Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-03-03
POOL Of WHEAT
|. BY ALL GROWERS
IS SALES PLAN
Conference of Market
ing Associations APP
points Formulators.
20, 900 Grain Men Rep
resented, Total Pro-
duction 90 Million Blu.

/ Denver. March "A national feder-
alton of wheat marketing associations
Operating on the 100 per cent pool basis
| is forecast in q decision made here
Thursday after a conference of state
associations covering virtually the en-
| tire wheat producing territory Of the
United States.
! The new federation, to be known as
the American Wheat Growers, asso-
| ciated, will be placed in operation as
| soon as the middle western co-opera-
,, tive societies begin the actual selling
of wheat, it was announced.
The new organization, as outlined.
will consist of directors selected by the
various state organizations. It is to
have control of export sales Of wheat
tivities. arrange plans to provide
finances for wheat growers who are
members of the organization. establish
statistical department and advise in
the general operations of the state or
CARNATIONS.
Committee to Work Out Plan
The conference unanimously appoint
ed committee instructed to make
preliminary arrangements for the ma
tIonal organization. which is to be put
IN effect as soon as the state societies
of the middle west have actively en-
tered the field of cooperative mar
keting
At the present time the Northwest
Wheat Growers, Associated. selling
agency for the cooperative wheat mar
keting organizations of Washington.
Oregon. Idaho and Montana. is the
only establishment now actually selling
wheat. Other states which have or
ganlzation work under way. or plan
Immediate action toward organization.
are North Dakota, Kansas. Texas, Ne
braska. Oklahoma and Colorado.
The committee appointed to plan the
tentative organization consists of
George {. Jewett. general manager of
the Northwest Wheat Growers. Asso-
clated. Portland, Ore: w. Il. knudson.
national organizer, Farmers union, Sa-
line, Kan. and D. g. Murley, president
cIation. The first meeting of the com
mittee will be held in Kansas City.
March g.
End to Antagonisms
The first action of the O. lttes
was to pass resolution d lg at
an end the antagonism VIII It de-
clared had existed between the United
States Grain Growers. incorporated.
and the cooperative societies of the
various states.
Numerous accusa tons and charges
as to the methods and purposes of each
group have been made by representa-
tlves and agents Of the others, to the
detrlment of each and to the disad-
vantage of all grain growers" the reso-
luton declares. "All of the associa-
tons herein represented must recog-
nize the good faith and high purposes
of all the various groups in organizing
into associations the grain growers of
America. and we pledge ourselves 10
conduct our respective campaigns in
conformity with the principles of fair
play
The resolution was signed by !. l..
Hull, director of the Nebraska Wheat
Growers association, A B. Parish,
president of the Colorado Wheat
Growers association: D. !. Murley.
president of the Oklahoma Wheat
Growers associations; w f. Michael,
president of the Kansas Wheat Grow
ers association, and C. III. Hyde, J.
2. Pancake. William G. Eckhardt and
'. II. Smith, directors of the United
States Grain Growers. Incorporated.
600.0o0.000 Bushels involved
Organizations now represented in the
program for the national fedration in
,iude nearly 10000 wheat growers.
production of approx
nately 60.00o,0Oo bushels annually.
IN addition to these. invitations to
participate in the national organization
when established. have been issued to
tate organizations of Texas. New Mex-
co. North and South Dakota and Min
lesota. which recently were formed.
{ is estimated that the latter orgapi-
ations represent a production of 90
100000 bushels annually. The United
states Grain Growers. incorporated,
las Il membership producing approx
nately l.o00o.0O0 bushels of grain an
lually, a considerable portion of which
$ wheat