ditions. Farmers must keep surplus sup- 

 plies covered by the loan under seal, off 

 the market. 



"Should supplies threaten to break 

 market prices unduly, the Secretary is 

 authorized to call upon cooperating farm- 

 ers to reduce their acreage by an amount 

 not exceeding 20 per cen^ of allotment 

 in order to again bring production into 

 line with effective demand. There are no 

 payments for diversion of acreage from 

 basic crops. The bill does take away 

 from the farmer the right to participate in 

 Class I payments under the Soil Con- 

 servation Act, but in lieu thereof the co- 

 operating farmer is given a parity pay- 

 ment on estimated normal yield on his 

 alloted acreage. 



"Should such efforts at adjustment fail 

 to keep supply in line with effective de- 

 mand plus reserves, then the Secretary is 

 authorized to establish marketing quotas 

 for every farmer producing the commod- 

 ity, whether a cooperator or non-cooper- 

 ator. The quota does not control the 

 farmer in producing on his farm, but it 

 does positively control the marketing of 

 any surplus that the farmer has produced. 

 He can sell his production from acres 

 which represent his fair share of the 

 national base for the commodity, but he 

 is required to hold on the farm any ex- 

 cess above this amount. 



"Now, what can the farmer do to have 

 the surplus commodity released for sale. 

 It can be released upon proclamation by 

 the Secretary, when surpluses have been 

 worked off and supplies are again in line 

 with demand. Or, he can reduce his 

 acreage for the following year by an 

 amount which will offset his surplus pro- 

 duction during the year in question, and 

 have his surplus released. In case sur- 

 pluses still threaten the market price, and 

 the farmer insists on selling his surplus 

 in the market channels, then he is taxed 

 on the excess above quota. 



"The program contemplated in this 

 bill is addressed not only to stabilize the 

 supply, but also the price. It is fully 

 justified, not only as a protection to the 

 producer, but also as an assurance of 

 abundance to the consumer, at fair prices. 

 History and experience prove that low- 

 ered commodity prices are not quickly 

 translated into lower retail prices, and 

 high prices to the consumer, which pre- 

 vail in times of scarcity, often remain 

 after the period of scarcity has ended. 



"This bill makes the tariff operate 

 automatically. If the price of one of 

 these commodities rises more than 10 per 

 cent above parity, the tariff is reduced by 

 the equivalent of the rise above the 10 

 per cent level. Likewise, if prices fall 10 

 per cent below parity, the tariff is auto- 

 matically raised to give the domestic mar- 

 ket added protection. The aim is to 

 maintain prices within a field extending 



Whales Going On At Springfield 



lAA Legislative Committee Watching Bills Before 

 60th General Assembly 



By Paul E. Mathias 1 



QV ORE than 1400 bills had 



'^-A ij been introduced by mem- 

 C_^yi bers of the Sixtieth Illinois 

 General Assembly when the two 

 Houses adjourned for the week on May 

 19. Of these bills, some 47 had been 

 enacted into law, one had been vetoed 

 and some 30 bills had been passed by 

 both Houses and were awaiting action 

 by the Governor. 



It has been the practice of the Illi- 

 nois General Assembly to adjourn be- 

 fore July 1 of each year in which there 

 has been a regular session. If the bills 

 which have been introduced and not 

 yet passed upon are to be considered, 

 it seems certain that last days of the 

 present session of the General As- 

 sembly will see one of the biggest 

 legislative "jams" of recent years. Due 

 to the diversity of the interests of 

 farmers of Illinois, a large number of 

 these bills affect agriculture in one way 

 or another. The Legislative Committee 

 of the lAA endeavors to examine each 

 bill and in case it would adversely af- 

 fect agriculture, endeavors to have it 

 amended or defeated. 



The Drivers License legislation is of 

 interest to farmers as well as all other 

 motor vehicle drivers. This legislation 

 proposes that all operators of motor 

 vehicles be required to secure a driver's 

 license from the State of Illinois. Li- 

 censes would be granted to present 



from 10 per cent above parity to 10 per 

 cent below parity. 



"Now as to cost. Nobody can tell how 

 much, under all conditions, it will cost; 

 but we can say that if effectively and 

 courageously and fairly administered, and 

 assuming a fair degree of cooperation 

 among farmers, the cost will not exceed 

 what we are now expending under pres- 

 ent agricultural programs. If it is not 

 effectively administered, the cost might 

 rise considerably. 



"Again I repeat: This bill is not ad- 

 dressed primarily to production control, 

 but to an economy of plenty; to control 

 of supplies, rather than production. Con- 

 trol is geared in only when excessive sup- 

 plies threaten the price structure. It will 

 contribute enormously to stability of farm 

 income. It is strongly in the public inter- 

 est. We ask your very favorable con- 

 sideration of this bill." 



drivers without examination. Persons 

 applying for a drivers license after Jan- 

 uary 1, 1938, or new drivers, would 

 be required to pass an examination, 

 under the bills sponsored by the State 

 Division of Highways. This series of 

 bills would require each operator to 

 pay a license fee of $1.00. The license 

 issued would run for three years. The 

 license would be revoked for certain 

 serious offenses such as driving while 

 intoxicated, and for minor offenses 

 might be suspended for certain periods. 

 These bills provide that a license law 

 should be administered by the Super- 

 intendent of Highways. Other bills 

 provide for administration by the Sec- 

 retary of State, for issuance for the 

 license without examination and with- 

 out payment of a fee. 



Under the resolutions adopted at the 

 annual meeting in Chicago, the lAA 

 is committed to support a drivers li- 

 cense law but believes that to be suc- 

 cessful and effective, the law will re- 

 quire a reasonable extension of the 

 State police system with the police 

 organized on a strictly non-partisan 

 merit basis. The Association's repre- 

 sentatives have opposed the provisions 

 of the proposed law which would re- 

 quire a $1.00 license fee on the ground 

 that the expense of administering this 

 law should be paid from the increasing 

 gasoline tax revenues and that an ad- 

 ditional tax should not be imposed on 

 motorists. It is the Association's po- 

 sition that the expenses of administra- 

 tion should be held to a minimum and 

 paid from existing revenues. However, 

 if the Association were assured that 

 the increased gasoline tax revenues 

 would be used for farm-to-market 

 roads, the Association would not op- 

 pose a small fee sufficient to carry the 

 reasonable expense of administering a 

 drivers license law. A majority of the 

 members of the General Assembly 

 seem favorable to a drivers license law 

 but at the present time are divided 

 on the question of whether the licenses 

 should be issued by the Secretary of 

 State or by the Superintendent of 

 Highways. 



Numerous bills have been intro- 

 duced which provide for a reduction 

 in the amount of the motor vehicle 

 license fees. The Association has op- 



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