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IV. Do the farmers in your neighborhood re- 

 ceive from the railroads, highroads, trol- 

 ley lines, etc., the services they reasonably 

 should have? 



V. Do the farmers in your neighborhood re- 

 ceive from the United States postal serv- 

 ice, rural telephones, etc., the service 

 they reasonably should expect? 



VI. Are the farmers and their wives in your neigh- 

 borhood satisfactorily organized to promote 

 their mutual buying and selling interest? 

 VII. Are the renters of farms in your neighbor- 

 hood making a satisfactory living? 

 VIII. Is the supply of farm labor in your neighbor- 

 hood satisfactory? 



IX. Are the conditions surrounding hired labor 

 on the farms in your neighborhood satis- 

 factory to the hired man? 



may meet and consider these matters. I suggest the school dis- 

 tricts because the school house would be the natural and proper 

 place for such a meeting; or they could meet at other customary 

 or convenient places. It would be well if the meetings could be 

 held within the next three or four weeks; that is, before Con- 

 gress adjourns prior to the Christmas holidays, so that at the 

 time of the reassembling of Congress early in January you will 

 have the reports of the meetings and so will be in position to 

 advise definitely what should be done. I suggest that you ask 

 them to meet, not later than Saturday, December 5th; and you 

 will, of course, use your own judgment whether to summon the 

 meeting by circular or otherwise. 



Thruout this letter where I use the word "farmers" I mean 

 also to include all those who live in the open country and are 

 intimately connected with those who do the farm work min- 

 isters, school teachers, physicians, editors of country papers, in 



