The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
MARKET PLAN
MEETINGS HELD IN SEVEN
TEEN STATES
Delegates Represent the Farm
er's Organizations; Those
From Minnesota
ASSOCIATED Press Disoatchl

state meetings held IN the principal
grain growing states of the middle
and far west for the election Of Off
cial delegates to national ratifica-
ton conference on the proposed grain
marketing plan of the Farmers
Grain Marketing Committee of Seven
teen evidenced an unexcelled degree
of cooperation between farmers or
CARNATIONS, according to c. H. Gus
tafson, chairman of the Committee of
Seventeen. r.
Estate meetings were successful
over all expectations" said Mr.. Gus
tafson. Although the state meet
ings were primarily called to lay the
proposed grain marketing plan before
Representatives of different farmers
organizations, the interest of many in
dividual farmers was SO great that 1t
could not be de1eed and the result
was that many OF the state meetings
swelled beyond any expected attend
ance of thirty or forty to mass
meeting of from three to five hun.
dred. Several state meetings insisted
upon instructing their delegates to the
national convention, although, the
suggestion of that character"
The delegates selected at the state
meetings represent wide range of
farmers organizations, namely: state
Oranges, state Farm Bureaus, state
associations Of the Farmers National
Grain Dealers Association, Equity
Unions, Farmers Unions, state asso-
Citations. of the National Wheat Grow
ers' Association. state organization of
| nf
operative elevators, farmers elevator
Exchanges, American. Society of Equi-
ity, and several representatives at :
large who will represent the interest
lof farms not connected with organ
ization.
The Delegates Reported -
Delegates from the central states
office of the Committee of Seventeen
are as follows:
Colorado. L. Knox, Yuma; ]. D..
Pancake, Loveland.
Illinois-R. N. Clark, Stronghurst,
George A. Fox, A. C. Everingham, d.
%. Thompson, Howard Leonard, all of
iSycamore; Harry Wood, Delavan: L.
Peru, J. r. Cain, Jacksonville: Homer
Price, Delavan; Eugene Eckhart,
| o. Drayton, Greenville.
Indiana-T. 1. Ferris, Pleasant
Lake; James K. Mason. Milton;
Arthur Thomson, Wabash; Oscar
Larm, Oxford (alternate); Arthur
Goss. Vincennes (alternate); J. A.
Warren; K Ig, . , SalItternates; A; \.
lum, Indianapolis; J. S. Minch, Chal-
mers (alternate); E. e. Allison, In
Indianapolis (alternate); M. H. Huston,
Mishawaka; B. F. Carlin, Lowell;
Chas. A. Brown, Franklin (alternate).
Iowa-C. w. Hunt, E. H. Cunning
ham both Of Des Moines; s. J: Cod
Rs A. B. Judson a. Balfo MG:'I II.
L. Bisonette, Charles City; M. v.
KansasMF. o. Peterson, Burdick;
n. M. Jones, Ben Needham, both Of
Garden City; r. G. OBrecht, Topeka,
r. D. %; j. B. Brown, Larned; H. w.
Avery, Wakefield; A. c. Bailey, Kings
YcSira b IGa%S Ten miiam East Gan
sing; A. B. Cook, Owosso; James
Nis Minne Sensing. E. Kelley, St. Paul;
W. T. Schilling, Northfeld; L. e.
Potter, Springfield; A. T. Nelson,
Vincent; V. P. Barrich, Litchfield; n.
e. eastman, Owatonna.
Missouri-W. r. Crowther, Golden
ISlty JOuh DOiohu, w CbStCI NloFC, "A.
| A. Hudson, C.. o. Raine.
Nebraska-H. G. Kenney: Cowle; J..
Fl. Norton, Polk; W. F. Dale: J. w.
Shorthill. Omaha: ]. w. Hull, Hol-
stein; Professor H. G. Filley, Lin
coin; H. F. Keefe, Walthill.
Oklahoma-Dan Murley, Cherokee:
John Simpson. StillYater; j. w. Muir
ply, Enid; C. c. King, Banner.
Texas-C. o. Moser, Dallas: D. e.
Lyday, Austin; Henry w. Colt. Rem
liner.
Wisconsin-Geo. McKerrow, Madi-
son: E. G. Pommernfng, Black Wolf
North Dakota-V. L. Burdick,
Fargo; C. v. Heinemeyer, Beulah; H.
H. Finke, Berthold; Harrison Garnett
st. Thomas; r. B. Baker, Glenburn;
Howard Wood. Fargo.
South Dakota-W. s. Hill, Mitchell:
John T. Belk, Henry; c. H. Eyler.
Sioux Falls A. Holman. Leola; r.
ivy. Batcheller, Mission Hill: A. N.
Hume, Brookngs.
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana have also chosen delegates.
Winnebaso Man Died Suddenly.
william p. Sherman, pioneer res
lident of Winnebago, died suddenly
"wednesday of heart disease. He was
saving wood at farm near Winnie
bago and at noon when he quit saw
ling strai9hteued IN and .. fell hack