The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-27
STATEMENT OF
! GRAIN GROWERS
Executive Officers Explain Policies in
Il Minnesota in Regard to Grain
Marketing Corporation. +
WORK WITH FARM BUREAU
Publicity Campaign in Minnesota to
Begin at Once; J. S. Jones May
Direct Organization Work.

St. Paul, Oct. 27.-The three execu-
tive officers of the U. S. Grain Grow
ers. Inc., have taken direct charge OF
organization work for national CO.
operative grain marketing corporation
in Minnesota. Organization work is
to begin at once, they announced in an
official statement issued here on Oc-
tober IA, following series of confer
ences. Following is the text OF the
official statement:
AT the regular quarterly meeting
of the board of directors Of the U. S.
Grain Growers, Inc, held at Chicago,
October 4 to 6, 1921, the following
resolution recommended by the COM
mittee on organization was unani-
mouly adopted: Resolved that we
recommend to the board of directors
that when organization work is not in
active progress in any state, the execu-
tive officers of the U. S. Grain Grow
ers, Inc, are Immediately empowered
to investigate the same and to author
ize organization work in such state un-
til the next executive commitSee meet
ing. Under the authority granted by
the above resolution, the executive Of
fcers of the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc,
consisting of President C. H. Gustaf-
son, Secretary Frank M. Myers and
Treasurer William G. Eckhardt, be-
cause of the fact that organization
work has not yet been started in Min
nesota, have decided on the following
plan of procedure:
/. Reorganization work and publici-
ty relative thereto in the state of Min
nesota is to begin at once under the
direction of the executive officers of
the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc.
2. "A director Of organization
work will be chosen to work under the
direct supervision Of the executive Of
ficers of the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc.
j. S. Jones, who is now organization
director for the Minnesota Farm Bu-
reau federation, has been offered this
position. This offer was made in view
of the fact that Mr.. Jones was en-
dorsed for that position at a confer
ence Of Minnesota agricultural orga-
nizations in St. Paul on May 3, at
tended by Representatives of the Equi-
ty Cooperative exchange, the Mime
sofa Union of the American Society of
Equity, the Minnesota Grange and the
Minnesota Farm Bureau federation.
The executive board of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation, in session
tonight, voted to grant Mr. Jones a
leave of absence to accept the offer of
the U. S. Grain Growers if negotia-
lions with him are completed.
3. mo contract with any terminal
marketing agency has as yet been con-
cluded, but arrangements satisfactory
to the Minnesota members of the u.
S. Grain Growers, Inc, will be made
for the marketing of their grain.
4. "The U. S. Grain Growers. Inc.
is strictly adhering to it's definitely
announced policy Of cooperating with
every existing cooperative marketing
agency and every farm organization,
and is therefore proceeding with the
program of signing up the standard
form of five-year growers contract
with the three options of direct sale,
consignment and pooling. Any other
contract, arrangement or agreement
that has been or may be offered is not
part of the plan of the U. s. Grain
Growers, Inc.
5. Reported splits between the
U. S. Grain Growers, Inc, and other
farm organizations in Minnesota do
not exist. We also find that reports
that the Minnesota Farm Bureau fed
GRAFTON is fighting the U. S. Grain
Growers, Inc, or has refused to CO.
operate in the national marketing of
the U. S. Grain Growers, are unfound-
Ed. "Signed:
c. H. Gus.afson, Pres.
Frank M. Myers, Sec'y.
VIM. G. Eckhardt, Treas"