The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-06-03
BURDICK WILL
RESIGN FARM
BUREAU {! PLACE
President of Organization Elk.
poets to go with United
1. Wheat Growers Inc.
HE ANSWERS CRITICISMS
Tells of Attitude Toward Wheat
Growers Pool which is
Also to Operate
HE ANSWERS CRITICISMS

reaus, expects to resign his position
within a few weeks. Mr.. Burdick to.
day is on his way to Chicago where
he will determine whether he will re-
tain position of associate counsel
OF the United Wheat Growers Inc.
and devote his time to organization
work for this organization in various
states. &s
Before leaving this city, where he
came to preside at meeting Of pres
idents OF county farm bureaus, Mr.
Burdick said that he did not interd
to resign as president Of the farm bL
reau federation until. he determined
whether or not he wished to undertake
the work outlined for him by the
United Grain Growers Inc. He ex-
pressed the belief that his resignation
Speaking before the farm bureau
presidents last evening Mr.. Burdick
Explained that he had been working for
the United Grain Growers Inc, and ap-
peared before the body in their pay
explaining the wheat pooling and sell.
ing plan. /
Two Pools Operating.
1t developed during the meeting
during which rumors and statements
Of opposition to Burdick's policy as
head of the farm bureau federation in
the state was discussed freely, that
hope of union between the Wheal
Growers association and the farm bu-
reaus' federation in one wheat pool
ing and selling plan in North Dakots
had been abandoned.
Violent opposition to the whea,
growers proposal to 60 ahead in
North Dakota signing up farmers TO {.
compulsory pooling plan was express.
ed. by some delegates. Burdick saiu
that he had been accused of having
been in league with the Wheat Grow
ers' organization. He counseled wha'
he called giving the Wheat Growers a
square deal" %
"Ithas been repeatedly said that the
Wheat Growers are attacking the farm.
bureau plan through U. l.. Burdick, be-
cause went to Chicago and tough;
tor their plan and now am back IL
North Dakota fighting for. the farm b,l
reau plan," said Burdick4
II will not knock the Wheat Grow.
ers, but will point out why think the
United Grain Growers Inc. is a bet.
ter organization and will put it up tc
the farmers to sign the agreement
they wish to sign," he asserted. Ht
s. pointed out that one of the weakness
es of the Grain Growers plan was that
it: had no export corporation. He alsv
said the work of the farm bureau or
ganization in ascertaining the cost OF
wheat production was an important
factor.
when we are brought into the
courts of this country, and accused o!
being in gigantic pool in restrain,
of trade one of the strongest evidences
we can put up to the supreme court Of
the United States IS the cost of pro-
duction-fixing the price on a basis Of
! cost of productiOn-.t0s. show we are
not in restraint of trade" he said.
Questioned On Telegram.
One delegate questioned Burdick
with regard to telegram he had sen,
to George Duis, of Grand Forks, OF
the Wheat Growers. Burdick he de
clared had taken no sides in the
telegram and simply said he woul1
give the Wheat Growers square deal.
He was asked if he had not made as.
pensions on the Committee of Seven
teen in that telegram. He replied he
had not and that the Committee OF
Seventeen was out of existence.
John Haw of Cass county, WHO said
he wanted to clear up rumors regard
ing Burdick, asked him why he had
changed front on Aaron Sapiro, the
California lawyer and attorney for co.
operative organizations. Burdick de-.
clared that he had not-that he had
said that he had understood Sapiro
received money for passing on the
Wheat Growers contract and on the
United Grain Growers Inc. cOntract
and he opposed anyone taking money
from both sides"
The questions put to Burdick and
his statement came at the end Of tt~
meeting, which lasted during most of
: the day and which was devoted to Q
discussion of the QUESTIONABLE to be
submitted to farmers and other meth
DDS of developing the farm bureaus in
the state In explaining the financing
plan of the United Grain Growers Inc.
a hundred million dollar corporations
Mr. Burdick declared that the big m:ll-
ing interests had offered to subscribe
$4S,O00,OOO of the stock and tina; the
offer was under consideration,
How Far In. Business. U.s.
A discussion of how far the farm
bureaus should go in business was in
decisive. Statements were made both
in favor and against buying cooper
ative. Roy Johnson, of Cass county,
told those present he thought it was
a mistake to attempt to kill he small
towns by destroying the merchants
business and several others expressed
opposition.
John Haw explained the sale OF
blankets planned ny the state wool
growers association which, he said.
was having $500 blankets manufac-
tured from North Dakota wool, and
would attempt to sell them to North
Dakota people.
About Is persons Stteo6sd the meet
ing.
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