re re- port on the modus anti and present status of the investigation of the federal trade commission to report on the outlook for Importation of foreign fertilizers and bd to examine Into the foreign exchange exchange ex ox- change situation as It affects Amerl American D trade Charles S. S Barrett president of the National l' Farmers Farmers' union who whit presided as chairman of the conference said salt that while It would be he very pry pleasant to be able to sa say that nil all is well with agriculture and ant that in the farmers farmers' mind there is no discontent nothing left to be he desired the facts were vere that the farmer Is not content or sat sat- Answers Answer to the recent questionnaire sent out by the postoffice department he said Bald came nearer to revealing re the truth about agriculture than titan anything that has received equal publicity inthe inthe in inthe the city press The farmers at least the organized farmers farmers- from now on will pool their efforts In exploring what in III the past has lias las been forbidden ground said Mr Ir Barrett They y will wiil employ trained research workers to Investigate conditions conditions condi condi- affecting agriculture With trained fl research publicity and legal talent farmers net need d no longer be im impotent impotent im- im m- m pot potent nt In dealing with the questions of af marketing distribution and aud finance |