The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-08-09
Grain Growers
Re-0rganize
REED ON NEW BOARD, IN
CHARGE OF COOPERATIVE
GRAIN MARKETIN
AGENCY

Reorganization of the U. S. GraiI
Growers, Inc, under the direction OF
Farm Bureau leaders, representing
creditors, was announced this week al
Chicago. Essentials in the new pro-
gram are:
First: A new board of directors up
on which presidents of nine midwest
Farm Bureau declarations will serve
Among these, is J.-F. Reed of Mime
sofa, who will give is much time tc
the work as his duties in the state
farm bureau federation will permit.
Second: Reduction of overhead ex.
pense at national headquarters BY
placing the Chicago office in charge
of one person, a paid secretary.
Third: An advisory committee
made up of eminently prominent fl
nanciers.
Reorganization was completed Au-
gust and 5. designations of all for
mer officers and directors were &C.
copied. o. T.
Presidents of the Farm Bureau fed
erations in Minnesota, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and
Wisconsin, the secretary of the Iowa
Farm Bureau federation and ten other
farm leaders. were elected to fill the
vacancies. These men will serve for
a per diem of $40.
Announcement of reorganization
came shortly after a meeting in st,
Paul called by\Mr. Reed, to consider
steps toward marketing the 1922 crop
comparatively, if the U. S. Grain
Growers, Inc. was unable to function
The meeting resulted in appoint
ment of a committee of five, headed
by Mr.. Reed. This committee was in
structed to take all practical steps
to put into the field a sales agency to
serve farmers in Minnesota. This
committee, made up Of N. J. Holm
berg, commissioner of agriculture, T.
E. eastman of Owatonna, member CT
the Minnesota Farm Bureau fedora
TONS grain marketing committee, T
H. Hagen of Lakeville, and H. C. Lau
Minnesotan who had served on the U
S. Grain Growers directorate, will
meet this week to hear a report from
Mr.. Reed, who left for Chicago Mon
day evening.
New officers of the U. S. Grain
Growers are: E. H. Cunningham
president, H. L. Keefe, vice president
J. M. Mehl, secretary and Charles E.
Gunnels, treasurer.
Mr.. Mehl served as assistant to the
President of the U. S. Grain Growers
Inc, since its incorporation. Mr.. Gun
nels is treasurer of the American
Farm Bureau federation. Secretary
Mehl is to receive salary of $4,000
o This fc fh1 ny,1yy 10 1r1n1
sition at the national headquarters.
The new board of directors elected
an executive committee of three-Cun.
bingham, Cowles, and Reed-and yes.
ted in it broad powers.
An advisory committee of three was
appointed to advise on questions OF
finance and marketing. The mem
bers are: Barnard M. Baruch, fnan'
cier, New York, Alexander Legge
president of International Harvester
Company, Chicago, Frank O. Wet
more, president of First Nationa
Bank, Chicago.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry C
Wallace and Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover have been invited tt
serve as ex-officio members of the new
board of directors, representing the
public.
The reorganization of the U. S
Grain Growers, Inc. was effected
| through the recommendations of the
midwest Farm Bureau creditors com
| mittiee. This committee consists Of
| Mr.. Cunningham, secretary of the 10
| wa Farm Buretu federation, W. S
| Hill, president Of the South Dakots
Farm Bureau federation, and j. w
Coverdale, secretary of the Amerisar
Farm Burau federation. 1t was au
thorized on May Is in conference Of
the midwest Farm Bureau presidents
| and secretaries.
On July 10, officers of the U. S
Grain Growers, Inc. submitted to the
committee written statement saying