The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-03-12
NEED COOP ELEVATOR
DECISION OF FARMERS
OF WAYNE TOWNSHIP

Decision to establish and support
cooperative elevator was made at
meeting Of the Wayne Township Farm.
er's association Friday evening in the
courthouse. The association is a unit
in deciding to encourage and patronize
such an elevator, the need for which
has long been evident TO many farmers
of the vicinity ...-..:
At the meeting, subscriT>ion cards
were passed out for pledges of stock,
conditional upon the organization of
an elevator, and several thousand dol
lars we're subscribed at once. while as
many other members signified their
willingness to subscribe upon further
and more exact information In conse-
cuence, an invitation is being given to
Mr. E. G. McCullom, of indianapolis,
secretary of the Indiana Farmer Grain
Dealers association. to come TO RICH
nond soon and advise with the farm
CTS of this neishborhood as TO the
formation of an elevator company.
date for a meeting will be announced
as soon as Mr.. McCullom can be-
reached.
Is Old Desire.
Desire for an elevator is not new,
1ue nldIIeT mas Deen Uc-
fore, and at the last meeting of the
Wayne Farmers association. a COM
mittee was appointed TO investigate
sites, and buildings. and to inquire as
10 prices both of them and of material,
construction and machinery. in case it
should be necessary to build new The
committee has a building in mind, it
is understood, but in case it proves un-
available or not adaptable to the pur:
pose. a new building will probably be
erected
For some time. according to farmers
present last night, there has been an
annoying lack Of market facilities in
Richmond, so that farmers living next
to the city limits would be compelled
10 haul grain to Campbellstown, New
Paris, Centerville. or Boston, when
they had more than Richmond could
absorb, and sometimes hauled to those
places by preference, as prices would
be more attractive, in spite of the fact
that Richmond is a larger city, and
should be a better market. Evil
dencing the poor facilities of Rich.
mond. one farmer states that he has
on his farm now 1000 bushels of
wheat which he was unable to sell at
any market within reach last year. and
had to store in his own buildings.
Provides Storage Room.
The elevator is expected also to
supnlv storage room and handling
facilities for cooperative purchases Of
mill feeds. fertilizer, and other bulk
commodities which are coming into
the township in carload lots now, but
at present must be taken directly
from the car
AS evidence of the widespread de-
mand for such a purchasing and mar
keting company, there were present at
the meeting not only Wayne farmers.
hut others from adjoining townships.
Webster. Franklin. Boston, and Abing-
ton are interested in the elevator, and
subscriptions were last night pledged
for stock from the outside townships.
Besides the territory mentioned. it is
expected that. with prices as high as
New Paris and Campbellstown CO.
operative elevators are Offering, farm
crs for five miles along the National
Pike would trade with Richmond.
Purchase of an old building and its
conversion for the use mentioned, or
erection of a new building, and forma-
ton Of the cooperative company
necessary were the only matters con-
sidered Friday night Fertilizer pur-
chase was left until the next meet
ing.
County Agent Dolan announces that
McCullcm will be in Richmond on
March IS The meeting will be held
in the afternoon or evening. the time
and place to be announced later