Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-08-18
REORGANIZATION OF
GRAIN GROWERS MADE
Reed on New Board, in Charge of
Cooperative Grain Marketing
Agency

Reorganization of the U. S. Grain
Growers, Inc, under the direction of
Farm Bureau leaders, representing
creditors, was announced this week
at Chicago. Essentials in the new
program are:
First: A new board ~of directors
upon which presidents of nine mid
west Farm Bureau federations will
serve. Among these, is ]. F. Reed
of Minnesota, who will give as much
time to the work as his duties in the
state farm bureau federation will
permit.
Second: Reduction of overhead
expense at national headquarters by
placing the Chicago Office in charge
of one person, paid secretary.
Third: An advisory committee
made up of eminently prominent fin-
anciers
Reorganization was completed Au-
gust and S. Resignation of all
former officers and directors were ac-
cepted.
Presidents of the Farm Bureau
federations in Minnesota, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas, Indian, Iowa, Ohio
and Wisconsin, the secretary of the
Iowa Farm Bureau federation and
ten other farm leaders, were elected
to fill the vacancies. These men will
serve for a per diem of $40.
Announcement of reorganization
came shortly after a meeting in St.
Paul called by Mr.. Reed; to consider
steps toward marketing the 1922
crop comparatively, if the U. S.
Grain Growers Inc, was unable to
function.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
The meeting resulted in appoint
ment of a committee of five, headed
by Mr.. Reed. This committee was
instructed to take all practical steps
to put into the field a sales agency
to serve farmers in Minnesota. This
committee, made up of N. Holm
berg, commissioner of agriculture, T.
E. eastman of Owatonna, member of
the Minnesota Farm Bureau fedora
tion's grain marketing committee, T.
H. Hagen of Lakeville, and H. c. Lau,
Minnesotan who had served on the U.
S. Grain Growers directorate, will
meet this week to hear report from
Mr.. Reed, who left for Chicago Mon
day evening.
New officers of the u S. Grain
Growers are: E. H. Cunningham,
president; H. L. Keefe, vice presi-
dent; J. M. Mehl, secretary and Chas.
E. Gunnels, treasurer.
Mr. Mehl served as Assistant to
the President of the U. S. Grain
Growers, Inc, since it's incorpora-
tion. Mr.. Gunnels is treasurer of the
American Farm Bureau federation,
Secretary Mehl is to receive salary
of $4,000 a year. This is the only
salaried position at the national
headquarters.
The new board of directors elected
an executive committee of three-Cun-
ningham, Cowles, and Reed-and
vested in it broad powers.
An advisory executive committee
of three was appointed to advise on
questions of finance and marketing.
The members are: Barnard M. Bar
uch, financier, New York; Alexander
Legge, president of international
Harvester Company, Chicago; Frank
o. Wetmore, president of First Ma
tional Bank, Chicago.
WALLACE ASKED TO SERVE
Secretary of Agriculture Henry c.
Wallace and SECRETARY of Commerce
Herbert Hoover have been invited to
serve as ex-officio members of the
new board of directors, representing
the public.
The reorganization of the U. S.
Grain Growers, Inc, was affected
through the recommendations of the
midwest Farm Bureau creditors COM
mittee. This committee consists of
Mr.. Cunningham, secretary of the
Iowa Farm Bureau federation; w. S.
Hill, president of the South Dakota
Farm Bureau federation; and J. w.
Goverdale, secretary of the American
Farm Bureau federation. 1t was
authorized on May 13 in conference
of the midwest Farm Bureau presi-
dents and secretaries.
On July 10, officers of the U. S.
Grain Growers, Inc, submitted tc
the committee written statement
saying arrangements for sales agen-
cies had gone amiss. 1--WE have
nothing further to OFFER" the state
ment said
The officers therefore requested the
midwest states committee to under
take reorganization. ...