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Number 1 



JANUARY, 1933 



Volume 11 



Get Ready For Annual Meeting 



Harriman, O'Neal, Smith And Others Will Discuss Economic Problems During 



Three Day Session At Peoria Jan. 25-26-27 



CO-OPERATION between busi- 

 ness and agriculture to restore 

 a fair exchange value for farm prod- 

 ucts as a means of leading the na- 

 tion back to prosperity will be one 

 of the leading questions considered 

 at the 18th annual convention of 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 in the Pere Marquette Hotel, Peoria, 

 January 25-26-27. 

 Henry I. Harriman, prominent 

 New England 

 business man 

 and president of 

 the Chamber of 

 Commerce of the 

 United States, is 

 s c h e d u 1 ed to 

 speak on this 

 subject at t h e 

 annual banquet of the Association 

 Thursday evening, January 26. Mr. 

 Harriman is a man of advanced 

 ideas on economic questions and 

 reflects the views of the progressive 

 business men of the country. 



Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1872 

 Mr. Harriman was educated at Wes- 

 leyan University and the New York 

 Law School. His entire life has been 

 devoted to manufacturing and pub- 

 lic utility interests mostly in Massa- 

 chusetts. In his recent addresses he 

 has frankly stated that the greatest 

 single factor responsible for the de- 

 pression was the economic condi- 

 tion affecting between one-third 

 and one-half of the nation's popu- 

 lation directly or indirectly depend- 

 ent on agriculture. Mr. Harriman 

 also recognizes the need for con- 

 structive action in improving our 

 money and credit system and stabi- 

 lizmg the value of the dollar, 



Ed O'Neal Scheduled 



Edward A. O'Neal, president of 

 the American Farm 

 Bureau Federation, 

 will appear on the - '• 

 banquet program 

 with Mr. Harriman. 

 Mr. O'Neal is well 

 known to Illinois "J 

 farm people and will 



bring an interesting message direct 

 from Washington where he, with 

 other farm leaders, has had a 

 prominent part in framing a legis- 

 lative farm program in the current 

 session of Congress. 



Efforts are being made to secure 

 a speaker of sound yet progressive 

 views on the question of reorganiz- 

 ing the farm credit structure and 

 refinancing farm mortgages at 

 lower rates of interest. Prospects 

 are considered good for securing a 

 man high in the councils of the 

 new national leadership. This sub- 

 ject will be given prominence on 

 Friday morning, January 27. 



The annual address of Earl C. 

 Smith, president of the Association, 

 on Thursday morning, January 26, 

 will be of widespread interest be- 

 cause of the active part he has had 

 during recent months in working 

 out solutions of farm problems with 

 national farm, business, and politi- 

 cal leaders. 



Mr. Smith will review not only 

 the record of progress of the Asso- 

 ciation and its 

 business en- 

 terprises during 

 1932, but also 

 will devote con- 

 siderable time to 

 a discussion of 

 up - to - the - 

 minute develop- 

 ments at Washington in price-rais- 

 ing legislation, reflationary and 

 farm credit measures. 



Luncheon Discontinued 



The usual luncheon on the last 

 day of the convention with intro- 

 duction of guests and speakers will 

 be discontinued this year. Part of 

 this program will be held in con- 



Crank np the 

 Fllvrer 



There will be reduced rates on moMt rallroada. Ask for them. 



nection with the annual banquet. 



Election of ofScers, and directors 

 from the odd-numbered districts, as 

 in past years, will probably be held 

 on Thursday evening after the 

 banquet and speaking program. 



The sectional conferences on 

 Thursday afternoon will not be 

 varied since these sessions are par- 

 ticularly designed to give every 

 member ample opportunity for ex- 

 pression on any part of the work or 

 policies of the 

 A s s o c i a tion. 

 C o n f e r e nces 

 will be held on 

 Public Relations, 

 Organ ization 

 and Publicity, 

 Business Service, 

 Marketing, and 

 the Women's 

 Conference. District caucuses for 

 delegates are usually held following 

 these sessions where nominations 

 are made for the board of directors. 



Get In Resolutions Now 



The Public Relations Committee 

 of the Association met in Chicago 

 on December 22 to consider legisla- 

 tive problems and measures which 

 are expected to come before the 

 next regular General Assembly 

 which convenes this month. Reve- 

 nue for unemployment relief, in- 

 surance laws, government economy, 

 proposed amendments to the state 

 constitution, and similar questions 

 are among those which are likely 

 to be discussed at the Public Rela- 

 tions Conference on Thursday after- 

 noon January 26 at Peoria. Voting 

 delegates will pass on the legislative 

 policies of the Association submitted 

 in the form of resolutions. 

 The Resolutions Committee com- 

 posed of A. R. 

 Wright, Varna; Har- 

 old C. Vial, Downers 

 Grove; Charles Mar- 

 shall, Belknap; Tal- 

 madge D e f r e e s, 

 Smithboro; W. A. 

 Dennis, Paris; 



