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THE I. A. A. RECORD 



March, 1933 



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-lililNOIS 



CVLrVBAL ASSOCIA 



RECORD 



To advance the purpose for which the Farm Bureau vxis or- 

 ganized namely, to promote, protect and represent the busi- 

 ness, economic, political and educational interests of the 

 farmers of Illinois and the nation, and to develop agriculture. 



George Thiem, Editor 



Pnbllshed monthly by the IllinoiB Agricultural Aaaoclatlon at 166 So 

 Main St., Spencer, Ind. Editorial Offices, 608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 

 111. Entered 88 second class matter at post office, Spencer, Ind. Accept- 

 ance for mailinir at special rate of postage prorided in Section 412, 

 Act of Feb. 28, 1925, authorized Oct. 27, 1925. Address all communications 

 for publication to Editorial Offices, Illinois Agricultural Association Eecord, 

 608 So. Dearborn St., Chicago. The Individual membership fee of the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association Is five dollars a year. The fee Includes 

 payment of fifty cents for subscription to the Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion Record. Postmaster: In retum*ng an uncalled for mlssent copy please 

 indiccte key nmalier on addresk a» i* re^vhetf by law. 



OFFICERS 



President, Earl C, Smith Detroit 



Vice-President, A. R. Wright Varna 



Secretary, Geo. E. MetEger Chicago 



Treasurer, R. A. Cowles Bloomington 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 (By Congressional District) 



Ist to 11th Ebb Harris, Grayslake 



12tb O. F. Tullock, Rodford 



18th : c. E. Bamborough, Polo 



Kth M. G. Lambert, PerrU 



15th M. Ray Ihrlg, Golden 



16th Geo. B. MuUer, Washington 



17th B. D. Lawrence, Bloomlngton 



18th W, A. Dennis, Paris 



19th B, G. Curtis, Champaign 



20th. . , Charles S. Black, JackBonvllle 



2l8t Samuel Sorrells, Raymond 



22iid Talmage DeFrees, Smithboro 



28rd W. L. Cope, Salem 



24th Charles Marshall, Belknap 



26th R. B. Endicott, Villa Ridge 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 



Comptroller J. H. Kelker 



Dairy Marketing J. B. Countiss 



Finance B. A. Cowles 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing H. W. Day 



Publicity deorge Thiem 



Insurance Service V. Vaniman 



Legal Counsel Donald Klrkpatrlck 



Live Stock Marketing Ray B. Miller 



Office C, E. Johnston 



Organization G. E. Metzger 



Produce Marketing F. A. Gongler 



Taxation and Statistics J. C. Watson 



Transportation L, J. Quasey 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS 



Country Life Insurance Co L. A. Williams, Mgr. 



Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Co J. H. Kelker, Mgr. 



Illinois Agricultural Auditing Assn F. B. Rlngham, Mgr. 



Illinois Agricultural Mutual Insurance Co A. B. Richardson, Mgr. 



Illinois Farm Supply Co U R. Marchant, Mgr. 



Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange H. W. Day, Mgr. 



Illinois Grain Corp Chas. P. Cummings, Vice-Pres. and Sales Mgr. 



IllinoB Livestock Market. Asa'n...Ray Miller, Mgr., R. W. Grieser. Sales 



Illinois Produce Marketing Ass'n F. A. Gongler, Mgr. 



Soybean Marketing Ass'n W. H. Conltas, Mgr. 



The Sales Tax 



THERE are two ways for property owners to get 

 tax relief. One is to insist on every reasonable 

 economy in government expenditures; the other to 

 replace part of the property tax with revenue from 

 other sources. The Illinois Agricultural Association has 

 its legislative committee at Springfield working for 

 both these ends. 



The three per cent state sales tax which passed the 

 senate, and as this is written is being considered in the 

 House will be a "replacement" rather than an addi- 

 tional tax when amendments sponsored by the I. A. A. 

 and its friends in the General Assembly, are adopted. 

 Only by a two-thirds vote of the county board of 

 supervisors may any portion of this new revenue be 

 diverted to unemployment relief. Otherwise taxes 

 levied on property for the elementary educational fund, 

 based on the Association amendments, are to be de- 

 creased to the extent revenue is derived by school dis- 

 tricts from the sales tax. The I. A. A. will support the 

 measure, however, only when its "replacement" 

 feature is properly protected. 



This tax is based more nearly on ability to pay than 

 the property tax. Wealth is largely proportional to 

 buying power. The person who buys little pays very 



little tax. This measure will broaden the tax base. It 

 will bring contribution from many who heretofore have 

 paid little or nothing. 



This measure when amended will save the farm 

 and home owner substantial amounts. So long as 

 farm buying power is at its present low ebb farmers 

 will contribute little to revenue derived from this 

 source. 



Another amendment sponsored by the I. A. A. and 

 adopted in the Senate provides for division of sales tax 

 revenue among Cook county and down-state on the 

 basis of population. The original proposal would have 

 allowed each county to retain all revenues collected 

 therein. This would have been grossly unfair to 

 counties having no large trading centers. 



These modifications of the original sales tax meas- 

 ure, both of great importance to Illinois farmers, in- 

 dicate the need for effective representation where laws 

 involving farm interests are being made. 



Stop Farm Foreclosures 



THE WAVE of farm foreclosures which in the past 

 five years resulted in nine and one -half per cent 

 of the farms of the United States changing hands, will 

 be halted, at least until July 1, 1935 if a bill to this 

 effect supported by the I. A. A. in the General .Assembly 

 is enacted. 



Under this measure worthy mortgagors who are not 

 hopelessly in debt, on proper appeal to the courts may 

 secure suspension of foreclosure proceedings until the 

 above date. The bill in no way impairs the equity of 

 the creditor. It is fair to both parties concerned yet 

 does not jeopardize future farm credit. This legis- 

 lation will meet with the approval of all fair-minded 

 debtors and creditors. It would be unnecessary were 

 all mortgagees and mortgagors willing to bear with 

 each other until normal trading, employment and 

 higher prices are established. This measure will stop 

 those who are disposed to take advantage of the 

 present situation for selfish reasons. 



Industry To The Rescue 



LATE reports of new uses for the soybean being de- 

 veloped by Henry Ford is encouraging news to 

 Illinois farmers. Steering wheels, distributor shells, 

 knobs, insulators, and other automobile parts have 

 been made successfully from the soybean. Pointing 

 to the parts mentioned above Mr. Ford is quoted in 

 "Business Week" as saying "Cheaper than plastic we 

 have used heretofore and better because more elastic. 

 We raised 18,000 tons of soybeans this year. We're just 

 trying to see if we can't help develop some crops that 

 the farmer can sell to industry." 



Soybean oil is being used to finish Ford bodies, also 

 for core making in the Rouge foundries where it is 

 reported more satisfactory than linseed oil "and 25 

 per cent cheaper. 



With the rate of population growth seriously de- 

 clining, industrial outlets for farm products are of 

 vital importance. Where such uses increase the 

 efficiency or lower the cost of industrial commodities 

 so much the better. A natural development is to be 

 preferred to one based on compulsion. 



The creation of a more efficient and economical 

 motor fuel by dilution of gasoline with alcohol made 

 from farm products would be a great boon to agri- 

 culture. Such a development is not beyond the realm 

 of possibility. 



Temporarily, almost any kind of compulsory act 

 that raises farm prices and re-establishes farm buy- 

 ing power is justifiable. But any unsound and un- 

 economic measure cannot be counted on to secure 

 permanent public support. Some day the world will 

 have its fill of impractical artificial devices and eco- 

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