River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-03-31
Cooperative Plan Proposed BY
Committee of IL Receives En-
dorsement at Convention.
SIX DELEGATES NAMED
Present Grain Marketing System At
tackled by Minnesota Farmers
Ratification Meeting to Be
Held at Chicago Apr. 6.

st. Paul-The plan for marketing
grain through national sales agency
was given an endorsement at con-
vention of $50 accredited representa-
tives of $4,000 farmers in Minnesota.
Six delegates were chosen to repre-
sent Minnesota at the national farm
ers' convention in Chicago April s.,
when the plan will be presented for
ratification by farmers organizations
in all parts Of the country. The dele
gates are: L. E. Potter, president OF
the Minnesota Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, delegate-at-large w. F. Schilling,
of Mortified, Farm Bureau Fedora
ton; Thomas E. eastman of Ovation
ma, Minnesota Grange; J. e. Kelly of
st. Paul, Equity Cooperative Society;
A. f. Nelson of Benson, Minnesota
! Farmers Grain Dealers Association,
and v. p. Barrick of Litchfield, Mime
sofa union of the American Society Of
Equity.
Debate is Sharp,
A sharp debate marked the selec
ton of delegates. Members of the
Farm Bureau Federation said they de-
sired that it should not appear that
the Farm Bureau Federation should be
given greater representation at the
Chicago convention than the other So
cieties of the state. Fully 80 per cent
of those attending the meeting were
Farm Bureau men. Mr.. Cushman was
! the only member of the Minnesota
Grange in attendance. Officers of the
Minnesota Farmers Grain Dealers were
in attendance, including Charles Ken
ming of Bird Island, president: Adam
Brin of Stewartville, treasurer, and A.
F. Nelson of Benson, secretary.
Those nominated as delegates to
represent the Farm Bureau Federation
were Frank w. Beach OF Hutchinson,
Frank s. White of Marshall, HI. N.
Owen of Minneapolis, and Mr.. Schil-
ling. Mr. Beach had previously been
selected as candidate by the Farm
ers Grain Dealers association at eau
Gus at the West hotel.
Two Plans offered.
The plan provides for two ways in
which grain may be handled:
l. It may be handled by the local
cooperative elevator company or grain
growers association, just as at pres
ent-by purchase from members or by
shipping for them on consignment.
2. 1t may be pooled. In such cases
the directors of the elevator company
or grain growers association will sell
the grain at such time as seems most
advantageous, and at the expiration OF
the pooling period, will return to each
grower the average price received for
the grain of his kind, variety and
grade, less cost of handling.
Mr. Anderson sought to show the dis
advantageous position of the grain
grower under the present marketing
system. The plan of the Committee OF
Seventeen, he said, would eliminate to
a great extent the evil of short selling,
but emphasized that the committee
was not opposed to future trading. Mr..
Anderson expressed the view that UNI
der the committee plan enough grain
could be marketed through the sales
agency as to stabilize the grain mar
kets.
Twenty-three states will be repre-
scented at the Chicago convention next
month. Six states already have in
dorsed the plan. They are Ohio, In
diana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Missouri
and Minnesota.
Mr.. Gregory and Mr.. Anderson left
for Fargo to attend a similar confer
ence to be held there at which six
delegates will be selected to attend the
4 Chicago convention. Delegates to
represent Wisconsin have been chosen.
i Similar conventions were held at Des
Moines, Iowa, and Missoula, Montana.
! The South Dakota convention will be
] held at Sioux Falls, where Clifford
Thorne, member of the Committee of
! Seventeen, will be principal speaker.