Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-10-28
j. S. GRAIN GROWERS
CLEAR UP SITUATION
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS EXPLAIN
POLICIES In MINNESOTA IN
OFFICIAL STATEMENT

St. Paul, Oct. 27.-The three execu-
tive officers of the U. S. Grain Grow
ers, Inc, have taken direct charge of
organization work for the national CO.
operative grain marketing corporation
in Minnesota. Organization work is to
begin at once, they announced in an Of
fetal statement issued here on Oct. IA.
following series of conferences.
Following is the text of the official
statement:
g. At the regular quarterly meeting
of the board Of directors of the U. S.
Grain Growers, Inc, held at Chicago,
Oct. 4 to 6, 1921, the following resolu-
ton recommended by the committee OH
organization was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That We recommend to
the board Of directors that when organ
lzation work is not in active progress
in any state, the executive officers of
the {. S. Grain Growers, Inc, are i'm
mediately empowered to investigate
the same and to authorize organization
work in such state until the next exccu-
tive committee meeting.
"Under authority granted by the
above resolution, ti:c executive officers
of the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc, con-
sisting Of President C. H. Gustafson,
Secretary Frank NJ. Myers and Trca-
surer William G. Eckhardt, because OF
the fact that organization work has not
yet been started in Minnesota. have
decided on the following plan Of pro
cedure:
l.. Organization work and public
ity' relative thereto in the state Of Min
ncsota is to begin at once under the
direction Of the executive officers OF
the i. S. Grain Growers, Inc.
.. "a director of organization
work will be chosen to work under the
direct Supervision of the executive
officers of the Z. $. Grain Growers,
Inc, T. S Jones, who is now organ va
ton director for the Minnesota Farm
Bureau federation. has been offered
this position. This offer was made in
view Of the fact that Mr.. Jones was
endorsed for that position at a con-
ference Of Minnesota agricultural or
ganiZations in st. Paul on May ., at
tented by representatives OF the Equl-
tv Cooperative Exchange, the Minnie
sofa Union Of the American Society OF
Equity the Minnesota Grange and the
Minnesota Farm Bureau federation.
The executive hoard Of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation, in session to-
night, voted to grant Mr.. Jones leave
of absence to accept the offer Of the T..
S. Grain Growers, if negotiations with
him are completed.
3. HNo contract with any terminal
marketing agency has as yet been con-
Guided, but arrangements satisfactory
to the Minnesota members of the {. S.
Grain Growers, Inc, will be made for
the marketing of their grain.
4. 1.-THE |. S. Grain Growers, Inc,
is strictly adherine to its definitcl y an
nounced policy of cooperating with
every existing cooperative marketing
agency and every farm organization,
and is therefore proceeding with the
program Of signing up the standard
form of fve-vear growers contract
with the three options of direct sale,
cons; gnment and pooling: Any other
contract, arrangement or agreement
that has been or may he offered is not
d part Of the plan of the U. IS. Gram
Growers. Inc. and is not sanctioned or
approved by the Z. S. Grain Growers,
Inc.
5. "Reported splits between the U.
S. Grain Growers. Inc, and other farm
organizations in Minnesota do not ex-
list. We also find that reports that the
Minnesota Farm Bureau federation IS
fighting the L. s. Grain Growers, Inc,
or has refused to cooperate in the ma
tional marketing program of the U. 5.
Grain Growers. are unfOunded.
Signed-C. H. Gustafson, president.
Frank NJ. Myers, secretary
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