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The Work of the L A* A. 



Transportation 

 Claims I 



Legislation has a profound influence on 

 the prosperity or lack of prosperity of 



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ness what the tariff did for steel and 

 aluminum, and many other industries. 

 The I. A. A. is eifectively organized 

 (b) To stop harmful legislation; (a) To 

 secure helpful and enabling legislation 

 when and where needed. 



Taxes are commonly levied most heav- 

 i'y a;:ninst those who offer the least re- 

 r., ^«^_ distance. Not until the 



■axaTlon i a. a. prosecuted its 



tax investigations in Illinois were many 

 glaring inequalities disclosed and reme- 

 died. That work is but well started. The 

 I. A. A. Department of Taxation is on the 

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Freight rates are ever subject to in- 

 crease. Every industry is organized and 



bidding for pref- 

 erential rates. 

 The carriers are 

 always seeking 

 an opportunity to increase their revenue. 

 Agriculture is willing to pay its share of 

 the freight bill but not the other fellow's 

 share. The I. A. A. maintains a Transpor- 

 tation Department to see that the farmer 

 gets a square deal in freight rates. The 

 Department also handles claims against 

 rail carriers. 



A strong organization can secure a set- 

 tlement of a claim when an individual - 

 farmer can't. Ask your neighbor who has 

 tried. The I. A. A. collects thousands of 

 dollars worth of these claims annually. It 

 is performing a valuable service for Farm 

 Bureau members, and for co-operatives. 



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 The farmer is a user of the services of- 

 fered by public utilities, such as tele- 

 i»f- phone, electricity, trans- 



PUPllC portation. His interests 



Ullllfl^ are often at stake in mat- 

 ters before the Commerce 

 Commission which regulates these closely 

 associated utilities. The I. A. A, has able, 

 trained men to represent the farmer. 

 They know what to do and when. 

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 The farmer must organize his bargain- 

 ing power. The I. A. A. has several active 

 departments directed by 

 trained men who are 

 working and succeeding 

 with this problem. The 

 object is to secure for farmers a larger 

 share of the consumer's dollar. , 



Bargaining 

 Pow^cr 



Orderly marketing must replace 

 "dumping." The progress that has been 

 1Lfo«*lr»#lm<r niade in this direction 

 IViarKeiing ^^s brought about by 

 organization. The Illinois Agricultural 

 Association already has accomplished 

 much. Its five marketing departments are 

 assisting not only in forming new selling 

 units, but also in helping those already 

 established to serve the farmers of Illi- 



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Business 

 Service 



Successful management of co-operatives 

 and farmers' business enterprises has 

 been the aim and end of 

 the I. A. A.'s co-operative 

 accounting and audit 

 service. We must pro- 

 tect our present ventures. Good manage- 

 ment and accurate, informative records 

 go hand in hand. t. 



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Farmers can learn much from big busi- 

 ness. Big business uses its buying power 

 . to reduce the cost of those 



Buying materials necessary to 

 PO^V'er manufacture and produc- 

 tion. Buying at retail and 

 selling at wholesale isn't good business. 

 The I. A. A. is making progress in organ- 

 izing farmers' buying power through the 

 purchase of limestone, fertilizers, petro- 

 leum products, serum and other supplies. 



Farmers learned long ago that by 

 group action they could carry their own 

 insurance cheaper than 

 they could buy it from 

 privately controlled companies. The 

 I. A. A. has assisted in extending and im- 

 proving this service for the farmers of 

 Illinois. It has helped bring about sub- 

 stantial savings on hail, windstorm, tor- 

 nado, fire and automobile insurance. 



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The light of publicity is the first step 

 in effecting a cure for economic ills. Or- 

 IHwHtieit'v ganized agriculture has 

 IrUPUClty succeeded in focusing 

 the eyes of the nation on the fact that it 

 is not included in the charmed circle 

 of protection created by legislative sub- 

 sidies. The Illinois Agricultural Asso- 

 ciation played a leadiqpr part in telling 

 the story of agriculture's needs and in 

 winning the support of other groups in 

 our national life. . < . 



Insurance 



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