The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-09-29
CO-OPERATIVES TO
HOLD BIG MEETING
National Gathering AT Washington,
Probably In November.

Lexington, Ky, Sept. %. 1879
James C. Stone, of the Burley To-
bacco Growers Cooperative Associa-
ton, has received word that, on the
suggestion of Senator Arthur Cap
per of Kansas, made to Aaron Sapiro
general counsel for most of the CO.
operative marketing associations in
the United. States, national gath
ering of farmers interested in the
cooperative movement will be held
in Washington in the near future,
probably following the national con-
ference of leaders of tobacco coop
eratives, which is to be held in Ken
lucky this fall.
The proposed Convention at Wash
ington will include representatives
of all the Cooperative Associations
in the country-the tobacco growers,
the cotton producers, the Califor-
MIA cooperators handling fruits, raj
sins, prunes, nuts and other pro-
ducts; the wheat growers associa-
tions; the cotton and bean growers
in fact, every form of cooperative
marketing association in existence
in the United States will be repre-
scented, -i
"a Mr.. Sapiro already has written to
outstanding leaders of the various
associations with view to the for
nation of committee to have
charge of the details of the eonven-
ton, IN which leaders of the hurley
organization undoubtedly will play
a prominent part, as representatives,
OF ons of the most successful Of all
the American associations the first
year OF it's existence.
According to the information
reaching President Stone, Senator
Capper suggested the calling OF this
national conference of cooperatives
for the purpose of bringing to the
attention of congress their Joint re-
Communications for forthcoming ru-
raj credits legislation to provide
government aid for financing the or
derby marketing of the various farm
products controlled by these asso-
Citations.
Mr.. Sapiro's proposal to have the
conference details in the hands of
a committee of leaders of coopera-
tive marketing organizations was
.sain TO be acceptable to Senator Cap ,
per.
e. Senator Capper, according to IN
formation reaching President stone
has declared that the cooperative
marketing associations, as purely
business organizations of farmers
for the purpose of merchandising
farm products in an orderly man
ner, should be heard in the matter
of proposed government credit agen-
cies and that the best way TO get the
coneensus of opinion of the farm.
ers is in such a conference.
Senator Capper, who is promi-
nent member of the so-called farm
bloc" in the senate and proprietor
of string of successful agricultural
publications, expresses the Erlief
that the conference will not only re-
suit in a unified viewpoint regard
ing credit legislation but that Il
will give the American cooperators
an opportunity to discuss their many
common business problems.
Spectators Get Some.
Chairman Lewis, who succeeded
Chairman G. r. Tucker, who was
compelled TO give up his place on
account of illness. reported that
some OF the growers of Green coun-
ty already had sold their crops to
spectators. but that the organiza-
ton expected to add a considerable
number to the association rolls be-
fore the closing OF the books.
The Geary- Buckley Warehouse, on