The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-12
New Mexico Wool Growers
Association
cooperative Commission Companies
Recommended by Committee of IS
Menbers-This Newspaper u the official Pubiioa-
ton % the Association.


one Of the most important provi
fioua OF the livestock marketing plnI
10 be submitted 10 the produrers o.
The nation Will BE- the establishment
OF farmer owned and controlled com
ed at the third session Of the Farm
ers' Livestock Marketing committees
Of no IN Chicago on May 25-1C Tbs
Committee Of 1b instructed il lcEis-
lnuve subcommittee "a work with the
secretary % agriculture knd the
American Farm Bureau Federation
ON packer regulatory legislation. and
~rcuueHted the American Farm bureau
federation to ash for n lowering OF
livestock freight rates.
The report ~ the subcommittee on
cooperative marketing, az adopted
by the Committee Of 10. n as follows.
The committee recommends that
that livestock commission companies
owned and contralled BY llvef0ck
ing markets az o as practicable,
aud where conditions warrant.
II u recognized hal there are a
large number o. livestock producers
In the country who Wish 10 have ea-
iablinhed producerE livestock COM
mission companies, and having sat
isiied ourselves that such n move
ment IL necessary. we believe e IN
our duty ~ a livestock committee APP
polluted 10 represent all the livestock
producers Of the country TO take I'M
mediate steps 10 assist In establish
ina such selling agencies in "A way
and OF n basis that win most salts
livestock Industry. Your committee
recognizes that there are also "a very
considerable number of livestock
producers who will prefer To %consiFn
10 the old established commission
companies. For this and other rea-
sons your subcommittee has not con
templnted any plan which will deny
his right Of free opportunity OF choice
a. 20 whom ne may elect as his sell
Ing agent,
In recognizing these facts. however.
We but emphasize the importance and
necessity 81 this committee opening
the opportunity 10 the large number
who desire the p~roducera' commission
Answers Criticisms.
W. have considered the various
phases OF this subject. including the
criticisms that have been directed to-
ward existing producer owned rom
mission companies. and u IN our ron
clusiOn that such criticisms as have
been made at one time or another
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the regular commission companies
and their employees. Producer owned
companies have steadily and In some
rapidly grown and devel-
oped into very efficient selling agen-
cies. This committee believes that
such producera companies should
work In harmony to the n that the
highest type OF efficiency IN selling
livestock al the various markets may
be maintained. Your committee
deems IL inadvisable 20 form such
companies cNcep; as they may con
form 10 a definite plan TO be- provid-
I'D for. II II Thought that as far as
possible and practicable existing pro-
Queer owned livestock commission
companies should form a part OF a
national plan.
Your committee makes this rec
Ommcndation with no thought that
such companies viii entirely elimin-
all other commission companies. !
q u believe that such a result
be desirable. We believe that
"A reasonable amount Of competition
viii stimulate better service hy the
producers marketing com
as well as existing comm, sion
CommltteS-'s Recommendation.
The committee makes HIS rcccm-
incubation believing that;
T. II " desirable for the livestock I
producers To control as far as prnc-
the marketing OF their live
2. The livestock producers will
never fully understand, a. they should
understand, how TO produce intelll-
gently and profitably. 10 meet tho
requirements or market prac-
ticc hat II In their interests or against
their Interests. until they maintain
selling agencies completely controlled
by themselves.
= The maintenance Of such com
panles az the various mnrketa may
n tendency 20 eliminate ineffl-
rient commission companies operating
on these markets. This result ~ dc-
and necessary 20 bring about
greater economy In marketing.
4 With the growth Of The shipping
association movement there Is much
need for attention being given
10 b advantageous handling Of CO.