St. Tammany farmer., 1922-06-10

Then President James R. Howard of
the American Farm Bureau Federation,
presented "the Billy Sunday" of the
Conference---Aaron Sapiro Of California,
attorney for fourteen Of the big farmers
cooperative organizations of the Pacific
Coast. Time. ana again Mr.. Sapiro cleo
trifed his audience with his attacks on
our present dumping method of handling
grain. The big speculative grain COM
panles, he declared, have representatives
in every grain producing country in the
world They gather information for their
own use. They give out only such por-
lions as may help them win the particular
gambling operation In hand You county
elevator managers sell on this colored in
formation that the spectators give you,
and think you're smart if you happen to
get a good dsprice. If you get a good price
you're lucky, and if you don't, you're un-
lucky; but in neither case are you wise y
Time and again he drove home the
feasibility Of grain marketing plant by
quoting the experience Of the California
Fruit Growers. The raisin industry was
in bad way in 1909 when there were more
foreclosures than in the entire period from
1911 until 1920. They organized their
present successful cooperative marketing
association and now the directors meet not
to accept price from the Board Of Trade,
but to fix their own price, The raisin
growers Of California have been paying
their Marketing Director $4,000 a year,
and he has eliminated the raisin specula-
tors from California.
This, and the other cooperative mar
keting associations in California, have
brought on unheard Of prosperity to the
farmers of that state, said Sapro. They
have made the University of California
the second largest in the United States,
they have made possible splendid farm
homes and farm living on the present day
scale. Bankers and business pen are all
back Of the farmers companies, for they,
too, profit by the farmers prosperity"
There was no doubt but that the ma
jority of the farmers present agreed with
Sapiro. Their cheers and applause fairly
shook the convention hall. They were
ready to declare for stable grain markets
and price that would give cost OF pro-
duction, and reasonable profit for all
crops raised. They were ready to de-
clare for better homes. better education
and more prosperity for the grain growers
OF the land. They adopted resolutions
instructing President James R Howard
Of the American Farm Bureau Federation
to appoint Farmers Grain Marketing
Committee Of Seventeen, representative
Of the Farm Bureau, the Farmers Union
Societies Of Equity, the Grange, the State
Cooperative Grain Dealers Associations,
as we'll as the Secretary and other repre-
sentatives Of the U. S. Department. Of
Agriculture, to study, investigate and
submit definite plan Of organizing and
conducting new scheme Of grain market
ing.
After considering $50 suggested names,
President Howard announced his selec-
tions, as follows: William G. Eek
hardt, representing Grain Marketing De-
partment, Illinois Agricultural Associa-
ton; J. M. Anderson, representing the
Equity Cooperative Exchange Of st.
Paul, Minnesota; G. A. Bingham, repre-
senting the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton; John L. Bowles, representing the
Farmers Equity Union; c. H. Custafson,
representing the Farmers Unions Of Ne
braska; c. ". Gregory, representing tho
Agricultural Editors Association; c. H.
Hyde. representing the Farmers Union Of
Oklahoma; Dr.. E. P. Ladd, Of Fargo,
North Dakota, representing the Agricul-
tural Colleges; VIM. Hirth, representing
the Missouri Farmers Clubs; H. R..