"Balance" Is Big 

 Need Today — Smith 



500 Agents and Guests Hold Peppy Annual Insurance Roundup 



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H.il.intcd tliinkint; and bal.inecJ at 

 lion arc ncedcil in tlie world today, " 

 Larl C. Smitli, president of the Illinois 

 A.yriailtural Association, told more than 

 'lOO Country Life Insurance Company 

 atjents. their wives and friends at the an- 

 nual Insurance Round-Up. Abraham Lin- 

 Kiln Hotel, Springfield, I'ebruary 22-23. 



"Business needs balanced thinking and_ 

 action. I'armers nectl it in adjusting 

 their production to market rct^uirements. 

 We need a balance in government, also 

 in .selling insurance — not overselling 

 - not underselling — but just honest, 

 thorough selling," he said. 



"We have always tried to maintain a 

 balance in I\irm Bureau activities. That 

 is, the activities of the Farm Bureau are 

 like a gigantic wheel, with each spoke 

 balanced with the rest. No one depart- 

 ment and no one .activity should get 

 more attention than the rest. If the 

 ciImcs are sound, the program is sound." 



( haries Homann of lidgar County 

 took office as president of the General 

 Agents (lub for 1937 at the baru|Lict on 

 Washington s Birtlulay. William (\ Lin- 

 ker of Vi'hiteside ( oimty was president 

 l.ist year. 



The Round Up began at 9:^0 Mon- 

 dav morning. IVbruary 22. with Russell 

 Graham, field man, chairman of the 

 morning session. L. A. Williams, man- 

 ager of Country Life Insurance Company, 

 made the opening address and was fol 

 lowed by Dr. John E. Boland. Medical 

 Director for ('ountry Life. Talks by 

 Howard Reeder, Actuary: Dave C. Mie- 

 her. field man, and C. C. Ramler. field 

 man. all of (ountry Life, closed the 

 oj^ening meeting. 



After Mielier. chairman of the after- 

 noon session, got things to rolling th.it 

 afternoon, A. E. Richardson, manager ol 

 Illinois Agricultural Mutual Insurame 

 Company, spoke to the salesmen. Lawr- 

 ence W. Rogers of New ^'ork ( ity was 

 the main speaker of the atternoon. sub- 

 ject "Qualifications for a Successful Sales- 

 man." Mr. Roger s talk was followed bv 

 a roundtable discussion on salesmanshiji. 

 J. H. Kelker. man.iger of Farmers Mu- 

 tual Reinsurance Company, later .\i\- 

 dressed the meeting. The afternoon ses- 

 sion was brought to a close after John 

 Weaver, office manaeer for C ountry Life. 



and (li.trlo .\Lisilung. field man, had 

 addressed the agents. 



H. N. Tolles of Sheldon School topped 

 the bill Tuesilay morning with his talk 

 on Building the Man." I'ive-minute 

 talks were given by ten general agents 

 including J. F. Stine, 'White County; J. 

 ( . Barrow, Jackson: Lawrence Wurster. 

 IoDa\iess; Bertram Abnev, Lake; Kclsye 

 Baylor, Stephenson; Lawrence Oxiey, 

 Morgan; Ben Jones. Macon; B. E. 

 .Mosier, (hampaign; Arthur Bryant, \'er- 

 mihon, and Alerton Austin. Rock Island. 

 Special agents who spoke Tuesday in- 

 cluded Oakley Esmond, LaSalle; Carl 

 McComb, McLean; Jerome Rimd. Edgar: 

 Merritt Acklund. Bureau, and i-.lmer 

 Anderson, Knox. 



Ben A. Roth, general agent of McLean 

 County headed the speakers on the pro- 

 gram Tuesday afternoon. George F.. 

 Metzger, Field Secretary of the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association, spoke on "Let's 

 All Work Together. Leslie Drake. 

 claim's dej-'artment of Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Mutual. Russell Graham. Dave Mie- 

 lier, and (,. C'. Ramler, field men. Anne 

 Miller of Will C oimty. and D. F. Robin 

 .son of Henry County. General Agents. 

 were other speakers. 



Ransom Elevator 



Is 33 Years Old 



The FainiciA |-k-\.itor Cuiiipanv I'f K.inM'in 

 was (lost to 125 ycurm nun ,it .i b.mquct 

 niettini; litKI 

 I\h. h. 



in Ran^<ml Mon,l.iv t-Mnini: 



|i'\i,il I.ltiy Hittwcil. picsidcnt, kept t-\crv- 

 ■ •ne in liii;(i spint> tliro;:i.'liiiut tlic c%enm.n 

 Tlie pioiTram liad Ken pl.mncd espcci.illy 

 tnr the vimn^ tarnicf, nf' the tcmniunity. A 

 h.inquct toppc-ii (iff with fruit s.ilul anJ ani:i-l 

 ti. nl cake liit lilt ••X'l''. T.ip ^l.lnccr^ .irid 

 mountain music h\ ;lu' Wiw.itci '^ trio c^t 

 Ott.i-.cM pk-ascd .ill. Siiii-t t.ilks hv H".u,! 

 ineiiiheis and M.m.iccr Wcljin.ui ti'Kl tlic vi^ry 

 I'f t!ic Farmers Flev.it.ir. 



RcpnitcJ Ml. Steve n-i n: Wlun our cii-..p 

 ccis orL'.mi/t J in foi C''i:i w.is sellin;; !■ r 

 JS cents per hushcl. Our tiist shipiiu-nt ncttt,! 

 iO cents per husliei. It p.iid tii .■rc.ini/c-. ' 



Mr. Ci.ilim s.iiJ: ' Luni; tiips to CIik..^-!' jv. 

 team .ind \va.i;on to m.iikct .tiraiii «.;s n. t 

 uncommon hctore the r.iilro.tds hiouunt tl>e 

 markets closer home, Tlie b.'.i; ui-rn nun 

 or^.mized elev.itors alone the rjilrct.iils. sent 



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A\. /,<'.•■ .(It iui.'Uj In ii/iltr.'illle t'l 

 lii> I'lti'iiK. AJJn < ,'tiuri til rJl- 

 .'•>-. /v-'./K ;_';(). ('OX So. P^.irl.rjrn 

 i.'., (J ian". 



1 uisii tlie ni.ulmi; .ni.iu^s coulj ric put 

 on the Rl ( ORD sotiu place besides on the 

 front picture. I have looked forw.itd foi 

 a month to .uettini: the Khruary issue he- 

 cause I w.inie.l the fiont pi<tuic only to tind 

 It marred by the address slip 



I couldn't save two of tlie pictures recent 

 Ic th.it I veiy much wanted because ot tlial 

 M.S. H. M. Blout, 

 Ford county. 



NX'e were able to >;et into our Farm 

 bureau office February 18 for (he first 

 time since tlie flood. F.\erythinj; is in a 

 mess. Our loss and dam.ijie to tutniture and 

 fixtures will pioh.ibly amount to $lO0 to 

 $500. 



All rail and toads ait now open as far 

 south as Mounds. Trains are coming into 

 Cairo, but route 3" on tlie east siJc is still 

 blocked to traftjt." 



I.. E. Lin^cnftlttr, president 

 Pulaski-Alexander Farm Bureau 



I wish to thank you in behalf of the 

 women of jersey County Home Bureau for the 

 cooperation you ha\e shown through the 

 paces of the lAA Kl CORD. " 



Mrs 'William M. Moore 

 Iirscv Couiitv 



one bid oi.t for ei.dn re-Mtdless of c]ii.ilit\' 

 .iiid f.iimeis could t.ike It or It\ue it. Tlie 

 farmers h.ul to oicani/c to p.'jitect themselves. 



Fiank (unci 



iicvror of younj; people's 



.icnvi'ics for the Illinois. A.ericiiltur.il Asso- 

 ci.it:' n. poir.:t.l our tii.i' this coop, clec.itor 

 Is .1 coini; Concern m the- community an,! 

 de-crvc- the suppoit of ,ill f.it.mers Some 

 I. ids itLitint; to the bi:s;ncss cf the elecator 

 vs.'e -.-icin which iccc.lcd tli.it SAS.S! j,,),) 

 been \-.u^\ in di'. xkrids to p.itroiis durin;: llit 

 p.ist IS \e,i:s K.insorn eleeator was the first 

 in the ^t.iie to met .ill i|;i.ilit!vaIions of num.- 

 Ixisliip :ii 111 iiois Cii.iin Co:por.ition 



Ofiie^;-,. ni.in.ucr .ind diitctois .'ii < W 

 VX'elini.m. ri.;:i.ii:ei ". o !...v bun ..n t'le ;• ':- 

 ! I u-.rs: ,h:e(tors - I L". Biirw c !l. prcs: !;n". 

 IvMld n.ell'MT fo: J^ Ce.lls; .\ I (i.ilin.. 

 bo. 111! meri.bt r s% \e.i-s- F \ ^'c\cn,o-i 

 SfCrer.iiv 2.*^ ve.iis. bo,i;,l rr.i :vjs( r s.s \c.ti^ 

 I.i .s,o :bel tjt.iMiKr ..:..l bo.i-d mefr.bcr '~ 

 years: .Ait Rv.in. boa-d rneir.Ser -I m.i:- .;n.! 

 h.is .ittin-ied sj o: tf'.e'i! ^^ .innu.d riivc t::ijs. 

 >I.i'k W'l.iiii.m. b...ii.! iiHr.ibir one ic.ir 



Also present We:t: M' D'. e. pic-si,le-n: • :' 

 Sr-c.itor .N.ition.il B.ink: .Mr Brown of fnior. 

 N'.ition.il B.mk. Stre.itoi ; .ml RoSv:' Hu.cius. 

 assist.mt f.iini .ubiser. I.aS.ilU- coLRr-. . R.insom 

 Farmers I levator w.i- oic-ini/cd m I'l'i i 



MARCH, 1937 



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