Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-24
STRONG RESPONSE.
ALL OVER STATE
TO GRAIN APPEAL
MICHIGAN FAHMERs sHow;rHva
PHILANTHROPY TO ANeRr
FAMINE. ift

Detroit. Splendid response 40 beinu
made from all parts OF Michigan BY
farmers to the grain appeal of the
states Emergency Grain Board. made
20 avert starvation In Armenia and
neighboring countries In the Near
East. Reports TO Near East Relief
headquarters In this city are udoet
gratifying. oficiAls declare. Several
counties already have reached their
quotas. while others report stsady
progress and send assurances that
their work is resulting In the certainty
OF going beyond the marks set ~
washtenaw county was the first one
In with a carload Of wheat -four. chip.
ped by II. s. Osler, the county secre-
tary. while Saginaw county Was nfst
with carload OF corn. shipped In, BY
A. @. Bovay. county agent Luce coan-
ty was the first one In With . carload
OF rye and potatoes. Washtenaw fol
lowed its frst car OF hoar In q few
days with second one, Those; grsin
carloads are carried to the seaboard.
for shipment overseas. by the GfAAd
Trunk railroad. free OF charge. tt.a
Besides these recelpts there hare
been numerous contributions reported
from many counties. Including Wayne.
Lapeer, Tuscola. Musksgon, st.. Clait.
Macomb. Monroe, Missankee. Alpena.
Baraga. Iosco. Calhoun. Eaton. Leo
lapau, Ionia. KalAmAssO. OAKLAND,
Shiawassee and others. hssrSturrs
have been so generous. and 70 wide
spread that success OF the whole cam
paign now appears certain. proyifAa
there is no let-up. In the work bSDS
done so thoroughly up TO this time.
Michigans entire quota is 100000
bushels OF wheat and corn -four.
The recent shipment from Luce
county included so bushels OF potatoes
which were sold at auction by the
United Fruit Auction Co. for Alfred
Rush & Sons. Detroit 4, commission
merchants. and the prooseds OF tho
sale used TO purchase wheat. and corn
-four for shipment to Constantinopls
F. NJ. Baldwin. OF tho auction. CON-
pany. took occasion to announce . TO
the "cold.blooded buyers" who wsre
present for the days sales. that the
80 bushels OF potatoes, had. been, ship
ped all the way from Luce county 10
be contributed to the Emergency
Grain Board in the cause Of Near East
Relief. @ ~, ~ ~ ~
Realizing the humane work that
was to be done with the proceeds, the
buyers turned back their purchases to
be sold all over again. The result OF
the sale and resale amounted to
s265.00 cash. This amount and the
sale price OF the rye also shipped, re-
suited In Luce county contribnine
three times what II had been called
upon for. s.-----. %. - .-.-.,. -. ..-,-
Contributions include wheat, corn.
beans, rye. potatoes. fruit, chicKenS,
eggs. etc.-everything raised from
farms In one instance q farmer. ever
mindful OF the great need. OF, his don4-
ton. gave a COW, II will be asold 1t
auction and the proceeds applied 70
the purchase Of hour. t
The results OF these efforts In Mich.
Ntgan and other states already are be.
Ing noted. A recent csbiesram from
Tinis, reports that the steamer
"Datchet" has arrived With . cargo 81
4,4oo tons OF corn products. % great
was the Joy at It, arrival that evsA
the Soviet Labor Unios furnished
laborers TO help unload the welcome
cargo.