Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-12
SUGGESTS FARMERS
MEET TO CLEAR Up
DOUBTS ON i. S. c. c.
n. J. RUcKRiGEL RECOMMENDS
THAT AGRlCuLTURlsTS, SANS
PRoPAGANDlSTs, GET TO.
GETHER AND THRESh OUT is.
SUES AT FRIENDLY CONFER
ENCE.

The war between the United States
Grain Growers Association and the
board of trade which has been toug'n
back and forth, with La Sale county
as one of the principal battle grounds
may reach a solution through a pro.
posal made today by H. j Ruckrigel
North Ottawa elevator man, who sue
gests common meeting on common
grounds of men who are most yitally
Interested in the SUBJECTIVE farm
owning farmer--to discuss the situa-
ton in q friendly way.
Mr.. Ruckrigel's intended solution Of
the problem comes as possible relief
from campaign conducted thus far
BY high salaried promoters represent.
ing both sides OF the controversy. It
Is admitted that up to date the dollar
sign has been the potent factor in
both promotion and opposition to the
u. ), g. G.. Big wage boys, II is al
lcgCi, are ON the two sideo entirely
for the Saturday night pay slip and
not with any desire to give any real
aid or bring any actual harm to the
farmer 1t being universally admitted
that the propaganda has only his
price at heart, the chance offered By
Mr.. Ruckrigel to have meeting in
which fairness ana practicahility IN.
tertwine for the real and actual en-
lightenment Of the men who alone.
will benefit or suffer fr7m the new
move, should be wC,ccminely rcceiv.
ed by the overwhelmingly large ma.
Jority of La Sale county agricultnr-
lists, the great bulk 81 whom raGmit
they are greatly IN the dark on the.
bonCats or harm 10 be derived from
tho new movement
Mr. Ruckrigel in letter to the Free
Trader-Journal says:
To Farmers Of This Vicinity:
In regard to the 4. S Grain Grow
er5' pTopogitiOn-we are now facing al
crisis, you as producers, as grain
dealer, whereby we arc asked to sur
render our Individuality labGr and
property to idealists
Il attended one meeting at Seneca,
H., last tuesday evening for the ey-
press purpose Of information on the
subject. All | heard was condemns.
ton OF the board of trade on one aida
ana a poor defense Of it on the ether,
and have been informed that ali pre-
Vious meetings at other places were
but a repetition OF this one.
Nov about the contract we are
asked to sign. You are to surrender
all labor and property for five years
to a committee Of seventeen. they to
handle all your grain as they see ct
and you to accept whatever price they
will give.
j would like to know where a farm
er is making his own price on his
product at that rate, as they lead you
to believe.
You must take all your grain to a
certain elevator, specify what way
you wish to dispose of same. accept
whatever they will give you, not being
allowed to take your grain to an ele.
vator of your choice, except under
heavy penalty.
We are business men do not care.
for this bally-hoo noise. What we
want are sound facts
i would suggest we call a meeting
of our own and discuss merits and OBJ
Jections to this contract without the
presence of a paid promoter. and
show the community we can do our
own thinking and run our own bust
ness.
Everyone who is in favor of this
proposition let me know by phone or
otherwise, and we can call a meeting
to discuss this problem as friends ana
neighbors. Il. ]. RUCKRIGEI +"
George Bauche, 837.x