The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-08
EXPLAINS STATUS OF
fertilizer TO men
OF CENTER TOWNSHIP

Uf UENIh IUWNOHlf
CENTERvILLE, Ind, March s.-A
get together and stick together"
speech by Everett Hunt of Franklin
township. explanation of the fertilizer
situation by Hunt, who is also a men,
Der of the county buying committee.
and decision that Center township
should give a carload of corn for for
e1gn famine relief, were the features
OF the regular monthly meeting of the
center township farmers association,
In the school building at Centerville
Monday evening
In reporting on the fertilizer situa-
ton, Hunt stated that the buying COM
mlttee had determined upon Monday,
March IA, as the final date for sub
mission of bids. Sealed bids will be
accepted until that time, when the
committee meeting in Richmond will
consider them and refer them to the
township organizations for action. No
fertilizer will be bought by the COM
mittee which is not offered by Mon
day. Prices will be submitted by both
the state Federated Marketing Service
NAAA COMPANIES "dlSll nave uOI ucdiI
with the state office and the best bids
| referred to the townships. This ac-
ton is to be taken for corn fertilizer
| only. any who wish oats fertilizer are
advised to buy individually or as town
ship units.
Explains Delay.
| Explaining the delay which has pre-
vented the buying of small grain fer
| tilizer, Hunt reported that fertilizer
companies have been making bids and
withdrawing them four or five days
| later presumably in the effort to dis
| courage and disorganize the state Of
flee. All companies have been in con-
cert in this strategy. of offering bids
and then in few days, stating that
they had reconsidered and would not
do business with the state office
This has resulted in putting off ac-
ton from day to day." said Hunt, with
the apparent object of postponing &C
ton until planting time. Then we'll
( pay what they say
States Position.
Stating that bids would be referred
to the townships, Hunt said, lin con-
sidering those bids. l would like you
to consider also whether you can pro-
duce corn next fall for the price it is
bringing now. If we can't grow corn
and get wages for it, if we can't use
fertilizer and make a profit on it, let's
let it alone" Applause greeted this
suggestion.
When oats were at 35 cents and
corn at so cents" said John Daven-
port, 1--WE paid about SIS ton tor fer
tiliZer. Now grains are back to the
pre- war price, but fertilizer is not"
| 81 don't see why we should buy
fertilizer at prices that won't let us
make profit" said Wood Eliason,
'and with it produce surplus that
will force our prices still lower"
/ Threaten Cut.
eff we can't buy cheap enough, let's
cut out fertilizer for year" 1--WE have
too much corn now; Fertilizer does
not do lis very much good, anyway;
Fertilizer companies will not sell at
prices less than they can make next
fall, why should we guarantee their
profits by the prices we pay. and
neglect our own costs?" were few
of the remarks.
1t was voted after further discussion
to call another meeting after Monday
when bids would have been submitted
and could be considered. Joseph Blose
suggested that at that time, figures on
SoSI VI NC plCSClLtCu,
that the prices submitted might be
more intelligently considered and CON-
pared with the finished product price.
John Davenport. Porter Pike and the
county agent were appointed as a
committee TO prepare the figures.
Ship 10 Cars.
The secretary, who is also manager
of the live stock shipping association,
stated that the association had ship
ped 10 cars and had another ready to
go Tuesday morning. Costs had rang
ed from 42.2 cents to 4S cents, while
a single shipment in one car cost SO
cents.
Everett Hunt was called upon after
reading of the minutes, and gave some
strong suggestions as to support of
the federation, stating that the worst
and only knockers of the federation
were farmers. while city people boost
} ed it. He told of the prosperity of
the prune growers of California after
} organization and explained the plans
of the grain marketing committee OF
| II.
Following Hunts speech, the mat
| ter of contributions to the Gift Corn
| relief was considered, with the result
ant action which is reported in an
other column.