Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-01-19
FARM CLUB NEWS

citation will have three members
on the Bard of Directors of the
Farmers Union Live Stock Co. OF
Kansas City. The Farm Clubs
and the Farmers Union now own
their own live stock markets in
the corn belt. We now stand
first of the IL live stock com.
mission companies at the Nation
al Stock Yards, East St, Louis,
and with the farm clubs working
hand ip hand with the farmers
union We will soon sJ,nd first in
volume of business of the &c
companies in the Kansas City
Stock Yards.
We have talked Of the great
things we would be able 10 do in
the future, fer the past six OF
sever years. Skeptical used 10
5 y IF yov could ever get to the
poi 1t VIII re the organizations
could get on the market with
their own selling agency, then
we know it would amount to
something, but you had just as
we'll quit because the farmers
will never stick together. And
those who would admit that The
farmers could stick and win.
would say that the packers and
organized commissi, companies
would squeeze them out and new.
er allow farmers organization to
get Il footing in the market plac
es that would amount to anything
while those who have been doubt
full of the success of the farmers
organ izations who have been few
in comparison with those who
have stood loyal and help win
the fight
We now want the kiclkers to
line up as they said they would
when we could prove we could do
something worth while.
S ats on the live stock eXchan
ge, National Yards, East St.
Louis, were worth 5000 each
and we're not for sale until Nov
ember 10Th when the NJ. II. A
i've stock commission company
was opened, and now they are
being offered at $4,000 with no
buyers Those who paid for the
privilege of living off of US are
now losing their grip they held
the marketing of your live
stock, and every farmer in Mis-.
souri,, kansas, Iowa, Illinois and
Arkagsas should wake and real
ize the great opportunities at
hand and line up solid between
these two live stock commission
companies
The f ght is not won, the bat.
tie is just begun propaganda is
being circulated against your
organization, private commission
companies are offering special
inducements to keep the farm.
ers from shipping to their own
company, but surely we have
been buncoed long enough and
would not be willing to ship our
stock to a private CO mpany fl a
bride. This is the same old game
that organic d business interest,
have always depended on to whip
the farmers into line so they can
control them.
Are you, as farmers. interest
ed in the future welfare Of your
community, county, state and
nation and the coming genera.
tons? If so now is your oppor.
tunity to help lift the chains of
bondage off the American agri
cultural industry, Join the
Farm Clubs pay your 81 so dues
to help support your county and
state associations, buy a few
shares of stock in your Exchange
or Elevator, and your Central
Marketing Plants If You are
interested in marketing of live
stock, see that your live stock
goes to your own commission
company through your local
associat OH. If you have a car
lot (, eder send direct to your
own company. Also you should
take a few shares OF stock in the
Live Stock Commission Co.
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