Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-10-28
u. S. GRAIN GROWERS
CLEAR UP SITUATION
Executive Officers Explain Policies In
Minnesota In Official
Statement.
MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION NEWS SERVICE
Minnesota Farm Bureau FederatloI
BY NEIL H. SWANSON

st. Paul, Oct. 20 Inc Inree eA-
ecutive officers of the U. S. Grain
Growers, Inc, have taken direct
charge of organization work for the
national cooperative grain market
ing corporation in Minnesota. Or
ganization work is to begin at once,
ment issued here on Oct. IA, follow
ing a series of conferences.
Following is the text of the official
statement:
cat the regular quarterly meeting
of the board of directors of the U. S.
Grain Growers, Inc, held at Chicago,
Oct. to 6, 1921, the following reso-
luton recommended by the commit
tee on organization was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we recommend to
the board of directors that when Or
ganization work is not in active pro-
gress in any state, the executive Of
ficers of the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc.
are Immediately empowered to in
vestigate the same and to authorize
organization work in such state I'M
til the next executive committee
meeting
Under the authority granted by
the above resolution the executive of
ficers of the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc.
consisting of President G. H. Gustaf-
son, Secretary Frank M. Myers and
Treasurer William G. Eckhardt, be-
of fo0 MI
work has not yet been started in
Minnesota, have decided on the fol-
lowing plan of procedure:
1. Reorganization work and pub
licity relative thereto in the state of
Minnesota is to begin at once under
the direction of the executive officers
of the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc.
2. "A director of organization
work will be chosen to work under
the direct supervision of the execu-
tive officers of the U. S. Grain Grow
ers, Inc, J. S. Jones, who is now Or
ganization director for the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation, has been Of
fered this position. This offer was
made in view of the fact that Mr..
Jones was endorsed for that position
at a conference of Minnesota argri-
cultural organizations in st. Paul on
May 3, attended by representatives
of the Equity Cooperative Exchange,
the Minnesota Union of the American
Society of Equity, the Minnesota
Grange and the Minnesota Farm Blu
reau federation. The executive board
of the Minnesota Farm Bureau feder-
alton, in session tonight, voted to
grant Mr.. Jones leave of absence to
accept the offer of the U. S. Grain
Growers if negotiations with him are
completed.
8. mo contract with any termin-
al marketing agency has as yet been
concluded, but arrangements salts
factory to the Minnesota members OF
the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc, will be
made for the marketing of their
grain.
4. "The U. S. Grain Growers, Inc
is strictly adhering to it's definitely
announced policy of cooperating
with every existing cooperative mar
keting agency and every farm organi-
cation, and is therefore proceeding
with the program of signing up the
standard form of five-year growers
contract with the three options Of
direct sale, consignment and pooling
Any other contract, arrangement OF
agreement that has been or may be
offered is not a part of the plan of the
U. S. Grain Growers, Inc, and is moi
sanctioned or approved by the U. S
Grain Growers, Inc.
5. Reported splits between the
U. S. Grain Growers, Inc, and Other
farm organizations in Minnesota de
not exist. We also find that reports
that the Minnesota Farm Bureau fed
GRAFTON is fighting the U. S. Grair
Growers, Inc, or has refused to CO.
operate in the national marketing
program of the U. S. Grain Growers
are unfounded"
Signed
G. H. Gustafson, President
Frank M. Myers, Secretary