THE I. A. A. RECORD 



Page Elft fit 



I. A. A. Advertises 



In 111. Farm Papers 



Prairie Farmer and Illinois Farmer 

 Carry Appeals for United Front 



4(T ET'S PRESENT A SOLID 



-L' FRONT" is the first of a series 

 of advertisements published in the in- 

 terest of the Illinois Agricultural Asso- 

 ciation and the Farm Bureau, in the 

 Prairie Fa-mer and Illinois Farmer. The 

 purpose of the ads is to appeal to non- 

 members to add the support of their 

 memberships to the organization in its 

 many services to agriculture, and to ac- 

 quaint him with the benefits of Farm 

 Bureau membership. 



The first ad signed by President Earl 

 C. Smith appeared almost simultane- 

 ously in the two state-wide publica- 

 tions mentioned above. The substance 

 of the ad is as follows: 



"All authorities agree that organiza- 

 tion is essential to future agricultural 

 welfare and progress. 



"The greatest obstacle confronting 

 agriculture in its steady march toward 

 equality of opportunity with industry, 

 is the large number of farmers who fail 

 or refuse to recognize the need and pos- 

 sibilities of organization. 



"They are unconsciously furnishing 

 the opposition with the basis of state- 

 ments that 'Farmers are divided,' 'Won't 

 co-operate' and 'Don't know what they 

 need or want.' 



"It was organized, representative 

 farmer-inspired and farmer-directed ef- 

 fort that brought about the awakening 

 of public consciousness to the fact that 

 there is a farm problem. 



"The first victory of agriculture has 

 been won. Government has accepted 

 the responsibility for correcting the se- 

 rious inequalities existing between agri- 

 culture and industry. Only the con- 

 tinuance and the strengthening of 

 organized farm effort will assure the 

 final establishment of policies that will 

 benefit agriculture and make national 

 prosperity permanent. 



"The greatest immediate problem 

 confronting Illinois farmers is to secure 

 a proper correction of our revenue sys- 

 tem. 



"Do not be misled by any soft- 

 spoken phrases as to what will consti- 

 tute a solution to this great question. 

 The I. A. A. is demanding justice for 

 the farm and home owners of Illinois. 



"Opportunities of organization are 

 limited only by the extent of interest 

 manifested through membership. 

 Whether in county, state or nation, the 

 effectiveness of organization can and 

 will be greatly increased by an enlarged 

 membership. 



"Do you believe agriculture has 

 had a square deal? 



"Do you believe farmers can se- 

 cure equality of opportunity except 

 by and through organization? 



"Have you and are you doing 

 your utmost to bring agriculture 

 out of the throes of economic dis- 

 tress? 



"Every additional member in your 

 County Farm Bureau increases the ef- 

 fectiveness of the organization in the 

 state. 



"Give agriculture a chance to win 

 NOW by joining with your neighbors. 

 "LET'S PRESENT A SOLID 

 FRONT." 



Signed: Earl C. Smith, 

 President, 

 Illinois Agricultural Association. 



A second general ad on the subject 

 of organization will appear in Illinois 

 Farmer June 1 5 under the caption 

 "KEEP THE BIG PICTURE IN 

 MIND." Quarter-page ads telling of the 

 many services offered by the Farm Bu- 

 reau, the Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion, and associated companies have ap- 

 peared nearly every week during the 

 past month in Prairie Farmer. 



The series of ads will appear in these 

 two publications of general circulation 

 in Illinois throughout 1930. Watch for 

 them and refer them to your neighbor 

 if he is not a Farm Bureau member. 



Tazewell Goes Over 



Top in Membership 



BY rolling up a membership of 1,188 

 in one day the Tazewell County 

 Farm Bureau broke all records and ex- 

 ceeded by a substantial margin the 

 one-day record of some 973 members 

 signed by the LaSalle County Farm Bu- 

 reau a year ago. 



The drive for membership on May 

 28 in Tazewell County came after 

 weeks of preparation by local Farm. 

 Bureau officials, volunteer solicitors, and 

 R. J. Hamilton, district organization 

 manager for the I. A. A. 



A staff of volunteers was organized in 

 every township and these men were 

 schooled in the services offered by the 

 Farm Bureau and the Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association. A goal of 1,200 

 members the first day was established 

 prior to the drive. The solicitors failed 

 only by 12 members in reaching the 

 mark. All except two townships had 

 gained in membership at the close of 

 the first day. The last report from 

 Tazewell indicated a membership of 

 well over 1,200 with some clean-up 

 work still in progress. 



Income Tax Issue j 



. . , Triumphs in Iowa 



Dan W. Turner Nominated for 

 Governor by Heavy Plurality 



THE recent nomination of Dan W. 

 Turner of Corning, Republican 

 nominee for governor of Iowa, b>' a 

 large plurality, is being heralded as a 

 victory for farm and home owners of 

 that state in their battle for an equit- 

 able taxing system based on ability to 

 pay. 



Mr. Turner won the nomination in a 

 field of three candidates. The princi- 

 pal issue in the campaign was the state 

 income tax which Turner vigorously 

 supported. The other candidates, Ed 

 M. Smith and Otto Lange, opjxjsed it. 

 "SHALL FARMERS GO ON PAY- 

 ING 33 PER CENT OF THEIR IN- 

 COME IN TAXES?" was the battle 

 cry of Candidate Turner. , 



Privileged Interests 



"Do not be deceived," said Turner, 

 in his appeal for the vote of the Iowa 

 farmer. "A terrific fight is being made 

 by special privilege interests to defeat 

 me and my farm tax relief program. 

 Certain moneyed groups, private inter- 

 ests, and people of large wealth — who 

 want to see land go on carrying 97 per 

 cent of the tax load in this state — are 

 using every possible force at their com- 

 mand. 



"Some are trying to prove that the 

 old method is good enough. Others say 

 "another tax.' All kinds of arguments 

 have been conjured up to try to mislead 

 and side-track the voter. Such false 

 issues as these, together with high- 

 sounding statements and every other 

 .available method are being employed to 

 throw dust in the voter's eyes. 



Favor Replacement Tax 



"But if the farmers of Iowa will get 

 out and vote on June 2 all the money 

 and all the machine politics in the state 

 cannot defeat us in this campaign. 



"I am in favor of a replacement in- 

 come tax, to replace and relieve, dollar 

 for dollar, a part of the heavy burden 

 now being borne by our farms and 

 homes. | 



"Both of the other candidates have 

 come out against an income tax. Otto 

 Lange says: 'I will veto an income 

 tax." Ed M. Smith says: "I am op- 

 posed to an income tax.' 



"For eight years our farm organiza- 

 tions have been fighting for this Re- 

 placement Income Tax. And Dan 

 Turner is the only candidate in the 

 present campaign who has taken his 

 stand shoulder to shoulder with them, 

 and who will honestly and fearlessly 

 work with them to bring about this 



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