Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-22
HARTFORD BUREAU REJECTS
 GRAIN BUYING PRoJEl


 GRAIN BUYING PROJECT
 Information has been received at the local farm bureau office from the Hart ford County Farm Bureau in regard to the proposed cooperative grain association which the Garber-Northam Grain Com pany is pushing at Hartford. This com pany would have all the farmers of this state interested in this proposition as a cooperative enterprise but from the fol- lowing 1t will be seen that the plan of organization of such opposition is ab- solutely none cooperative since each share of stock carries with it one vote The executive committee of the Hart ford County Farm Bureau on March 12 voted: That, from what information we can gather we go on record as not feeling warranted in furthering the Garber- Northam Grain Con1pany's project of selling to farmers their plant as a pro- posed cooperative grain association , This action was taken by the executive committee after conference with repre- l sentatives from several of the existing cooperative exchanges in Hartford coun- ty. It was expected that MT. David Gar Der would be present to explain the de- tails of his proposed stock selling scheme but he failed to appear.
 | According 10 the Hartford county farm bureau, this whole procedure was pre-. cipitated on the farm bureau by MT. Gar. Der himself, when on Tuesday, March sth he called the county agent. B. G. South wick into his office, ostensibly to secure advertising space in the Farm News ' and demanded that the farm bureau pub. fish information about his proposed co. operative organization. He questioned MT. Southwiek about his opinon ofAtht proposition. MT. Southwick stated that so far as he knew the present farmers cooperative buying exchanges had not asked for the sale of the Garber-Northan IT plant; did not feel the need of a S3OO, 900 investment in a central buying agen hcy; and were not in favor of the propo | sition. Mir. Garber admitted that eacl share of stock would carry a vote anC that the company was not incorporat tel under the cooperative laws of Connec lieut. Mir. Southwick consequently fel the scheme lacked the essential of a req co-operative' organization, namely on member one vote regardless of stocl owned.
 The following letter was sent March
 by MT Stanclif Hale president of tn Hartford County Farm Bureau:
 Garber-Northam Grain Company, atten tion of MT. David Garber, 40s Wind
 sor Street, Hartford, Conn. Dear Mir. Garber:A Our MT Southwic reports that you have demanded that tn
 Hartford County Farm Bureau, throus
 it's paper, assist in furthering the pro ject of your cooperative grain buyin
 company among the farmers of the cour ty.
 Our executive committee or officer ,, have never been approached on this prC position, and before we can act we fe, as if it would be necessary for us to q, 5 some detailed information and a prospe, tus of the organization.
 Our executive committee meets at ot , office, 30S Church street, on Saturda, . March 18th, at D. m., at which time N would be very glad to have you persor . ally give us a detailed outline of the 0, ganization that we may inform our men
 bers upon the matter and decide wheth,
 We would be Justified in advancing u
 project. 7 7 The Hartford County Farm Bureau . very desirous of assisting all truly c, operative efforts among the farmers 2 the county in every way.
 Yours very truly, HARTFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAl
 (Signed) Stanclif Hale,
 President
 The letter immediately following W, delivered just before the executive con | 1 mittee met on March 12:
 r March 12, 1921. - Garber-Northarn Grain Company, Inc. 7, 409 Windsor Street, Hartford, Conn. = Hartford County Farm Bureau. N l Stancliff Hale, President, Hartfor : Conn.
 }. Dear MT. Hale: The writer wishes t correct your MT. Southwick in reportir l. to you that we demanded the assistan,
 of the Hartford County Farm Bureau = further project of our company towal ,. Cooperative grain buying association. 8 Your MT. Southwick was called to q, y office and was asked, as a representati, n of the Hartford County Farm Burea e whether he was in favor of a plan of c e operative buying that bad been suGges $ ed by us and approved and accepted f l number of prominent farmers and wou h he be wilAing to publish in the paper T sued by the Hartford County Farm B d Ereau articles explanatory of tho nov n nent.
 IS The writer regrets the inability to a d cept the invitation of your committee
 be present at the meeting this afterno, IS to explain the suggested cooperation a, h he will appreciate an. opportunity to a r pear later with the same object in vie '. Thanking the executive committee f 2 the courtesy extended and trusting , d may be able to arrange a conference T. later date, beg to remain
 Yours truly,
 GRABER-NORTHAM GRAIN CO. INC I'll (Slgned) David GraheY Trea s1rAr