The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-05-11
SEWERS REPORTS
ON WHEAT MEETING
MOSCOW FARMERS UNION MAN
TELLS ABOUT GREAT MEET
ING OF WHEAT GROWERS.

On Saturday, April Goth, George
Sievers, county leader of the wheat i'm
provement project of the Latah County
Farm Bureau, addressed meeting of
farmers and other interested parties
in Eggan's Hall in Moscow, on his
I trip to the Chicago grain marketing
conference and on the marketing plan
approved by that conference. Two
hundred thirty-five people attended
the meeting.
Mr.. Sievers attended the National
Grain Marketing Conference held In
Chicago, beginning April 9th, as one
of the two delegates to represent the
state of Idaho. He was appointed by
w. S. Shearer, president Of the Idaho
Farm Bureau Federation. Delegates
were present from twenty-three OF
the principal grain growing states of
Inclination. The conference was CALI
ed to consider the report of the Grain
Marketing Committee of Seventeen
appointed by President J. R.Howard
of the American Farm Bureau Fed
eration.,
Mr. Sievers has prepared brief
report on the Chicago meeting and
on the plan approved by the confer
ence. His report follows:
Mr.. Sievers' Report.
Since the age of man agriculture,
or the producing of food and cloth
ing for humanity, has always been
considered as one of the fundamental
industries or occupations. But since
the middle of the 10Th century when
the new era entered into American
history, agriculture as an industry,
was almost forgotten while the trend
of human mind was developing other
industries. But this last worlds war
has brought US back to our realiza-
tion that farming is still the greatest
of industries for the human family.
AS class they have realized the
abuses and misuses that the products
of their labors have been used for
the benefits of few through their
speculation and manipulation, fin
ancially and otherwise. To gain re-
lief, organizations of farmers, such as
the Alliance, Grange, Equity, and
Farmers Union, have been and are
now being organized and have all
been of great use in securing certain
relief but were not sufficiently large
to accomplish the results desired and
actually needed for both the producer
anu NOllo QlllCI. llGllSC lilC dPROhik-
ment of the Committee of Seventeen
by J. R. Howard president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
relief might be obtained for the
American producer.
Work Of Committee Of Seventeen
This Committee of Seventeen has
been laboring for almost six months
and in their deliberations called be-
fore them statisticians, financiers, Of
ficers from great organizations; also
secured information and statistics |
from Chambers of Commerce, Boards |
of Trade, and departments at Wash |
lngton, D. c., and any other informa-
tion that might lead or help them in
to draw up plan as it
was finally put before the conference
held in Chicago. This same report,
before being placed before the dele
gates to the conference, was placed |
in the hands of six noted attorneys
SO as to determine whether in it's
first operations they could carry it
out in accordance with the plans
lrafted by the committee, that the
same should not be in conflict with
he laws of the United States Gov
,rnment
General Outline of Plan
The plan as finally proposed con-
sisted mainly of three fundamental |
elements as the grain marketing sys-
EN-. The first to be considered is
he grain grower; second, the local
elevator company or
yrain growers association; and third,
he central sales agency or associa-
ion. The term grain grower includes
my person who raises grain or any
person who receives all or part of his
ent in grain, to become member of
he National organization. The local
elevator company or association be-
ONES the second unit in the market
ng plan, which also must become a
,art of the federation; and the cen
raj sales agency, being the national
4gency for the disposition of all
rrainS to be disposed of at home or