Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-04
n. D. FARMERS
FAVORABLE TO
AMALCAMATlON
The Consolidation of Wheat
Growers Association in
Denver is Welcomed.
Geo. E. Duis, President of N.
D. Body, to Attend St
Paul Conference.

The amaiganlat!on Of the various
wheat associations Of the
United states at the meeting Of repre-
g%enta1ives OF the various bodies, IN
Denver this week. ~es welcomed by
The farmers of North Dakota accord
t,g to George E. Duis OF this city.
president OF the North Dakota Wheat
Growers, Inc.
Although the organization for
North Dakota Hds not represented al
the Denve meeting. due TO the great
distance. the farmers OF this state *i!i
back the movement Both the Or
~ganizasion tina M. Duis heads, ana
the North Dakota branch OF the
United States Grain Growers Cor
will Undoubtedly formally
Join the movement at a later date,
Nj. Du!s stated
Mr.. DuLs today received a tele-
gram from W. H. ncGreav, OF Wi
chita, Kansas secretary II the Ma
sional Whea, Growers ASSOCIATION,
asking him tc be present al a meet
ing 10 be held in St Paul neIt week
al which George C. Jewet.. OF Port
land, Oregon. general manager OF INC
Northwest Wheat Growers assocla-
ton. will speak II is understood
.ha. also the Jtsitei States Grain
10y pc. HsGA ~
sented e, this meeting. and ina. e;t-
ferences Will be i-onec ont 10 such an
extern, tnat hsn these bodies vii!
s.pport the new American Whea.
Growers association formed IN Den
yer.
Successful IN West
Mr.. Je~er,. who was = Of the
leading spirits O, n. Denver meeting,
has had more suceess with MS or
~gar,zatior. operating IN washington
idaho and oregon, than any similar
association il the country, Nj. Juis
said. Las, year the members OF this
association through & pool. OK Their
wheat so cents above the market
price. selling the bulk directly 10 rep
rcsentatives Of Japan a, $3.50 per bu-
shells +. o. b. Seattle They also had
a representative in Liverpool. Eng
land, who contracted for the balance
with the British government
The organization work Of the North
Dakota Wheat Growers association
including signing up for the 1922 crop
Is progressing very satisfactorily, Mr.,
Duis stated.
In North Dakota
To date 10,066.06o bushels OF
wheat has been signed up by the
farmers and 1t is expected that that
amount will be almost doubled
Many farmers who had been sitting
on the fence" 30 to speak. waiting
for the differences between the tive
organizations operating here to be
ironed out, will now take a definite
stand in the matter and join the
ranks of the active supporters OF
wheat pooling. 1t seems TO be the
consensus of opinion. OF those respon'
bible for the a~1nalganation, that thu
compulsory pooling Of wheat Is es
sential to the success Of h move
ment, Mr.. Duis stated. 1t was signt
ficant, he said, that Vim. &. Eckhard
and w. H. Smith, representatives O.
the United States Grain Growers Cor
poration, Went on record favorable t.
the compulsory or 100 per cent pool
in view Of the fact that this organ!za
tion heretofore has favored the volun
tary pooling Of wheat by the farmers
1t Is the aim OF the American
Grain Growers assoc!at.n to sign vi
175.D0O, 900 bushels Of wheat. $1,000,
900 OF which has been already con
.rar-ed for, by organizations repre-
senting IL states. Mr.. Duis was o