Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-13
STATE HOUSE.
State Farmers Unions 10
Meet,Friday, in Watervi||e.
The New Nominations Made by
Governor VIM. I. Haines.
Prosecutions for Violations Of the
State Fish and Game Laws.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Friday, Aug. %, 1918, 10 A. M.

The first annual meeting of the
Farmers Union of Maine will be held,
Friday. Aug. Is. at City hall, Water
Vile. The meeting will be called to or
der at 10 A. NJ. An afternoon session
will also be held.
Delegates from the local Exchanges
will be present from all over the State
and ii is expected that this meeting
will have great influence in furthering
the movement.
meeting of the Farmers Union
Grain and Supply Company will be
held, on Thursday. Aug. IA. at the Of
flee of the Association. Waterville.
In the evening of the same date a
public meeting Will be held at Grange
hall, Winslow. The speakers at this
meeting will be the Hon. J. A. Roberts,
commissioner State Agricultural De-
partment and a number of his staff.
DIR. Leon S. Morrill,, dean Agricultural
College, L. of NJ; c. r. Embree, gen.
eraI manager. Farmers Union of Me-;
+. s. Crosby, president Farmers
Union of Maine. and other officers and
members of the Farmers Union ana
local exchanges. 1t is also expected
that Mr.. Charles J. Brand, chief of bu-
reau of marketing. United States de-
partment of agriculture, Washington,
ID. g., will be one of the speakers. Mr..
Brand represents the new departure
in Agricultural lines lately adopted by
the national department.
The agricultural department Of the
State of Maine WAS the first in tn
country To start a movement to organ
ize farmers business organizations.
The work of the Maine department
soon attracted the whole country in
Guiding the national department..
New York State has enacted a CO.
operative law and organized business
department within the agricultural de-
partment and placed deputy commits
sioner in charge whose duties are to
organize the farmers of the State. Kan
sas has appropriated money for the
same purpose and Michigan, Wiseon-
sin, Ohio and Mimi. ere investigating
having in view organizing the farmers
along the Maine lines.
The work of the main department is
however progressing along more adj
vaneed lines. A representative from
the department, recently visited the
large farmers exchanges in Jersey and
laid before them n plan for organic
ing and maintaining selling agencies in
the large marketing Centers. This is to
be brought about by the Local organ-
cations now operating in the various
States To get together and organize
State Central Body. When these State
Central Bodies are in working condi-
ton il is proposed to hold a meeting
in y. Y. City and organize a National
Association. 1t is expected that Maine
New Jersey, Virginia. Maryland and
New York States will participate in
the start and as fast as other States
are organized they will join in with
the movement.
A selling agency of the kind propos-
ed could be kept busy the year around
if potatoes only were handled. for by
the time the last of the old crop is
being marketed from Maine and other
Winter states, Hastings. Fla, would be
digging the new crop. No radical de-
parture from the usual methods OF
selling is being planned at this time
These agencies will sell their product
To the regular dealer who in turn will
supply the man who supplies the con-
sumner. There is however a movement.
being started To reach the consumer
direct, but this is another organiza ton
with which the Farmers Union of
Maine and other like organizations
have nothing to do except undoubted-
ly they will sell them their product.