East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29

CONTRACT
FOR WHEAT POOL IN
OREGON is TAKEN UP

A tentative contract for the forma-
tion Of statewide wheat pool was
today presented to II men, represent
ing various state agricultural organ
izstions. who are meeting here. The
delegates say they are working along
! the same lines as the National Farm
Bureau and the National Board Of
Farm Cranizations and declare that
their program will result in bringing
to the farmer that fair price which
the law Of supply and demand honest
ly should command
I'VE do not intend to torn wheat
pool to bull the market but to feed II
At regular intervals Throughout the II
months Of the year" Walter NJ.
Pierce, member of the executive board
OF the Farmers Union, from Union
county, said. I'VE seek a marketing
organization that will take hold Of the
wheat crop of oregon in 1921 and sub
sequently and prevent its all going on
the market at one time. right after
harvest as it does now"
Contract Is Tentative.
The contract drawn up and pre-
sented to the delegates at 1890 this
mor6ing for their consideration they
would not make public. 1t is TO be
worked over for presentation TO the
meeting of the State Farm Bureau
Federation, which viii take place in
Portland in about two weeks. IT is to
be offered also to the State Farmers
Union and the State Grange organiza-
tionc.
1T is our intention to seek a closer
bond of cooperation between the three
organizationss. George A. Mansfield.
president OF the State Farm Bureau,
from Jackson county. said. 1--WE are
attempting to present a program that
will bring the Farm Bureau, Farmers
Union and State Grange into perfect
accord and 10 evolve a pool that will
cut out speculation and flooding the
market and give to farming the stabil-
ity Of marketing that other enter
prises enjoy"
The farmers themselves are at the
head of this new movement, the men
in session declare. They are seeking
70 attain, by different means. how
ever. an end in marketing that was
nearly year ago by Aaron /
Sapire, an attorney who had organized |
the citrus growers of. California: A. A. /
formerly president of the Tri- |
State Terminal Co, and now president /
Of the Washington Wheat Growers I
Association. and others Their pro- /
posal was turned down by the wheat
men Of the state.
A. V. Swift, vice president of the Ma
ional Farmers Union. just back from
st. Louis. is presenting to the meeting
ome of the ideas adopted at a con-
fention there of the National Board of
Farm Organizations with a Com
nittee of 100" delegated from the
rain states of the middle west The
Farm Bureau, now in session
n Chicago with another nationwide
at work on this marketing
dea. known as the Committee of H."
) also being closely watched for de-
The delegates now in session here
'lan TO meet in Portland following the
'tate Farm Bureau Federation con-
ention next month for further work
IN this marketing scheme.
Executive officers from all the
organizations of Oregon save
he State Grange are represented
lmong the delegates who plan to COM
1lete their labors this afternoon.
Those attending are: Walter NJ
'ierce, executive board of the Farm
RS Union; George A. Mansfield, pres
dent of the State Farm Bureau Fed
ration; a. v Swift, vice president of
he National Farmers Union: II. B. Il
)avidhizer. executive board member
If the Farmers Union, from Wallowa
county; F. b. lngels, member of the
Executive board of the Farmers Union,
rom Dufur; w. W. Harrah. of the
Farmers Union, Pendleton; A. r.
shumway, president of the Umatilla
county Farmers Union, of Milton;
Paul Mehl marketing agent for the
Department of Agriculture, from o. A.
>; Prof George X. Hyslop, crop ex-
lert, from 0, A. c.; Tassey Stewart of
jmatilla county, and Fred Bennion,
county agent.