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"And now 

 that New State 

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^^'TPHE cities have an unemployment problem we 



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know little about on the farm. 



*They were nearly out of funds and the relief com- 

 mission had reached the end of its borrowing power 

 from the federal government. It was impossible to 

 get enough people to chip in to feed the unemployed, 

 particularly in Chicago. . ^ : .; 



.. "So the sales tax was brought out as a solution. 



"The bill as originally framed gave the counties 

 having big cities nearly all the revenue. And the 

 state relief commission would have administered it. 



"My organization, the Illinois Agricultural Asso- 

 ciation, studied the bill and suggested some amend- 

 ments. It proposed that revenue from the sales tax 

 be apportioned among the counties according to 

 population; and that the money be used dollar for 

 dollar to replace property taxes except where the 

 county board by a two-thirds vote decides to use part 

 or all of it for unemployment relief.: :; " ' 



"The I. A. A. and our friends in the legislature 

 put through these amendments and now they are 

 part of the law. That's service. That's organization. 

 That's representation. That's one of the reasons why 

 I'm a booster for the Farm Bureau. 



"My Farm Bureau membership is the best invest- 

 ment I ever made. The direct savings and indirect 

 benefits are worth far more than the cost." 



GET YOUR NEIGHBOR TO JOI 



ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 



I. A. A. SERVICES 



Representation 



Taxation 



Legislation 



Transportation and 

 Utilities. 



Cooperative 

 Marketing 



Auto Insurance 



Life Insurance 



Fire, Hail, Wind 

 Insurance 



Petroleum Products 

 Farm Supplies 



Auditing for 

 Cooperatives 



Please hand this copy to 

 a non-member 





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