The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-10
Plan for National Marketing of Grain
This plan contemplates;

b lnlS plan cOntenplates;
The incorporation of a National
Sales Agency in the form of a non
stock, non-profit, grain growers men,
bership organization which would pro-
vide for the marketing of grain by
virtue of contracts with farmers CO.
operative elevator companies or local
cooperative associations to be formed
where local farmers cooperative ele-
vators do not exist.
1. The National Sales Agency to pro-
vide:
1. Branch sales offices at important
grain markets to handle the grain for
each natural grain district.
2. Terminal elevator service in con-
nection with branch sales offices, eth
er by contractual arrangements for
same or through the organization of a
company or companies, which would
least, buy, or build terminal elevators.
3. Facilities for financing the mar
keting of grain by country elevators
through the organization of Finance
Corporation whose capital stock would
be subscribed for by the grower men,
bers.
4. Facilities for marketing the ex-
portable surplus Of grain through the
organization of an Export Corpora
tion.
5. Service departments furnishing
information covering local, national
and worldwide conditions, affecting
the grain trade, also information and
service in connection with transporter
tion, legal, statistical and other prob
lens.
The initial working capital of the
National Sales Agency, with which to
provide facilities for the immediate
handling of grain to be secured thru
the membership subscription of the
growers. Subsequent funds to be 80
cured by deduction of a certain per-
centage Of the sales value of all grain
sold through it's offices.
2. Local Cooperative Organizations.
There are to be two contracts: One
running from the grower to the local
elevator company or the grain grow
ers' association; and the other from
the said local company or association
to the central sales agency.
Farmers cooperative elevator COM
panies, composed of grower-members,
on patronage dividend basis to be
asked to contract with the National
Sales Agency for the sale of grain Of
of members Of the national organiza-
tion. Where a farmers cooperative
elevator company meeting these ~
quirements does not exist, local CO.
operative association, composed Of
grower-members only to be organized,
and contracts arranged between tho
National Sales Agency and such asso-
Citations Tor the sale of their grain.
These local cooperative associations
to arrange tor the use Of local eleva-
tor facilities, either by contracting
with companies now In existence
which are not eligible for membership
due to their present form Of organiza-
tion, or by arranging to lease, buy or
build elevators.
However, reasonable period OF
time may be given to local elevator
companies to make such necessary
changes in their present form Of or
ganization as would meet the require
ments for doing business through tho
National Sales Agency.
An contract between the growers
and the local formers cooperative sle-
vator company or the local coopera-
tive association would be solicited,
providing for the exclusive sale Of the
grower-members grain through the
sales facilities Of the National Sales
Agency. AS the alternative, con-
tract with the growers could be solic-
tied, providing for the pooling locally
Of the grower-members' grain, and IL
sale through the National Sales Ar
fency. The said contracts also will Con
tain the. provisions authorizing two or
moro companies to pool their grain,
when approved by ct least rs psrcsnt
Of the members Of each company.