The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16

iNDIAI>A1 OLlS, MdTCn lo.-AI
gathering of representatives of farm
organizations of Indiana Tuesday in
the palm room of the Claypool hotel
here. the grain marketing plan which
has been developed by the committee
Of II, was explained.
The committee was appointed after
the need for more equitable and
profitable plan of Marketing had been
discussed at the last meeting of the
American Federation of Farm bu-
reaus. Members of the committee
represent that federation, the Farm
ers' Union of Nebraska, The Farmers
National Grain Dealers, the Equity of
the Northwest, Farmers Union of Ok
lahoma, which are all associations of
grain growers; the Grange, the agr'
cultural editors, the agricultural col
leges and the public, through the d.
rector of public markets of South Da-
kota. and DR.. Livingstone of the q.
S. Bureau of Markets. The commit
tee has spent the time since it's ap-
pointment in an intensive study of all
existing marketing systems, and cor
relation Of the best principles OF
them. The personnel of this commit
iCC W do announced last lhC
time since has been spent in study and
formation of the plan which is now
to be presented.
The meeting Tuesday was called to
order by President John G. Brown of
the Indiana Farm Federation. who i'm.
mediately turned it over to c. V. Greg
DRY of Chicago. editor of the Prairie
Farmer and member of the agricul-
Gregory Speaks.
Gregory, with A. L. Middleton. pres
ident of the Farmers National Grain
Dealers, and vice chairman of the COM
mittee of II represented that commit
tee in this, one of a series of meet
ings being held all over the country
to explain the committees findings.
After these meetings have been
held and delegates elected for ma
tional meeting" said Gregory. these
delegates will meet in Chicago April
to take action on the recommends
lions of the committee. This meeting
is intended to explain the plan and to
give you an opportunity to select dele
gates for the national meeting.
Indiana will have seven represen-
tatives in that meeting, according to
the apportonment, which is on the
basis of the value of grain marketed.
Illinois leads the list with IA dele
gates, Iowa has nine, and Kansas
eight Nebraska and Indiana each
have seven, Indiana ranking fifth in
value of grain. There will be to-
tai of 107 delegates. one delegate-at-
large being allotted to each of the %
grain-growing states and one for each
| SIS 100000 worth of grain or major
fra ction of that amount. In determin-
ing the quotas, the average for the
| last ten years was taken.
Have Equal Voice
"In selecting delegates" said Greg
DRY, sit is the request of the commit
tee that no one farmers organization
be allowed a ma jority of the dele
gates so that a preponderance of mem
bers from any one organization can
be prevented. the meeting can be
truly representative, and the smaller
organizations given an equal voice. y
| In accordance with this recommen-
dation, J. X. Mason Of Fayette county
offered a resolution apportioning three
/ delegates to the Farmers federation,
two to the Farmers Grain Dealers as
socia ton, one to the Grange. and one
to other organizations. This was
adopted. and after a 15-minute recess
the organization announced the fol
! lowing names of delegates:
! Indiana Federation of Farmers as
sociations, I. T. Ferris, of Steuben
county; James X. Mason, Fayette
county; Arthur Tomson, Wabash, Wa
bash county Alternates: Oscar Larn
Oxford; Arthur Goss, Vincennes; J.
A. Warren, Porter county.
| Farmers Grain Dealers-A. N
! Steinhart. Steinhar TT Grain company;
E. G. McCullom. secretary of the as
ISOLATION. Alternates: E. E. Allison
and J. S. Minch.
! Grange-M. H. Huston, Mishawaka;
alternate to be named.
| Gleaners-B. F. Carlin; alternate
Charles A. Brown.
| Exclusive Sale.
| The plan as outlined by Gregory
provides for exclusive sale by melh
| bers, of all surplus which is not fed o.