The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-15
Plan
Endorsed
by Hardi,: 80 -,
Co.Operation Among Farmers
Favored by President and
Secretary Wallace
Benefit Both Sides.
Would Stabilize Prices

Washington, Dec. l4.--tBy \. P.l-
Endorsement of cooperative market
ing was expressed by President IIar
ding. Secretary Wallace Of tho De-
partment of Agriculture; julius
Klein. chief of the bureau Of foreign
and domestic commerce of the De
rartment of Commerce and by a
number of representatives of farm
ers' organizations at the first meeting
today Of the National Council OF
Farmers Co operative Mark etinG
associations. National organza tions
marketing major commodities we're
represented by several hundred dele
gates from 80 states.
In a MESA 30 Of greeting read by
Senator Ernst. republican. Kentucky.
the president declared hs knew OF
mo single movement that promises
more help toward the present relief
fand the permanent hetternent OF
agricultural conditions than the CO.
operative organization OF farmers 10
market their products.
The sy stem, Secretary Wallace said,
should act TO avoid Cutting markets
with farm products and at the same
time to obyiate periods OF scarcity.
thus preventing both ruinously low
prices to producers and high cost to
consumers.
Both Sides Benefited.
III va can avoid these periods of
feasts and famine he added, ''the
farmers will benefit moro by fairly
stable price and the consumers will
be able IS buy what they need at
more reasonable prices. Hence, a3
see Il, the organization and SUGGEST
fui conduct of tho farmers co.opers-
tive associations result in benefit
both to tho farmers and the people
who consume. the products.
Tho Deps rtment of Agriculture re
ssrds marketing as an essential part
Of production he said. 'and it seems
TO us just As much our business TO
help the farmer market his crops in.
telligently and get fair prices for them
as it is to help him produce them in
tho first place. \ productive agrI-
culture must be a prosperous agri-
culture"
ment TO do Everything within reason
and sound procedure for the aid of
tho farmers, President Harding said
he was still anxious that tho farm
ers shall themselves comparatively
work to make tho governments ef-
forts doubly efficaciois.
Cooperation Pledged.
Pledges of cooperation in the
councils efforts were made In behalf
of their organizations by Walton
Peteet of Texas, for tho National
Farmer Bureau federation; Repre-
sentative John c. ketcham OF Mich
isan, former officer OF the National
Grange, ard ". c. Lansdon OF Kan
sas of tho Farmers Union of Amer
lea.
Aaron Sapiro of San Francisco,
general counsel for the cooperative
associations, told tho delegates the
principle of cooperation was the mer-
chandising OF crops rather than
dumping" them. utilization by the
producers OF the practice OF spread
ing sales over q longer period and
the. prevention of high prices to CON
sunlers by obviating periods of scar
city. lie said cooperative marketing
was possible with every crop, but
had not progressed far with the great
wheat crops because OF the lack OF
leadership. Tho success OF orga MIA
tons i'll handling tobacco and cotton
in the south and dried fruits in Cali.
fornia was cited as showing the re-
suits OF the system. Mr.. Sapiro also
urged that the farmers be provided
with facilities for longer credit.