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Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Our Association Will
Resell the Dairy
Products and Pay
the Net Proceeds to
the Members - No
Profits to the Asso-
citation Itself

The Association agrees to resell
such milk or cream. or the by
products manufactured therefrom to-
gether with milk or cream or by
products of like variety and grade,
delivered by other dairymen under
similar contracts, at the best prices
obtainable under market conditions,
and to pay over the net amounts re-
ceived therefrom as payment in full,
to the Dairyman or dairymen named
in contracts generally similar to this
contract. according to the value of
the milk or cream delivered by each
OF the dairymen, after deducting
therefrom the costs of maintaining
the Association and OF handling
grading and marketing such milk or
cream or products; and also re-
serves for advertising, credits and
other general commercial purposes,
said reserves not to exceed five per
cent of the gross resale price, within
the discretion Of the Association. The
directors may include as costs of
maintaining the Association deduc-
ton of one per cent of the gross re-
sale price as contribution to the
Arizona Farm Bureau to aid it in
carrying on its work
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Dairymen Here Ac-
cept the Marketing
Agreement

Is. (a) The subscriber agrees:
~ To execute, when requested by
the Association, Marketing Agree
ment in terms substantially the
same as those set forth in the agree
ment herewith embodied; or (2) At
the option of the Board of Directors,
to be bound by the terms of the at
tached Marketing Agreement
For this purpose signature to this
Association Contract shall be deemed
to all effects to be the same as sig
nature to this said Marketing Agree
ment, and as acceptance of each and
every provision thereof and herein, as
OF the date of the exercise of such
option by the Board of Directors.
Notices thereof shall be mailed to
each subscriber at his address as
noted below.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Organization Commit
tee Statement Con
elusive, Shall Keep
Careful Accounts

Np) FOR All matters or pro-
duction or signatures and for all
statements of facts in connection
herewith, the written statement of
the Organization Committee, signed
by its chairman, shall be absolutely
conclusive, with or without notice to
the subscriber.
IL. (a) The Organization Com
mittee shall keep a full, true and de-
tailed account of expenditures. in
cluding salaries, fees and costs Of
every kind; and shall render writ
ten report thereof to the Board or
Directors of the corporation when or
ganized; and shall thereupon turn
over to the corporation any balance
remaining in its hands and free of
obligation.
(b) The Treasurer of the
Organization Committee shall be
bonded.
kCj IL the signatures hefein-
above provided for in this agreement
shall not have been secured within
the time above provided, the funds
on hand shall be prorated among the
subscribers, after payment Of all
debts; and the accounts shall be
audited by Public Accountant and
the report made available for inspec-
ton by all subscribers
Is. (a) We do hereby authorize
the Organization Committee, as the
representative of all of the subscrib-
ers, to take such steps as it may deem
proper to secure subscribers hereto:
and when the adequate number is
obtained, to become the organizing
or incorporating directors and to take
all ster- pacassarv and advisable to
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Liquidated Damages
Provided for Viola
ton

Inasmuch as the remedy at law
would be inadequate and inasmuch
as il is now and ever will be irnprac-
ticable and extremely difficult to de-
ternine the actual damage resulting
to the Association. should the Dairy
man fail so to sell and deliver all OF
his milk or cream, the Dairyman
hereby agrees to pay to the Associa-
ton for all milk or cream delivered
sold. consigned or marketed by or
for him other than in accordance
with the terms hereof. the sum OF
five (5) cents per gallon for milk and
fifty (5o) cents per gallon for cream.
as Hquidated damages for the breach
of this contract; all parties agreeing
that this contract is one of series
dependent for its true value upon the
adherence of each and all of the con-
tracing parties to each and all of the
said contracts.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Association To Stand
ardize Methods of
Handling

The Association may make rules
and regulations and provide inspec-
tors to standardize the quality
method and manner of handling and
shipping such milk and cream, and
the Dairyman agrees to observe and
perform all such rules and regula-
tions prescribed by the Association.
and to accept the grades established
by the state and Federal authorities
and this Association. The deter
mination of the Association as to
grade, standards, quality, classifica-
ton and differentials in price or
values shall be conclusive.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Only Actual Dairymen
Or Those Having An
Interest in the Dairy
Products c an Be
Members

. Only persons, firms or corpora
tons engaged in dairying. or owning
$r leasing farms on which dairying
is carried on and having an interest
in the products therefrom. in Mari
copa County Arizona. from which
milk or milk products are delivered
to the Association, may be admitted
as its members. Dairymen in other
counties in Arizona may be admitted
under conditions imposed by the AS
sociation.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
We Authorize the As
sociation to Provide
Plants IF Necessary

The Dairyman hereby authorizes
the Association to deliver to any
manufacturing. distributing or stor-
age corporation organized for CO.
operation with this Association, any
and all of his milk or agreement for
handling, distributing, processing or
manufacturing into by-products un-
der an obligation to pay all proper
tionate costs of such service, and Of
the retirement OF preferred stock II
such stock be issued, and the divi-
dends on all outstanding stock, not
exceeding eight per centum per an
mum, and such other costs, charges,
or dividends, and on such terms and
conditions, as the Association may
deem advantageous and profitable To
the Dairyman.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Preferred Stock Is Re-
tired Gra d u a | ly,
Dairymen Get Credit
for All Contributions
Toward Retirement

tk) AS the preferred stock is
retired, the Association will calculate
the value of the contribution from
the proceeds of each dairy producer
toward such retirement and toward
payment of dividends on the common
and preferred stock; and the corpora
ton viii credit and issue from time
to time to each member common
stock in an equivalent amount at the,
par value thereof. as soon as the
aggregate deductions equal the value
of one or more shares.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Preferred Stock Has
No Vote, But Carries
Regular Dividend
Rate

(e) The preferred capital
stock shall be diveded into five equal
classes all bearing not over eight
per cent cumulative dividends and
having similar preferences, subject
to retirement .at the rate of one class
or one-fifth thereof, annually, be-
ginning at such date as may be set
forth at the time Of organization Of
such subsidiary corporation.
The preferred stock may be sold to
any person, firm or corporation
whatsoever.
20 The original issue of pre-
ferred stock shall not exceed Ten
Dollars $4,000 for each COW owned
or leased by the members.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
We Will Incorporate
Our Own Business
When We Get Mem
bers Who Control
the Products From
5000 or More Cows

IL. (a) If by July first, 1922, or
at such later date as the Organiza-
tion Committee by majority vote may
decide, the signatures of persons,
firms or corporations eligible to
membership owning or leasing three
thousand (30o0) cows in Maricopa
County, Arizona, shall have been OBJ
tanned for this agreement. it shall be
binding upon all the subscribers in
all it's terms, and there shall be no
right of withdrawal whatsoever.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Cannot Acquire Plants
Without Consent of
Members

(c) The members shall have
two weeks within which to signify
their dissent or disapproval of such
plan. If within two weeks of the
mailing of such notices by the Asso-
citation the majority fail to file writ
ten notices of such disapproval or
dissent, the Association shall proceed
with its program and shall organize
the corporation as indicated.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Arizona Dairy
Producers Market
ing Agreement
Members Agreement
With His Association
This Agreement. made and entere,

This Agreement, made and entered
into this. day of. ......,, 1872. >,
Of the County of Maricopa, State of
Arizona, hereinafter for brevity called
the DAIRYMAN, and ARIZONA
DAIRY PRODUCERS, cooperative
marketing association organized un-
der the laws of Arizona, which cor
poration is hereinafter called the AS
sociation, WITNESSETH:
That the Dairyman and the Asso-
citation, for an in consideration of
the covenants and agreements herein
contained to be kept and performed
by them, do hereby agree as follows:
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Breaking This Con-
tract Is Expensive

If the Association brings any action
whatever by reason of breach here
of. the Dairyman agrees to pay to
the Association all costs Of court,
costs for bonds and otherwise, ex-
penses Of travel, and all expenses
arising out of or caused by the iiti-
cation, and any reasonable attor-
ney's fee expended or incurred by it
in such proceedings All such costs
and expenses shall be included in the
Judgment and shall be entitled to the
benefit of any lien securing any pay
ment hereunder.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Our Organization May
Sell Our Products
Anywhere, May Be-
come Part of Big Or
ganizations If Or
ganized


The Association may sell said milk
cream, or the by-products therefrom,
within or without this state. at sich
times and upon such conditions and
terms as it may deem fair and al :
visable; and it may sell all or any
part Of the milk, cream, or milk
products to or through any agency
for the operative marketing of the
same, and under such conditions. as
will serve the joint interests of the
dairyman and the public; and any
shall be deemed marketing costs un-
der Paragraph V.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Dairy Association to
Be Organized BY the
Farm Bureau and Its
Organization Com
mittee

10. (a) The Association shall be
organized by the Arizona Farm Bu-
reau Federation acting indirectly by
and through its county and commun-
ity farm bureaus, and directly
through an Organization Committee,
which shall take such steps as it may
deem advisable to obtain subscribers
for its agreements and members to
this Association. The Organization
Committee as now constituted, and
which has been elected from com
munity Farm Bureaus of Maricopa
County is composed of the follow
ing:
District. Name Of Director.
Glendale-Fred Rathbun, Chairman
Madison-R. r. Schultz. Vice
Chairman.
Washington--C. w. Steele, Secre-
tary.
Alhambra-A. Renaud. Treasurer
Murphy-Henry j. Irvine.
Cartwright-G. c. Hussey.
Pendergast- -Tolleson--L. Garesche.
Tempe-W. NJ Turley.
Roosevelt-E. D. Ryder.
Scottsdale-M. r. Harowitz.
Wilson-Allen Creighton.
Laveen-W. Mcneil.
Gilbert-H. c. Morris.
Buckeye-P. III. Benson.
Mesa--D. P Jones.
Chandler-Albert Wolf.
Lehi-To Be Elected.
Peoria-To Be Elected.
(b) Five or more OF the Or
ganization Committee may become
the Incorporating directors of the As
sociation in case the minimum signup
is obtained prtef to the 1st of Janu
ary. 1922; and they shall hold office
until their successors are elected and
qualified.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
We All Agree to Help
in the Cooperative
Marketing of Our
Product

The Dairyman is member of this
Association and is helping~t to carry
out the express aims of the Associa-
ton for cooperative marketing; for
eliminating speculation and waste;
and for stabilizing future markets in
the interests Of the Dairyman and
of the public by this and similar OBJ
legations undertaken by other dairy
meD
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Association May Bor-
row Money If Is
Needed

The Dairyma1 further agrees that
the Association may borrow money
in its name for any purpose on the
r.ilk or cream or by-products, or on
any warehouse receipts. or on any.
accounts, for the sale of milk. cream.
or products, or on any CONNER
cial paper delivered therefor. The
Association shall prorate the money
so received among the dairymen &C.
cording to the different pools, and
shall pay to each da;ryman his pro-
portionate net amount thereof.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24

State shall be held TO serve all mem
bers and the cost thereof shall be
absorbed by the general member
ship. Such warehouses may be
leased, constructed, or purchased
with the assistance of other similar
CO. operative Associations; and in
such event, the proportionate obli-
CATION or share of this Association
shall be assumed proportionately by
the members.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Local Branches May
Be Maintained and
Local Officers Act
AS Advisors

s. Informal local branches of the
Association may be created and
maintained in every district and CEN
trail locality in Arizona. Each branch
shall have it's own officers, who may
attend the meetings of the Board Of
Directors and act in an advisory ca
pacity.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Association When Or
ganized Shall Go
Ahead and Get More
Members

(b) The Association, when
organized, shall make every reason
able effort to secure signatures of
dairymen to the Standard Marketing
Agreement. TO cover the largest pos
sible percentage of the dairy pro-
ducers in Maricopa County; and II
advisable, in other Arizona counties.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Association to Attend
Strictly to It's Own
Business - To Have
Suitable Articles of
Incorporation and
BYLAWS

9. The Association shall confine
itself to the problems OF marketing
Of milk and milk products only and
for it's members only. 1t shall have
suitable articles of Incorporation and
bylaws stating the powers and pur-
poses of the Association, the rights
and duties of members, the manner
of forfeiture of membership, the
value of property interests on with
drawal, and any other pertinent and
important points of organization as
determined by the Organization Com
mittee.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
We Will Organize a
Non-Profit Cooper
ative Association to
Handle and Sell Our
Dairy Products Col
lectively and Intelli-
gently

The undersigned propose to organ
ize a profit association with or
without capital stock, under the laws
Of the state of Arizona, for the pur-
pose of promoting, fostering and en-
rouraging the business of marketing
dairy products o-operatively; for re-
aucing speculation; for stabilizins
dairy markets; and for co-opera-
lively and collectively handling the
problems of dairy products.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Court In un c I ions
Make Members Be-
have

The Dairyman agrees that in the
event of breach by him Of the pro-
visions hereof, regarding delivery OF
milk, or cream, the Association shall
be entitled to an Injunction to pre-
vent further breach hereof, and the
parties further agree that this is
contract for the purchase and sale Of
personal property under special cir
cumstances and conditions and that
the buyer cannot go into the open
markets and buy milk or cream to
replace any which the Dairyman may
fail to deliver.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Contracts Signed BY
Members Are All
Alike

This agreement is one of series
generally similar in terms, compris-
ing, with all such agreements. signed
by individual dairymen, one single
contract between the Association and
the said dairymen, mutually and in
dividually obligated under all of the
terms thereof. The Association shall
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Dairy Products You
Cannot Control Need
Not Be Delivered

The Dairyman expressly warrants
that he has not heretofore contracted
to sell, market, consign or deliver
any of his milk or cream to any per-
son, firm or corporation, except as
noted at the end of this agreement.
Any milk or cream covered by such
existing contract shall be excluded
from the terms hereof for the period
and to the extent noted
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Every Farm Bureau
District Will Elect a
Director - Members
May Vote Personal
ly or By Mail

4. (a) Each of the Farm Bureau
districts in said Maricopa County
shall be entitled to representation on
the Board of Directors; and the mem
bers from each of said districts shall
meet for primary election in Janu-
ary, 1923, to be held and conducted
as, where, and when specified by the
Organization Committee; and the
nominees fron each OF said districts
shall be elected as directors at the
general meeting likewise to be held
as, where, and when specified by the
Organization Committee. II unable
to attend, the members may vote at
such meetings by mail on a signed
ballot prepared under the direction
Of the Organization Committee.
(b) All primary elections held
after the first primaries shall be held
as provided in the articles of incor-
poration and bylaws of the Associa-
ton when incorporated, and the di-
rectors may be elected to hold office
by classes. the division into classes in
the first instance to be determined by
lot.
(e) The bylaws may provide
for redistricting annually in order
that there shall be at all times a fair
and equitable representation of the
dairy producing districts included in
the membership.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Production of Inferior
Stuff Is Penalized

Any deduction or allowance or loss
that the Association may make or
suffer on account of inferior grade,
quality or condition at delivery, shall
be charged against the dairyman in
dividually.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Association May Han
die Products in Var
!. ious w ays, M a y
Manufacture If Ad-
vi s a b | e, But All
Dairymen Will Re-
ceive til e S a m e
A m o unit for the
Same Quantity and
Grade

The Dairyman expressly agrees
that the Association may, in its
discretion. handle some of the milk
or cream in one way and some in an
other; and may manufacture into
by products such amounts of milk or
cream as the Association may deem
proper, but the net proceeds OF all
milk, cream, and milk products of
like variety and grade, less all
milk, cream, and milk products Of
like variety and grade, less all
charges, shall be divided ratably
among the dairymen in proportion to
their deliveries to each pool. Such
distribution shall be made from time
to time, in such amounts as the AS
sociation may deem advisable, until
all the accounts are completely set
tied.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Common Stock to the
Members Only, Car
ries the Control

(d) The authorized common
stock shall exceed in amount the au-
thorized preferred stock. The COM
mon stock shall be sold or issued
only to members OF the corporation
at par. The common stock shall have
all the voting power of the corpora
ton.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
One Man-One Vote

Z. Each member OF the Association
shall have but one vote; provided
however, that he shall not be deemed
to be an active member if his dairy
operations are with less than five
producing cows.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
This Is An Agreement
Among Ourselves AS
Dairymen, No Out
siders

we, the undersigned, in considera-
Non of the premises, and our mutual
undertakings, and of the agreement
Of each and every other party here
to. do hereby agree. each for himself
and collectively for the express bene-
fit of and as the Association to be
organized. as follows:
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Statistics Are Valu-
able, Each Member
Supplies Information
XIII.

From time to time, the dairyman
shall mail to the Association any
statistical data requested, on the
forms provided for that purpose by
the Association.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Dairyman Sell to the
Association All His
Milk and Cream for
Five Years

The Association agrees to buy, and
the Dairyman agrees to sell and de-
liver to the Association. all of the
milk or cream produced by or for
him in Maricopa County, Arizona,
during the years 1922, 1928, 1924,
1925, and 1926. The Dairyman may
retain milk for home consumption.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24

For the information of all Salt River
Valley dairymen, and for the informa-
ton of all farmers and others interested
in the general provisions of the Stand
ard Market Contract" the entire con-
tract for the Arizona Dairy Producers
is here reproduced verbatim.
You may join the Arizona Dairy Pro-
ducers by signing the contract repro
duced here, and sending it to the Mari
copa County Farm Bureau, Berryhill
building, Phoenix, Arizona, or giving it
to the solicitor who will call upon you in
the next few days. Be sure to keep in
touch with the progress of the organiza-
ton drive as noted in published state
ments from day to day.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Every Member a Farm
Bureau Member

5. Every member shall become and
remain a member of the Arizona
Farm Bureau Federation
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Here the Undersigned
Dairyman Applies
for Membership, and
for the Privilege of
Working With His
Fellows Toward the
S O luton of Our
Common Marketing
Problems

{b) The subscriber hereby
applies for membership in the AS
sociation when organized, and ex-
pressly agrees that his signature to
the Association Contract and to the
Marketing Agreement, herewith at
tached, and to this application Cor
membership, shall be irreyocable, ex-
cept as provided in paragraph
twelve; and that he so agrees, in or
der to induce other producers to sign
this agreement for his benefit as we'll
as their own general benefit and the
public welfare.
Acceptance of this application for
membership and OF the Marketing
Agreement shall be deemed conclu-
sive. upon the mailing of notice by
the Association of the minimum sig
nup: and such mailing shall be con
clusively established by the affidavit
OF the Secretary Of the Association.
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Grower.
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Address.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Board of Directors
Will Have An Execu-
tive Committee to
Function Subject to
the Approval of the
Directorate

5. (a) The Board shall appoint
an Executive Committee of not less
than five nor more than seven Di-
rectors to conduct the affairs of the
Association, subject to the general
control of the Board OF Directors.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
The Association Di-
reefs Where the Milk
and Cream Shall Be
Sent

All milk or cream shall be delivered
to the order of the Association, as,
when, and where directed by the AS
sociation.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
A Dairy Producers Association Agreement

be deemed to be acting, In its own
name. for all such dairyman in any
action or legal proceeding on or aris-
ing out of this contract.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Amy Member Can Quit
Being a Dairyman
Any Time He De-
sires But He Must
Deliver As Long As
He Produces Dairy
Products

The Dairyman shell have the right
to close his dairy at any time in his
free discretion: but if he produces
any milk or cream or acquires or
owns an interest in any, during ths
term hereof. it shall all be includ 81
under the terms OF this agreement
ard must be so.i enly to the Asso
citation.
XII.
This agreement shall be binding
upon the Dairyman during the per.od
above mentioned as long as he pro-
duces milk or cream, directly or in
directly, or has the legal right to ex-
ercise ownership or control of any
commercial milk or cream or any in.
terest therein or of any dairy cows
during the term of this contract
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
Will Establish Offices
and Plants When
and Where Needed

The Association may establish SELL
ing offices, manufacturing plants,
marketing or other agencies, in any
place.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
We Will Have a Board
We Elect Ourselves
to Run the Associa-
ton

5. The affairs OF the Association
shall be controlled by a Board of not
less than fifteen or more than thirty
directors: and the principal office of
Association shall be at Phoenix, Ari-
znna
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24

organize the corporation and there
after to hold the primary elections AS
above provided
Arizona republican., 1922-05-24
We Agree to Become
Members of Our Own
Business Organiza-
ton

/. We will become members of the
Arizona Dairy Producers, a nom
profit cooperative marketing asso-
citation with or without capital stock.
to be organized under the laws of the
state of Arizona