Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-09

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first step toward putting into operation
the recommendations of the Committee
of Seventeen, has been confronted with
tremendous obstacles. The organiza.
ton of a finance corporation to pro-
vide credit for the marketing of the
farmers grain has faced even graver
obstacles. Few states have passed leg
islation to put cooperative enterprises
on an equal footing with other business
projects.
"Many state farm bureau fedora
tons are taking steps to form their own
farm credit corporations to provide bet
ter means Of financing the production
and marketing of farm products. Sew
eral are seriously considering the or
ganization Of the grain producers of
their states into cooperative associa-
lions, so that these state organizations
will be ready to fit into the national
marketing program Of the Committee
OF Seventeen as soon as it can be put
into operation on nationwide scale.
"The cooperative marketing enter
prise has been built from the bottom
up. First came the local cooperative
elevator, the local shipping association
Of livestock raisers, the local co-opera-
tive creamery. Then came state feder-
ations of these local units, such as the
Minnesota Farm Bureau federation,
has just launched for the marketing of
livestock and dairy products.
''The farm bureaus of the grain pro-
ducing states take the unalterable posi-
ton that they have grave obligation
to the farmers. They are determined
that the farmer shall not be asked to
invest his money nor contract his grain
in any project until the farm bureau,
the organization which launched and
financed the Committee of Seventeen
and is responsible for it's plans, knows
that those plans are being put into
operation on a sane, sound business
basis. 1t is better to 60 slowly, and be
absolutely right, than to rush into any
project blindly. The farm bureau is the
farmers business representative Its
duty is to protect his interests. When
we 60 before the farmers of Mime
sofa with grain marketing plan, we
intend to be sure it is right, and has a
fair chance Of success.''
The1e will be no attempt to organ
ize Minnesota farmers to market their
1921 crop under the plan of the Com
mittee OF Seventeen, Mr.. Gunnels said.
Some grain will be moved through ex-
listing organizations which co-operated
in the formation Of the U. s. Grain
Growers, he said, but farmers will not
be asked to contract their 1921 crop
to the national organization.''
SO New Creameries Join Central Body
st. Paul, Sept. S.-Every cooperative
creamery in at least 20 Minnesota
dairying counties will be member of
the new state marketing and service
association within the next three weeks,
officers Of the Minnesota Farm Bureau
federation predicted today.
The farm bureau federation an
nounced today that every cooperative
creamery in Mile Laos and Brown
counties has joined the central agency.
In Pine county every cooperative
but one has joined, and many
other counties are close to the 100 per
cent mark, the federation said. One
hundred and fifty creameries already
are members Of the central body.
1.-The Minnesota Cooperative Cream
cries association, Inc.,' was organized
to serve all the cooperative creameries
in the state,' H. B. Nickerson, presi-
dent said. "The time is coming when
every cooperative creamery will be
The expense Of maintaining
a central service organization and ter
minal marketing agencies, as we'll as
the cost Of operation for the Individual
creamery, will decrease as the member
ship Of the state. organization increas-
esq.,