The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-10-24
SUCCESSFUL MEETING CT GRIN DEALERS
Grain Dealers National Association In
Convention Condemns Practice of
Killing Calves Under 2 Years.

New DEMONSTRATING on the GOV
eminent to put into effect laws grad |
ing corn, as other cereals are to be
graded, and adopting modification
OF the governments proposed corn
grades, as submitted by DR.. ]. w. T.
Duvall, crop technogolist, United
States department of agriculture, the
grain men Thursday brought to a
close the biggest and most successful
convention in the history of the Grain
Dealers National Association. AS was
expected, the consideration of the gov
ernment's tentative corn grades
proved The big feature of the three
days session, and while the rules pro-
posed by DR.. Duvall after months of
hard work were not adopted as pre-
sented, they were passed in modi
fled form, which really does not af-
feet their interest at all, but makes
them more comprehensive and the
easier applied, as some Of the grain
men see it,
A world of work was crowded into
the last session. Charles D. Jones Of
Nashville was reelected president. E..
P. Peck and George F. Powell, the
first and second vice presidents, ran
for election.
Other officers elected were: E. G.
Metcalf of Illinois, first vice presi-
dent; John Messmore, St. Louis. sec.
ond vice president. Directors-C. A
Magnusom, Minneapolis; A. F. Leon
hardt, New Orleans; C. w. Lonsdale
Kansas City; James l., King, Phila
delphia; L. w. Farbell, New York;
w. B. Bell, Milwaukee; Harry Bing
ham, Louisville, and E. P. Peck
i Omaha
l. Delegates to the convention took {
: rap at the high cost of beef whel
!. they adopted strong resolutions con
y demning the practice of killing calve
S before they are at least 2 years old
n Through it's highest officers and leg
" islative committee the association vii
h set it's whole machinery to work try
q ing to correct the abuses on the farr
e. that have resulted, the association d.
f. clared, in such scarcity of beef ca
tie that prices have gone soaring a.
1t cordingly.
The resolution drawn by the resol'
y lions committee was adopted with
~ roar of applause.
i. The convention plunged into til
- liveliest debate of the three days me'
" Thursday when resolutions concer
- ing federal inspection of all intersta
y grain shipments and the adoption
81 the federal system of grading gra
~ came UP for consideration.
George B. Dorsey of Texas said
had come prepared to indorse the tie
tatiye grades, but with one reserV
81 ton, that is, that the percentages
as moisture are too low. He said t
ye grades should be stricter. Mr.. DORIS
a said he spoke as representative
ey the Texas Grain Dealers Associate
IN as he is the acting secretary. /
ne corrected the statement of Mr.. Pow
,rt of Omaha, who said that Southern &C
70. sumers were we'll satisfied with t
no corn that was shipped. That sta
ne ment was not right, said Mr.. Dorst
'm for the dealers of Texas take {
1t Northern corn only because they ma
ne to.
MS The Lone Star State representa-
me made a characteristic Texas spec
be- straightforward, direct and witnt
81 eouivocation. Amid applause ne
lhs clared:
me "You can label No. 4 corn NO. z
Ter, over but that does not make 1t NO
ere 7, ct rs raise our standards and Il
live up to them. My only comm
is that the grades should be M
strict. / represent whole lot M
inn dealers than you fellows think. II
ing a compass and swing 1t around
ate YOU will go clear around into the \
nm. England States, and If you SWING
rbe around from Orange you would
Get way up into Canada, and II you sW
re- it to the south it would go down
rial South America. Texas is the 81
est state in the union"
Later Mr.. Dorsey said he VIC
withdraw his objection to the sra
and because he recollected that Texas
CON signed the petition to the departn
Sec of agriculture asking for the grao
fol- rules. .a
ton In Texas" he said. men stand
ans what they say, even II 1t taxes
will skin off. Speaking for Texas 81
nth stand where we stood when we $
day ed"
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