Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-30
COOPERATIVE MEETING
Program For the State Conyen-
ton of the Farmers Grain
Dealers Association
MANY TOPICS DISCUSSED
TOPICS DISCUSSED
MANY
Large Number of Questions Have Been
Submitted and Members of the AS
ISOLATION Assigned to Discuss Them
at the Convention, Which Will Be
Held at Mason City.
Special to Times-Republlcan.

February l and 2, has just been is
sued. The program is a lengthy one,
and includes discussions on many
questions pertaining to the farmer and
ms relation to other businesses. The
program follows:
thursday, February I, 10 O'clock A. M.
Call to order, by President Hon. N.
Address of welcome, +. d. Tucker,
Mason City.
Response for association, by j. H.
Brown, Rockwell.
Business meeting.
Afternoon.
Open question: What is the Best
Plan to Promote the Organization of
Cooperative Grain Companies Among
the Farmers of the State?"-B. Hath
away, Pierson; Jas. l.. Wiley, Gilman;
w. b. FritZe, Holmes.
Open question, TROUBLES Experience
ed in Securing q Site for a Co-opera-
tive Grain Company. What is the
Remedy ?"-William S. Foley Melvin;
Peter German, Dougherty; William
MeCandless, Sloan; Il. j. Pulley, Pal
mer.
open question, What is Your Opin-
ion of a cooperative Grain Company
That Pools Prices With Its Competi-
tor?"-S. Nordschow, Badger; James
l.. Manuel, Britt; C. M. Forbes, Jeffer-
son.
Open question, rs 1t Not Our Duty
to Patronize the Commission Houses
That are Now and Have Been Work.
ing to Build Up the Cooperative Grain
Movement?' Thomas McMannus,
Dougherty; L. T. Barringer, Ruthven;
j. j. Gaffney Wightman.
Address, Shall We Sell on Track or
Consign Our Grain?'-C. G. Messer-
ole, Gowrie.
open question, What Should Be the
Attitude of Farmers in Community
Where the Merchants and Bankers
Oppose the Organization of Coop
erative Grain Company?"-L. I. Bar
ringer, Ruthven; Robert Baxter Gall
va; c. f. Wendt, Dougherty; j. p.
Warbis, Rinard.
Open question, How Can We In
crease the .oyalty of Our Stockhold-
ers?'-George c. White, Nevada: N. e.
Adams, Devon; n. G. Minis, Dayton;
II. j. G.. Box Clarion.
Evening.
Open question, Shall We Have Cow
ornamental Control of Railroads, or
Railroad Control of the Governments"
Sam S. Harris, Jolley; r. Baxter,
Galva; S. e. Swinson, Joice.
Open question. What are the Lead
ing Requirements in the Successful
Management of a Cooperative Grain
Company ?"-Frank Campbell Rock
well: S. j. Cottington, Stanhope; G. +.
Went.t. Dougherty.
Address. THE Protection Clause
Shall We Drop it to Please Our
Friends ?"-Charles Adkins. Bement,
IL
Open question, SHOULD Stock
holder in a cooperative Grain Com
pany Sell His Grain to Competitor
of His Own Institution Under Any
Circumstances? If So, What Condi-
tions Justify Him in so Doing p
Thomas MctMannus, Dougherty; Frank
Hannum. Boone; John Burns, Ayr
shire. j. E. Fullerton, Rockford; l.. j.
Anderson, Bode
Open question, Should Any One
But a Person Actively Engaged in
Farming Be Allowed to Own Stock in
a CO-OpefallNe GIdlll COMPANY
George Hardwick, Britt; A. Hudek,
Pocahontas; T. E. Wagner, Hanford;
j. P. Herley, Cartersville.
Friday, February 2.
Open question, The Evils of Our
Annual Car Famine-Is There a Rem
edy?"-N. Densmore, Mason City; B.
D. Dunning, Fostoria; c. p. Lathrop,
Pocahontas: H. A. Leseh. Rudd: B.
Quamme, Rake; C. A. Black, Gilmore
City.
Open question, when the OPPOSE
ton is Paying More Than Grain is
Worth For the Purpose of Causing
Dissatisfaction Among the Stock
holders, What Should the Manager of
a Cooperative Grain Company Do?"-
j. w. Hagans, Barnum; H. c.. Don
aker, Jolley.
Address, Should Iowa Have a
Reciprocal Demurrage Law? "-W. NJ.
Stickney, Chicago
Open question, SHOULD a Co-opera-
tive Grain Company Buy and Sell to
Members and Members on the
Same Basis ?"-B. Hathaway, Pierson;
S. E. Sonauist Dayton; J. A. john
ston. Stanhope; w. E. Crapser, Thorn
ton.
Address, Duties of a Manager and
Difficulties Under Which He Labors'
E. G. Dunn, Chicago.
Afternoon.
Open question, why Are Not All
Cooperative Grain Companies Mem
bers of the State Association ?"-Gust
Burch. Lanyon; d. Macarthur, Mason
City; Arthur Chambers, Dumonf.
Open question, What Margin Of
Profit Should BE Used as a Basis for
Buying Grain o"-J. d. Fortney, Moor
land: Henry Hahn, Mallard; r. c..
FELTON,, Roelyn; Perry Alger. Ruthven.
Open question. Is 1t the Province
of the Grain Grower and is He Capable
of Organizing and Operating a Grain
Company ?'-J. H. Brown, Rockwell;
Mervin Wood, Burchinal; Ellis Nc
whorter, Burt; George Thompson,
OLAF.
Open question, "In the Payment of
Dividends by Cooperative Grain
Company Would 1t Not Be Advisable
to Pay, First Reasonable Interest on
the stock Subscribed. and Divide the
Balance Among the Stockholders in
Proportion. to the Business Each Has
Furnished the Company 81. r. FIX,
Mason City: William Eckey, Mt
Union; B. E. Colby, st. Ansgar; T. L.
Knight, Goldfield; L. E. Brannan,
Lawler; w. B. Hanna, Burt.