River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03
Equity News Service
Fighting Raise In Commission Rate


The State and National Union Of
the American Society Of Equity have
taken the lead in a hearing before
United States Division of Markets to
compel the livestock commission firms
at the Chicago terminal to abolish
Sections 21a of Rule 10, which pro-
vides that an extra charge shall
be made on cooperative shipments.
The hearing was held at Chicago on
April IL, Before Stephen Bray, Esq,
Washington, d. C. Evidence was TAX
Ell at this hearing, and decision will
be announced shortly. If the farmers
are successful in abolishing this rule,
it will mean the saving of hundreds
of thousands of dollars for cooperat-
i've shippers throughout the North
west. Not only that, but if the hear
ing terminates in a way favorable to
the petitioners, doubtless action will
be started to recover the amount al
ready collected under this rule, which
became effective Jan. l, 1920.
There is considerable expense in
connection with this action and the
Equity Society is receiving quite SUBJ
stantial support from shipping assoc
iations throughout the Northwest.
Should the commissioners decide that
some additional charge is justifiable
en- account of alleged extra work in
the handling of cooperative shipments
there is still the question of whether
or not Section 21a of Rule 10 does not
exact a much larger extra amount
than is justifiable. Livestock ship
pers as rule are very anxious to
protect themselves from any inroads
on the part of the commission men
as they do not want conditions to
arise similar to those in existence
under the old system of selling direct
to local buyers.
MIR. Larson Reports Good Meetings
J. Fred Larson came back to the
office Thursday from trip that took
him to Manitowoc, Brown and Fond
du Lac counties. He spent couple
of days in the office attending to GER
tain details of business organization.
On Saturday he left again to attend
meetings in Trempealeau and Pierce
counties.
Mr.. Larson reports good meetings
in every place where he spoke. The
attendance was good and very deep
interest in the new Equity business
plan was manifest everywhere. The
Manitowoc Co. Union meeting was, as
usual, attended by men whose loyalty
and enthusiasm is second to none in
the state. One of these men stated
that he was glad to see Mr.. Larson
switch his remarks to something that
was new and interesting. 1--WE have
heard the story of the deplorable mar
ket conditions so often and we are
thoroughly familiar with that our
Selves" this man remarked, that
we have become tired of hearing it.
We are glad to hear something def
mite and tangible advanced-plan that
offers a remedy for existing evils in
our marketing system"
E. C. Pommerening was with Mr..
Larson at Green Bay and Greenleaf.
At Green Bay they met Brothers j. +.
Conley, E. III. Peterson, and a goodly
number of other loyal Equity men.
The Greenleaf meeting was attended
by an unusually large and enthusiast
tic crowd of good Equity men. Pres
ident James Clark and the other Off
GERS of this local union deserve a
great deal of credit for their able way
of handling. Equity affairs in their
locality. The members voted to bring
their local business association into
the Equity business organization.
The meeting of the Ripon local un-
ion was also well attended. They are
il process of incorporating their new
business association under the Eq
uity plan. President Hammond, Sec
rotary Beers and the committee in
tend to push the matter in earnest
now that Spring work is about finish
ed.