The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
Cooperative Elevator Delegates
Meet at Medicine La c

Meet at Medicine La
Growers Association which he might
have. Mr.. Nelson explained that he
had sent the invitation to FIRES. Cres-
ap to attend. That the tentative pro-
position of the different elevators to
handle the grain for five cents per
bushel had been submitted, but that
the Montana Wheat Growers had con-
sidered at the State Ware House Com
mission had entered an order allow
ing elevator four cents per bushel for
handling charges, that the Associa-
would be glad to have the Farmers
Elevators to adopt that amount for
handling charges which would make
handling charges uniform all over the
state and would thus make a lot of
extra booking unnecessary
The convention was then thrown
open for discussion and the costs of
handling grain. and existing conditions
were discussed, and finalls a vote in
favor of six cents per bushel handling
charge was passed, and a committee
was appointed to draft a contract to
submit to the Montana Wheat Grow
ers.
The minutes of the meeting were
as follows:
Meeting held at Medicine Lake,
Montana, July 10, 1922.
Meeting of Representatives of the
Farmers Elevators of Northeastern
Montana.
Following a talk given by Mark
Dwire, as to the purposes of the meet
ing, Mr.. Francis Murray of McElroy
was elected chairman and Lee Munson
Of Dooley was elected Secretary.
Chairman had the resolutions adopt
ed by the Committee appointed by
Mr.. Miller, President of the North
eastern Montana Farmers Auditing
association read to the meeting.
A representative of the Montana
Wheat Growers Association, Mr. Aug
ust Nelson was called on and suggest
ed that the pooled grain be handled
on the regular Montana Storage tic
ket at the charge of cents per
bushel
It was moved by Mr.. French and
seconded by Mr.. Larson that each
elevator represented be called upon to
express its opinion as to the charge
at which the pooled grain should be
handled through the Farmers houses.
| Motion carried.
Medicine Lake, g delegates: Not less
than 5.
Homestead, 2 delegates: Not less than
Froid, 2 delegates: Not less than s
REESE We, l delegate: Not less than ).
! Antelope, 2 delegates: not less than 5.
P'wocd, 2 delegates: not less than Z.
| Flaxville, l delegate: 4.
| Scohey, l delegate: Not less than 5.
McCabe, 1 delegate: not less than S.
Raymond, delegates: not less than 7.
Outlook, 8 delegates, 6 or 7.
Dcoley, / delegate: 7.
Cnmertown, delegate: 7.
Nesthy, / delegate: Z.
Wolf Point: I.
/ Reastune: z
b1cf,lroy: 7.
/ Mr.. August Nelson was n sked in re-
/ gard to the holding of the original
storage tickets when grain was deliv.
cred TO the pool He stated that he
did not know the attitude the poo
\ would take on It. A letter from Grair
inspec, or was read by the secretary
N VII oh it IVES stated that it woule
be a ,rood plan to get the origina
ticket end give +ne triplicate copy tt
the 300 for reference.
Motion made md seconded that the
members of ,h= elevators as~es t.
handle the pooled grain at ch.ar,c j.
6 "ents per III hel. Motion carrled/5y
& vote of 10 to E
/ Motion made and seconded that the
motion be reconsidered and that the
charge be made cents. Motion lost
| Motion made and seconded that the
contract be entered into between the
pool and the elevators have clause
inserted receive all the pooled grain
market at its station in so far as the
capacity of the house will allow. Mo
ton carried.
Motion made and seconded that the
delegates go on record as favoring a
plan whereby all profits accruing to
the elevator through the handling of
pooled grain be prorated back to the
members of the pool who deliver the
grain. Motion carried. f.
Chairman appointed a Committee of
Mr.. Frnch, Mr.. Stoner and Mr.. Lar
son to meet with the executive COM
mittee of the wheat pool and arrange
definite plans for contract.
Adjourned.
Requested that each one present
sign his name and address below:
Geo. N. Robinson, Scobey; Paul
Cru1n, Scobey; p. T. Karlsrud, Scobey;
Thos. Lillethm, McCabe; P. Fl. Nor
row, Williston; Fay Bently, Plenty
wood; II. Hendrickson, Medicine Lake;
Mendley Evenson, Medicine Lake; e