The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-03-25
Campaign for Membership in
Wheat Growers Association
Meeting With Success
PUBLIC MEETING 9th
ssJohn Quincy Adams of Water
: vile, Wash, to be Speaker
: For Occasion

Another public meeting in the in
iterests Of the Wheat Growers associa-
ition w1ll be held at the l. o. o. f. hall
at j 80 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
March 9th, at which John Quincy
Adams, a well known farmer of Water
vile, Wash, will be the speaker.
Y AT the meeting held last week there
were IA wheat growers in attendance,
ssome Of them travelling many miles
70 learn about the organization that
els meeting with splendid success
throughout eastern Washington and
enorthern Idaho. There was some diff
ficulty regarding the announcements
ESfor the meeting that was held last
week and few of the wheat growers
we're aware Of the time being set un-
til after the meeting was held. How
ever, after familiarizing themselves
with the objects and purposes of the
organization, eight of the IA growers
who were present signed up for mem
bership, among them being such sub
staitial farmers as Senator N. B.
Pettibone and Sol Clark.
The committee in charge of the
work In north Idaho. Of which Geo.
Nv. Stephens is the Idaho county rep
"resentative, held meeting at Lewis
ton last week and went on record as
squarely in favor of the organization
Of the growers as offering the one
method through which they will be as
sured of fair treatment.
The object of the wheat growers or
ganization is to have the wheat grow
,ers pool their grain for a period of
u six years in order to stabilize the mar
ket and eliminate speculation as far
as possible, and to accomplish this end
1t is desired to have at least % per
cent OF the wheat grown in Idaho
Washington and Oregon pooled for
the six-year period in order to assure
Its effectiveness. In the first three
weeks Of the campaign for membership
more than 100000 bushels were sign
ed up. The campaign will be continu-
ed until at least 100000 bushels
55IIaave been secured.
N in entering this organization the
sSrain growers are only asking for a
I squarR DEAL just compensation for
money Invested and fair return for
heir labor. 1t is not a theory; it is
scheme that has been tried out in
Hher products and has been found
lust and equitable.
All farmers and business men of the
community are invited To attend Sat
Grlrday's meeting.
rE IL ]. Iddings, dean of the University
MOSCOW, Idaho, says that he re-
srets he has no wheat to sign up in
. ne co-operative associations now form
ng IN Washington and Idaho. In a
given to the press by Dean
daIAgs in which he explains fully
AZ attitude of the University of
8oseow, he says:
1pf "In general representatives of the
. ~Erlcultural college of the university
rue distinctly favorable to this co
,erative wheat marketing movement.
~ Fe feel that in cooperative effort lies
- ne of the best promises for solution
the intricate problem of market
farm products. l was asked to
:. ef AZ a member of the committee that
IL iet at Spokane and drew the north
est wheat marketing plan. l was
uahle to attend the committee ses-
I ions but Prof. R. X. Bonnet, head Of
- arm Crops department spent one
~ 1n conference with the commit
Mr.. Sapiros visit to Moscow was
4ddress one OF the sessions of our
- azners' and Housekeepers' week In
anuary. He came back at our In
aation February 81 to address our
Etension workers.
n We have not formally endorsed the
an md contract because we feel this
IN individual. matter for those who
mally grow wheat the decision rest