i^uiis 



you want tlicm dircctCil, primarily tor 

 the preservation of this ^reat coLintry of 

 America. I thank you for tlie confiJence 

 you liave expressed. " 



Georijc I'". Tullotk, Winnebago coup 

 tv. nominated 'I'almauc l^elVees for vice- 

 president to succeed himselt. and George 

 I.enliart of Vermilion county paid tribute 

 to the conscientious service to tlic move- 

 ment tlirouqliout the state in secondint; 

 the nomination. His election was hail 

 without a dissenting' vote. "I m proud to 

 serve second to our threat leader, Harl 

 .Smith, said Mr. Del'rees in response. 



Eight lAA Directors Picked 



Re-elected were lib Harris, lit!) dis- 

 trict; M. Ray Ihritj, l")!!); liuticne ( urtis. 

 19th; Chester McCord, 2^ril. 



Four new directors were chosen: I.. M. 

 Knox, Whiteside county succeeds C. E. 

 Bamborough, veteran director who has 

 served with honor and distinction since 

 1923; C. M. Smith, Woodford county, 

 succeeds Ernest D. Lawrence, able leailer 

 of McLean coimty in tlie 17th district: 

 Dwit;ht Hart of C hristian coimty succeeds 

 another pioneer wheeiiiorsc in the l"arm 

 Bureau movement, Sam Sorrells of Mont- 

 gomery county, 21st district, .who in his 

 13 j'ears of service attended 1^") out of 

 156 lAA board meetings; and Auglist 

 Egperdint;, Randolph county, replaced 

 popular and well liked Robert B. Endicott 

 of Pulaski county, 25th district, who led 

 in launching the Farm Bureau movement 

 in his section of southern Illinois. The 

 Association is yrateful for the valuable 

 contribution each retirins; director lias 

 made toward its success. 



For the first time the entire staff of the 

 lAA and employees of the lAA and As- 

 sociated Companies, numberin/j more 

 than 250, assembled on the stat;e of the 

 Auditorium for the openmc of the lAA 

 convention. 



At the evening session officials of busi- 

 ness, manufacturini;, and labor orjjaniza- 

 tions, and those representing the various 

 agricultural interests in the state were pre- 

 sented to the audience. The president 

 and leaders of state-wide co-oper.uive as- 

 sociations, likewise, were so honored 

 along with the lAA board of directors. 



Throughout the convention hundreds 

 took advantage of the opportirnity to 

 visit the rearranged lAA offices across 

 the loop in the Transportation Building. 



All the convention sessions were held 

 either in the Civic Opera Auditorium or 

 in the LaSalle and Morrison Hotels, all 

 witliin short walking distance of e.uh 

 other. 



No attempt was made to have a con- 

 vention bancjuct or luncheon. A large 

 variety of good eating places close to' the 

 hotels sohed this problem. Even Chi- 

 cago has difficulty in providing a room 

 large enough to accommodate all who 

 would want to attend an official dinner. 



EDWARD A. O NEAL 

 "Today the Farm Bureau is respected. ' 



L!ntertainment _by the Kit-Kai I'our 

 who sang' and played popular mc;lodies 

 on stringed instruments at tlie Farm Bu- 

 reau presidents and farn\ advisers ctin 

 ner, also at the opening of the conven- 

 tion next mornmg brought many an en- 

 core. "This is the finest crowd of folks, 

 and the first banquet we've played 

 where there wasn't licjuor on the table.' 

 commented Tex Burch, handsome leader 

 of the four who used to punch cattle 

 around Ft. ^X'or?h, Texas. 



Harold Safford. Otto and his Novcl- 

 odeons, Cdiristine; tlie Home Towncrs, 

 and the Hill Toppers of VC'LS did a 

 splendid job of entertaining Ihursday 

 night and I'riday. 



Mayor Vi'elcomed Delegates 



All the speakers, includmg Mayor Ed 

 Kelly appeared as scheduled. The Mayor 

 said, "\X'e more than appreciate your 

 coming to ("hicago. We appreciate your 

 trade and business. The people of Chi- 

 cago want your friendship. VC'e want to 

 cooperate with you in securing the leg- 

 islation you need and ask the same in 

 return." The convention gave Mayor 

 Kelly a warm reception. They were im- 

 pressed by his sincerity. 



Secretary Henry A. Wallace described 

 by President Smith as the ofTicial head of 

 American Agriculture arrived early and 

 listeneil to part of the discussion Thurs- 

 day afternoon in the Public Relations 

 conference. Members of the State Rural 

 Electrification ( ommittcc appointed by 

 Governor Horner attendcil the conference 

 on this subject. The high lights of the 

 various addresses and meetings are pub- 

 lished elsewhere in tliis issue. 



E. Z. RusselL age 70. of the U. S. 



Animal Husbandry Division, and long 

 identified with its swine research ?r- 

 tivities, retired irom active service Jan- 

 uary I, 193~. 



The 

 Farm Bureau 



of 

 Tomorrow 



I he fariii liurc.iv! iil llic luUue will 

 ! gild higher on the louttdalion lh.it has 

 i'ccn laid at the cost ol so much effort, 

 lis scope and influence will Ix.' greatly cx- 

 anded, but Its )ob wilf Ix- precisely the, 

 s.ime as it has been, namely, to maintain 

 parity position tor agriculture with other 

 groups,' so s|xjke lulward A. () Neal, 

 presulent 'of the American I'arm Bureau 

 Federation in addressing the Friday morn- 

 ing sessKin .It the lAA convention in 

 ( liicago, January 2'>. His subject was 

 'The 1-arm Bureau of Tomorrow.' 



"Today the Farm Bureau is respected 

 and its counsel sought on farm affairs Ix.-- 

 causc its policies have been moilcrate, 

 sound and fair to other groups. We have 

 alw.us advocated putting a ceiling on 

 commodity priies at parity levels. Such a 

 position IS unassailable lx.cause it is tair 

 to other groups. 



lAA a Pattern 



"My wish for the Farm Bureau of to- 

 morrow is that it will be patterned after 

 your own Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion, the finest, most effective farm organ- 

 ization in the world. It was no accident 

 that the Illinois delegation in the House 

 voted almost unanimously for the Soil 

 Conservation' Act. 1 he memlx.-rs voted 

 that way because they knew that the 

 Farm Bureau in Illinois wanted it. and 

 they knew that the organization spoke tor 

 .igriculture in the stale. 1 hat s what I'm 

 talking about in this matte_r of influence, 

 and llie Farm Bureau of tomorrow will 

 guard anil maintain such An influence as 

 Its most priceless possession. 



"Hie gcf.it aim of the F'.irm Bureau of 

 tomorrow will be to help in maintaining 

 balance between the great population 

 groups in this country. The farmers are 

 capitalists because we have the greatest 

 investment in our business of any group 

 in the country. We believe that capital 

 should have a' fair return on its invest- 

 ment. The farmers are also laborers, lie- 

 cause the amount of their income depends 

 on their diligence in the fields 'I here 

 fore, we understanil the aims and aspir.i- 

 tions of the Libormg d.isi. anvl we belie'- e 

 that every Liborer is entitled to a fair 

 wage. The farmer beliexes in the Go'den 

 Rule. He; has praiticc\l it in his dealings 

 With other groups, and he is going to in- 

 sist that otJier groups c)bser\e it in liealing 

 with him." ^ 



FEBRUARY, 1937 



