The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-12

operative shipments. and this ran he's
be done by selling agencies which arr
! full sympathy with them.
8. frhe inrftnse Of the o-oper
alive shlpmcnts creates new market.
Ing problems which require study and
patiencr 70 solve. There ~ evidence
o. in~efficlrncy IN the handling 81 thess
shipments both In the country and NJ
the market. Constructive criticism OF
the methods Of cooperative shipplnr
associations VIII rome most effective
" from selling agencies now con-
tr0lied BY producers who now control
the shipping neeociatlons.
9. With the insistent and wide
spread demand for the formation OF
producers livestock commission COM
panies there viii be- u large patron :
age from the start without the neccs-
sity of expensive advertising. solicit
Ing and pfolnOtional work which con-
tributes largely 20 the expense Of mar
ketinG llveaiock. Large Patronage
VII bring about economy in market
Z. EfncientIv conducted producers.
livestock commissions have demon
stfated that n considerable saving In
marketing expense IN possible.
= Salcsmnnahip n a crucial test
Of the livestock commission business
our Investigations show that N co.
operative livestock commission com-
panies are properly organized ana ef-
hcienily managed, they render highly
satisfactory service.
Hosuiits Regretted.
In this connection this committee
cannot In Justice TO the livestock pro-
ducera Of the country fail to give
voice 10 q growing feeling among the
livestock producers mat hOatilify 10
livestock commipsion companies own
ed and controlled hy livestock pro-
ducefr n 10 be deeply Regretted.
II the present sysfem N better and
more efficient this fact cannot sud
never VIII be ao recognized until the
producers who wish to do 80 have
had n fair and equal chance to test
selling agencies owned aud con-
b ythemsclves.
Producers livestock commission
companies are entitled 10 and will in
sist upon having an opportunity OF
on the markets without ex-
handicaps and We will pledge
our support to the accomplishment
this end.
With the extension and perfection
Of cooperative marketing agencies nj
the various markets and the exercise
n care IN entrusting the selling Il
capable men, the assurance from buy
ers that they will not discriminate
y" =" AAtNNANNEH ~ ~
believed that ultimately such COM
pnnies will have dvnntages In mar
not now available.
We further recommend that the
Farmers Livestock Marketing Com
mtttee OF rs authorize the sub-com-
on cooperative marketing 20
u plans for producers live
stock commission companies as well
A. such other comnanies as are deem
ed necessary to handle the stocker
and feeder trade.
In accoroance with the resolution
resulting in the appointment OF the
Farmers Livestock Committee OF 10.
final report Of the comuittoc will
submitted 20 "A general livestock
conference TO be called by the pres
dent OF the American Farm Bureau
The suh-committee report wna
by n. W. Mumford. secretary
81 the Committee Of ib and
director OF the Livestock Marketing
az the Illinois Agricul-
.ural association: n. "a. Cunningham.
secretary OF the Iowa Farm bureau
.~ederation, and g. VI. Gustafso
hartman OF the Committee OF i5 and
OF the cooperative Market
ng department Of the American
Farm bureau federation.
The resolution introduced by the
subcommittee on transportation aud
idopted by the Committee OF &c fol-
We recommend that the American
'arm bureau Federation ask for a
reduction OF livestock rates. |
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