The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-11
(By Associated Press


LIBERTY, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE new
corporation will not take cent of
their usual trade from local dealers,
will not disturb local trade conditions
in any way, but will effect savings by
getting better prices through handling
grain in large quantities and by clint
mating extra landings" said James
Mason, Indiana director of the United
States Grain Growers corporation, ex-
planning the plans of the farmers CO.
operative marketing organization to
a mass meeting of Union county
farmers held in the Coliseum here,
Monday evening.
The meeting also was addressed by
John Driscoll, farmer living in the
south end of the county, who advocat-
ed joining the corporation. The pro-
gram was opened with music by the
Oxford orchestra and solo, which
was encored, by Ralph Kitchell. A
one reel moving picture comedy was
shown at the end of the meeting.
Mr.. F. P. Boyle, of the farmers cen
trail purchasing agency at Indianapolis,
speaking of fertilizer bought by Union
county farmers through their organl-
cation, asked for reports on the results
| obtained with the different fertilizers
bought through that agency. He stat
ed that not all of lump sum which
| had been sent to Union county by
fertilizer manufacturers in settlement
| of complaints, had been used, and the
remainder would be returned to the
manufacturers.
Wants Waste Motion Saved.
Special emphasis was made by Mr..
| Mason, in explaining the operations
of the cooperative grain selling cor
poration, that its actions would be
confined to eliminating waste motion
| in terminal marketing, and in getting
| better prices for members through
handling large quantities. The priv
ately owned elevators in grain grow
| ing districts may handle grain just as
they have been doing, on a contract
with the corporation, or it will be han
died by cooperative elevators where
they exist according to Mr.. Mason.
4 Special privision has been made tc
exempt from the contracts all grain
that many be sold to local mills, sc
that mills may always be assured of q
supply. Unless transportation in ship
ping grain out to be milled and ship
Nothing will be done to hurt legitl
mate local grain handlers in any way,
said Mason. I'VE believe that loca
i elevator owner or miller who is Civ
! ing satisfaction and has invested mon
ey in equipment for handling grain
and whose interests are with the farm
. ers and in his locality, should be en-
couraged, that he serves useful pur
) pose; and we have allowed place
for him in our plans. We are gettin;
: little opposition from such men o
from country bankers. Large cit.
bankers and others with interests il
terminal grain handling companies ar
+ the ones who are fighting US"
Company Already Active.
Explaining, that although much time
: months in fact, will be necessary TO
= the completion of the organization
: Mason said that the company will b
: able to handle grain by next year, an
. in fact has already sold 800 cars {
wheat No attempt has been made I
L handle grain in quantity this yea
however.
n Speaking for the marketing con
/ pany also. John Driscoll pointed OF
J. that farmers only receive 80 cents {
y every dollar paid by consumers fC
farm products. A reversal of the pr
l. portion, with two-thirds paid for pr
duction and one-third for distribution
instead of twice as much for the latte
service, he said, would be more equi
able.
Farmers Helpless.
? Farmers have been unable to ha
} the price slump in their products
said Driscoll. because they were u
organized While the organized i
l dustries kept prices from breaking {