Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-14

g, I have talked to- the different PEG
PIE OF the state.
Then In addition t. thfs comes the
home problem; the Farm Bureau fed.
In our state think that we must
somehow discover a way to enable
farmers to hold their grain on the
farms so rs to market 1t in a,systenaa.
tic and orderly manner.
g5I Some think that we might befabie
Up create a public, sentiment SO that
those who have money and those
who have storing facilities would
hold their grain of the market while
those WHO could not possibly hold
their grain unloaded theirs. Some,
not so fortunate, might be able to
hold theirs with a little help. In. that
way only the grain that had to &C
on the market would be disposed of,
Durum Wheat.
In the federal statistics gathered
by the government we find hat they
are Jumping hard spring wheat and
durum wheat and we should prevail
on the government to separate the
hard spring wheat really makes the
reputation Of the northwest and this
should be segregated from the durum
raised in North Dakota in govern
ment reports. They state that North
Dakota raised III. 900. 900 bushels Of
this splendid wheat while a large
portion of it is durum which is bring
ing 80 to Accents less and we should
prevail on them Il make the distinc:
ton.
Rate Problem.
"One other point that was men,
toned was the difference in freight
rate in North Dakota and points in
Minnesota, hauling the same dis
tances in the rate between those
two points. I have talked with the
railroad commission and I nave been
informed by the chairman that some
action will be taken in regard to"this
very Don
And then we have other very
important problem. l saw a short
time ago the statistics for a period
Of three years showing the differ
ences in prices quoted on the cards
mailed out by Minneapolis to the
various elevators In the state and the
prices paid in the elevators in Min
neapolis at the same time. This
should be looked into by those inter-
ested in the market problem in our
state.
Colonel Peake's Plan.
II had a talk with Colonel Peake
of Valley City in regard to what
could be done on the general market
problem. and he outlined this plan:
He thought we should try to create
a condition SC as to hold the wheat
issue shortage tickets that could be
used in ~discharging Indebtedness
until better prices conditions pre-
vailed.
1t might be possible, especially in
communities where they had splen-
did grain crops, to have warehouse
men bonded in groups Of townships
and possibly with additional legisla-
ton or possibly under u present
laws a plan could be worked out so
that ne could store the grain In those
communities and issue storage re-
ceipts for 1t.
suggestions but this one seems to be
the best one"
Couiters Address.
DR.. Lee Coulter, president Of the
North Dakota Agricultural college was
then called upon. He deplored the
usual practice Of Cutting the market
in the fall, and said hat the only
salvation Of wheat. farming in this
state is to put into operation an or
derby marketing system that will give
the millers the wheat as they need it.
This, he-said, might be brought about
through collective selling" of wheat.
He pointed out hat farmers in other
sections were forced to do this. ever
with perishable products such as fruit
and potatoes, and the gradual flow to
market vas one of the fundamentals
to be considered at this meeting.
Curtis l.. Mosher Of the Federal Re-
serve bank Of St. Paul was also pres
ent. He had just completed an OK
tensive trip through the northwest.
low prices for farm products was the
most difficult he had ever been called
upon to face, but hoped that it might
be solved by the cooperative asso-
Citations that are already beginning to
function in this state. He said thai he
suspected that foreign buyers were
pooling their purchases and buying at
bargain prices, and that these tactics
could only be overcome by similar
efforts. as far as selling went, by the
growers.
Duis Explains Plan.
Governor Nestos then called upon
Geo. E. Duis, president Of the North
Dakota Wheat Growers association.
Mr.. Duis outlined the plan of the as
ISOLATION and told what the organiza-
ton already had accomplished and
what it hoped to attain in the future.
He pointed out that already this sea-
son owe one-half million bushels Of
wheat had been handled by the as
ISOLATION. and that ample finances
were available through the L. S. War
Finance corporation to finance the
orderly marketing of its thousands
of members.
When the preliminary speeches
were completed the actual business Of
the meeting got underway. Ten COM
mittees We're appointed blythe chair
man to report on variouS phases of
the situations.
Will Go To Washington.
These committees brought in their
reports at the afternoon session. Fol-
lowing the reading and discussion of
these reports. the special committees
were appointed. l.. B. Hanna. DR..
John Lee Coulter, Walter r. Reed and
Governor Nestos were named as, a
committee to go to Washington within
the next few days to get immediate
relief. II possible. for the farmer. It
is the purpose Of this committee to in
duce officials nv ia