The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-07
CONFERENCE OF
GRAIN GROWERS
MEETING TO TAKE PLACE or AN.
NUAL CONVENTION WILL az
HELD AT INDIANAPOLIS NOV.
IS, TO ELECT DELEGATES TO
NATIONAL A. Q. Z. MEET.

The following order has been issued
by Theodore g. Nelson, president OF
the grain growers department Of toe
American Society Of Equity:
A national conference 20 take the
place of the general annual conven-
ton OF the grain growers department
of the America Society OF Equity of
North America is hereby called to
convene at 2 o'clock D. m. sharp. Nov.
is, at Lorraine hotel, Indianapolis,
Ind, the purpose Of the conference be-
ing to elect delegates to represent the
grain growers department, as per the
constitution and bylaws to the ma
tionaI convention, to reorganize the
grain growers department on a more
permanent basis and to take any ac-
ton that may be deemed necessary
and wise to promote the interest OF
the grain growing members Of the
American Society Of Equity.
District Unions No. / and 2 OF said
department have made arrangements
to be represented by one delegate for
every 5000 acres of grain pledged in
their respective district unions this
year. Each district union is requested
to see that their delegates are present
at athis conference.
In order that the board Of directors
Of the grain department and this con-
ference may have the ideas Of the
membership of the society as a basis
to work on, II is requested that the
local county and state unions having
members who are interested in the
marketing of grain and grain products
take up for discussion In their meet
ings between now and the date Of
holding the national convention the
following subjects:
Firstly what means or by what
action can we most easily reduce the
cost Of marketing grain and grain
products and be sure to always obtain
equitable prices (not unfairly nigh nor
unfairly low for our produces: and
how can the farmers elevators
throughout the country best aid in
saving for the grain growers the prof
it's which they now lose In the ter
minal markets?
Second.-What is the quickest and
surest way in which we can get one
standard of grades by which to grade
grain in all parts of the United States
both for export and domestic use?
How and by whom should the weigh
ing and grading Of grain be done in
local and terminal markets, in order to
be sure Of an impartial application of
grades and correct weight In the To-
cal and terminal markets.
Third-The society has declared
time and again that there should be
one correct crop report each year
to be obtained by requiring the oper-
ators ow threshing machines to file a
report with some public officer of the
number of bushels Of grain of the var
ious kinds threshed with their respec-
tive machines during the season.
Which Is the best and surest way to
go about this to get It.?
Fourth--The grain growers depart
ment and district unions get no por-
ton of the fees and dues OF the
American Society OF Equity. What is
the best method OF raising the funds
required for this department and its
district unions to perform the special
functions for which each have been
organized?
Fifth-whaG is the best definite
basis OF representation we can adopt
for use in the district union conven-
tions and the annual conventions Of
the Grain Growers department 80 as
to give every person q fair voice In
all matters in proportion to his inter
est in the department and district
unions?
Officers of local. county and state
unions Of the Society Of Equity are
requested to see that these matters
are discussed In meeting Of their re-
spective unions some time before the
holding Of tfis national conference,
also that the expressions Of the va
rious unions on these subjects be re-
duced in writing and forwarded to the
grain growers department, American
Society of Equity, Indianapolis, Ind,
so as to be there before Nov. Is. 1t is
also urgently requested that the local,
county and state unioCs send personal
representatives to explain in further
detail the positions taken in these va
rious matters by their respective
unions.
Grain growers who are not yet mem
bers OF the Society OF Equity, as well
as Individual members, are urgently
requested to give these subjects some
Thought and to give this conference
the benefit Of their ideas and expert
ence. by reducing them to writing and
sending them in as above directed, or
appear In person. We hope there will
be many who will render this little
service to promote the interests OF the
grain growers Of the country,
We believe much good will result in
the way OF q general education and
the rendering OF assistance to the peo-
pie who partalSe in this conference, IL
the local newspapers will take up
these subjects for general discussion
in their columns and send US copies
OF their paper containing anything on
the subject.
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