Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-04-14
n DISTRICTS FOR
GRAIN MARKETING.
Report Of Committee Of II Is
Adopted by Farmers Con.
vention in Chicago.
POOLING IS OPTIONAL
Northwest Group Of Wheat States
Defeated in Fight for Compulsory
Pooling Through Market Bureau
NORTH Dakota In Dist. 2.


NORTH Dakota In Dist. 2.
Chicago.-Grain growing states were
districted for election of temporary
directors Of the national cooperative
grain marketing corporation voted by
the farmers conference. Districts
formed with the number of directors
from each are these:
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Cali
fornia, two directors; Montana, North
Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin,
three; South Dakota, Nebraska and
Colorado, three; Iowa. two; Kansas,
two; Missouri, one; Oklahoma, one
Illinois, three; Indiana, one; Ohio, one
and Michigan, Kentucky, Maryland and
Virginia, one among them. Total p.
North Dakota District 2.
District No. 2, which is composed of
Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and
Wisconsin, will be represented by ].
M. Anderson of st. Paul, U. l.. Burdick
of Willlston. N. D., and w. s. Shilling
of Northfield, MINI.
Proportion of directors to grain
growing states was made on the basis
of grain marketed, one director for
each $6O,00O,0OO worth, it was stated.
Recommendation has been made to
the incoming board of the national
corporation by the Committee of II
that the board recognize and try to
cooperate with all existing farm Or
CARNATIONS interested in marketing,
G. H. Gustafson told the conference.
Mr.. Gustafson said he expected the
national marketing corporation to re-
celve unanimous support from the
grain growers of the country ulti-
mately.
Unifcation on Plan Sought.
Unification of wheat growers of the
country behind the National Coopera-
tive Grain Marketing corporation is
being accomplished.
w. H. McGreevy Of Wichita, Kan,
secretary treasurer of the National
Wheat Growers association, which has
been signing 100 per cent pooling con-
tracts for this years crop, said his
board of directors would have to pass
on the plan adopted, which calls for
optional pooling.
In any case. Mr.. McGreevy said, he
favored maintenance of the organiza-
ton he represented.
Northwes% Eavora Emil pnoIa
The northwest group, which also
was defeated in its fight for compulsory
pooling, should come into the plan, but
on the basis of maintaining its own
organization and continuing with its
100 per cent pooling contracts, accord
ing to the view of George Jewett of
Spokane, Wash. Mr.. Jewett is general
manager Of the Northwest Wheat
Growers association, which is the SELL
ing agency for state associations in
Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Mon
tana.
Defeat Of any measure of compulsory
pooling left the National Wheat Grow
ers association in an embarrassing po-
sition, Mr.. McGreevy said.
District Grain Regions.
Division Of the grain growing Sec
lions Of the country into 81 districts,
grouped around grain market centers,
each with director us representative
on the farmers national cooperative
marketing organization, was submitted
by the Committee of. II to the dele
gates. .
When the districting shas been APP
proved, delegates from each section
will caucus, it was reported, and
choose their director, and these will
form the controlling body in the ma
tional company.
The convention voted unanimously
to accept the report Of the Committee
of II which provided for formation of
cooperative agency to market the
nations grain.
The report was adopted after two
day fight in which various delegates
sought to have it amended SO that
pooling of grain by the farmers would
he compulsory instead of optional as
provided in the report An amendment
to this, effect was defeated last night
by a vote of 81 to 80.
Another amendment, offered by Carl
Williams of Oklahoma, that the pool
ing be made compulsory in states
where wheat is .thespredominant grain,
also was defeated and the convention
then unanimously adopted the Com.
mittee, of IL report.
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