The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-06-24

fifty in number, met in Kansas City the
first three days of this week in the in
terests of the U. S. Grain Growers,
Inc, preparatory to organization work
in these states. H. W. Avery of Wake
field, Kansas, P. E. Donnell of Waco,
Mo-, and R. C. Obrecht of Topeka,
Kansas, directors of the national or
ganization were in charge of the con-
ferences,
C. H. Gustafson of Lincoln, Nebras-
ka, president of the y. s. Grain Grow
ers spoke before the meeting last Mon
day. "The U. S. Grain Growers "said
he" is purely cooperative plan offered
in competition with existing unsatis-
factory methods of marketing. The
plan differs from existing marketing
methods in that it recognizes capital
only as a servant, and only renumer-
ates it for it's services value, and re-
turns it to The producer the proceeds
of his toll in proportion to the patron
age"
Ralph Snyder of Askaloosa, Kansas,
member of the original farmers mar
keting Committee of Seventeen, dis
cussed at length the early history of
the movement and the character of the
men who made it possible. John L.
Boles OF Liberal, Kansas, president of
the Farmers National Equity Union of
Kansas and also a member of this
committee, took part on the program
Tuesday and told in detail the advance
ment made during the past few years
of the cooperative elevators.
Mr.. Donnell, who viii have active
charge of organization work in Mis-
souri,, announced that sam ]. Klein
schmidt of Higginsville, would pre-
cede actual solicitation as an advance
speaker, explaining the details of the
organization to the elevators and grain
growers. Cowgirl Blair, an expert
cnced newspaper and farm organiza-
ton man, will act as secretary, while
Geo. V. Saffarrans Of Palmyra has
been appointed as financial secretary.
There is nothing new or revolu-
tionary about this plan, "said DR.. II. J.
Waters, editor of the Weekly Kansas
City Star, in speaking to the confer
ence Tuesday afternoon. "The bust
ness Of farming has not been profitable
enough while tie farmer has been pro-
dusing and paying no attention to the
disposal of his products. You are now
going into business.
In closing DR.. Waters warned the
farmer of the opposition Of the or
ganized grain interests of the country
He said it was reported that one mil
lion dollars had been raised to beat the
farmers in this movement. money
will not do it" he stated, shut it is am
Iple to put men out in the field to get
the farmers suspicious. There is no
use for the farmers to fight the mer-
chants but to be the merchants them
selves"
The Missouri State Fair Board has
increased the premiums in the County
Farm Bureau section from $500 to
$4,000 and extended the classifcations
to fifteen places, making a first pre-
MUM of $500 and fifteenth of $50,
according to E. G. Bylander, secretary
of the Missouri State Fair and Cen
tennial Exposition.
In letter to the Missouri Farm
Bureau Federation, Mr.. Bylander
adds: "The County Farm Buerau ex-
hibits will be handled along the same
lines as last year. The same rules
and regulations will govern this de-
partment and we also will use the
same score card.
eve believe the greatly increased
premium list should be a big induce
ment to counties contemplating Farm
Bureau Exhibits. The Board also has
authorized US to include classes for
individual farm exhibits not put up by
farm bureaus. We have offered &c.
900 in iris department this year as
compared with only $500 available
last year."
The 1921 premium list will be
ready for distribution about June Is.
Farmers Show Interest in M. +. B. F.
Referendum
With several days in which to re-
port, more than half of the Missouri
counties with Farm Bureau organiza-
tions have reported a heavy vote on
the national referendum submitted by
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton on sixteen questions of legisla-
ton which directly affect farmers.
Many counties have conducted the
voting by mail while in Others the poll
was taken at mass meetings after the
proposals had been explained and dis
cussed. In a few counties, where
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