The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-24
How the proposed National Sales

of on the outside, will be explained by
representatives of the grain marketing
committee OF seventeen" in a confer
ence called by the committee to be
held in Sioux Falls on March %. The
committee of seventeen has an
nounced that the National Sales agen-
cy will be a 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 a
~nonprofit grain growers membership
organization which would provide for
the marketing of grain ay 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 is not the desire of
farmers to form a grain trust" ac-
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 own 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 % 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 well as several business
houses and in addition local Luterans
will erect a fine new church building
ANCiN6 lHOusdlu DuSiSiS VI OdbS,
corn and wheat were burned when
fire of unknown origin destroyed the
Farmers elevator at belmont. The
loss is estimated at $4,000 and is
partly covered by insurance.
Crazed by drinking moonshine liq-
uor, a farmer living near Hosmer,
whose name has o yet been ascer-
tanned by the authorities, went into
his barn and shot to death fourteen
valuable horses.
Jack Gore, aged 2h years, only
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Gore,
of Sioux Falls was instantly killed
as the result of falling out OF a wind.
ow of his home, situated on the third
floor of an apartment house.
Kimball has voted $4,000 for the
construction of a municipal water
works and city sewerage system.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. NJ. Okey, OF Hudson,
recently celebrated their fiftieth wed.
ding anniversary.
The Eastern South Dakota Poland
China association was organized as
the result of a 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 Watertown, has
succumbed to his injuries
Masons have taken preliminary
steps toward the erection of a fine
new Masonic temple in Centerville.
1t is expected the building will be
erected this year.
At a special election held in Can.
istota the voters by a large majority
authorized the issue of bonds for in.
stalling a municipal electric light sys.
tenn.
The people of Meckllng and sur.
rounding territory turned out In large
of then new consolidated schoolhouse
here. The building is strictly modern
and cost approximately 100000
At a union meeting of all of the
Ladies Aid societies in Mitchell 1t was
determined to volunteer to raise s 1000
for the benefit of starving Chinese.
Lake Preston now has an abundance
of water, which is secured from two
artesian wells sunk to a depth OF
LIT feet.
NJ. j. Valdez, an old settler and
rancher, whose home was near Edg-
mont, was shot and killed by a man
named Clay.
Preliminary arrangements already
have been made for the annual meet.
ing Of state fire chiefs, to be held
in Aberdeen on June 13 and IA
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Tau1 depot OF Draper was recently
destroyed by fire.
A number of girls OF WATERFOWL
have completed the organization of q
troop Of girl scouts.
100000 water works bonds carried
at an election in Kimball by good ma.
jorities.
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