Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-17

When the promoters of the body
known as the Associated Dairymen
of California started their work, !,
as chairman of the State Dairy Bu-
reau, the State Commission that en-
forces the dairy laws, which is also
charged with collecting and putting
out information of benefit to the dairy
industry, was asked to indorse the
movement and assist, | made GER
tain Investigations and came to the
conclusion that all was not we'll,
but, desiring to add everything that
would assist the dairymen and build
up the dairy cattle industry, l did
not make any hasty judgment and
] took a perfectly neutral attitude.
l met Mr.. Ayres, the secretary of
the so-called Statewide body, and
/ asked him some questions which
! found he was unable to answer His
usual reply was that "he didn't know"
or 1--WE haven't thought about that"
AS the body that Mr.. Ayres repre-
sented was asking the dairymen to
turn over completely to it their busi-
ness, Mr.. Ayres evasive manner or
lack of knowledge did not inspire
confidence. l therefore decided to
watch the matter very closely and
also make a Careful study of the by
laws of the Central Milk Producers
Association, which operates in this
county and is one of the branches of
the head body in Sacramento.
What learned regarding the
methods of the solicitors sent out by
Mr.. Ayres and his associates and the
wild statements that the solicitors
were making to dairymen to secure
signaturese convinced me that these
men, who at thtat time were working
on a commission of so cents Per cow,
were totally irresponsible and were
not hesitating to misrepresent facts
in order to secure members and the
commission for themselves and that
many dairymen were signing up
without really knowing what they
were doing or because of misrepre-
sentation made to them.
Promoters Given Complete Control
Protection
Consequently my study of the by
laws convinced me that they were
one sided, that they would give the
promoters of this scheme complete
control of the dairymen's business,
that there was no protection offered
real obligation on the part Of the
directors to do any of the things that
the solicitors were promising would
be done if they joined. There was no
protection given to the dairymen as
to the money paid in $5 per cow, and
there was absolutely no protection
to the dairymen's interest in any of
the property that the promoters
oil b,x, >titb tho Iairyrnan'c own
money.
Mr.. Henderson Refuses to Answer
State Chairmans Questions
| then made up my mind that this
whole scheme was too one-sided, and
l felt that it was my duty to point
out as clearly as / could to the
dairymen of the State just what
sort of a scheme they were going
into This did in a series of articles
which appeared over my signature in
the Modesto Herald and which have
never been answered to this day, |
also wrote J. M. Henderson, the Sac
ramentO banker who was promoting
the scheme, asking him seventeen
questions, which have never been
answered to this day.
Predictions Members Were Tying Up
To Losing Measures Fulfilled.
! made the prediction that this as
sociation would injure the dairy
men, would not be to the interests
of the general public and would
cause untold trouble to it's m"n,hars,
and / pointed out the financial diff
ficulty the dairymen would get into
and the methods that could be pur-
sued by the promoters under the by
laws to cause the dairvmen ~ lose
control of the property bought with
their money. AS most of my predic-
tions have been fulfilled in the
short space of year, am more
than ever convinced that was right
The amount of suppressed dissatis.