The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-09
that $4,000 JOB.
Cooperative Shippers Have One
Going a Begging.
Directors Would Give It to Mr..
Hoffman.
}IE SAYS ''NOT FOR ME-
Therefore Fred Engelhart, of
Nebraska, May Get 1t.
The Association AdjOurns Form
ally This Morning.
3IE SAYS ''NOT FOR ME. .

If c. B. Hoffman really wanted the
job Of general manager of the Farm
ers' Cooperative Shippers association
again. he could probably have it. Seven
of the nine directors of the official
board under which he worked during
the past year were reelected on Thurs
day night. The majority of these are
favorable to his regime and have no
criticism to make upon it, But Mr..
Hoffman came to town yesterday, stay
ed long enough to make his report, tell
the delegates that he was tired of the
Job, and had found its compensation,
81 900 per year, too small to sacrifice
his other personal vast interests for,
and that he would under no circum-
stances carry the flag again. Naturally
other candidates sprung up at once It
is likely however, that Fred Engelhart,
of Rising City, Neb., viii get the place
His father is one Of the heavy men on
the board, and viii practically decide
the choice. Engelhart, Jr., is stin a
young man, but he has been treasurer
of the organization for two years and
is closely acquainted with all its af-
fairs The members in general will feel
satisfied with his election if the pulse
felt this morning is taken into account.
The selection of the new general man
ager will not be made for month yet,
because Hofman's time does not ex-
pire until that time.
With reference to the charges of
combining and pooling, and speculation
in options, which have been laid at Hoff-
mans door. H r. Signor, one of the
best men on the board said this morn
ing Mr.. Hoffman has not pooled or
combined. Neither has he specialized
in options and futures with company
money. II he did it with his own mon
ey, that is nobOdy's business. But I
do not even know whether he did that.
A449s r,TI
and the new one is, by a good MAORI
ty satisfied with Mr.. Hoffman's work.
He has said that he does not want the
job again and viii not accept it under
any conditions. But if he were a can
didate there probably would not be the
greatest trouble in the world for him to
get it. I do not say this officially as
coming from the board It is just my
personal opinion"
In reality the meeting came to
close last night with the election of
the new board but the formal motion
of adjournment did not take place IN
til this morning More than half of
the delegates went home on early
morning trains, but little knot again
assembled in the council chamber in
the city building this morning to listen
Io-a lot OF arguments which the chair
finally taboOed as absolutely Of no
value to the association and asked for
some one to make motion to ad-
jOurn. It was made and carried with
a "sine die" notice tackled on.
The new board of directors is as
follows: Frank Wright, Billings, Ok,
F. Engelhardt Rising City, Neb.. J. G..
Goings. Minden, Neb.. J. w. Hill. La
homa, Ok, r. L. Milton, Stafford,
Kan, NJ. G. Porter. Morland Kan.
H. r. Signor, Winfield, Kan, W. H.
Thompson, Blackwell, Ok, H A.
Shun, ArgOnia, Kan. Mr.. Thompson
and Mr.. Porter are the new members.
Immediately after adjournment the
new board met at the National hotel
where the old board formally dis
solved itself, and the new mem bers
took the oath of Office. The board
went to Kansas City this afternoon
where it will hold its first meeting on
Saturday. On July Is it will meet
again to elect the manager for the
next year
Stringent rules were added to the
bylaws on Thursday that no pooling
or combining should be tolerated,
neither shall speculation in options
with the company money be allowed.
This was done in response to the re-
quest of Hoffman's antagonists, al
though the board made a public denial
of their manager having committed
either Offense-
The association was put on a strict
~ cooperative basis. There is apt to
be a shake up in the Kansas City Of
fee of the concern. Thad Hopkins,
the auditor, SCENES to be in entire dis
favor with the company