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THE I,U. A. RE< 



BUSINESS AND CIVIC GROUF 



FARMERS PROVE 

 ABlUn TO JOIN 

 ; UBERTVnGHT 



Parades afid Floats Surpass 



Expectations, Members 



Show Most Enthusiasm 



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' > By Larry WUliams 



- ' Never in the history of farm or- 



■^- ganlzation has a better atmosphere 



# for cooperation been developed 

 than in Illinois as a result of the 

 Dedication Day celebration. From 

 Rockford to Cairo, and from Dan- 

 ville to Quincy there is a spirit of 

 determination apparent, and en- 



mies who oppose the farmer in 

 his organization for co-operative 

 marketing and betterment are in- 

 clined to keep mum. 



The Liberty Bell of 1932 is es- 

 tablished through the entire state, 

 "■ :'^- and the lowly farmers' dinner bell 

 has been glorified. Nothing but 

 ;> praise for the demonstrfeition has 

 reached our ears, and that praise 

 ■■'■':. is most, enthusiastic. The cooper- 

 ation of leadership and membership 

 : was wonderful. In several counties 

 '■'-. doubting leaders were swept off 

 their feet by enthusiastic members 

 who carried forward Dedication Day 

 plans. 



Chambers of Commerce and civic 

 organizations almost everywhere in 

 Illinois gave moral as well as prac- 

 tical support to the campaign, real- 

 . izing as they did that prosperity 

 must begin with the farmer. The 

 *. newspapers of the State were most 

 liberal In their support, tind nimier- 

 ous papers had special Issues for 

 the occasion. 



Salesmen Good Workers 



Country Life agents, auto insur- 

 ance agents, truck drivers, and 

 managers of farm supply compan- 

 ies did noble duty on the firing 

 line. Scores of them won watches 

 for signing more than ten new 

 members. They put up advertising 

 placards and gave unstinted sup- 

 port In putting over the celebra- 

 tion. 



On June 30 before Demonstration 



• V Day 1200 Minute Men met In Cen- 

 : tralla for a rally. Twenty couhtles 



.were represented by generous dele- 

 gations. Twenty Farm Bureau 

 pre sidents were on the rostrimi. 

 ■ . They had met to hear President 

 .'■ ; Earl C. Smith address them. Un- 

 •.." fortunately he was called to Wash- 

 >,:ington. The good news of a favor- 

 , able chance for the Raiitey BUI that 

 took him to Washington helped me 

 satisfy the audience as a substitute 

 speaker. 



Parades Exceed Expectations 



V^ If you thought the Demonstration 

 Day Parade was to be a mere dog 

 and pony show affair you must 

 have been amazed at the sight that 

 greeted your eyes on the morning 

 of the fourth. Floats that did credit 

 to genius moved before you, telling 

 the demands of agriculture, telling 

 its plight and need of remedial 

 action. There were banners and 

 more floats showing the accom- 

 plishment of organization and vls» 

 ualizing greater accomplishment if 

 all farmers would join. Dinner bells, 

 dinner bells, and more dinner bells 

 rang out the demand of farmers 

 for fairness in prices and an equal 

 chance with the other industries 

 that have enjoyed the support of 

 governmental agencies. 



About two o'clock In the county 

 seats of the State approximately '90 

 speakers told of organized farmers' 

 battle for lower taxes, for higher 

 prices and favorable legislation. All 

 paid tribute to the Father of his 

 Country, and the spirit that brought 

 about the Declaration of Indepen- 

 dence. They pleaded for a revival 

 of that spirit to win with men 

 standing in organized power as 

 their forefathers won their decis- 

 ive victories always celebrated on 

 every Fourth of July. 



Great as was the day, great as 

 was the^ demonstration, still all 



unanimously felt It was Just thej McLean County—Huge success. 



beginning of a fight to recruit every 

 farmer in the line-up of organiza 

 tion. They determine wherever you 



hear talk of the Demonstration excellent. Mrs. Sewell speaker rang 



Day, that they wUl drive on to 

 complete the job of organization. 

 They now know It can be done, and 

 that our leaders shall be backed by 

 the great majority of farmers when 

 they present legislative demands 

 and economic measures to rehabi- 

 litate and maintain agriculture. 

 Opposition Bitter But Weak 



Where now is the poison fang of 

 the opposition which threatened 

 dire result to farmers who at- 

 tempted to get their Just dues by 

 resorting to organization and co- 

 operation. 



Do a half million parading 

 farmers impress them? They strike, 

 but vainly, at the rocks where they 

 hide. They hiss their bitter attacks, 

 but harmlessly they echo back to 

 them. Their rattles fall on ears 

 that hear, but heed not. Indeed, the 

 laugh of knowing farmers who have 

 found their strength greets each 

 hiss of the recoiling enemy. Gone is 

 the day when speculators and mid- 

 dlemen shall wax fat on farmers' 

 just share of the consumer's dol- 

 lar. Done is their game of posing 

 as friend only to bleed to weak- 

 ened life ebb those who would toil 

 to feed the world. 



"Together we Stand" is the Farm 

 Bureau war cry. "Fair prices for our 

 sake and for America's sake." "Our 

 own markets clear through to our 

 own terminals." "Fair legislation 

 and a fair chance for America's 

 basic Industry." All through the at- 

 mosphere of Illinois these oriea are 

 wafted and the fight goes on until 

 the end shall see victory for or- 

 ganization complete and a happier 

 America. 



parade four miles long, greatest In 

 Bloomington history reports "Rus- 

 ty" Laible, farm adviser. Weather 



BIGGEST CELEBRATION 

 IN HISTORY OF FARM 

 BUREAU IN ILLINOIS 



(Continued from page I, Col. 7) 

 dent, Dick Nietfeldi, one of our di- 

 rectors, J. C. Precht, and Mr. and 

 Mrs. Henry Schllf each signed 10 or 

 more members. We claim a state 

 record for the Schllf family. Joint 

 celebration with Blue Island, pa- 

 rade two to three miles lonjg, six 

 bands, escort of 60 motorcydes. 



Lake County — Parade four inlles 

 long, toured county over 70 'n^le 

 route, witnessed by 70,000 people. 

 Splendid afternoon program. 



Madison County reports big; pa'- 

 rade and program at Edwardsvflle. 

 Parade headed by Edwardsville post 

 American Legion. Troy drum find 

 bugle corps of 30 pieces near hi^ad 

 of parade. Music by Carpenter, ^. 

 band. 4-H club members in march. 

 Farm Bureau officers on receiving 

 stand. Seven floats made up fdr 

 parade. Uncle Joe Fulkerson after*» 

 noon speaker. Program followed by 

 baseball game between Farm Bu- 

 reau and American Legion. Fifty 

 new members, more coming. 



Morgan County — Parade required 

 an hour to pass in review. All busi- 

 ness men in county co-operating 

 100 percent. Charley Black, I. A. A. 

 director, marshal of day. Burn- 

 ing In effigy of Old Man Indiffer- 

 ence, Unjust Taxes, Low Prices, 

 Enemies of Co-operative Effort, 

 and Insidious Propaganda featured 

 3:15 program. All purpose faimi 

 wagon, chest of silver, and bicycAe 

 for boy or girl given away in afteifr- 

 i^oon. L. R. Marchant gave prinV 

 clpal address. \ 



Adams County — ^L. . A. Williams, 

 speaker, reports 20,000 people wit 



the bell. One hundred forty-five 

 new members, total now 2,076. 



Sangamon County — Earl Smith, 

 president of the I. A. A., speaker, 

 reports crowd estimated at 11,000 

 to 15,000 people, held at Caldwell's 

 Grove. Legion and business groups 

 co-operated in splendid parade 

 through Springfield. • 



Craw ford- Jasper — 18 floats 350 

 cars parade over one mile long 

 crowd estimated at five to seven 

 thousand. 



Pulaski- Alexander — 16 new mem- 

 bers signed today more will be re- 

 ported later. 



Coles County— Big parade 10,000 

 attendance at Mattoon, wires Mel- 

 vin Thomas. 



Lawrence County — Parade 5 miles 

 long business men co-operating 

 hundred per cent. The Lord has 

 joined our Farm Bureau. Rained 

 Sunday to stop farming. Weather 

 fine today. Hundred floats and 

 decorated cars. Parade through 

 Lawrenceville, Bridgeport to picxUc 

 Summer Park. 



Cumberland County — Fourth of 

 July celebration big success, record 

 attendance large floats good drum 

 corps perpetuated since Lincoln's 

 time lead parade all details of cele- 

 bration carried out In detail in 

 spite of fact that the Farm Ad- 

 viser was absent due to the death 

 of his mother favorable comments 

 everywhere among crowd. 



Champaign County — Twelve 

 thousand people at Crystal Lake 

 Park, Urbana. Largest and most 

 attentive gathering ever held in 

 Champaign Co. exceeded all our 

 expectations. Not a single mishap 

 or traffic accident. 



Parade started with poUce d- 

 cort, Farm Bureau president, Mar- 

 shal of Day, Flag Bearer and es- 

 cort all on horseback followed by 

 band, Farm Bureau dinner bell 

 float done with white background, 

 blue shields, and trimmed with 

 masses of red hollyhocks and 350 

 pound dinner bell. Parade lasted 

 over hour. Four miles of cars, 53 

 floats. Twenty-four unit organiza- 

 tions represented Farm Bureau and 

 7 subsidiary organizations In \ pa- 

 rade. Two Associations of Com- 

 merce and city/and county officials 

 co-Qperated. Vylll agriculture CQme 

 an said Jonah did. 

 mbers to date. 

 nty: Ten thousand 

 d into Moniziouth 

 elebration. Registra- 

 tion and parade held at public 

 square. Many floats and decorated 

 cars. J. V. Stevenson, Streator, 

 proved an able, eloquent speaker. 

 Effingham County: Parade three 

 miles long with 1,000 cars. Lazy 

 Farmer, John Tumlpseed, and 

 Slim and Spud marched with 

 George Washington In parade. 



Moultrie County: More than 5,000 

 joined in' parade and celebration 

 at Wyman Park. Burned enemies 

 pf agriculture in eflftgy. Frank Bar- 

 ten speaker. ' yv\'^A" ;; 

 \DeWitt County: Five men signed 

 id or more members each. Celebra- 

 tion a great success. Business men 

 and local groups co-operating. 



/uckson County: The celebration 

 Jul^; 4 went off nicely. Had four 

 special floats and many decorated 

 trucks and cars. Parade about a 

 mile |ong. About 4,000 people. 



Jeft^rson County: Local groups 

 co-opejated in great celebration. 

 Biggest crowd in Farm Bureau his- 

 tory. "Ten thousand people. Special 

 .issue Mt. Vernon Register-News. 



LaSahe: Many dinner bells and 



out OK? One 

 Thirty new 



Warren C 

 people crowi 

 Park for big 



neased parade — 4 to 5 miles long 



Parade contained 5,000 people who \ floats in our big two-mile parade 



attended afternoon program. Mayor through • Ottawa. Four thousand 



of town welcomed group. Fine cd- j peopje . tOok part. More than 100 



operation from city, 52 dinner bells j ^ew memlDcrs joined. 



in pijrade, floats excellent. Won- ^^ ^^^^ . j,.^^ celebration 



derful co-operation from newspa- 1 ^ ^ ^^ parade-3,000 people 



pers ih playmg up celebration and \ _,-p„p„| *^ 



report \of it afterward. Daily Times i*^ ,,"''• / ^ ^ ^ : 



had special edition. Quincy Herald- Umon^Cou7ity: Great parade and 



Whig had editorial and consider- 1 wonderful spirit. More than 2.5P0 



able spice given to it. Sam h. P^^^sent. . ^v \\ 



Thompson spoke for 6 minutes to Henderson County: More than 



his neiglioors. Hung in efflgy "old- 3,000 people out for our big pa 



man indifference,' 

 "low prices," etc.. 



"high taxes,' 



rade with 15 floats, two bands, and 

 over 100 cars. 



The three horsemen leading Whiteside County's Parade are A. L. Goodenough, president, T. H. Adams 

 and R. A. Norrish, formei Farm Bureau presidents. Left to right on top are Will, Dupage and Champaign 

 county floats respectively. In the corners below are pictures of "John Barleycorn's Resurrection" from 

 Monroe county. ^, ... 



Burning Unfaithful 

 pictures shoti scenes /» 

 Dollar float. 



Randolph bounty: Ap 

 ly 5,000 at our big celeb 

 in co-operation with 

 Chamber of Commerce, 

 ler gave excellent talk, 

 dred cars an(} floats anc 

 pie in pardde. Toure 

 Percy, Cutlerj Sparta, a: 

 Steelevllle. liventy-six 

 bers. Parade jargest evei 



Marshall-Putnam Co 

 thousand at our cele 

 Henry Fair prounds. Si 

 operation fro|i business 

 Bureau, other organiza 

 rade two niil«| in length 

 Legion took >art. Good 

 W. Rennick. jiilusic by : 

 niclpal band, ^our H-C 

 Inent. t 



^ Monroe Cointy: Thi 

 boys Impersonated the 

 '76" and led the parac 

 by boys with, hoes, rak 

 etc. Parade vOrganlzed 

 munlties. many floats ai 

 Waterloo banc', provided 

 hundred or mpre cars li 

 $ur German Rarm Bure; 

 afternoon, jfarm Ad\ 

 'Tillman delivered addr 

 kolmer announced mld- 

 ^ronage dividend of 10 p 

 Service Company patror 

 stu^t feature w(is "Resu 

 did John Barle com." / 

 r^m he made a^lttle tal 

 h^i stated that the had 

 qQite a while aid that s 

 wffe of the opnlbn th 

 mbst Important issue o 

 thkt this was ,>,ot true- 

 problem and f conomic 

 were 61 fair gii>t*^ ^^ftp 



Marion Coir^V- Hel 

 celiBbration at Eryan Mer 

 Sakm. Fine cofiJ^eratlon 

 ne$s groups aik^ Chamb 

 J!ci&ce. From '^COO to ( 

 kdi Tiedemann of San 

 prckiucers. Twenty-two 

 bprS reported Jl^Iy 6. Mc 

 Many floats in parade. 



FUlton Cor!-nty: Api 

 5,000'; Rained a" day 

 help^ atten<Jance on 

 Membership responded \ 

 to cail for pelp. Locj 

 group^, 4-H CJwbs, Farm 

 Bureaii all worked tog( 

 E. C. ^ills mjtde fine ac 



Masok County: Prog 

 over in\a wo^i^erful wa 

 one and^one-palf miles 

 ness meji co-PP^rated. 1 

 new Far'pi Bureau mem 

 date ana m^re to b« 

 Burned ftve 4ummies ii 

 N. Skini\er performed 

 speaker. \ 



Macoupi'i} County: 1 

 5,000. Thr^e ifiile parade 

 crowd cheeVeii burning 

 float "Unfaithful Publi 

 etc. More tl^an 500 cars 

 Our next job to reduce 



Winnebago county: B 

 bration in history of c 

 raded through Rockford 

 Kishwaukee Park. Sixt\ 

 members. No^ have lar 

 bership since P^*^ ^^^'^ 

 1920. \ \ 



Mercer Cot'«<J(.UO"^ ^ 

 tlon held at Aledo Fai 

 July 7. Special issue Al( 

 Record. Wonderful co-oi 

 V. Gregory ,ielivered sp 

 dress. Floats unusually g 



Williamson County: ] 

 sand people attended pa 

 long. Good i:o-operatioi 

 erybody. Nineteen nev 

 signed. A. D Lynch gav 

 address, Marion Fair C 



Brown County: Our 

 went over in a big way 

 county. Parade one an 

 miles long Best ever h 

 estimated at 2.500. T^ 

 new members, Chipma 

 getting 12. 



Carroll county: Wh 

 turned out for big der 

 at Mt. Carroll Secured 

 "^ore mempers to win 

 drive. Parade biggest an 

 held here. c*eo. C. Jewet 

 address 



Shelby County: Big cr 

 out for parade and den 

 Signed 60 new membe 

 Life queen Judged fl" 

 celebration 



Lee County- Big ^elet 

 at Assembiv Pari^- ^^^9 

 000 people "Big auditorii 

 18 floats i.OOO cars in 

 groups co-pperated. 



Ogle cojinty- H""^5, 

 from all over the count; 



^ Oregon July *?J J 

 demonstration. One o 



successful and mosi 



