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Speakers at American Farm Bureau Federation Convention 

 Include Brannan, Hoffman, Stassen, RumI, Senator Aiken 



OLR ^Ljcss I-. tli.U rit;lu now .ibout 

 ("iO ot your ncii:libor.s are bask- 

 ing in the Florida sun or taking 

 a boat ride down the Potomac. 

 l"or that number of IHinois 

 farm folks have berths on the three 

 IAA caravan train trips to the annual 

 convention of the American Farm Bu- 

 reau I'ederation in Atlantic City. N. |. 



Most of the folks are going the 

 southern route, through Florida where 

 tropical sunshine should welcome them. 



So many decided to go on the south- 

 ern trip, the IAA scheduled two trains 

 for the trip down South. About 350 

 are gomg this route, with the remaining 

 100 taking the eastern tour. 



Three trains are leaving Chicago Uec. 

 *> and 8, carrying Illinois delegates to 

 Atlantic City in time for the AFBF con- 

 vention Dec. 13-16. 



Farm Bureau folks should ha\c a 

 chance to get accjuainted with their Illi- 

 nois neighbors, because every section of 

 the state is well represented. Farmers 

 from 62 counties are taking the trip. 



The delegates have come from farms 

 near Illinois crossroads, towns, villages, 

 and cities. From Oswego. Tuscola, and 



Wataga. 1 rom Chicago and Champaign. 

 Decatur and Altona. hi Paso and Alcdo. 



In fact, more came from Alcdo than 

 .uiv other town, and more reservations. 

 'ri(\ from the Rock Island-Mercer tounty 

 area than any other. La Salle, with 2 i, 

 led all counties lor numbers regi-icrcd. 

 Otlicr high towns were Dixon. Cor- 

 dova. Port Byron. Caledoni,! ani! 

 I'i slier. 



Helping the Illinoians to m.iuitam 

 their convention spirit will be special 

 trains from eight other states. Indiana, 

 Iowa. California, Oklahoma. Kentucky. 

 Arkansas. Georgia, and Mississip|M. 



When the Farm Bureau tolks on the 

 southern tour return to their Illinois 

 homes, they'll be able to give you a 

 first-hand account of Alabama hospital- 

 ity. 



Members of the Alabama Farm Bu- 

 reau are taking both train loads of Illi- 

 nois folks on an automobile tour to 

 Wilson dam. a part of the TV.A system. 



Later they will be treated to a barbe- 

 i ue and rodeo at the famous \orris 

 Cattle Company ranch at Ocala. Florida. 



The IAA caravan trains will help 

 transport a record number of delegates 



to the .-M Bi- meeting. Atlantie (jly i.s 

 one ol the largest resort and conve:ition 

 lenters in the nation. 



So this year the AFBF has asked 

 everyone who can. to come. As many 

 as S.OOO tarmers are expected, counting 

 easterners who drive to Atlantic City. 

 Pre - convention reservations totalled 

 5,000. 



The eyes and ears ol a lood-consi lous 

 world are focusing on our Illinois dele- 

 gates, and all the nation s farmers at- 

 tending this giant lonveniion. 



The AIBI' Is the largest farm organi- 

 zation in the greatest food exporting 

 nation in the world. What Illinois 

 farmers, your neighbors, say at the 

 AFBI" forum during this convention 

 week 111 December, will affect tomor- 

 row s farm policy. 



Persons ol a national reputation will 

 address the farm group. Alfred E. 

 Driscoll, governor of New Jersey, will 

 give the address of welcome. 



Another of the principal speakers will 

 be Charles F. Brannan, U. S. Secretary 

 of Agriculture. 



Han.son W. Baldwin, famed AVm 

 York Times military editor, will talk on 

 our prospects for peace. Senator George 

 Aiken, of Vermont, will discuss the 

 newly enacted long-range farm bill 

 which bears his name. 



Other speakers include: Beardsley 

 Ruml, chairman of the board of R. H. 

 Macy and company; Harold E. Stassen. 

 now president of the University of 

 Pennsylvania, and Paul G. Hoffman, 

 head of the European Recoverv Pro- 

 gram. 



NOTICE 

 ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSO- 

 CIATION ELECTION OF 

 DELEGATES 



'.'once :.' -lereby given t.hat in 

 connection with the annual meet- 

 ings of ali County Farm Bureaus to 

 be held during the month of De- 

 cen:ber, 1948, at the hour and place 

 •o be determined by the Board of 

 Directors of each County Farm Bu- 

 reau, the member.'! in good standing 

 ci .such County Farm Bureau and 

 v/ho are c;:.:o qualified voting mem- 

 bers of niinoi.s Agricultural As.iocia- 

 tion, shall elect a delegate or dele- 

 gates to represent such members of 

 Illinois Agricultural Association and 

 vo'e on all matters before the next 

 annual meeting, or any special 

 meeting of the Association, includ- 

 ing the election of officers and di- 

 rectors, as provided for in the By- 

 Laws of the Association. 



During December, annual meet- 

 ings will be held in Cass, Clay, 

 Clinton, Cook, DuPage, Edwards, 

 Henry, I.'oquois, Jackson, Jasper, Jef- 

 ferson, Johnson, Lee Logan, Morgan, 

 Moultrie, Ogle, Perry, Saline, Steph- 

 enson, Union, Verm.ilicn, and Liv- 

 ingston Counties. 



Paul E. Mathias, Secreta'-y 

 Novem.ber 8, 1948 







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