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THE I. A. A. RECORD 



March, 1932 



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INCOME TAX VOTE— CONTINUED 



District & Counties 



40th District (Christian, 

 Cumberland, Fayette and 

 Shelby) 



Sen. Smith ' 



Rep. Corzine 



Rep. Roe 



Rep. Sparks 



41st District (DuPage 

 and Will) 



Sen. Barr 



Rep. Buck 



Rep. Hennebry 



Rep. Walker 



42nd District (Clay, Clin- 

 ton, Effingham & Marion) 



Sen. Finn 



Rep. Branson 



Rep. Lager 



Rep. McMackin 



43rd District (Fulton 

 and Knox) 



Sen. Ewing 



Rep. Hawkinson 



Rep. McClure 



Rep. Mureen 

 44th District (Jackson, 

 Monroe, Perry, Randolph 

 and Washington) 



Sen. Wilson 



Rep. Davis 



Rep. Kribs 



Rep. Waller 

 4yth District (Morgan 

 and Sangamon) 



Sen. Searcy 



Rep. Giffin 



Rep. Lawler 



Rep. Sullivan 



For Against District & Counties For Against 



v<< ' 46th District (Jasper, Jef- ■ V 'O 



' :' ferson, Richland, Wayne) 



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Smith Appears Before 

 Committees in Washington 



Members of the Legislative committee 

 of the A. F. B, F., including President 

 O'Neal, and Directors Smith of Illinois, 

 Hearst of Iowa, Settle of Indiana, Black- 

 burn of California, and White of New 

 York appeared before the Senate and 

 House Committees on Agriculture re- 

 cently in behalf of constructive amend- 

 ments to Agricultural Marketing Act. 



They urged amendment to the Act, 

 authorizing the Farm Board to use the 

 equalization fee, if and when needed, to 

 control crop surpluses in the interest of 

 orderly marketing of farm commodities, 

 and to further provide that its use be- 

 come mandatory, if and when two- 

 thirds of the Advisory Council of any 

 commodity requested it be put into ef- 

 fect. Evidence was presented to show 

 that the equalization fee was the only 

 device yet suggested that could be uni- 

 versally used for this purpose. 



In the interest of harmonizing differ- 



ences between farm spokesmen and farm 

 organizations, they expressed a willing- 

 ness also to have included in the amend- 

 ment provisions, authorization for the 

 use of the debenture if and when same 

 seemed to be advisable and necessary. 



While in no way criticizing legisla- 

 tion in the making that had for its pur- 

 pose the further extension of credit, 

 yet spokesmen for the American Farm 

 Bureau Federation insisted that further 

 credit could only operate to delay the 

 day of reckoning or pay-day, and that 

 what must be accomplished was to pro- 

 vide necessary legislation to stimulate 

 and assist in bringing price levels of 

 farm commodities to a basis that would 

 offer substantial profits with which to 

 pay debts already created. 



The committees were urged to give 

 immediate attention to this all impor- 

 tant question and the farm spokesmen 

 expressed the opinion that the present 

 depression would continue until the 

 basic industry of all— AGRICULTURE 

 — could be restored to a normal and 

 profitable basis. 



State Legislation, Utility Problems 

 Considered at I. A. A. Conference 



DUE largely to interest in the state 

 income tax bill which was pend- 

 ing in the general assembly at that time, 

 the PubHc Relations Conference was the 

 largest of the five "open forums" held 

 at the annual I. A. A. meeting. Rock- 

 ford, Jan. 28. Chas Black presided. 



President Earl C. Smith and John C. 

 Watson discussed this bill and the com- 

 panion measures in 

 detail, giving numer- 

 ous examples of how 

 they would relieve 

 the property owner 

 of a part of his tax 

 load. They urged 

 support of repre- 

 sentatives voting for 

 the income tax meas- 

 ure. 



Legislation of in- 

 Cha». s. Black terest to agriculture 

 passed during the last 

 regular session of the general assembly 

 also was reviewed by Mr. Watson. He 

 explained the provisions of the act per- 

 mitting general taxes on real estate to 

 be paid in two installments and com- 

 pared it with the old law; described the 

 act requiring state institutions to pur- 

 chase at least 75 per cent of their fat 

 requirements in the focm of butter and 

 lard instead of substitutes; and outlined 

 the amendments to the motor vehicle 

 act, one of which provides for exemp- 

 tion from license fees of farm tractors 

 using public highways in traveling from 

 one field to another, the other provid- 

 ing a different schedule of license fees 

 for smaller trucks. 



Transportation and public utility 

 problems were discussed by L. J. Qua- 

 sey, director of transportation. The 

 opinion of those taking part in the 

 conference was that increases in the 

 freight rates on livestock would curtail 

 the movement of livestock by railroad, 

 that reductions in the minimum weights 

 per car would tend to encourage rail 

 shipments of livestock, and that provi- 

 sions should be made to take care of 

 mixed shipments, which would still be 

 made even if the minimum were re- 

 duced. 



Members of the General Assembly 

 who were presented to the audience in- 

 cluded Senators Simon E. Lantz, Con- 

 gerville; Harry S. Wright, DeKalb; 

 Chas. Baker, Rockford, and Representa- 

 tives Wm. H. Jackson, Toulon and Den- 

 nis Collins, DeKalb. 



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