Show FA FARMERS R M PS N 5 WE 0 PE TO FORES FORESTALL T ALL MORTGAGE TAX SALES reports from various sections of the middle west show allow that the owners ot of amo small 11 farms are banding together in a concerted effort to stem the tide ot of mortgage age foreclosures fore closures and forced tax sales by so called pacific and legal procedure these people all seem confident they will be able to redeem their obligations it if given adequate time in nebraska the movement has baa gained such momentum that hundreds 0 f the ohp farmers in that state are pr jr take t every LJ tion to forestall foreclosures fore closures and tild courts in one judicial district in that thac state have given impetus to the action by declaring a moratorium on tore fore closures tor for an indefinite period more afore than farmers at harrington nebraska organized and pledged themselves to the policy of discouraging through every legitimate means the purchase of chattel and farm mortgages the farmers also have taken it upon themselves to thwart it possible sales groups have gathered to bargain with holders of mortgages and to prevent by use of persuasion purchase of mortgages or tax certificates at Ne light bebr recently not one oae bidder appeared at the annual offering of property tor for sale tor for delili delinquent quent taxes at the office of the county treasurer at the opening session of the son county nebraska district court judge clinton chase announced that where there was no defense in EL a mortgage case he would neither issue decrees of foreclosure nor confirm foreclosure sales in wisconsin the movement against forced sales has the backing of farm holiday leaders in taylor county wisconsin farmers protested the mortgage age tore fore closure sale said of the emil geitzler Geltz ler farm mortgage holders agreed to allow the owner to remain on the farm until april I 1 when he can buy it back at sale price at pipestone Pl minn farmers of the holiday association agreed not to bid at auction sales of farms which are defaulted the association includes 80 per cent of tile the farmers of the county in iowa farmers of clay and montgomery counties have received the tha pledges of all customary bidders that no bids will be made at tax ED sales leg scheduled tor for next tuesday n no bids are made sales automatically will be postponed under law tor for a period of 0 60 days farmers in those sections also announced their intention to attend all sales and use persuasion on any bidders who might appear this plan was reported to be spreading rapidly to other counties of the state in montana tanners farmers organizations have indorsed endorsed Indor sed the policies of the national farm organizations protesting foreclosures fore closures and tax sales in ninny many other states these policies also have been given official support by state organizations in colorado farmers unions the state taxpayers league livestock feeders associations and other groups have hav 0 prevailed on the state equalization board to reduce assessments and also have urged the governor to call a special session of the legislature in an attempt to repeal mandatory statutory provisions for or tax sales the governor has not yet acted |