The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
HOLT READY
TO QUIT JOB
Head of Milk Producers
Association Issues a
Statement.
WANTS RIGHT MEN

Frank 7. Holt Of Kenosha, president
of the Milk Producers association, to-
day gave out a prepared statement in
regard to the conditions of the organi
cation and of the Marketing company
which is connected with it. The state
ment of Mr.. Holt will go long ways
toward authoritatively clarifying the
situation so far as the milk producers
are concerned. He says:
"My attention has been called to an
article in the Wednesday issue of the
Kenosha Evening News, regarding the
Milk Producers Cooperative Market
ing company, in which statements
were made that might be misleading
and which I desire to correct.
Some people seem to be of the opin-
ion that the Milk Producers assoeia-
ton, of which ! happen to be president,
and the Milk Producers Cooperative
Marketing company, of which | happen
to be director, are one and the same.
If any reader holds such an opinion
| desire to disabuse his mind Of that
thought. They are two separate and
distinct organizations. The share
holders Of the Marketing company, an
incorporated stock company, are prob
ably without exception, members of
the Milk Producers association, which
is an association without capital stock
and composed Of local organizations.
Not Head of Marketing Company.
In the article of Wednesday, I was
referred to as president of the Mar
keting company, and an insinuation
made that [ dare not answer the state
ment as to the demands that the entire
board Of directors resign. The state
ment also that Mr.. W. ], Kittle has
been secretary of the Marketing COM
pany is not true. The facts are that
Mr. Kittle was for several years sec
rotary Of the Milk Producers associa-
ton, and resigned July 1st, 1920, to
assume the duties Of superintendent
of the Marketing company, which po-
sition he resigned some six weeks ago
because of the stand taken by certain
members of the board of directors,
who are considered radical. Certain
matters advocated by these gentlemen,
if carried out by the executive COM
mittee, Mr.. Kittle feared, might have
resulted in his indictment as we'll as
others. This caused Mr.. Kittle to Of
fer mis- resignation, which was prompt
ly accepted. I am free to- say that /
voted to accept the resignation and
would probably do SO again under the
circumstances.
It later developed that owing to
technical points of law, certain board
meetings were illegal and at these IL
legal meetings three directors had re
signed, among them Mr.. Kittle. and
three others had been selected to fill
vacancies; also three new men had
been appointed on the executive com
mite. These three newly appointed
members of the executive committee,
being in the majority proceeded to
inaugurate some radical changes in the
management of affairs, some of which
were welcomed by the majority of the
In attempting to legalize the illegal
acts difference of opinion arose as to
the manner of procedure. The radical
element asked that everything done at
the meetings in question be legalized
by passing a Blanket" resolution.
This procedure was objected to by the
more conservative element, because it
would then place the stamp of ap-
proval on all acts committed, whether
approved or disapproved by the con-
servatives, their contention being that
the minutes of each illegal meeting
should be taken up and disposed of
separately because of certain objec-
tionable features that crept in at the
previous meetings. This resulted in
a tie. Before adjoining, however, l
noticed my mistake and on reconven-
ing asked that the matter be recon
sidered or that | be allowed to change
my vote. Serious objections were
raised by the radicals and finally they
demanded that all the directors re-
sign. Personally I am free to admit
that am not and never have been