Farm Organizations (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921. Excerpt: ... this advertisement and have thought it best to submit it to each member of the executive committee for his inspection and reaction. A short time ago a number of farm journals run some advertising of the American Farm Bureau Federation without submitting copy, and part of the ad was not what it should have been. This sort of reading material must be avoided. The Country Gentleman has been courteous enough to submit their copy, and we want your honest judgment on same. Will you wire me collect whether you can approve the submitted plan as soon as you have gone over this ad? However, if the plan is O. K., but the ad should be changed, we would like you to make such changes on one of the copies and return it by early mai1. Very truly, yours., Temporary Secretary. New York State Federation or County Farm Bureau Associations, Castile, N. Y., December 31, 1019. J. W. COVEKDALE, Temporary Secretary, Ames, Iowa. Dear Mn. Coverdale: I have the "copy "sent me from the Curtis Publishing Co., being a poster advertisement they wish to run. I have changed one line which with your own addenda it seems to me will make the whole thing apparent to the initiated at least. It will not be a direct approval of any paper as such and yet will be sufficient approval of the articles written upon farm themes by Dean Davenport as to make the advertising for us immensely advantageous to them. Naturally they want it so, and so long as it does not compromise the position of the American Farm Bureau Federation, I am not too tenacious as to the matter. I should insist, however, that they cut out the line which I have erased and begin the line with "Every." All future copy should be submitted to us for approva1. We are liable to get into a tangle over the whole matter unless it is kept cle...