Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-09-30

made up their minds 70 hold out for
decent price
What we need to do now is to pass
the word TO hold for So wheat down
the line in every wheat producing
/ community IN the couatry-and f
farmers generally viii join IN this en-
deavor we will have the spectators
on their knees in less than so days
because If we tighten up still harder
on the flow to the terminals the time
IS not far of when the big flour mills
and the foreign buyers viii be bidding
against each other for every car that
reaches the market. The winning
cards are all IN our hands IL for once
IN our lives we will stand pat. IF
farmer who has wheat to sell Is IN
tight place for money! let hira sell on
" enough to tide over the emergency
In Kansas it is estimated there are
still 1O0, ,O0O, 900 bushels of wheat on
the farms and the great statewide
mass meeting which convened at Sa-
lima on September 7th sent the mill
tant shout, eve will hold for So
wheat" into every nook and corner
of the Sunf1ower state And remem-
Der that if they steal our wheat they
| will also smash the price of corn, hogs
and cattle-that we are confronted by
the gravest emergency in the history
i of the farm and that we have no
/ choice but to force a Showdown .
/ againt those who pay the farmer wIa at
they please for the fruits of his toll
while on the other hand they compel
US to pay an extortionate price for
everything we buy. Our executive
committee asks that every township
/ in the grain belt be organized on this
| wheat fight that farmers who have
wheat to sell viii Immediately get in
| touch with their neighborss hold a
mass meeting and pledge every man
30 hold for $3 at the terminal markets.
| A compact organization of growers
and executive cnmittee of three
strong men should be selected in ev-
cry township and this committee
/ should find out how much wheat still
i remains unsold in such township and
i how many farmers will agree to hold
i for the above price for a period of not
i less than 80 days. We believe the
+ fight can be won in less time but we
want to play safe. Then send this in
.f formation together with the names
and addresses of your executive COM
rn1ttee to our central organizations
!, In Kansas send it to Maurice McAu-
life, president Kansas Farmers I'm
ion, at Sa1ina; in Nebraska to c. H
; Gustafson, president Nebraska Farm
ers' Union, Lincoln, Nebr; in Okla
homa to c. H Hdye. vice-presiden1
; Oklahoma Farmers Union at Alva
: Okla; in Missouri to The Missouri
: Farmer, Columbia, Mo The above /:
Intened for all communities in which
3 action has not already been takel
8 through the state organizations o
+ Il
vator Association. In such case
, there should of course be no dup1ic:
ton of effort. Be sure to warn farm
ers against dumping" when the pric
8 begins to stiffen, for this would onI,
Z be inviting another Smash SimpI
stand pat for So at the terminal mar
kets- Then when it goes to this pric
help US to hold it there by shuttin
? down the flow to terminals if a lowe
5 price is offered. This is the creates
stand for square deaP' ever mad
by the farmers of the Grain Belt an
3 If few aggressive farmers in ever
8 township will take things in hand W
z will win the fght-and involved in
9 are many millions of dollars whic
3 justly belong to u.s. The above cam
q paign has the hearty endorsement G
g the National Wheat Growers Assoc
3 iation-
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