Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-09-14

ers, In spite of the fact that the u. s.
Grain Growers, is forbid den, by the
contract, to establish any other sales
agency in this district. The Equity is
guaranteed the right to reserve for its
own business all space It deems neces-
sary, and in the event that the remain-
ing space is Inadequate to care for grain
shipped to the q. s. Grain Growers by
the farmers Of the northwest, the EQui-
ty is under no obligation to supply suf4
ficient space. ~
The proposed contract, the farm bu-
reau directors declared, would estab-
fish, at the expense Of the grain pro-
ducer, an organization to provide more
business for the Equity, rather than to
improve marketing conditions or build
UP the U. s. Grain Growers, Inc
Would Be Suicide
"The U. S. Grain Growers is COM
uniting suicide by looping off one limb
at time, If it signs such a contract
with any organizati on 2 said Colonel sR..
A. Wilkinson one Of the directors. ut
would be tied hand and foot by this
proposed contract with the Equity, and
the Equity would not be tied at ALL
Because Of the objections cited in the
farm bureau statement, the directors
concluded, the state federation ode
clines to ask the grain producers of
Minnesota to contract their grain for
sale through the U. S. Grain Growers,
Inc, until the proposed contract with
the Equity exchange is modified to give
the u S. Grain Growers, not local
'Organiza ton, full control Of the grain
so contracted
:tIf the national grain marketing
plan, as worked out by the Committee
of Seventeen, is to make any improve
ment in the present system of distrihu-
tion, by preventing the Quitting of ter
minal markets and consequent depres-
sion of prices, the control Of co-opera-
lively marketed grain must rest in the
hands of the national selling agency"
the statement concluded. IF one or
two, or four Or five organizations mar
ket the grain of the U. S. Grain Grow
ers, Inc, just as they see fit, under no
control but their own, the establishment
of a national cooperative grain market
ing Organizat ton would be utterly use
less.
''The Minnesota Farm Bureau feder-
alton hopes the proposed contract will
be modified so that the federation. in
full confidence, can help to unite the
farmers of Minnesota into a, national
corporation to market their grain in an
orderly manner. ~ say
sThe farm bureau has no desire to
dominate. 1t is a service organization.
established for the purpose of co-Operat-
ing with all farmers organizat tons for
the best interests of agriculture. ut de-
Sires the fullest cooperation Of all or
CARNATIONS in the development Of CO.
operative marketing At the same time.
it feels that it has a grave responsible
ity to the 10000 farm bureau members
in Minnesota. and to all the grain pro-
ducers of the state. who have watched
anNiously and hopefully the develop
ment of a national cooperative grain
marketing plan, from the time the
American Farm Bureau federation
called the national conference which re-
suited i'll the formation of the Commit
tee Of Seventeen.
'The farm bureau organized this
committee It financed the seven
months investigation conducted by this
committee. It is willing to assume full
responsibility. before the farmers Of
the country. for the grain marketing
plan workedout by the Committee of
Seventeen. The plan is absolutely
sound and practical. It is going to sue
coed. The state and national farm bu-
reau organizat tons will not rest until
: tie plan Of the Committee of Seventeen
is in successful operation on nation
wide scale. sl
In urging modification of the pro.
posed marketing arrangements for the
spring wheat region, the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation is merely tax
ing step which it feels is absolutely
necessary to protect the. best interests
of Minnesota's farmers in the operation
of cooperative marketing plan fol
which the farm bureaus are largely re.
spOnsible.'
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