The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-15

WHITEWATER, Ind, Feb. 15.-E.
G. McCullon, manager of the Federal
ed Marketing Service of Indiana, was
the attraction which drew out large
number of farmers to attend the meet
ing in the school house here Monday
evening.
McCullom spoke after the business
meeting of the Franklin township
farmers association at which reports
of committees were given, most of the
business being held over until the next
meeting. Frank Hodgin acted as sec
rotary in the absence of the regular
secretary. Resolutions thanking the
chamber of commerce of Richmond
for the institute and corn show. which
are given elsewhere in this issue, were
adopted by unanimous vote.
Own Marketing Machinery.
THE farmer must keep control OF
his commodity" was the keynote of
McCullom's speech. eff he wants to
get fair price, or to have anything
to say about the price, the producer
must own the marketing machinery
clear down the line to the consumer,
for only by owning the machinery, can
he keep control of the commodity. AS
soon as the grain. or whatever he is
.
hands, the farmer is out of the market
ing problem"
The desired result will be effected,
McCullom said, by controlling the To-
cal marketing centers, elevators if
they are unnecessary (but I would ad-
wise against elevators being built
where they are not needed), then
| transportation, commission firms and
even export facilities, upon which we
! are now working. We are already in
| possession of machinery as far as the
| Terminals
Should Stick Together.
| In any organization, the minority
should do what it knows to be wrong,
| if the majority SO DECIDES was a some
| what startling statement made in the
course of his talk by the speaker.
Even if the majority is wrong and
minority know it, they should, after
protesting, stick with the majority. to
keep the organization intact and to be
with it and ready and able to help the
majority when it finds its mistake"
| he said. There is no organization so
prominently before the American peo-
pie today as the farm bureau, and if
we do not all get into it and get be-
hind these movements, we will be
thought incapable of doing anything
as a body"
McCullom gave some strong exam
pies of what had been done by some
farmers associations in cutting cut
excessive number or amount of over
heads, and particularly the accom-
plishments of the Farmers Grain
Dealers association in preventing the
unjustifia BILE Is per cent rate increase
asked by the railroads of the corn
| hoJ nd IF he 70 nj
together employing Clifford Thorne in
getting the excessive valuation of the
railroads cut down by $4,000 900,
which meant saving to the farmers
of six per cent on that amount which
the railroads would have been guar
anteed under the agreement with the
| government.
After McCullom's speech the meet
| ing was thrown open for questions
and to stimulate cogitation and inter
rogation, two bushels of apples were
passed around among the audience
and were much enjoyed in the inter
walls of questions asked by listeners.
Cites Fertilizer Decline
The fertilizer situation received the
most attention, McCullom stating that
prices now were around $25 a ton for
!, acid goods as against an asking price
|
while mixed goods also had declined
practically $40 ton.
81 am stressing quality of goods
and service" said McCullom. Il put
price last and absolutely will not let
anything be put out by this service
which is not the best that can be
bought and which is not from COM
pany that will make good anything
that is not satisfactory"
This is true cooperative service,
such as the cooperative elevator
gives" said the speaker after the
meeting. ANY profits realized over
the cost of operation will be rebated
to the counties on patronage basis,
exactly the same as the refunds of
the elevators"
Wisconsin Man Speaks
After questions were all answered,
Floyd Duffy, formerly of Whitewater,
and now in charge of gas engine in
struction in the University of Wiscon-
sin, was called upon. He spoke strong
| ly in support of the farmers associa-