Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-04-02
WHEAT MARKETING
LIKE CANADIAN PLAN
,ddings Regrets that He Has
NJ wheat to Sign Up With
Association

A. Gilmore, stdCe pi0Si"0H' VI
I .. Farmers Union says;
wv ore is an amazing similarity
.oor the proposed Pacific North
wheat growers cooperative
sssting associations and the Can
u aan Wheat Board which is the
"sadian governments agency han
tho wheat of Canadian farm
gs.
ohio government of Canada guar
49,. the farmers a minimum of
Ew15 a bushel for No. l Northern
,oot or. its equivalent at Port
,..,ur of Fort William. 1t pays the
amer this minimum as soon as it
dolivered and at the time of de-
,,.orv II then issues to the farm
participating certificates which
,.te that if the wheat board sells
40 wheat for more than the guar
.,toad minimum of $2.15 each farm
!, receiyes at the end of the season
Ma average increase in price at
rh;cb the wheat is sold according
10 variety and grade of wheat de-
yvered by him. In other words the
canadian government has created
treat wheat selling pool for an in
datnite period and does exactly what
mo wheat growers associations will
.lso do. The only actual difference
between the Canadian government
methods of handling the grain and
the method adopted by the wheat
growers associations is that the as
+ sociations borrow on the wheat and
nav this over to the grower instead
Of a guaranteed minimum.
IF the government of the United
States maintained guaranteed min
imum price it is within the bounds
Of possibility that the association
could itself guarantee a minimum
1 first payment on the wheat when it
is delivered.
4 when the association sells the
wheat it pays over to the grower
member the entire balance due to
him on the full resale price deduct
1 ing only actual cost of handling
\ This is exactly what the Canadian
government is also doing"
n E. J. Iddings, dean of agriculture
athe University of Idaho, says that
II hregrets he has no wheat to sign
In the cooperative associations
low forming in Washington and Ida
4 DO In statement given to the
press by Dean Iddings in which he
explains fully the attitude of the
University of Idaho, he says:
Il In general representative of the
asncultural college of the university
4 are distinctly favorable to this CO.
operative wheat marketing move
ment We feel that in cooperative
effort lies one of the best promises
LOT solution of the intricate problem
marketing farm products. I was
asked to act as a member of the
"niilittee that met at Spokane and
4 urew the Northwest wheat market
~s pan | was unable to attend the
'OMhlittee sessions but Prof. r. X.
DOnnelt' head of our farm crops de-
pa''meht, spent one day in confer
'nVe with the committee. Mr.. Sa-
H'Os visit to Moscow was to address
'us OF the sessions of our Farmers
auu housekeepers' week in January.
L Sane back at our invitation Feb
Wy ~ to address our extension
Workers.
"e nave not formally endorsed
- pan and contract because we
~ 'nis Is an individual matter for
-O'e VINO actually grow wheat. the
s'''sion resting with each individual
arner. n.y. ~ :" a.
an OF course very much inter-
ssa In the prosperity and progress
4. uano agriculture. I sincerely be-
~ mat the successful operation
the Northwest wheat marketing
~. saa will work distinct accom-
s.Snment for the benefit of the Ida
=, farmers. One man identified
i. Tue agricultural college of the
~ etSity grows wheat and will sign
i contract and thereby place his
neat in the great pool. others of
,esfet that we will have no wheat
'$@'iiying us to sign"
ria, you know that tie foremost
'S nave deels red that the screen
more powerful than the stage?
MY .s Grady noted lew York dra-