The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
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Farm Organizations Respond to
Call for Market Meet.
AgricuIturists VIII Try to Dope
Out Satisfactory Selling Plan.

Hearty RESPONSES are being received
by J. c. Mohler, secretary or the state
board of agriculture, to his call Ior a
statewide conference here January
10 for the purpose of uniting all farm
organizations behind one feasible CO.
operative grain marketing plan
Secretary Mohler believes the atti-
tude exhibited by Kansas agricultural
leaders augurs well for the success OF
the conference, which was suggested
by the boards marketing committee
after a careful investigation OF the
problem. The committees conclu-
sions were summed up in this state
ment: I'VE submit that farmers de-
sire results and are not in sympathy
with factional d:ssensions- that i'm
pede progress"
Senator Arthur Capper, in a tele-
gram received by the state board,
says:
Il heartily commend the action of
the state board of agriculture in call
ing the conference on grain market
ing. The movement for a more eco
nomical and practical marketing sys-
tenn is of the deepest concern to the
producers of Kansas and can be sue
cessf~l only thru complete co-opera-
ton of all agricultural interests L
hope all organizations will support the
board in this commendable undertake
ing"
Organizations Approve Plan.
Among replies already received
from officials of farm organizations
are the following:
Dan Thurston, secretary, Kansas
FarI- rs Union, Salina-'I will do
everything in my power to be present
at the conference in compliance with
your request
Charles r. Weeks, secretary, Kan
| sas State Farm Bureau, Manhattan
II assure you that the state farm bu-
T-aaI will civ 17fc rxri6a tot
will write officers of every county bu-
reau to attend the meeting"
W. H. McGreevy, secretary, Ma
tional Wheat Growers Association.
| Wichita-'T hope at this meeting we
shall be able to enlist the cooperation
of all farm organizations sincerely in
terested in farm marketing problems.
l thank you for the invitation to at
| tend this conference and shall respond
in the spirit of true cooperation"
e. ]. Smiley. secretary, Grain Deal
ers' association, Topeka-'T shall be
glad to attend this conference and en-
deaVor to have several members OF
this association in attendance"
Board Has No Plan.
| The state board seeks to make It
clear that it neither endorses nor con-
| dennis any proposed marketing plan
| and has no pet project of its own.
Members of the board are thoroly con-
| plan to be successful must be separate
and distinct from the social and edu-
cational work of the various farmers
| organizations and must have the
united backing of all.
I was more than glad to notice
! that you have called a meeting for
| January 10 to devise ways and means
Tor all farm organizations TO get to-
! gether on a cooperative marketine
plan," a large wheat grower of Belpre
kan5 writes Secretary Mohler with
| out proper cooperation of all farmers
/ organizations we are all doomed to
| failure"
| Carl Carlson. county agent at La
| Crosse, Kan, writes: Let me con
| graduate you on calling the grain
marketing meeting of January 10
| You have stated the case rightly. I,
seems to me that your office IS in ex-
| actly the right position to call a meet
Ing that will give promise OF breakine
| the present deadlock in all marketing
propositions before our farmers. MOI
only are the farmers confused but a
lot of the county agents and farm
| business managers are confused.
am quite sure we can get delegates
from all organizations present at the
conference"