The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-03-04
FARM BUREAU HAS
BUSINESS SESSION
Farmers Take Up and Discuss Wages
Decide TO Give Full Cooperation
TO Wool Pooling-WiIl Buy Sacks.


dent and held one of the most i'm
portant sessions yet held by this
active organization.
After some discussion OF routine
matters, which consumed consider
able time, the county labor commit
tee under the leadership of Ed Reit-
mann reported that he had had COM
munication from the employment ag-
ences of Portland calling attention
to the fact that the laborer there was
demanding about SIS per month for
spring work on ranches. After con-
siderable discussion by the various
representatives of the labor commit
tee and the executive committee of
the Farm Bureau it was decided that
this wage was very agreeable to the
farmers as nearly as could be arrived
at. 1t was therefore unanimously
adopted that $75 per month and
board for ordinary spring ranch work
on the grain ranches and 500 per
month where the man and wife both
worked, and the woman hasn't more
than four or five men to cook for,
while a $110 would be considered
not out of the way where the woman
has from six men up to cook for. 1t
was unanimously resolved that the
Farm Bureau use all possible endea-
vor to establish the labor market
along this line. II was discussed
that during harvest season that all
laborers should receive the same
wages, except header-punchers, sep
arator tenders, and engineers. This
matter was concurred in by most OF
the delegates present but was laid
on the table for further consideration
at some future meeting where the
harvest wages will be considered.
The Heppner Commercial Club,
through NJ. d. Clark, presented the
statement OF their understanding OF
the meaning of Heppner precinct in
regard to the County Fair subsGrip-
tion list, and after some discussion
by the Farm Bureau It was agreed
that the precinct of Heppner from a
standpoint OF taking subscriptions
for the Morrow County Fair should
include all of Gentry, Heppner,
Mount Vernon, and Matteson pre-
cincts, except that part laying along
Rhea creek and in Black Horse can
yon. These boundaries were agreed
to unanimously, and on this basis
the Commercial Club agreed through
Mr.. Clark to meet the rest OF the
county on a fifty-ffty basis.
After considerable discussion of
resolutions to the Oregon Delegation
in Congress was unanimously adopt
ed as read and audited by the men at
the meeting.
RESOLUTIONS: TO THE MEMBERS
OF THE OREGON CONGRESSION-
AL DELEGATION.
WHEREAS: The Government con-
troll of the price of wheat is prnci-
pie that we endorse and believe fun
damental to the welfare of the farmer
and
WHEREAS the continuance of the
present Government guarantee for
two years more would go a long way
toward the stabilizlng of the financial
situation of the United States.
THEREFORE,. be It resolved by
the Morrow County Farm Bureau
Executive Committee, that, we petit
ton our Senators and Representa-
tives to work for the defeat Of the
present Grona Bill, and do all in their
power to secure the continuance Of
the present law for another two
years.
The County Agent reported that a
Feeding and Dairying school would
be put on in the north end Of the
county during the 4th, 9Th and 9th Of
March, and said that it would be pos
sible to present a grain grading and
feeding school at Heppner. With the
unanimous sentiment Of the men pre-
sent that at this season Of the year
it would be impossible to secure pro-
per attendance and the matter was
laid on the table until some later
date.
The wool pool proposition was CIV
en- thorough discussion and 1t was
unanimously decided that the Farm
Bureau get back Of the organization
of the Eastern Oregon wool pool, and
do everything possible to further its
advancement
Under the discussion of the pur-
chasing of the sacks for the farmers,
1t was outlined by the County Agent
and the cooperative marketing com
mitteemen, that the probable time
for placing this order would be ar
ound the last Of March or the first OF
April, and that in estimating the am
cunt of sacks placed that evey farm
er would be expected to put in about
Is or 20 per cent of the purchase
price The final amount being due
and payable upon arrival Of the sacks
which date would be fixed by the next
meeting of the executive committee,
and would be probably the first of
July. All farmers are especially ur-
ged to pay particular attention to this
sack pool and we hope to be able to
purchase these sacks at price that
will save the farmers very consider
able amount of money. II any farm
er is interested in saving money on
sacks nlense tnko the matter UP with