Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-09-07
The Missouri Farmers Assn
Makes Proposition On Merger
M r. A. ANSWERS FARM BUREAU

M #. A. ANSWERS FARM BUREAU
Terms Under Which it Win Agree to !
Big Farm Organization Merger
Never in the history of Missouri
has there been a question which so
deeply interests Missouri farmers as
the recent suggestion Of a consoli-
dation of the Missouri Farmers AS
sociation and the Missouri Farm Bu-
reau Federation. The former organ
ization held its sixth annual conven-
tion at st. Joseph, Mo-, on August 20,
80 and 81, and with 1000 delegates
and visiting members in attendance
anil alter full discussion of the
propose. the Missouri Farmers As
sociation makes the following reply:
"The delegates of the Missouri
Farmers Association assembled lin
their Sixth Annual Convention, hav-
ing duly considerd the proposal to
consolidate the Missouri Farmers As
sdciation and the Missouri Farm Bu-
reau Federation as recently submit
ted by the leaders of the latter orr
@ganization, beg leave to make the
following reply:
First Proposal
On the broad proposition that one
great organization can more effect
lively serve the farmers Of Missouri
than two lesser and weaker organi-
zations, we are in complete agree
ment. And since the Missouri Farm
ers' Association now has in opera
ton approximately 450 Grain Eleya-
tors, Produce Exchanges, and Gem
trail Cold Storage Plants, while the
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation has
less than a score Of such enterprises
in operation and also since the Mis-
souri, Farmers, Association has long
since succeeded in perfecting buying
arrangements on flour, tankage, fer
tilizer, binder irvine, oils paints, auto
mobile tires, tubes, ETC., that would ef-i
feet an enormous saving to the Farm
Bureau members Of Missouri, we here
and now cordially welcome the said
Farm Bureau members into the Mis-
souri, Farmers Association. AndNsinc
the annual membership dues Of the
IlMisseuri Farmers Association are
only $3.50, while those of the Missou-
ri Farm Bureau Federation are $500
or more, the above arrangement would
save each Burau member at least $3.50
per annum. With reference to the
purchase of commodities we cite the
fact that the Missouri Farmers AS
sociation purchased the best of STAN
dard binder twine during the recent
season at $8.66 per 100 lbs. and Is
now supplying its members with 1879
Acid Phosphate at a delivered price
of S17.40 per ton and Bone Meal at
$34.50 per ton. Tn Addition to this
the ASSN has substantial brokerage
which Is refunded to its members and
| it is also protected against further
market declines. Also we will cor
daily welcome such Farm Bureau
members as shareholders in our va
rious enterprises and vii give them
places upon our board Of directors as
speedily as their investment and in
terest entities them to such recogni-
| tion.
Manifestiy, an organization which
shipped more than 1000 carloads Of
eggs and poultry 10 the central mar
Nets during 1921 and which IS at this
hour in control Of 9890 Of the Coop
erative marketing machinery OF the
state cannot safely hand over to new
and untried hands Or in any funda-
/ mental way change the status Of the
4 MOST powerful farmers marketing
4 machine ever built up in any state
| in the Union. That such q course
would Be exceedingly dangerous ana
unwise from practical, business
standpoint we believe will be freely
recognized by every thinking Farm
Bureau member in Missouri.
the Missouri Farmers Asso'
A citation has at this hour more thar
i $4,000 shareholders in Its various En-
terprises, while the Missouri Farm
Bureau Federation at best has only
4 some few hundreds. The position q
/. The two organizations IS thcrefcr'
4 radically different in obese premise
4 ana hence II the mountain canlo
come to Mahornet we trust that ma
4 1honnet viii not, in the interest of 70
agreatest good To THE greatest nun
] bers refuse to come 70 the noun noun
/ tain.
Again, If the proposal Of the ~
reau leaders To consolidate the tw
]. organizations Is carried out, then !
naturally follows thst the result mus
4 be one organisation with one plar
4 one Constellation ard by-lRgs and th
same annual dues for III Inember'
4 And since the MISSOURI Farasaefs' Az
sosiation has denaontrated that th