Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-02

and national laws, terminal and centra
4 markets, trade rules and customs, grair
inspection. car inspection. weighing, tel.
i egraph and telephone rights and cus
/ toms, insurance, dissemination of infor-
! nation, crop and weather bureau and
many other subjects of equal import.
ance..
1.-The work is good and laudable; the
scope wide and promising; the spirit OF
fraternal feeling among us individually
and collectively commands us to occupy
| this field, to work zealously and strive
until we shall win and command the es-
TEEN and attention of all with whom we
may have business relations. The grain
growers, the sellers, the buyers, the ex-
porters, the millers, the common carri-
crs and the consumers-tEese not only
within our own national borders, but the
world over. The national association,
with its affiliated associations. has a
power and influence for work that could
not be accomplished by any other
means. The membership has become
powerful and far-reaching, for each
member whether regular or affiliated
| has voice, and his personal influence
| is at once exercised in national and in
lterstate affairs. Today that influence is
exercised by 1000 or more members, and
surely that is q powerful energy, and
must and will bring large results, as
many of us who have been benefited by
our association can willingly testify.
With the aid of the national the state
association work is thoroughly sup
ported and these various organizations
are thereby banded together and their
work cemented; they have common
head to go to for help and to work with
for needed reform and advancement
along lines helpful to their membership
and the grain interests in general, thus
adding double incentive to their work.
II have previously outlined some of
the objects of our work, but will call
your attention to few of them.
Arbitration is one of the many i'm
portant measures that we should put
into active force at this session. 1t is
necessary for all members. shippers and
receivers alike. To my mind there is not
more important influence we can exert
upon the trade and business. and receive
such wide and beneficial results to our
association, as thru arbitration. The
plan as it will be presented or adopted
will be acceptable to all fair-minded and
law-abiding members.
TRADE rules and customs will be an
Interesting subject and will help to en-
Tighten us in regard to some of the am
biguous rules and customs now in
vogue. thereby lessening the liability to
less of not only money and Time but of
many cordial business relation.
The general caring for grain at the
terminal markets In its various phases.
1 trust, will be thoroughly and fairly
treated from both points of view-ship-
per and receiver.
More uniform rules and grading of
grain in central markets is q much de-
sired reform, and to that end we have
invited the inspectors of the terminal
markets to be present and to furnish us
with type samples OF their different
kinds and grades OF grain, and from
these men we hope to gather much VAL
liable information, and may this prove
the beginning of movement along the
line of more uniform grading.
We have accomplished much to inn
prove the Weighing methods and factli-
ties in some markets, and the work ac-
complished has proven so satisfactory
that we have no doubt but that the re-
suits of the coming year will be equally
gratifying. There is no reason to fur
ther doubt the ability of this association
to accomplish vast amount of good
work. The time for questioning and.
doubling has passed when we compare
the past membership with the present.
THE policy of the officers for the past
year has been to solidify the influence
and unity the power of all other assoc
Citations, this being necessary to accom-
piish the great work for which this as
sociation was designed. They believed
the necessity for their efforts to be
greatest along the line of utilization.
With that accomplished. they would feel
justified in taking up regular national
work in an aggressive way with the as
surance of success. The secretary's re-
port will give the years work in detail.
The membership last year was about
475. and this year nearly 1000. The af-
filiated membership last year was 209.
this year 1,645. This shows a net gain of
membership of 1,525. The treasurer's re-
port will, trust, be as gratifying to you
as 1t is to your officers. Starting with
debt of s316.4S. and Judging from the
preceding years revenues. we were not
justified in increasing expenditures for
necessary work. The secretary had re-
ceived the meager sum of $500 for his
arduous work the year previously and
could not safely depend upon more. The
other officers realized the necessity for
not only economizing, but of paying
their own expenses, trusting to the fu-
tlre to be reimbursed, and under such
they would not be so apt
to attend to association affairs as they
would under more favorable circum-
stances. The closing of the year. how
ever, finds us in more favorable condi-
ton, and we feel sure that the associa-
tion will justify and recommend more
liberal policy. To that end allow me to
urge the membership to more generous
spirit toward the association work for
the coming year, avoiding irritating
criticisms and undertaking the strenu-
Gus work put upon the officers. Rather
would urge and solicit for them your
Individual help and encouragement"
Big Range Cattle Shipments.
Mitchell. S. d. Oct. 2.-The cattle
from the north and west have COM
menced to move to eastern markets.
Mitchell is the gateway for the great
bushes of transporting the cattle from
the reservation west of Chamberlain
and from the north part of the state
Sunday five trains of stock cattle pass
ed thru here from the ranges. Three
came from the range west of Chamber
lain and two from the range west of
Evarts, in the northern part of the