Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-01-06
MARKETING BILL
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
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laws OF the commonwealth, the
1922 session of the legislature will
have broken al previous records
for speedy action in the opening
hours OF the General Assembly
Declining TO adjourn Immediately
after organization in order 10
work out the committee assign
mems rs l. the usual custom, the
legislators have stayed by 10
rush through the bill that is char
acterized as the greatest farmer
aid bill of the last century. The
act in ali probability will be ready
for the governors signature car
" next week.
While primarily the bill is FOR
the safeguarding OF the interests
of the growers and others CON
cerncd in tile newly organized bur
ley co-operat ny marketing asso-
ciatiun. it ultimately will embrace
all forms OF cooperating market
ing OF agricultural products. The
preamble sets out that it Is IAN
act authorizing the formation OF
non-prolit cooperative associa-
tiors. with or without capital
stock. for the purpose OF encour-
aging the orderly marketing OF
agricultural products through CO.
operation. '
I'm compliment to Judge Robert
w Bingham. owner Of the Loris-
vile Courier Journal and Louis
rille rmes. the new bill will be
indcyed and cited as The Bing-
ham cooperative Marketing
Nct. 1t was through the efforts
Of Judge bingham that the hurley
association came into being and
he as been instrumental in pro-
noting the work OF organization.
The policy OF the association
organized under this act will be
TO. promote. foster and encour-
age the intelligent and orderly
marketing OF agricultural pro-
ducts through cooperation; and
20 eliminate speculation and
waste: and to make the distribu-
ton OF agricultural product, b..
tween producer and customer and
consumer as direct a. can be Ell
,ic;nctly done and To stabalize
the marketing OF agricultural pro
ducts" The term agricultural
products includes horticultural.
,iticultural forestry. dairy. live
stOrj5. poultry, bee and any farm
products.
associations organized under
the provisions Of thc act are nom
profit. ina>much as thev are moi
organized 10 make profit foT
themselves, as such. or for Their
members. a. such, but only for
their members aS producers.
Twenty or more persons engaged
in the production oi agricultural
products may form Il non-pront
organization under the provisions
OF the act.
Every group of persons contem
plating the organization of such
an association. it Is recommended
in the measure, should FIRST con-
Ter with the Dean Of the College
OF Agriculture of the University
OF Kentucky. who will inform
them regarding the probable Sue
cess of such organization, based
upon study OF the marketing
conditions affecting the commod-
tiles proposed To be handled. Ap-
peal also is made to the public
innterest in the farmer and provi-
sion is made to let him reach the
same stage OF corporate organl-
! ton as the manufacturer or in
dustrial leader. \ high degree
OF efficiency in the marketing anil
handling OF farm products is urg-
Il to take the place Of the blind.
unscientihc and speculative man
agement of the present. 1t Is
/ for this purpose that the farmers
should secure special guidance
and instructive dat a from the
Dean OF the College of Agricul-
ture of the University of Ken
/ tucky.
The affairs of association will
be managed, the bill provides, by
a board of not less than five di-
rectors. elected by the members
or stockholders from their own
number. The association and its
members may make and execute
marketing contracts, requiring
members TO sell ali or any speci-
fled part OF their agricultural pro-