Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-12
FARMERS SIGN UP
100000 BUSHELS
Washington Wheat Growers Are
Giving Hearty support to the
cooperative Marketing Plan

plG II ,,gued up by the washington wheat
asS r.,wors association, with reports
Is M. soveral meetings still to be re-
and ..,yad This splendid showing is
to 4, result of the primary meetings
frs IA in eastern Washington, at which
wct No van was explained by Aaron
SaUiro and others. Hundreds of
eres .maler meetings are now being ar
1T ..ryad at which the real sign-up
Ihh ,,ort will be done, while Mr.. Sapiro
Its ia holding primary meetings in
nV Idaho
great Next week the following meetings
'u0lR will be held in this district:
con- Monday, March 15-Ewartsville
Grange
Cone Wednesday March 17--Palouse,
" 1900 p. m.
'Oua Wednesday, March 17-Kennedy
'uu Ford, $500 p. m.
lieu Thursday, March 1S-Johnson,
III 100 p. m.
Thursday March 1S-Colton,
ZANE 500 p. m.
At Farmers Union meeting DIT
aske Albion last Friday the plan was ex-
ictOT planned by VIM. Goodyear, j. S.
hg Kemgard and the Rev. c. N. Curtis
enet large majority of the farmers pres
n the emit endorsed the plan and signed up
h over 1000 bushels. At one meet
ut ill ms in the Big Bend district, which
> and was attended by IL farmers, 10 of
'airei them signed the contracts.
oolenk The organization committee is
much encouraged by the splendid
START which has been made and will
~ push the sign-up campaign vigor-
,poru OusF in every section of the wheat
Elk al M Many farmers who attended
MPrmary meetings have expressed
~ lhelr intention of signing the con-
tracts as soon as meeting is held in
1927 their locality and the movement is
gaining impetus every day, despite
-
atorS to block and decredit it, by
Burt SURFING up opposition among the
growers The plan is receiving
'urinl strong endorsements from able men
VINO have been studying it carefully.
'urlnsH Dean Edward G. Johnson of the
o3te College of Washington, speak
urlns ing to the wheat growers of Whit
man county at a meeting in Colfax,
urins sled to discuss the plan, said:
mere are several outstanding
lungs about the Wheat Growers as
ISOLATION, now being organized,
The 'acn appeal to the intelligent and
esds @pfeladiced, who are studying it.
lg OIL Inc men behind it-are out
ID By Sanding wheat growers OF good
golns augment and ability-are de-
Len Samined and sincere in their pur-
lima "e 10 see this association succeed
MIS- aO as evidence of their faith, they
'ecrt " not only giving unstintingly of
asur -en Time and energy but have
MiA ~saeu the contract to market every
ES 'asnei that they may produce with
The next six years.
lhey understand that this con-
IS N'C' must be so drawn, that every
Orse I'. not only will want to keep his
ana ee Tor a number of years. but
aue ' Keep his pledge. Without
atar = sOntract, neither volume of bust
at stability or permanency would
: the assured. The contract is so
lawn that no one but wheat grow
ors@ 'eiilng their wheat through the
Re i1ation, can be members and
pres NC on the executive committee.
an' ne community as a whole is
'ouu -" interested in the perfection of
orss lsfAeting methods which will he
inner" W on" eoH
.Oseph Passonneau. state director
arm markets, says:
ndN nave carefully studied the plan
'nH H. sanization and the contract
a. which is now being offered to
p. sAsat growers of the Northwest
~ Le,,. ans Tor the cooperative mar
- tbs, :, Vi wheat It is my belief
- ANA, 'us Plan is worthy of careful
~ gow. ana analysis by all wheat
sluda. :. association agreement in
"a, opeys,, 'ae principles of pure CO.
AM and NJ, ~ has no capital stock
sst be on .'i0es that The business shall
: me "nOn-profit" basis.