The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-25

How the proposed National Sales
agency villa put farmers ON the inside
Of the grain marketing system instead
Of on the outside. viii b. explained by
representatives Of the grain marketing
committee OF seventeen" In q confer.
eoce called By the committee to be
held in Sioux Falls on March 23. The
committee Of seventeen has an
nouncsd that the National Sales agen.
cy will be Z farmer-owned marketing
organization which will eliminate
waste in distribution. provided for
orderly marketing and more staple
prices, and add materially to the net
returns to the grower without increas-
ing the price to the consumer. Grain
selling will be done by the national
agency, with membership and voting
control limited to actual grain grow
ers. The National Sales agency, the
committee has pointed out, will be q
nonprofit grain growers membership
organization which would provide for
the marketing OF grain ~ virtue OF
contracts with farmers, cooperative
elevator companies or local coopera-
tive associations to be formed where
local farmers cooperative elevators
do not exist. 1t Ia not the desire of
farmers to form q grain trust" &C
cording to the committee, which indi-
Gates the impossibility OF unfair price
fixing by farmers, since unduly high
prices quickly defeat themselves by
encouraging Overproduction. BY hand
ling a large volume OF grain through
their " sales agencies, the farmers
hope to check and finally eliminate
the speculation and unfair Practices
by which the terminal grain markets
have been manipulated, to their dis.
advantage.
Gov. McMaster recently proclaimed
March 20 to 20 as sacrifical relief
week and urged every individual to
practice self denial and contribute to
the states $4,000 quota for relief of
starving children OF the Near East.
Extensive building operations are
planned for Hayti this season. A
number OF dwelling houses will be
erected, As we'll az several business
houses and In addition local Luterans
will erect a fine new church building.
Twelve thousand bushels OF oats,
corn and wheat were burned when
fire Of unknown origin destroyed the
Farmers elevator at belmont. The
loss is estimated at $4,000 and IL
partly covered by insurance.
Crazed by drinking moonshine liQ-
uor, q farmer living near Hosmer,
whose name has not yet been ascer-
tanned by the authorities, went into
his barn and shot to death fourteen
valuable horses.
Jack Gore, aged ~ years, only
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Gore,
OF Sioux Falls al instantly killed
an the result OF falling out OF q wind
ow OF his home, situated on the third
floor OF an apartment house.
Kimball has voted $40, 900 for the
construction OF q municipal water
works and city sewerage system.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Okey, of Hudson,
recently celebrated their fiftieth we'd
ding anniversary.
The Eastern South Dakota Poland
China association was organized as
the result Of \ meeting held in Water
town by the Poland China breeders
from that part of South Dakota.
Andrew Thompson, of Viborg, who
was injured when he was run down
near the Minneapolis and st. Louis
railway tracks in WATERFOWL, has
succumbed to his injuries
Masons have taken preliminary
steps toward the erection of a fine
new Masonic temple in Centerville.
1t IL expected the building will be
erected this year.
At a special election held in Can
istota the voters by a large majority
the issue OF bonds for in
q municipal electric light sys.
The people Of Meckling and sur
territory turned out in large
Of then new consolidated schoolhouse
The building is strictly modern
and cost approximately 500, OO0.
At . union meeting of all OF the
Ladies' Aid societies in Mitchell 1t was
to volunteer to raise 81, 900
the benefit of starving Chinese.
Lake Preston now has an abundance
Of water, which is secured from two
wells sunk to a depth OF
LIT feet.
N. J.. Valdez, an old settler and
whose home was near Edg-
mont, was shot and killed by q man
named Clay.
Preliminary arrangements already
have been made for the annual meet
Ing Of state fire chiefs, to be held
Aberdeen on June Is and II
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul depot OF Draper was recently