IMI The Committee recommends that the National Chamber expressly declare that its See pages 16-22
advocacy of reasonable protection for American industries subject to destructive
rompetition from abroad and of benefit to any considerable part of the country is
applicable to agriculture,
IN FAVOR
OPPOSED
[V The Committee recommends that cooperative marketing of agricultural products
should be supported and that producers of agricultural commodities should be en-
couraged to form cooperative marketing associations along sound economic lines.
See pages 22-26
+N FAVOR
OPPOSED
V The Committee recommends that agricultural credit requirements be met through See pages 26-32
full development and adaption of existing facilities.
| IN FAVOR
_-
OPPOSED
VI The Committee recommends creation of a federal farm board, to report its recom- See pages 34-38
mendations to Congress.
IN FAVOR
OPPOSED
VII The Committee recommends adequate federal appropriations for economic and See pages 34-38
scientific agricultural research by the Department of Agriculture.
IN FAVOR
OPPOSED
Attest:
Signature of President or Secretary.
INSTRUCTIONS TO MEMBERS
The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States has adopted the following instructions
ior members, and directed they be printed in connection with the ballot.
1. Each organization member in good standing may cast one vote for each delegate .to which it is entitled in the
Annual Meeting.
2. The ballot shall be marked by entering a cross or the number of votes to which the organization member is
entitled in the square at the left of the words “In Favor” if the recommendation is favored, or at the left of the word
‘Opposed” if the recommendation is opposed.
.. 3. If the organization member desires to have its vote recorded as divided it may do so by entering the vote to
which it is entitled in the squares to the left of the words “In Favor” and “Opposed” in such proportion as it sees fit.
The total vote in the two squares must not exceed the total number of votes to which the organization member is entitled.
4. Fractional votes less than one-half shall not be entered. If so entered they shall on the canvass be carried
io the nearest whole number,
5. The ballots which are so marked as to be clearly intelligible shall be counted. When the sum of the numbers
sntered in the squares exceeds the total number of votes to which an organization member is entitled, canvassers shall in
no case attempt to divide the votes but shall enter them as “In Favor’ or “Opposed” in accordance with the majority
vote shown on the ballot.