The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-03-17

The Farmers Committee of Seven
teen" selected some time ago by the
National Federation Of Farm Bureaus,
In a recent report outlined recon
mendations toward the organization of
O grain marketing plan that win be
Of interest to all wheat-raisers thru
out the entire country.
This committee did not enforce the
Sapiro plan which is the basis OF the
Idaho Wheat Growers association.
However, many Of the fundamentals
were used. This may best be shown
from a quotation by Geo. O. Jewett,
general manager Of the Washington
Idaho Wheat Growers association, as
appeared in a recent issue of the Ida
no Farmer:
"In comparison with our plan it
rather appears as if they build from
the national selling agency down to
the farmer, while we build from the
farmer up to a central selling agency.
1t seems to us that an orderly mark
citing program must emanate from
the growers themselves and can only
be eQuitably carried on through the
development of an average price uni
form to all.
I'VE believe that the committee is
anxious to improve the present ,m-
satisfactory marketing conditions, and
we are hopeful that the firal plans win
bring results. Should they 80 develop
that We can coordinate our efforts with
them l am sure it would be our de-
sire to do So"
The recommendations of the com.
mittee follow:
The Farmers Grain Marketing Com
mittee of Seventeen on Feb. 16 voted
unanimously to recommend to the
farmers Of America a grain market.
ing plan based essentially on the in
corporation Of a grain growers co.
operative National Sales Agency. II
is proposed to incorporate the National
Sales Agency in the form Of a non
stock, non-profit, grain-growers co.
operative membership organization
which will provide for the marketing
of grain by virtue of contracts with
farmers, cooperative elevators OF
with local grain-growers' cooperative
associations
The growers of grain will take mem.
bership in the National Sales Agency
They will then effect an agreement
with their local cooperative elevator
or with their local grain-growers' as
sociation to deliver their grain on the
basis of either sales contract or q
pooling contract. The local elevator
or grain-growers association will con
tract with the National Sales Agency
to handle the grain.
1t Is contemplated that the Nation
al Sales Agency will control, through
ownership of the voting stock, the
following:
TormlnM Agencies.
Branch sales offices will be proyid
ed at important grain markets t.
handle the grain for each natufa a
grain district Wherever possible
use will probably be made Of al
farmers cooperative machinery sucf
as now exists. Effort will be mad.
to open boards of trade to farmers
cooperative agencies desiring to oper
ate through seats on the exchange.
Warehouse Corporation.
In connection with the branch sale.
offices, 1t will be necessary to pro
vide Government licensed warehouses
from which warehouse receipts vii
be issued and used as basis Of cred
it. These warehouse facilities will b
acquired thru lease. purchase or erec
tfon.
Finance Corporation.
A finance corporation Is contem
plated in order to provide adequat,
farmer-controlled credit facilities
whereby country elevators may prop
erly finance the moving Of the croI
In an orderly fashion The capita
stock of the finance corporation viii
be subscribed when growers are ask
ed 10 sign up their memberships Il
the National Sales Agency. The a
nance corporation is designed onl,
to supplement existing financial ma
chinery.
Expert Corporation.
The farmer controlled Export Coz
poration win -vrorfdc proper facilitie