Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-08-09
GRAIN GROWERS :.
RE-ORCANIZED
Reed OH New Board In Charge of
Cooperative Grain Marketing ! ."
Agency

Reorganization OF the u. 81 GRAIN
Growers, Inc, under the direction Of
Farm Bureau leaders, representing
creditors, was announced this week at
Chicago. Essentials in the new pro-
gram are:
First-A new board of directors up
on which presidents of nine midwest
Farm Bureau declarations will serve
Among these, is j. F. Reed of Mime,
sofa, who will give as much time to
the work as his duties in the state
farm bureau federation will permit
Second Reduction of overhead ex-
pense at national headquarters by
placing the Chicago Office in charge of
one person, paid secretary .
Third-An advisory committee made
up of eminently prominent financiers
Reorganization was completed Aug
ust and 5. Resignation Of all for
mer officers and directors were accept
Presidents of the Farm Bureau fed
erations in Minnesota, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio
and Wisconsin,, the secretary of the
Iowa Farm Bureau federation and ten
other farm leaders, were elected ito
ill the vacancies. These men will
serve for a per diem of So.
Announcement of reorganization
came shortly after meeting in st
Paul called by Mr.. Reed, to consider
steps toward marketing the 1922 crop
comparatively, if the U. S. Grain
Growers, Inc, was unable to function.
The meeting resulted in appointment
of committee Of five, headed by Mr..
,1,,oif ofp1
to take all practical steps to put into
the field sales agency to serve farm
ers in Minnesota This committee
made up of N. J. Holmberg, commits
sioner of agriculture; T. E. eastman,
of OwatOnna, member Of the Mime
sofa Farm Bureau federation's grain
marketing committee T. III. Hagen, of
Lakeville; and II. G. Lau, Minnesotan
who had served on the U. S. Grain
Growers directorate, will meet this
week to hear report from Mr.. Reed
who left for Chicago Monday evening.
New officers Of the U. S. Grain
Growers are: q. III. Cunningham, pres.
ident; II. L. Keefe, vice president J
M. Mehl, secretary; and Charles b
Gunnels, treasurer. @
Mr.. Mehl served as assistant to the
President. Of the U. S. Grain Growers
Inc, since it's incorporation. Mr.
Gunnels is treasurer of the American
Farm Bureau federation. Secretary
Mehl is to receive a salary Of 5000
a year. This is the only salaried posi-
tion at the national headquarters.
The new board of directors elected
an executive committee of three
Cunningham, Cowles and Reed AM
vested in it broad powers.
An advisory executive committee o
three was appointed to advise on ques
tiOns Of finance and marketing. TIL
members are Barnard NJ. Baruch
inancier, New York Alexander Legge
president Of international Harveste
Company, Chicago; Frank Q. Wet
more, president Of First Nati0na
Bank, Chicago.
Secretary Of Agriculture Henry G
Wallace and Secretary Of Commend
Herbert Hoover have been invited t,
serve as ex-ofhcio members Of the new
board of directors, representing tn
public. s=z.
The reorganization of the u. s
Grain Growers, Inc. was effected
through the recommendations Of til,
midwest Farm Bureau creditors com
mittee. This committee consists o
Mr.. Cunning ham, secretary Of til,
Iowa Farm Bureau federation 3 w.
Hill, president Of the South Dakot,
Farm Bureau federation; and j. Nv
Coverdale, secretary Of the American
Farm Bureau federal ion. It was au
thorized on May Is in a conference 8
the midwest Farm Bureau president,
and secretaries.
On July 10, officers Of the u. s:s
Grain Growers, Inc, submitted to til,
committee written sta tement saying
arrangements for sales agencies hat
gone amiss We have nothing furthel
to oher, Z the statement said.
The officers therefore requested th,
midwest states committee to under
ake reorganizat ion.