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decided to work for bills having to do with, the 

 Federal Farm Loan Board to extend its scope 

 of usefulness. 



It is of interest to mention here an incident 

 illustrating the constructive methods of the 

 Bloc. The Federal Farm Loan Board had long 

 been criticised for a lack of vigorous activity 

 in pushing its loans. Legislation was suggested 

 looking to the reorganization of this Board in 

 order to make it function more satisfactorily. 

 But, rather than push legislation alone, the Bloc 

 appointed a committee to call upon the Federal 

 Farm Loan Board to ask for more vigorous 

 action in meeting farmers' applications for 

 loans and promoting the sale of farm loan 

 bonds. 



The results of this campaign and the sound- 

 ness of the judgment of those urging a more 

 rapid sale of bonds was indicated by the fact 

 that succeeding issues met with prompt sale 

 when offered and there was almost immediately 

 a speeding up of farm loan activity. Legisla- 

 tive action was not taken immediately and the 

 changes in attitude of the Farm Loan Board 

 may be attributed largely to the spur instigated 

 by the Agricultural Bloc. 



By this time, the Bloc had been in action for 



