Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-07
OPERATIVE PLAN
Of MARKETING IS
FULLY DISCUSSED
MIDWEST FARM BUREAU lTDE,
ALTON REPORTS on PACIFIC
COAST SCHEME.
GRAIN MEN INTERESTED
Indication Il That Farmers ~ West
NIny ENpeC ~ Come IntO Surl
IlOdy aud Consolidate
Their Interests.
d. Associated Pres


~ Associated Pres.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-Nn very
strung. permanent or extensive CO.
operative marketing organization u
likely 10 be- built up unless economic
Iccfssltt fOrc~s u great number ~
IhTilers Into u. u committee repre-.
sRntlng Mid West farm bureau led.
rrations reported today 90 the
farmers marketing committee after
mn Investigation Of cooperative Or.
CARNATIONS on the Pacific coast.
The Investigation was undertaken 20
find out whether the Pacific coast
system could be adopted 20 tho co.
operative marketing of grain aud
other Midwest farm products. IN
lengthy report the committee an.
al,yeS the benefits and disad,an.
iagcs OF the various forms al organ.
isations used by the Pacific Coast
fruit and pro-, lslon men.
Cannot tiA Prices.
The organizations cannot fiN price p
IN" report says. and several ui the
Western cooperative associations are
at the present tim" constrained tn ac.
,cpt prices b"lUw their calculated costs
~ production" which Indicates that
they have not secured through their or
sanitation any immunity from fundi.
mental economy
Tho organizations the report syt
simply are efficient agencies ,n o., III"
h'St prices that the consuming market
affords"
Present conditions and future pros
fsS'ta oi grain prices would seem % IN.
dlcntc. IN" review adds. that grain grow.
'fs may be ready ior such q collective
movement To be- successful. however.
producers over u large area must ccii'
Sulitlats Tor their common interests To
finance the movement ia" members
muSi b" bound 10y a regular contract ~
deliver their produc, % " over 4 rrl
sonablc period Uf time, IA" committees
says.
Express Son,r Doubts.
Expressing frank doubts as tu IA" l,'
gll standing ~ such contracts aud ci,'
irE certain unfavurahl" opinions .u IA.
ellie Cuasi ports the report adds such
contracts. even II not iully enforceable
u, law. will glN" the association some.
what greater security than u would
otherwise enjoy and VIII h" morally
binding ~ enforced 10y local public sen
tImcnt IN a majority Of eases How t,'
IN" courts viii 90 IN support nf them
viii doubtless depend largely en- the
policies and practices which the assn
citation sought to carry out through th'
powers conferred bv this contract"
II III" proposed organization Is per.
icctcd. settlement un pooling lasis
VIII I've necessary. the committee SAYS.
as means uf averaging the results II
IN" Joint action 81 all pro,iuc'Is aud ~
distributing The benefits IT tho organiga.
ton To- all iis members \ striking fcn.
turc IL IN" Western associations re IN,
u'c ot existing trade agencies 90 a Nc,v
large 'Atrn'. tho report saws
Eliminate Spectator
The chief concern" u SAYS. seem
io have hc"u ~ eliminate tho shipping
point Spcculajor and to retain such con.
troll Il distribution as io prevent uudr
Sirahlc Application IN their commodities
by central market wholesalers"
Tho committee saNS IN conclusion
However any attempt to create and
no monopoly power for securing y
"r"ci1lly favorable economic position tct
~ members u as pciririous IN farm.
rr's organization ~ IN the ease ~ 80.
called trusts to who'' mouupulis,ic lC
ii,i,i"s We have ~ properly objected in
IN" pa-
"rnnhly. We feel that some IL tho
Western cu.upcia,lNcs urrupN n position
un this point which ~ ECONOMICALLY
sound and socially righ, Others W.
think do not and the state court In one.
fun and the federal government IN cal.
forrln have already taken steps to moli.
fv THEN procedure"