Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-16
Cooperative
Marketing Is
Given Boost
Senate Approves Bill
Committing State to
Encouragement of
System

senate this morning placed its
stamp of approval upon senate bill
2S4 which commits. the state of
Oregon, as a definitely stated pol
icy, to the encouragement of CO.
operative marketing and places the
teeth in the membership agree
ments of cooperative marketing
associations which will withstand
the undermining efforts of the foes
Of the cooperative movement.
Senators Ellis and Hume who
signed the minority report adverse
10 the bill were joined by only SEN
atOrs Edwards and Moser in oppo-
aition to the bill on the roll cal
which determined that the bill
should be placed on third reading
FOR final passage by the upper
house.
Bill Held Dangerous.
Senator Ellis opened the attack
on the bill by characterizing it as
an attempt to constitute the pro
ducers trust worse even than the
present existing trusts. 1t was, he
declared, an attempt to unionize the
farmer to which he was opposed.
The bill, Senator Hume declared
would tie the farmer hand and foo
and leave him entirely at the mere.
OF the cooperative association. Ht
insisted that he held no brief eithel
for the dairymen's league nor thu
distributors both of whom, he de
clared, were bleeding the ultimat'
consumer to the limit.
Senator Hare countered the at
tachs of Ellis and Hume with tn
declaration that the producer wa
entitled to the protection afforded
by the cooperation movement a
made possible under the provision
of this bill. The stae, he insisted
should either legalize cooperativ
marketing or else brand it as
trust and as wrong
Dennis Defends Plan.
The issue presented to the senat
according to Senator Dennis wa
how to eliminate the tremendou
! profits which attach to the prod
ucts of the farm and ranch betwee
the time it leaves its place of origi
and the time it gets into the hand
4 of the ultimate consumer. DEM
/ called attention to the fact th;
there were fewer farmers in Or
Ngon today than there were u
years ago due to the fact that IL
1 farmer, because of lack of adeQua1
protection, had been unable
! make both ends meet and had bee
| forced to enter other fields of eT
deavor. This bill, he insisted, wa
designed to correct this situatio
through the elimination of needles
middlemen, assuring to the pro
| ducer a reasonable return on h
product and at the same time pro
tecting the ultimate consumer froI
exorbitant profits.
The senate devoted the mornin
session to a judicious and generou
exercise of its pet seam roller
ridding is calendar of umerous an
sundry bills through indefinite pos
| ponement. Fifteen bills had falle
by the wayside under the assault {
this roller up to noon and the mh
chine was still going strong wit
prospects of still further eXecutio
in ther anks of the bill family whe
the attack was suspended in orde
to give the executioners an oppOl
tunity to take on a little nourisf
ment during the lunch hour.
Bills which went down under il
definite postponement this mornin
were:
S, E. 249, by Ryan (by request
Requiring installation of bloc
signal system on railroads.
5. B. 1873, by Hume-Relating
jurisdiction of district courts
; Multnomah county.
5. r. 1S4, by Norblad-Specif!
ing power and duties OF coroners.
S. B. 1876, by Moser-Providir
for inspection of electric work
commissioner of labor.
s. p. PAS, by Joseph by reques'
Authorizing consuls, vice consI
lar agents or either OF them, to rel
, resent citizens of their respecti'
counties in central legal proceed
, ures.
:. b. sos. by Moser (substitu
for :. b. 135)-Relating to inspe'
tion of electrical work by the lab'
commissioner.
5. q. 33S, by Eddy-Providir
for and regulating issuance by pr
vate corporations Of shares Of cap
. rql stock without nominal or pa
; value.
\ p. 241. by Joseph and Repr
seutstives Leonard and Korell-l
authorize private corporations
o is.ua one or more classes Of stoC
including stock having no par vall
an uon-votlng preferred stock.
II. 3. I1s. by Gordon Of Lane
Relating 10 requirement Of await,
parks.
"A q. lsT. by Hindman and no
eIi-Regulati1g persons doing bus
ness under assumed name.
5. b. 235. By Upton-Amen'
ing statutes relating 10 Tumaio ,
rigation project.
:. z. SIS. by Edwards-Relatii
10 boards Of commissioners Of m
nicinsl corporations designed
ports. -.
h 3. 2I4 by Hindman' amen
ing statutes relating to support
poor. .z,-
s 3. 81 by Eddy and Staple
5eyfgnating a certain post road ar
forest road in Douglas county
8 3. zS7 by Thomas providil
for construction Of Crater La
highway and setting aside sl'VV'
600 therefor.
Eat PruneS-
paris.-Admiral Michel Kedro