The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-10
WHEAT GROWERS PROGRESSING

WHEAT GkOWEkS PROGRESSING
The membership to this organiza-
ton has grown faster than any other
organization in the history of the
country.
The writer was at the meeting of
the Liberal local last Saturday.
About thirty-five farmers were
there, all but twelve being members
of the local. An effort was made to
increase the membership of the local.
but it received no support at the time
from the members in general.
Brother wheat growers, we wish
to state plainly that we have joined
this organization and sincerely hope
it will win, and it looks now like it
can win, but we were disappointed
at the lack of interest here when
we have hundred and fifty thous-
and members in the nine wheat pro-
ducing states asking you to join
hands and help stabalize our wheat
market.
To show that the present system
Of market quotations are wrong, read
the following: From 1898 to 1872
the price of a bushel of wheat av-
eraged 1925; from 1918 to 1882, it
averaged $3.50; from 1888 to 1852,
it averaged $1,31; this without the
Chicago Board Of Trade
With this great price fixer in OPP
Grafton. the price from 1874 to 1898
averaged go 5-S centsl and from
1894 to 1913 it averaged SO cents.
This would seem to indicate that
about the easiest way to double the
price Of wheat would be to getrid OF
the Chicago Board Of Trade.
We wheat farmers car, if we will
but try. And we can go farther thar
Just getting rid Of it; we can estab'
fish our own prices, based on cost Of
production, plus a fair profit. But
please remember, that we, and we
only, can do this; we must act collec
lively. "In union there is strength.
This organization has engaged thu
services of the best marketing au
thority in the United States, in Mr.
Aaron Sapiro, who has been, and i
now, the attorney for the Californi'
Fruit Growers, and because he ha
successfully guided the California
fruit growers, is the very reason w
wanted his valuable assistance.
We expect to be able to handle tn
1921 wheat crop through this organ
ization; our plans will be fully agree,
upon this month.
Do you want to become bushes
men and conduct your business a
all other business is conducted, or d,
you prefer the present system?
The Canadian wheat growers, hav
ing ben left in the lurch by the Do
minion government, which failed t.
sponsor them any longer, found them
selves unsettled on marketing plans
and were compelled through self-de
Tense, to organize on a cooperative
basis, for marketing their grain
They have started the organization
which is backed by sixty Thousand
wheat growers Of the Canadian
Northwest, who are rapidly uniting
throughout the provinces of Mani
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
They raise a wheat pool, into which
all wheat produced by members will
be handled directly by sales COM
mission, appointed by their grain
growers association, and the contract
for selling by the pool shall lest
from 1921 to 1925, under limitations.
The already constructed farmers ele-
vators will be utilized for the hand
ling of the grain in the pool, and
these will take care Of the handling
and the shipment Of grain by the
commission of the association.
We think our plan will be very
much like the Canadian plan.
Remember, each member has
voting power on the management of
our organization.
Again, we beg you to come in and
assist in putting this wonderful plan
into operation at the earliest posi-
Die moment.