The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1921-09-16
Dressler Tells
About Market
Association

hu positifc THAT we nave lalQ the
foundation for protecting. stabilizing
and improving the prosperity Of the
farmers and stockmen of Nevada
through the marketing association
plan We have adopted, II the pro-
ducers will do their part" said Sena-
tor w. F. Dressler. president Of the
Nevada Marketing Exchange, Inc, at
the close Of meeting In Reno which
brought this new association into be-
ing, says the Gazette.
"Since the meeting of delegates Of
producers at Reno two weeks ago." he
said, "the committee of seven appoint
ed to work out the details of the gen.
eral plan decided upon at that meet
ing has been busy every minute. On
this committee both farmers and stock
men were represented. We have had
the best expert and legal advice and
We have given our most serious and
unselfish thought to It. Our sole
thought has been to frame the best
possible marketing organization plan
that would protect and safeguard in
diyiduai interests of everyone, yet by
cooperation provide a strong and eff
cient marketing agency from which in
due time the largest degree of benefi-
cial results could be anticipated. be-
lieve that we have adopted such plan
at the meeting today. Whatever de-
fects 1t may have can be easily cor
rected when they appear. It's manage
ment and control will always be in the
hands Of the producers themselves and
cannot be taken from them. They can
modify It at any time for the common
benefit"
Asked to explain the organization,
Senator Dressler said: "The plan
adopted provides for district coopera-
tive marketing associations, each to
be In corporated. and governed by
board OF directors elected by their
respective members. The territorial
district OF such an association may be
a county, two or more counties COM
bined In district, or the boundaries
may disregard county lines, as hap
pens to best meet the conditions.
Membership In such district associa-
tions Is limited to actual growers or
producers OF farm crops, live stock
and live stock products only, and the
basis OF membership is a marketing
agreement which the member must
sign. In this connection, may say
all other states have uniformly been
that such a marketing agreement is
the successful producers marketing
association.
THE country is strewn with the
wrecks OF associations which have
tried to do business without the In
dividual membership contract. We
have fortunately learned this fact SO
convincingly that we are all Of one
mind that We shall not make this mis-
take. The membership marketing con-
tract is not only absolutely essential
to the successful marketing OF prod
ucts by the association but when
analyzed In connection with like
agreements signed by all other men,
bers 1t becomes the common protec-
tion OF all.
I'VE are astonished," he said, "at
the terms and rigidity of the member
ship contracts OF the California asso-
Citations. substantially all Of the same
general binding tenor, yet executed by
hundreds OF thousands of producers Of
all kinds in that state, probably ninety
per cent Of the total number.
MANY of these membership agree
ments have been In force for years
with the members perfectly content.
The form OF membership contract
which We have adopted due to the fact
that our producers are not accustomed
or familiar with such organizations,
is lukewarm, II l may use the term, as
compared with any of these. We have
gone to the maximum limit in this
respect without sacrificing the essen
tial contractual force which must be
behind the association. am ready
to sign 1t. That shows my personal
faith In the plan of cooperative mar