Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-05-07
WHEAT GROWERS CALLED
President Barrett of F. Z. g. G. u
OF A. Issues Call For Big
Meeting

The following self-explanatory
letter from President G. s. Bar
rett, of the National Farmers Ed.
ucatlonal and Cooperative Union
of America, should be read bv
every union member and all who
can should attend the meeting
called by him. This will be an i'm
lportant event of the wheat grow
ing interests. The letter is given
in full:
ITO the officers and members
OF the Farmers Union, and to
grain and cattle growers general
| ly in the following states, and in
all states interested in the cult
walton Of grain, this call and invi
tation are issued: Tennessee,
Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Ok
lahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Wash
ington, Oregon, California, Texas
and Idaho:
Members of the Farmers Union
Engaged in the cultivation of
grain and raising of cattle, are
Earnestly urged to attend meet
ing, to be held in Springfield, Mo,
on May II, to consider the grain
situation in this country, and to
adopt policies and strengthen
plans to the end that the suprem-
acy of the grower in the profit
able marketing of grain may be
advanced and maintained.
Members Invited
We shall also be glad of the
cooperation of non members, viii
may be in sympathy with our pur-
poses. The interests of all grain
growers in the maintenance Of
good prices, and in the holding of
the product to that end, are iden-
teal, whether or not they are or
ganized. SO that we cordially in
vite attendance from growers who
are willing to sincerely cooper
ate with us.
THE present sensational condi-
tons in the wheat situation may
look good to the grain grower, but
he should analyze them with a
view to their ultimate effect upon
himself
Present uncertain conditions
do not make for permanent high
prices for grain. The purpose of
this meeting is to throw the whole
power Of the Farmers Union back
of the movement, for which there
has never been a more timely OPP
portunity, to place the prices on
permanent high basis.
Heretofore, we have had to
focus our strength on cotton, I'M
til organization in the cotton-pro-
ducing states was well effected.
Now, we are going into the wheat
fields, to build up our force for the
handling of grain and cattle,
equal in power to the forces now
handling cotton.
1.-The national board of direc-
tors, the president and the most
influential officers of the union
will be in Springfield on the 10Th.
eve urge all members interest
ed in these industries to be pre-
sent We also urge non-members
whose interests harmonic with
ours, to aid us in work that
touches their welfare. This or
ganization, with it's millions of
members, and its established Of
fees in all directions, offers all
producers interested in these in
dustries. the best opportunities to
get just prices for themselves and
to avert conditions which may in
jure them in ways now impossi-
BILE to forecast
Cotton Gambling Disastrous
"a few years ago, when cotton
went to sky-scraping prices
through market manipulation
precious few farmers in the south
profted, for they had sold their
staple already. Precisely these
conditions apply to the grain
growers. Few of them are gain
ing any advantage from present
high prices. But both cotton
growers, and the producers of
every other commodity, are like
lily to come in for adverse critic
ism, probably adverse action, from
the consumers the world over,
when these unnatural conditions,
for which the growers are respon-
sible, become of effect.
cit is to make such situations
as this impossible. and to protect
the grower from their injurious eff
feet, that this meeting is called.
"Both members and non mem
bers can readily see it is to their
mutual interest to cooperate.
"The southern farmers is hand