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Published monthly by th« Illinois Agrlciiltunil AjmcUUdb it 114 So. FUtb St., Manhal, III.: Editorial and Execuilie OfBies, C08 So. Ooartioni St., Cbletco. 111. Iktarad w 

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Number 7 



July, 1930 



Volume 8 



Watson Reviews Histoiy 

 Of Revenue Amendment 



Calls Most of Amendments to Meas- 

 ure Tacked on in House 

 a Mistake 



J. C. VTataon 



By John C. Watson 



IN the general election to be held on 

 November 4, 1930, the voters of 

 Illinois will be called upon either to 

 approve or to reject an amendment to 

 the revenue article of the State Con- 

 stitution recently submitted by a q)e- 

 cial session of the General Assembly. 



Under authority of an act of the 

 regular session of the General Assen»bly, 

 approved June 21, 

 1929, a revenue in- 

 vestigation commis- 

 sion was appointed 

 consisting of one 

 senator appointed by 

 the president of the 

 Senate, two men*- 

 bers of the House 

 of Representatives 

 appointed by the 

 Speaker of the 

 House, and three 

 citizens appointed by the Governor. 

 The act authorizing the creation of the 

 commission directed it to report at the 

 next regular or special session of the 

 General Assembly with such recom- 

 mendations for the revision of the reve- 

 nue laws of the state as would, in the 

 opinion of the commission, bring about 

 a fairer method of assessing property, 

 raising revenue and equalizing the tax 

 burdens within the state, including 

 such recommendations as to legislatimi 

 and constitutional revision as the com- 

 mission might deem advisable. 



Began Last December 



The commission began its delibera- 

 tions in December, 1929. After numer- 

 ous conferences with an advisory com- 

 mittee consisting of representatives of 

 twenty-one state-wide organizations, 

 one of which was the Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association, with tax officials and 

 (Continued on page 2, col. 1) 



ProKrMH Is made hy people nho are 

 not aatislled with things an they are, 

 henee try to improve them. Progrrexa 

 naeana ohaafire and there are alivaya 

 thoae w^ho oppoiie change it it affeota | 

 their peraonal Intereata adversely. 



Farmers Can Succeed 



In Terminal Markets 



Elevator Manager Believes Present 

 System Creates Buyers' Market 



{( I .' ARMERS have proved their abil- 

 ■*- ity to handle their grain efficient- 

 ly until it reaches the terminals, and 

 are today demanding the right to 

 handle their business still further,- even 

 to the ultimate consumer," said C. W. 

 VTeUman, manager of the Ransom, Illi- 

 nois Farmers' Elevator, in a talk from 

 station WENR, Chicago, the night of 

 June 30. 



"The action of farmers in setting up 

 a co-operative terminal sales agency is 

 a foirward step in the industry whereby 

 the farmer will have control of his 

 business from start to finish," said 

 Wellman. "Farmers insist on having 

 something to say in determining the 

 price they receive for their grain. 



Buyers of Grain 



"Years ago fanners rebelled against 

 the system then in force in the market- 

 ing of their grain at the country point," 

 continued Mr. Wellman. "As a result 

 farmers' elevators sprang up all over 

 the middle west until today from 60 

 to 70 per cent of the grain going to 

 market is handled by farmers' elevators. 

 These elevators have saved the farmer 

 many thousands of dollars, but they 

 are still to a large degree buyers of 

 grain and not cogs in an effective grain 

 marketing program. The commission 

 men exceed by far the number of mil- 

 lers, processors and exporters. The re- 

 sult is that we have a buyers' market, 

 not a sellers' market. 



"Manufacturers of automobiles and 



farm machinery have developed a sales 



organization whereby their products are 



sold direct to the consumer over the 



{Continue J next ptge, cot. 1) 



Veterinarians Hold 



Meeting, Bloomington 



Illinois Live Stock Sanitary Ciim* 

 mittee Forms Permanent 



Organization 



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AGO-OPERATIVE plan of live 

 stock sanitary service by which 

 farmers can secure the counsel and ser- 

 vices of veterinarians at a lower cost 

 per unit, was suggested by W. S. Corsa, 

 prominent live stock and horse breeder 

 from Greene county, before the annual 

 meeting of the Illinois Veterinary Medi- 

 cal Association at Bloomington oo 

 July 8. 



"The services of the veterinarian 

 costs too much per unit," said Mr. 

 Corsa. "A plan should be worked 

 out as in big business, to lower 

 the cost for each call. The farmer 

 ought to have better protection for his 

 live stock than he now has. And the 

 veterinarians ought to have a better in- 

 come for the year than most of them 

 now secure. I believe veterinarians caa 

 do much to make their services more 

 attractive and more economical. I 

 don't know just exactly what's wrong, 

 but I believe that a plan can be work^ 

 out that will be satisfactory to both 

 the veterinarians and the live stock 

 growers." 



Mr. Corsa 's suggestion made in a 

 brief 10 -minute talk aroused much fa- 

 vorable comment from both farmers 

 and veterinarians. 



Discusses Farm Bureau 



Dean H. W. Mumford of the Illinois 

 College of Agriculture opened the 

 morning conference with a discussion 

 of extension service. He explained that 

 the county advisers in Illinois secured 

 their salaries jointly from money pro- 

 vided by Farm Bureau members, and 

 the state and federal governments. He 

 said that it must be kept in mind that 

 the County Farm Bureau, supported 

 by membership dues, pays all the ex- 

 penses of the county adviser, pays for 

 office rent and clerical help, and pays 



(Continued on ptge 7) 



