Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-07-15
Minnesota Potato
Exchange Column
Activities Of the Exchange a. Re.
ported by Its President
l.. Mosb@k.

Monday. July 18th, Minnesota Po-
tato Exchange held It's first annual
meeting. or rather its meeting for
permanently organizing and making
ready for doing business.
This meeting was held at Wadena
and was called to order at 8 A. M.
by Ludwig Mosbek, president OF the
Exchange. who appointed as COM
mittee on credentials delegates A. N.
Gray, Aitkin. and A. Anderson, Gron-
ingen. The roll call showed ~ dele
gates present, representing that
many local associations. Together
with the 8 directors this would give
81 votes: but one OF the directors
also acted AZ a delegate thus limit
Ing the number of votes to 80. In
addition to the 42 associations re-
presented 10 more associations had
paid In their membership shares but
did not send delegates. The list Of
delegates will be found in another
column.
The total number of associations
having voted to affiliate with the
Exchange Is n. which leaves Is
not yet fully through their organi-
cation work. Some Of these had
sent representatives to attend the
meeting without being voters. A
number OF County agents. among
them being VIM. Peters. Wadena
county. o. ". Olson, Clay county, A.
c. O'Banion, Hubbard county, and
". H. kingsbury, Chisago county.
Mr.. Balmer. County agent leader, and
Director A. d. Wilson. University
Farm. Director Of Markets Hugh J..
Hughes. st. Paul, and Mr.. p. +.
Clement. Moorhead also were pres
ent. by unanimous vote of the meet
ing these gentlemen were given the
privilege OF the floor.
The president read his report OF
the organization work. which has been
In progress since the meeting at
Little Falls little over five months
ago, and the preliminary work Of
building foundation upon which II
now will he possible to establish ef-
ticient and effective sales and man
agement OF the whole complex bust
ness Of the Minnesota Potato Ex-
change. The presidents address
will he found In another column.
The board OF directors reported on
the Articles OF Incorporation and
the Bylaws, secretary II. b. Plum
mer reading both. The meeting
adopted same as read, except that
the Articles OF Incorporation were
amended SO rs to change the amount
OF capital stock from $4,000 to
$4,000.
motion was made. seconded and
carried, that the chair appoint n
committee Of Ave on resolutions.
Appointed were Senator James Cum
ming. Mr.. II. o. Bjorge. Mr.. A. N.
Gray. Mr.. b. l.. Perry and Mr.. r.
q. Schrader. The resolutions which
this committee later proposed were
unanimously adopted. one urging APP
preparations by the u. S. Congress
for the purpose Of opening the deep
waterway from Duluth to the Allan
tic Ocean, the other extending thanks
to the Extension Division and the
State Bureau OF Markets.
The copies OF the resolutions un-
fortunately were appropriated by
some newspaper man. hut most pro-
badly We will get them for the next
issue.
At the afternoon session Mr.. A. d.
Wilson first spoke OF the Minnesota
Potato Exchange, congratulating the
members upon having founded this
association for marketing their farm
products: and urging them very ear
nestly to "stick to It." as that will
be the only possible way to success.
There Is not the least bit OF a doubt
that this undertaking has enemies,
powerful enemies, which will not
spare anything to destroy what you
have accomplished and may accom-.
plish. Nothing but true cooperation
will have the power to resist these
enemies. But with that faithfully
carried out nothing will be able to
check you.
Mr.. Hugh J. Hughes spoke briefly
on the Minnesota potato grades.
which the State Department of
Agriculture has established and will
publish this week. Mr.. Hughes also
mentioned the necessity Of each To-
cal association including In its name
the name Of the town or city in
which II has its headquarters and Of
giving fully correct yearly reports.
He recommended To admit 70 men,
bership such older local assccia-
lions as might wish to Join even IL
they did not at present see their
way clear to pledge all of their pro-
duce to be handled by the Exchange.