Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-02
2OOGRAllN'l| I M men
IN CITY FOR
AlllNUALMEET
Farmer. Dealers of the State
Open Three Day conven- !
ton This Afternoon.

Already nearly two hundred mem-
bers Of the North Dakota Farmers
Grain Dealers association are, Lin
Grand Forks for the ninth annual
convention of the organization and
the spirit Of the opening session this
afternoon promises big things Tor the
sssociation>in beginning the projects
on its program for the coming year..
A. A. Lane, president of the state as
sociation, presided this afternoon at
an assemblage that nearly filled the
A number Of fine selections by the
DiGorgio quartet during the after
noon program was one OF the features
Of the opening meeting.
DR.. II. M. Wheeler, mayor Of Grand
Forks, gave the opening address OF
the session which opened at 1880
O'Clock, and the response was given
by President A. A. Lane. The main
address of the afternoon was. given BY
M. r. Myers, Of Chicago, editor OF the
American Cooperative Journal" :"
Farmers Organizations" Alex Carr
Of, spiritwood Lake, N. D.. was sched-
uled to address the assembly on the
subject Community interests, and
George C. Reeder of Michigan, N. D.,
secretary Of the Good Roads aseocia-
ton of North Dakota, gave talk on
"Good Roads"
Problems Discussed.
In summarizing the problems Of the
farmers organizations, Mr.. Myers
stated that these problems were not
new ones, and had been before the
agricultural world since its beginning.
These problems he stated might be
summed up under three titles, the
problems Of production. the problems
Of political control and the problems
of distribution.
To feed the world, Mr.. Myers said,
was one Of the main points IN the
problem Of production, and with the
increase of population, the necessity
for economical and maximum pro-
duction was growing more ana more
He stated that one of the biggest rae
tors in bringing, about this necessary
nroduction consisted in tilling the
noil. SO that agriculture should be
permanent, and that the land instead
Of becoming worn out and weed rid
dan after a certain number OF years
Of cultivation, should still be fresn
and vigorous, and capable OF produc'
ing as much as new" SOIL
Political Problems.
The political problems. the speak
er said. had their solution IN the
principles of the right OF every man
and woman to vote, and the absence
of class domination. among citizens
by equal political rights for all class
es and persons, In connection with
these political rights, Mr.. Myers
said: the problems which were the
espscial interest to the agricultural
sseeis. = ton; !; ,as,sataE fsEm 4esi sSFsssi
q ntadeulture, inclnded the advance po-
litically. to such 9 stare as to ntock
which governed supply and demand
The markets must be kept open by
lust and fair legislation and regula-
tion. and to do this required the-po'
itical cooperation of every producer
in the state and nation.
The problem of distribution, the
speaker said,. was the third one
which confronted the farmers asso'
. citation, and he declared that the CO
operative societies which are growing
In numbers and strength in every pro.
ducing community, were the mos
effective means of reducing the cos
of distribution to the minimum. HI
urged the people to be loyal to thu
farmers elevators for three reasons
First, for what they have done In tn
past; as mighty factors in breakinl
combines, controlling grain market!
Z IN tu0 QtaSIS AZ S0SUA AAAo
grades and federal supervision O
grades, and in guaranteeing homes
weights: second, for what they ar
doing in keeping markets opeI
through the state and national asso
tiation. and accomplishing valuabl,
results along the lines of price fixinl
and freight rate control. Loyal sup
mort of the farmers, and only this
will bring the results that the future
hopes from these organizations. Mr.
Myers stated, and urged this loya
support from every member OF th'
body assembled.
welcomed by Mayor.
In welcoming the grain dealers t.
Grand Forks, Mayor n n. Whesle
~ thois city emphasized the benefit
NJ organization and said that GRAM
Forks was always ready to- 90 II
share in promoting the proper con
yention spirit. President Lane IN nv
response mentioned the scope OF tn
business before the present conven
lion and declared that 1t had Away
been the policy of the associatt tton
aad would continue to be its policy
/, 10 refrain from allowing political In
terests to interfere with the efnctenc.
of the organisation. He called upo,
the members to cooperate with hin
In this respect.
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