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fact that she was honored by being allowed to operate after the culls 

 have passed out, that, I am told, would increase the income of the farmers 

 of Iowa not less than $500,000, and that sounds good when we remember 

 that the price index on eggs is 156. 



We cannot say too much in praise of those splendid men — upstanding 

 fellows, truly honest in their work, and rendering a great and valuable 

 service in this state. 



Iowa State College, Mr. President, desires to cooperate very closely 

 insofar as our fields come in contact with the work that you are doing. 

 Together, the college and Farm Bureau organizations ought to do big 

 things through better methods of production and marketing, and thus 

 increase our profits. And let us remember that all such work helps our 

 agriculture to be progressive agriculture as compared with other coun- 

 tries which would not only take our foreign markets but our home mar- 

 kets, as well. 



It must be admitted by anyone who investigates that the American 

 and the State Farm Bureaus are making good. They have accomplished 

 great things for agriculture, and great credit is due to their officers for 

 securing legislation such as President Howard has been telling us of. 



You know that the state of Iowa has given many of her sons to national 

 service. I might refer to "Tama Jim" Wilson, for sixteen years secretary 

 of agriculture. But have you thought that at this time, in this period of 

 anxiety in agriculture, the three outstanding men in national agricultural 

 leadership are from Iowa — Secretary Wallace, President Howard and 

 Senator Kenyon? 



ADDRESS OF HOWARD G. CLARK 



I am not going to stop to give you in review the difficulties that have 

 arisen on account of the transportation law as it is now. I am not going 

 to tell you how high this rate is, or that, or how difficult it is to get cars 

 when there are 550,000 idle freight cars on the tracks today; but I want 

 to find out if there isn't some solution of this problem so that we can 

 reach it, and if we can get you to join with the rest of us to bring a wedge 

 to bear in that particular place, let's all drive it together. 



We started into this matter of transportation more than twenty-five 

 years ago, and there are sitting in this audience men who saw the young 

 men of that time, of which I was one, go through a baptism of fire in this 

 state on the question of transportation and putting men into office who 

 would see to it that transportation was brought about on the basis that 

 it should occupy, and for my part I propose to go on with that fight if 

 everybody else stands still. 



What is the basis, the true basis of rate-making in this country? That 

 gets right at the nub of it. If you get your basis right, you will get the 

 right rates; if you get it wrong you will get the wrong rates. The rates 

 went up during the war because it was an arbitrary proposition. You 

 have had portrayed before you the situation here that existed during the 

 war, if it needed portraying to you. 



The Supreme Court of the United States in the Minnesota Rate Case 

 laid down the true basis of rate-making, and right here let me say to you 

 that this country has been propaganded for years and years and years 



