Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-11
State Association of Co-Opera-
tive Societies Issue Program
For Annual Convention
NOTABLE SPEAKERS SECURED
Especial Emphasis Will Be Placed on
Questions Of Organization of Co
Operative Concerns and Their Sue
csssfuI Observation-Disclosures to Take
Part In Discussion.
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Fort Dodge, Feb. 1.-THE offlclal
orogram for the annual meeting OF the
Farmers Grain Dealers Association Of
Iowa to be held in this city the 21st
inst. has just been issued. The SEES
sions of the convention will be held
in the court house building and head
quarters will be at the Duncombe no
tel The program is as follows:
Tuesday, Feb. 21-1o a. m.
Call to order-Hon. N. Densmore,
Mason City, president of Farmers
Grain Dealers Association.
Welcome to Fort Dodge-M. r..
Healey, Fort Dodge.
Response for the association-B.
Hathaway, president Farmers Eleva-
tor Company, Pierson.
Address, Importance of State AS
ISOLATION and the Good Work it Has
Already Accomplished in Iowa"-Hon.
~. Densmore Mason City.
Reading of mintes of last meeting.
Appointment of nominating commit
tee by the president.
Report of secretary.
Report of treasurer.
Report of nominating committee.
/ Election of officers and directors.
Unfinished business.
New business.
1890 p. m.-Adjourn for lunch.
Afternoon Session-1:30.
Address, How to Successfully Or
ganize and Launch a Cooperative
Grain Company in Iowa"-Thomas
Mc.Manus, president Farmers Incor-
porated cooperative Society, Dough-
ertv.
Open question, Should a Stockhold-
er Sell His Grain to d Competitor of
His Own Institution Under Any Cir
curnstances? If so, What Conditions
Justify Him in So Doing ?"-Discus-
sion led by Perry Alger, manager Far
mers' Incorporated cooperative So
ciety, Ruthven; Ellis McWhorter, pres
idelt Burt Farmers Exchange; and
4. L. Knight, of Goldfield.
Address, 1.-THE Success of cooper
ative Grain Companies in Illinois" -
Lee Kincaid, Athens, ILL.,, president
Farmers Grain Dealers Association
of Illinois.
Open question-"What Margin of
Profit Should be Used as a Basis for
Buying Corn?" Discussion led by A.
N. Smith, president Farmers Elevator
Company, Gowrie; J. A. Johnston,
president Farmers Elevator and l.. S.
Company, Stanhope; and S. j. Wheel
err, manager Farmers Elevator and L.
S. Company. Boone.
Address, Rural Education and Co
operation Among Producers" Hon
orslble George H. Maxwell Washing
ton, D. c., executive chairman Nat
ional Irrigation Association and edi-
tor of Maxwell's Talisman.
Open question - rs the Penalty
Clause Where Stockholders Sell Their
Grain to Other Firms Necessary and
De.sirable?" Discussion led by S.
: Nordschow, Badger; c. II. Warbis, Ri
nard; and w. D. Purdy Fredericks-
burg.
Address, What the Cooperative
Grain Companies Are Doing for the
Farmers of Iowa'-D. Catalan, Rock
well.
{ The meeting at this time will infor-
mally resolve itself into a committee
of the whole for one hour to consider
the following topics: Railroad Dis
elimination Against the Iowa Grain
Grower" Railroad Legislation" Re
ciprocal Demurrage."
Address, 1.-THE Emancipation of the
Grain Grower'-Charles Adkins, Be-
msnt, Ill.
Address, Requirements in the Sue
cessful Management of Farmers Ele-
vator Company" c. G. Messerole,
manager Farmers Elevator Company,
Gowrie, and secretary of the state as
ISOLATION.
Address, "Our Greatest Tax; It's
Assessors: Its Beneficiaries" J. +.
Weber, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Open question Shall the Grain
Growers Own the Elevators, and the
Government Either Own or Control
the Railroads." Discussion led by j.
III. Brown of the Farmers Incorporated
Society, Rockwell; w. F. Finch, man
ager Farmers Elevator Company.
Garden City: w. D. Purdy, secretary
Fredericksburg Produce Association,
Fredericksburg; r. Baxter, Galva; Aa-
ron Peterson, manager Farmers Ele-
vator Company Lanyon; Thomas
Philson, manager Farmers Incorpor-
ated Cooperative Society, Palmer; f.
G. Dunn. manager Farmers Cooper
alive Society, Burchinal; and j. A.
Jones. president Dunbar Stock and
Grain Company.
Evening.
Refreshments will be served and an
entertainment given by the Fl Dodge
Commercial Club at p. M
Addresses Will be delivered by May
or Northrup: j. B. Butler, president
of the Commercial Club; Hon. r. NJ
Wright, M. F. Healey and others
Music will be furnished by the
Sixth regiment band
WERE Welded IN SECRET.