RESOLUTIONS • Continued 



XI. Truik Regulation 



\\ t reaffirm our priMously dicl.ucil pol- 

 icy on Iransportatitm .iiul oppose- any arbi- 

 trary rcf;ulatuin of any form of tiansporta 

 tion winch may limil or frustrate its iii- 

 hcriiit ability or iiatur.il a»lvanl.i,i;ts to scr\e 

 tlie shippiii^i; or tra%fltn>; public. In par 

 ticular \vc oppose any intrast.ite regulation 

 of trucks except for the purpose of cim- 

 "iervini; the hi^1iwa\s arul insurnt^i; the safety 

 of traflfic thereon, >Xe further oppose any 

 rei:ul.!fion of small trucks whicli may tenil 

 to ikprive them of the use of the hichways 

 am) thus to increase the C(vsts of truck trans- 

 portation. 



We urw that Feileral proceJure in the 

 reyulatioii of railway rates be simplifiei.1 aiul 

 cxpeiliteil in every reasonable way without 

 placini; an umlue burilen of costs upon anv 

 commojities or transportation agencies and 

 without Jeprixiii); any proilucini; area of the 

 natuial aiUant.iyes of its location. 



XII. Relief 



VC'i reaffirm our previously ilecl.ireJ pol 

 icy in favor of requiring local communities 

 to assume prirr..iry responsibility foi I'fiant 

 iil.U and ailmiDi-tcrini; relief before they are 

 pernntleil, on the basis only of ilemonsir.iteil 

 lue.l therifor. lo .ipplv for any alloc.ition of 

 .'<t.ite rebel funds. In onler to incu.ise such 

 h)C.il responsibilitv. we f.ivor incit.isint; tin- 

 innnmum levy of relief taxes by local units 

 as conditions pi rmit. 



We .ilso real'lirin our previously dcclare>l 

 policy in favor of tiansfcrrini; the illoc.ition 

 ot .>>t.ite relief funds to a separ.ite elivision 

 in tin .State Dep.irtment of Public >X'elf.Me, 

 with only such powers of seeuriny inform. i 

 tion and of exircisini: supervision over re 

 Iief as are nicess.iry to prevent either w.isfe 

 oi funds or siiffeiini: and h.irdship by de 

 sirvini; eitiyens of the .St.ite 



XIII. 



We re.ifTiini luir pre\ ioush deel.iied pol- 

 ice in f.nor of aniendini; the itAenue .irticli 

 of the .State- < luistifiition bv linitinp the 

 yeiu-r.il t.ixes whitli m.i\ be levteil i^n .in\- 

 property lo not omi one n< r cent of its 

 f.iir cash \.ilu<-. evicpt fiu p.iymept of 

 bonded inilebtidiK ss ,ind inli rest thereon, 

 and by ,i;ivin!' tin- (ienei.il Assmilily the 

 power to t.iN oi to .iiitlioii.e the taxation 

 of other sources ol re \ emu in lieu of pr<-s- 

 tnt piope-rty t.ixe-s. 



We f.i\or submission of suih a mcisur-,- 

 fo the people of the Stale .is .in amendment 

 of the revenue .irliilt i.ithei tli.in as p.irt 

 ot a ii>stlv .uener.il revision of the Constitu- 

 tion [troposttl by .1 St.ite Cainstitutional Con- 

 vention. Until the piesent revenue artiele 

 is sii .imendeei. we reu.ird it .is unwise and 

 futile, as it was in |y22. to submit to llit 

 people- a new constitutiiu) de.ilinu with si \ - 

 ' r.il highly controversial m.iflers such .is 

 revenue- .iiid rt preseiit.ition in tlu Cieiiei.il 

 Ass.,mbly. 



XIV. 



We reaffirm oui pre\ lously declareel pol 

 icy oppo'ini; any leuislation lendini; to force 

 consolidation of sehools In particular we 

 oppose consolid.ttioli of schools or annexa- 

 tion i>f ehstricts or territory by elections in 

 whieh rur.il minorities are overridden by 

 urban majorities. 



We request the officers and directors of 

 the Associatiem to seek amendment or re- 

 peal, at the earliest eipportunity. of leuisla- 

 tion approved last June, permitting detach- 



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ment of specified territory from a non-hij;h 

 school district .ind its att.ichment to an ad- 

 jacent township or community hiuh school 

 district men ly on the lilini; of two petitions 

 iheretor. one in each territory affected, if 

 signed by a majority of the voters in each 

 territory Kxperienee h.is .ilready demon- 

 strated that many voters sij;n such petitiims 

 against the best interests of the rural peo- 

 ple and pupils affected. 



XV. 



We request the officers and directors of 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association to in- 

 vestigate plans fiu Hospital Care Insurance, 

 thus far generallv restricted to urban com- 

 munities, with reference to the extension and 

 adaptation of such benetits to the rural pop- 

 ulation of Illinois. 



XVI. 



\Xe request the officers and diiectors of 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association to in- 

 vestigate the practicability of our organiza- 

 tiim extending its insur.mce services to pro- 

 viile for He.ilth .aid AeeuKiit Insurance. 



XVII. 



The Associ.ition re.iffiiins its supptut i>( 

 legislation for the licensing of drivers of 

 motor vehiiles and providing for the sus- 

 pension of revocation of the licenses of 

 those persons convicted of driving while in- 

 toxicated (M of serious or repeated viola- 

 tion of highway rules ami regulations. The 

 increased motor revenues can easily defray 

 the cost of these licenses and render any 

 license fee unnecessary. Such legislation 

 should he couplevi with such changes in our 

 State policy system .is are necessary to in- 

 sure adequ.ite policing of our highways by a 

 trainee! police force seltetei.1 on .1 nt>n-p.ir- 

 tisan merit basis. 



XVIII. 



The Fair Trade Alt of Illinois, as passed 

 by the Assemble at its Fifty-Ninth Session. 

 has no justitic.ition in our ecomunic system. 

 It conlravenes every rule of reason .invl 

 vitiates the long establisheel principle of law- 

 piohibiling unreasonable restraints of trade 

 and illegal monopolies. This measure should 

 be repealed at the next succeeihi'g session 

 of the (iener.il Assembly. 



XIX. 



'I lu AssiKi.ttion t.i\ors tlu- en.ictment of 

 reasonable milk s.milation legislation aiiel 

 ::uard the e]uality 



paired and these waste lands arc left to be- 

 come infested with noxious weeels and pre- 

 datory anim.ils Thousands of .idditional 

 acres are sub|eet to strip mining. This is a 

 matter of Jeep public concern and regula- 

 tory me.isures sliould be enacted without 

 delay. \X'e urge the Associ.ition to sponsor 

 such legislatiim as in its opinion is best 

 adapted to preserve these v.ilues for taxa- 

 tion anil prevent this land from becoming 

 entirely wcirthless. 



XXII. 



Vie eleeply appreciate the fine lu>spitality 

 and courtesy extt-nded "us throughout the 

 convention by the Sangamon County Farm 

 Bureau, the Springfield Chamber of Com- 

 merce, the Mayor, School Board, Press and 

 the citizens of Springfielel and are grateful 

 for their contribution to the success of this 

 annual meeting. 



Hybrid Corn (offered from floor) 



The Illinois Agricultural Association rec- 

 ognizes the intense interest of Illinois corn 

 farmers in llie problems connected with the 

 production and distribution of hybrid seed 

 corn and believes that there should be proper 

 handling of inbreil strains for the protection 

 of such .<ced stocks; also that inbred lines 

 as originally produced by our scientific edu- 

 cational institutions must be kept available 

 ,it ail times to Illinois farmers. It is urged, 

 and recommendation is made accordingly, 

 that appropriate steps be taken by the As- 

 sociation at an early date looking to the 

 protection of the interests of farmers so that 

 the sources of inbred strains and high pro- 

 ducing seed stocks are made avail. ible at 

 re.isonable costs. 



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regulations in oreler to 



of milk elclivered to consumers. However, 

 .in\ such Icgisl.ition and regulations should 

 stress the quality of the milk at the time it 

 is dcli^eied to the ile.iler 01 consumer rather 

 than stress the equipment on the d.iiry farm. 

 Consumers must be prep.ired to pay the rea- 

 sonabie increased costs which are necessary 

 to proeluce this bitter qu.ility milk. 



XX. 



Fie-queiit reports from elitfereiit aie.is of 

 the State iiulicate a ilangerous hazard to 

 human life and livestock from rabies and 

 from roving ownerless elogs. We recom- 

 mend the strengthening and effective en- 

 forcement of existing laws to cope with this 

 situation. 



XXI. 



Coal has been removed from thousands of 

 acres of land in Illinois through strip min- 

 ing opcratiims. This property has been re- 

 moved from taxation, the water tables have 

 been lowered, the elrainage has been im- 



Assiniate Members 

 Rl SOI.VlvD, that after Februaiy 1. I9sS, 

 no person shall be acceptcil as an Associate 

 Member of the Illinois A.gricultural Asso- 

 ciation ..nd a County Farm Bureau unless 

 such person has shown a genuine bona fide 

 interest in a.uriculture ;ind is not .ipplving 

 for membeiship primarilv to obtain the 

 benefit of some service offered by the Illi- 

 nois Agiicultural Association or the Farm 

 Bure.iu. or by an associate company of either 

 thereof. No application for associate mem- 

 bership shall be accepted and no "rviee of- 

 fered by the As»ociation, a County Farm Bu- 

 reau or any associate company of either 

 thereof, shall be- offeree! or made available 

 to the applicant, until such application has 

 been approved by the Board of Directors 

 (or Ixecutive Commiltee) of the County 

 F.'rm Bureau involved. 



Fmployment of Directors 

 RISOLVKD, That Policy Resolution No. 



^ be ameiuled by adding thereto a new 



p.iiagi.iph to re. id as follows: 



.And Further Resolved, That in the i.ise of 

 new- employment <m and ifter February 1, 

 I'.'s.S, and in the case of existing em- 

 ployment on and after February 1. I0i9, 

 no pi rson who is a member of the Bo, ire! 

 of Directors of the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association or of a Ca>unty Farm Bureau 

 shall be employed by or continue lo be an 

 employee of any Company affiliated with 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association or a 

 County Farm Bure.iu, except for tem- 

 porary employment durin,g the existence 

 of an emergency. 



A resolution authorizing the lAA board 

 of ihrectors to invest not more than SfiO.OOO 

 of the Association s funds in a grain market- 

 ing cooperative for Illinois farmers provid- 

 ing such invistment shall not exceed the 

 total paid-in capital furnished by the co- 

 operative farmers elevators for such an 

 enterprise was unanimously adopted. 



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