Morris tribune., 1921-07-29
FARMERS OF STATE
AND MIDWEST CONFER
Freight Rates, Cooperative Enter
prises, Credits, Taxes and Tariff
All Receive Attention.

have been threShed out by preS1-
dents and secretaries Of the farm
bureau declarations of the central
western states, who have just con-
Guided an intensive two day confer
ence in the Old Capitol, st. Paul.
It was the first interstate farm
bureau convention held in Minnesota.
Officers of the state declarations Of
ten states attended. OF the ~
states in the conference, North
Dakota and Michigan alonse were not
represented. The states whose
officers were present were Minnesota,
South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illi-
nois, Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana.
Ohio and Missouri.
The midwest conference was in
session July 10 and 20. July Is was
devoted to a session Of the board Of
directors of the Minnesota Farm
Bureau federation. The outstanding
results of the Minnesota meeting
were:
Authorization for the appointment
by the president, L. e. Potter, OF a
joint committee of farmers and bank
ers to investigate the possibilities of
a state agricultural finance corpora
ton and to work out methods Of es-
tablishing such a corporation.
Appointment of Thomas E. Cash
man of Owatonna, a member of the
board, to represent Minnesota farm
ing interests before the interstate
commerce commission in Washington
next month, in hearings on the re-
duction of freight rates on various
farm products.
Decision to help finance the states
two centralized cooperative market
ing enterprises. The Minnesota Cen
trail Cooperative Commission COM
pany and the Minnesota Cooperative
Creameries Association, Inc. The
directors voted to loan up to 81, 900
to the livestock agency and up to
$4,000 to the creameries association.
1t was announced during the meet
ing that the new livestock sales
agency will open for business on the
South st. Paul market on August 9Th.
w. A. McKerrow, manager, said it
would start business with $50 CO.
operative shipping associations as
members, and with about IS, 900 pro-
ducers as it's patrons in Minnesota
alone. The agency will be extended
to serve as the selling body for live
stock shippers of Wisconsin, South
and North Dakota, Montana and
Idaho, Mr.. McKerrow said. The first
contracts with Wisconsin co-opera-
tives have been received in North
Dakota, the state agricultural college
is aiding in uniting the livestock
shippers to use the new cooperative
sales company.
Selling Staff Announced
I'VE believe we have built up as
effective a corps of salesman as it il
possible for any organization tt
have" Mr.. McKerrow said.
William Metcalf has been made
manager of the hog department Of
the agency; he is a salesman anG
buyer of 20 years experience. ORR
Clark is manager of the stocker anC
feeder division. This department il
expected to be one of the most impor
tant features of the new cooperative
venture. With prospective bust
ness estimated at 10000 cars for thu
first IL months, the company hopes
to build up an extensive trads il
the northwest, by advertising an un
usually large supply of such animals
William Moore is to be salesman
in the cattle division. Earl Quick i
calf and COW salesman, and JOSEPH
Montgomery field representative.
Simultaneous with the Midwes
conference was school, conducted b.
the organization department of tn
Minnesota Farm Bureau federation
prepare representatives to launch tn
statewide organization drive to unit
600 cooperative creameries into tn
new marketing and sales servic
agency. The drive opens Thursday
July Fl, in IL counties. The coun
ties where the campaign starts ar
Morrison, Stearns, Freedom, Otter
tail, Winona, Blue Earth, Faribault
Mcleod, Dodge, Chisago, Becker an
Pope.
The drive will continue for 5
days. The prime aims of the dair
association will be to unite the force
and increase the influence of all tn
cooperative creameries in Mime
sofa to assist in promoting hig
quality and uniformity, thereby con
handing better markets; to brin
about greater economy and eficienc
in manufacture, shipping and selling
to save money by carlot shipment
and wholesale purchases of creamer
supplies; and to give every dreamer
individual service in standardizin
and shipping it's products at home,
advertising cooperative creame1
products on a national scale, and
selling them on the terminal market