The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

~ HERMAN J. SEIFER1H, IN New orleans
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The first step toward combining
tbo various farm produce selling as
sociations into a central body was
taFen at meeting held at Donald
eonyiIe, Saturday, Sept. II.
Mayor Walter Lemann, who is the
secretary of the Donaldsonville
Truck Association; Secretary r. S,
Vickers of the Chamber Of Com
MERGE. and other progressive fel
toW.townsmen were responsible fol
tba movement and it's success. They
addressed their call to the secre
taries of the various selling organi
cations in south Louisiana, and al
q invited representatives Of The
Farmers Union, while the Texas &
pacific aided materially, besides
sending several Of its officials.
The attendance was much larger
than hoped, and the spirit Of coop
eration was strong. While the con
terence only intended to discuss the
proposed plan, the meeting went De
yand that. In the first place a
state society Of selling association
secretaries and managers was form
ed, A committee was then named
to draw up a central selling bureau
charter. This will be sent to all the
south Louisiana bodies for informa'
tion. and all of those bodies Will
then elect delegates to an organ1za
ton convention, which will probably
be held in New Orleans.
State Secretary Minnie Carron and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Morgan were the
committee from the Louisiana Farm
ers Union. Walter and F. B. Lem
ann and r. S. Vickers represented
Donaldsonville, E. P. Gueymard the
Texas and Pacific, W. e. Ellis the
st. James Cooperative, Felix Daba-
die of Anchor the Polnte Coupee
truck growers, W. B. Stuart and j:
C. Klos the Belle Helene Farmers
Association of Ascension, H. V. Ger
many and ]. C. Cazes the Adds truck
growers, A. S. Baker, A. V. Smith,
u. A. Folse and A. S. Hill the South
Louisiana truck growers, Lockport'
Gus VilIere, Labadie Farmers Co
operative; S. L. Drexler the Thibo
daux Produce Cooperative, r. J. Le-
Gardeur and Walter Godchaux the
Assumption Marketing Company, Ma
poleonville; W. D. Beraud, Lafourche
Crossing truck growers, and w. M
Hathorn the Melville Truck Growers
Cooperative.
Favor Cooperation.
The session was held in the Elks
clubhouse, with Walter Lemann a:
temporary chairman and Mr.. Villert
temporary secretary. Mr.. LenaaaI
stated that Henry Hirsch of Anna ane
w. D. Merrick Of Des Glaize had als'
enrolled. In calling to order he sait
that In each Of the communitie
whence they came there existed &C
operation and their people We're il
favor Of still further cooperation
They desire to keep in touch as t.
crops and markets. The gathering
was really a preliminary step toWare
the formation of district selling
association which would control all
the products of the farms In the
: section.
Mr.. Baker told Of plans he had
gathered from some of the oldest
and most successful organizations in
the country, to guide getting the
district under the same buying and
selling head. The Lockport associa.
ton intends buying all seed, pack.
ages, and other things for it's mem.
oers. and has spent money on trips
to locate seed and sell stuff. There
Is no question that union would
greatly help each individual com
ihunlty. Il the bureaus would unite
. with a central office easily accessible
ahd with an expert at the head, the
general business could be handled tc
naea greater advantage and profit
1aan at present, and much more in
eelllsently. The plan is feasible
and the saving in expense will be
immense If the united farmers will
2 provide the volume of products. He
ealeaiafed that the saving would
amount to 25 per cent. California
has the best marketing system. and
adt for that she would not be on
sne map with her products. He
saoaght the time was ripe for con
seitratlon. He had only been in the
slate i've months, but was already
. convinced that by working in unison
louisiana could move her stuff tc
pfoiitable markets at least expense
u aufing eight months in the year
.eople have not had anybody to buy
sae rlsht seed for them, and some
aaSe not the faintest idea where
y get It. If they concentrated, one
naaager could buy the best seed and
sase oil Of them money. The ordi
aais grower did not know what he
r. aaeeo to raise, or what the mar
as asts wanted. AS a concrete exam
" " ne cited the general failure tc
q. Use the early potatoes that would
.g the greatest profit, and what
s.s l.seaagent cooperation would accom-
si1sa IN that direction alone. Texas
aaa learned from Oklahoma.
4af Godchaux said there was ne
ss-sstaon ssa.n of the economy of concen
seaoh. but the only question was
fha... atpeness Of the time and the au
ai..s OF the secretaries present
Il ~ thought central organization oi
Ibs4ries b1eearies would be a good start fcl
ss eass year, and that an educationa
ppa,gn pesasag would soon bring about the
ssnefal selling association.
ef =. Ciaridge, agricultural agent
Il, 1ae texas and Pacific. held that
finn a narket is the farmers big ques
IN and pointed to the central sell
ny n assoeiation as the answer. The
eg.nn, i,exas. at Jacksonville, was al
Hoy. OF what could be done
20. eSsty .. was its great lever. Mana
f.. a,,,s, shoemaker had promised to aid
a,slana in organizing. =
oeals Alive to Cooperation.