Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-23

Montana DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION cam
paign for summer tillage. featured the
sessions of the Northwest Grain Deal
ers association in its annual convention
which opened Thursday in the Palm
room at Hotel Rainbow. The sessions
were attended by some % grain dealers
and many more are expected TO arrive
today for the final sessions.
The need of grain dealers aid IN
ma king possible better farming methods
ives emphasized in the talks of both
P. F. Brown of Lewistown, president
of the organization. and j. l.. Hum
phrey of Great Falls. Montana mana
ger of the Capital Trust & Savings
Bank of st. Paul, who spoke as a mem
Der of the board of directors of the
Montana Development association, in
place of G.. w. Fowler of Billings, Sec
rotary, who could not get here.
Immediately following Mr.. Hum
phreys' talk at the afternoon session,
the convention went on record IN sup
port of the development association
plan and the secretary was instructed
10 write to the officers of that organ
~ization, offering the grain dealers aid
and support.
Futures Trading Defended
In opening the morning session
Mayor r. NJ. Armour of Great Falls
welcomed the grain dealers to the city.
Mr.. Armour outlined the possibilities
of Montana as a grain-producing state
and the new conditions that had en-
tered into the handling Of the produc-
ton.
Il. W. Hall of st. Paul. vice presi-
dent and manager of the st. Anthony
& Dakota Elevator company, responded
to the welcome. He defended flu
lures trading in wheat. saying it was
needed for the orderly movement of
grain.
The welfare of the farmers and the
grain dealers is one said Mr.. Brown,
giving his address as president of the
organization. He told of the POSSIBLE
ties of the summer tillage campaign be-
ing carried on and urged support of it
by the dealers.
I'VE want the farmers to raise more
corn" said Mr.. Brown. After the
corn will come the COWS and with a
finn industry on the farms in cattle
and hogs. there will be a more stable
grain market. Diversified farming is
what is best for the farmers and for
us. and we will GO right down the line
with them.
-iGA'sty III 'Veit3o5S" S'""
He paid a glowing tribute to the
work of the development association
for summer tillage.
Passing upon the need of futures
trading in grains. Mr.. Brown said that
the lack of this form of trading is APP
parent in other products. He pointed
to great fluctuations in the prices of
potatoes, wool and cotton as due to
the lack of a market based on the same
rules as is the wheat market.
in the opening Of the afternoon ses
sion. Mr.. Brown brought up the ques-
ton Of the liability Of the elevator COM
pany in paying for mortgaged grain:
This question is. | understand. be-
fore several courts" he said. I'VE are
confronted with the situation that it is
almost impossible for the grain dealer
to always determine the true ownership
Of the grain.
Praise for Directors
In the discussion which followed. il
was brought out hat while such eases
are before the courts, there has been
no decision. Mr.. Brown advised that,
use what care was possible in checking
on the ownership of grain before buy
ing it.
Mr.. Brown paid tribute to the work
of the members of the board of direc-
tors of the association, especially that
of W. G. kirkpatrick of Great Falls,
vice president of the organization.
Although the summer tillage cam
paign {. the Montana Development as
socaition had first been looked upon
with askance and the state college had
refused to cooperate, this cooperation
is now being given and the plan has OBJ
tanned universal support. W. \. Smith
of HarlowIon, a director Of the devel-
opment association. told the convention.
Better TilIage important
While the Montana State college
people seemed TO fear that there was
some political danger in working with
US at the start said Mr.. Smith, Il am
glad to say this is not now the case.
In working plans We differ slightly. but
We know that the campaign as a whole
will be a success.
Success will come to Montana only
when farmers. business men and all
residents Will become one body. 1t is
better for the farmers business when
he spends time on thinking of better
6llage and better crops as well as bet
ter prices. President Atkinson of the
Montana State college recently said to
me hat be believed that the college
had gone too far in placing too much Of
its time in working on market plans in
stead of on better cultivation"
In telling of the summer tillage work.
Mr.. Humphrey said:
The Montana Development associ-
alton has successfully put over the big
campaign for summer tillage in Mon
tan and in accordance with a request
from your secretary, Mr.. Watkins. the
following facts and information are
given:
"A telegram just received from c..
w. Fowler, secretary of the Montana
Development association is as fol
lows:
u. l.. Humphrey, Great Falls,
Montana.
My letter te Watkins set forth the
principal features. The big thing is not
merely that we have secured 4,O9S mem
bers of clubs and 217. 700 acres to
be summer titled. but that summer
tillage has been sold TO the state. The
idea was put over by a combination of
propaganda and practical organization
work. BY November, 1899. the cost
will be approximately $4,000. The big
thing is that courage has come back
to Montana people. They now under
stand that it is not Montana lands. but
methods that fail. Next year the whole
state will go in for summer tilage. This
year, thousands will summer till who
have not Joined clubs. Newspapers have
carried o.DDD columns on summer I'LL