The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-04
APPROVE WASHINGTON
TOWNSHIP ASSN FOR
COOP FARM SHIPPING
fspecial to The Palladium.l

i MILTON, Ind. May 4.-Co-operative
shipment of Washington township live
stock was approved at meeting of
the Washington farmers association
Wednesday night, and committee OF
three appointed to confer with the
Jackson township shipping committee
to make arrangements for handling
the stock.
This action followed rousing talk
by w. H. Settle, director of the fourth
farm bureau district and organizer OF
the indianapolis cooperative live
stock commission firm. Mr. Settle ex-
planned the operation and the plans OF
the firm and predicted steadier mar
keting with elimination Of wastes ana
reshipments.
After Mr.. Settles talk, which finish
ed with a suggestion that Washington
township farmers organize to ship
their stock, E. G.. Caldwell spoke In IA
vor of shipping association and Louis
Kleiber suggested that Washington
combine with Jackson township in the
work. 1t was decided upon motion or
Wallace Ward that a committee meet
with the Jackson committee, and the
following members were appointed:
r. G. Caldwell, chairman, Wallace
Ward, Alfred Sample and Louis
Kleiber.
Stock Buyers Gone
"The stock buyer is thing OF the
past in northern Indiana and in Mich
igan," said Mr.. Settle, in the talk which
preceded organization arrangements.
The speaker predicted a better and
more economical method Of all mar
keting of farm products, stating that
old methods Of farm marketing will
soon be superseded by cooperative
marketing as the buggy has given
place to the auto.
American farmers would soon be
on the level of the European peasant II
they did not change their methods for
more profitable ones soon, said the
speaker I'VE are not making enough
money now to maintain our businesses
without deterioration and keep up our
roads, schools and churches. Other
countries have been on this same path
and where agriculture was not profit
able, they have failed to keep their
position as nations. And If we fail in
organization now we will not have an
other opportunity for years"
A strong endorsement was given the
farm bureau during his explanation OF
the commodity marketing ors<niz>
tions of the farmers.
Will Limit Benefits.
Without the farm bureau the com
modify organization for sale of stock
grain, produce or other farm products
commodities would fail. he stated
Each can do certain work, but larger
tasks remain which can be accom-
pIished only by the parent organiza
ton. Present plans when put into eff
feet, will limit the benefits of com
modify organizations to farm bureau
members.
No fee Is paid for membership II
the Wells county farm bureau, saic
Mr. Settle, stating that shippers
through the cooperative association
are automatically made members anc
all finances of the bureau have beer
raised In that manneY With profits
Of the shipping association, and Other
activities in the county savings tha
amounted to 100000 last year were
recorded. The sum of $1,000 was
saved on cooperative wool blanke
purchase.
Mr.. Settle advised the county uni
of shipping association as the cheape,
and most efficient as proven by Is In
diana and So Ohio counties. The In
diAnapolis firm will be ready to handl
stock next week, and all members o
the Wayne county farm bureau VIII
ship to it, whether through co-opera
tive association or not, will receiv
full patronage dividend at the end o
the year.