The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-23

The plan, outlined by Aaron Sapiro,
of San Francisco, to the farmers
and others who attended the Farmers
and Housekeepers' week meeting
Wednesday night, for the marketing
of the wheat crop of Idaho, Washing
ance and general interest that it is
newspapers. The Idaho Farmer de-
voted much space to giving de-
tailed outline of the entire scheme
in it's last issue and the report as
published in that paper is here given
with permission of the editor of The
Idaho Farmer. 1t follows:
The pooling of large part of the
wheat produced the coming season in
the states of Washington, Oregon
and Idaho is the main object in a
movement that took definite form
| last week when Is producers or their
direct representatives met in a four
day session at Spokane. The meeting
and the action taken were an out
growth of the movement for the CO.
operative handling of wheat as pro-
posed by Aaron Sapiro of California,
concerning which this paper has been
publishing a series of articles dur
ing the last several weeks. The last
in that series of articles appears on
another page of this issue. The plan
adopted at the Spokane meeting is
the first of its kind in the wheat in
dustry of the United States. SO far
as present information goes, and ap-
pears to offer great possibilities if
carried out in sound, businesslike
way. "It is economically correct;
the time is ripe for it; it can not
fail if properly handled" said A. A.
Elmore, president of the farmers
union of Washington and northern
Idaho, in his statement to the COM
mittee that is undertaking to put the
plan into effect.
In order to make the movement as
clear as possible to every reader it
will be summarized below under the
following subdivisions: The purpose;
history of the movement; the plan in
brief; the formation of organization;
how financed.
The Purpose
The purpose of the movement is
the elimination of gambling and
speculation in wheat through the es-
tablishment of a pool made up of
the grain produced by or for the
members of the association, the grain
in this pool to be marketed by a
board of directors elected by, from
among and Immediately responsible
to the growers themselves in such
a way as to guarantee to the pro-
ducers the cost of production plus "a
reasonable profit.
History of the Movement
The movement is being started in
the northwest after years of study |
of the problems of Cooperative market
ing by leading producers and farm or
ganizations. The growers of certain
products in other states where CO.
operative organizations of similar
nature have proved successful forms
the basis for the organization of the |
wheat growers. The plan found its |
first definite expression at the an
nual convention of the farmers union |
of Washington and northern Idaho at |
Spokane last December, when Aaron
Sapiro, chief counsel for several of |
ative organizations of Oregon and |
California, was invited to present the
matter in concrete form. That con-
vention discussed the subject during
the two days Of its session and acted |
upon it favorably, authorizing Pres
ident A. A. Elmore to appoint com
mittee of Is men representing the |
three northwestern states to meet at |
his call to take active steps toward |
the creation of such cooperative or
ganization among the wheat growers
of the three states. That committee
was appointed and met in Spokane
January 10, II, 12 and 13, and work
ed out the definite plan of organiza-
ton.
The Plan in Brief.
The plan in brief is as follows:
That each of the three northwestern
states shall form an organization
within itself to be known as the
Washington Wheat Growers associa-
,ion, the Oregon Wheat Growers as
and the Idaho Wheat Grow
ers' association. Growers of wheat
will contract to their respective as
sociations all the wheat they pro-
luce Except that required for seed)
'or period of six years, 1920 to
1925, inclusive The association will
secure loans on the wheat so con-
,racted and delivered, and from the
money so borrowed will make ad-
vances to the growers (where the
after is desired) on the basis of the
market value on the date of delivery.
Each variety of grain-and each grade
# each variety will be pooled separa-
ely. The association Will market all
# the grain, and at the close Of the
seasons business will pay to each
Individual grower the exact amount
If money received for his grain less
lis share of the actual cost of the as
'ociation's operation and less small
that will be retained as
] reserve fund to protect the associa-
ion and it's members.
The plan contemplates the pur-
.hase of elevators and warehouses
rom local farmers unions or other
OF companies owning
iuch properties, through an elevator
yet to be formed, the
anne to be used in storing and hand
ing the grain in the pool.
As soon as Is per cent of all the