Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-25

! Wheat Gro
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s6sM SoiscussinE the important problems
NOW faced by the SSwheat@sgrowe Of
sMcrth4Dakota Geo. E.SDuis, chairmanl
6fsstkA organization committee Of the
,North Dakota Wheat Growers Asocta-
ton hasS sent out the following state
ment In which the issues are de-
scrtbed. and analysed:
At the present hmestheref is an orr
E~AntxAtion among the farmers of
North Dakota that directly concerns
eyefyA Interest In our state. This being
an Agricultural state naturally things
that concern the farmer and his frt-
ure welfare are paramount. referstos
North Dakota Wheat Growers Aeso-
citation IN organization that ts Q
actively soliciting memberships in
North Dakota and Of which orgariza-
stior 4 am chairman.
The North Dakota Wheat Growers
Association is the :outgrowth OF the
National Wheat Growers Association
wtthsheadquarters at Wichita, Kansas
It will be recalled by many that last
upShere from Kansas andgOklahoma
TO secure members in the National
Wheat Growers Association. In thirty
days they secured about ten thou
sand members. In explaining their or
~ganization they advised the Wheat
Growers in North Dakota that they
desired to secur this membership so
that North Dakota might become o
part Of the National Organization.
Under their bylaws, each state was
entitled to have representation on the
Nationa. Board. During the period
that these men were organizing In the
various counties of our state, a Stare
Convention was. called for the pur-
pose Of electing a National Director
:sand a. State Manager. G.. Harrison
Garnet was. elected State Manager,
and / was elected National Director
by the delegates assembled at Fargo
on that date.
The National Wheat Growers .Asso-
ciattonghad no fixed plans at the time
or organizing They decided to adopt
definite plans at future date. Their
main>purpose was to bring the Wheat
Growers of the wheat growing states
into an organization that might, be
effectively used IN solving Wheat
Growers problems.
The National Wheat Growers. AS
sociation had asconsiderable. member
ship ins Oklahoma Kansas, Texas and
Nabraskay at the time the organization
sWxAsetarted here in North Dakota. The
Organization had for its object greater
,stabilitySin%th wheat market. They
were opposed to the present specula-
.fkvesnaarketing conditions as affecting
fawheatsand lastly, they maintained as
tsaIxprincfple, that the Wheat Grower
Nwas5entitled to the cost of production
plus d reasonable profit IN his com
modify. That their principles are &C
.ceptAble to the Wheat Growers of our
state is Evidenced by the large mum
Der of farmers who TONED the organi-
zation in so short a time. The Ma
recognized that without organization
they would be unable to accomplish
anything fof their members. They
did, however, advocate to some ex-
tent the holding OF wheat for $500
per bushel. It was quite generally
understood that this wa Impractical
The National Wheat Growers AS.
ISOLATION was organized first in Okla
horia asa protest against the present
marketing system. The men who, or
ganized 1t were farmers who did mo-
know what course to pursue. They
wanted, however, to protest againsr
the marketing system as it<now pre-,
sxails.ss.It.7was believed alsoathat al
the membership increased and othe,
out Of this would come some definit.
marketing plan for. the future tina:
would be lasting benefit to tn,
~ Wheat Grower. Since the small com
pany Of farmers met in Oklahoma
tor the first time, there has elapsed
about a year and a half and the mem
bership of the Association has reach
FED about loo, 600 actual Wheat Grow.
ers. A meeting Of the National Boart
was calledson January 4;1921, at tn.
national Office at Wichita, Kansas
for the purpose Of adopting plans FOL
the future. The writer attended thil
meeting as the North Dakota Director
and there was a full attendance of tn.
National Board. These men were al
earnest in trying to do something t.
solve the Wheat Growers problems
MANY plans were considered at thii
meeting, All YER rejected. It wa
recognized by the members that tn
Slaatter under, consideration. was o
such magnitude that it would be nee
sessary to secure the best legal tAlen
plans for the future, and they agreed
at1,this meeting .to-.engages II, possible
Aaron Sapiro Of San francisco, tt
work out plans that might be satls
sattory.s&aMr. *sapifo was engaged AM
JBoard was called at Chicago on Feb
kruary 18th, for the purpose of passinl
9on these plans and adopted same 1
satisfactory. Mr.. Sapiro presented
This plans on that date. They werv
Scarefully considered and adopted
These plans called for a conpulsor.
pooling of wheat. and in order tt
savoid legal ENHANCEMENT it would b
necessary to organize by states. I
was provided also in the contract
that as soon as three states had signes
sup their minimum number Of bushels
and Incorporated. that q Nationa
selling Agency would be formed with
tout capital stock and operating with
sout profit. Other states to be ad
Emitted as they were organized. I be
lfeve that the contract prepared b:
ssMr. sapiro is q. very superior docu
/. Operation by u Wheat Growers
speculation in wheat will be eliminat
Sed, and there is a reasonable hop,
shat the Grower OF Wheat will receiv
sthe cost Of production plus a reason
::able profit for his product. Ever,
legal&phase that might confront al
organization o this kind was CAREFUL.
Ssconstdered. Every precaution wa
taken that the grower might no
SA4uhers loss. "a contract has been draw
That the grower OF wheat can safef
sstgn, because he Is the man who will
have b management OF his own bust
moss Under this contract none bu
growers of wheat are eligible for mem