San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-27
Plans Cannot Be Made Ef-
fective for Canada's
1923 Crop.
POOLS WORKED OUT
Organization May Be in
Operation by Next
Spring.
BY j. {. ROYLE.

New York. Aug. 2..-Plans for
= the cooperative marketing of the
banner wheat crop Of Canada must
go over for another year.
Announcement of another postpone
ment makes il certain that they can
not be made effective this season.
1t was hoped that the plans, spon-
sored by President Wood of the
United Farmers of Alberta, TO form
central selling agency could be put
into effect at once, but while the
movement attained considerable mo-
mcntum in Alberta not enough pro
ducers OF the other provinces Joined
ii 10 assure success.
The plan provided for a separate
pool for each province with central
board of control.
Aaron SapirO of California, an OK
pert in cooperative marketing, went
TO Alberta and outlined the scheme
and while the government Of the
province is reported TO have received
it with favor, no official Enforcement
was given.
Farmers, millers and warehouse
men were en-. led TO serve on COM
mttees 10 bring the plan to compile
ton, but it is reported in American
grain circles that number of these
key men have recently resigned.
Plan a Popular One.
The popularity of the plan, how
ever, has not been destroyed.
Reports from Duluth indicate that
concentrated effort is under wny
in Saskatchewan and other western
provinces so that the organization
may be in active operation by next
spring and prepared TO function in
time for the annual harvest in 1924.
One of the chief difficulties which
arose was the percentage of initial
payment 70 farmers. many of whom
objected to waiting any extended
. period for their money.
1t was proposed TO pay the grower
15 per cent of the prevailing price for
wheat on delivery at elevators and
the balance at the end of the shipping
season when complete accounting
~%ould be made for the year.
Many farmers declined to agree TO
wait several months for this final 20
per cent. In addition misunderstand-
ings have arisen as TO details of OPP
Grafton, all of which, ii is expected,
will be ironed out during the coming
winter.
Originally it was proposed that the
Canadian government finance the
proposed financial pools, but this
plan met with little favor from
dominion officials.
IL was then proposed that the
provinces finance their own pools.
This met with approval in Alberta
and Saskatchewan. but Manitoba
failed to endorse this proposal.
As the Alberta and Saskatchewan
banks agreed to advance the 10 per
gent of the selling price to the farm
crs on delivery of their wheat, it is
expected that the system will become
effective in those districts next year.
IL such is the case, the central
selling agencies are expected to handle
ut least 10O,000.000 bushels of wheat
for export in 1924, or about one-third
of the amount OF Canadian wheat
which will be exported this year.
American grain and elevator men
are exhibiting little concern over the
Canadian plan as the amount of bust
ness they do with Canadian farmers
and shippers is so small as TO be al
most negligible.
Last year some Canadian grain was
handled in the bonded elevators of the
Consolidated and Great Northern COM
panies, but this was too small TO have
an appreciablc effect on the grain
situation in this country.
1t is felt in grain centers along
tho Canadian hnrIar fbat INV ,,naI;o.
systems in Canada will be privately
organized and that the Canadian
government will not finance them or
participate in their management.
Movements In L. $.
Similar movements are gaining
momentum in this country.
The River Farm Bureau Rice
Growers Association has lust been
formed in Baton Rouge, for the pur-
pose of marketing the entire river
rice crop approximatins 100000
sacks over a period of from four to
six months.
Ordinarily this crop is marketed
within so 10 30 days.
1t is proposed by the association
10 lease mills which will be held in
reserve for operation in case prices
for rough rice are not satisfactory.
Louisiana. Texas and Arkansas
rice men also are preparing to form
a rice export corporation to enable
millers TO obtain a better price in
foreign markets by systematized mar
keting.
The plan calls for the issue of stock
on the basis Of the capacity of the
mills involved
Sales will be spportioned on the
same basis.
Rudolph Hecht, president of the
Hibernia Bank of New Orleans, in
advocating this plan, said that. the
time had come when the very exist
ence of the rice industry was at stake
unless something is done.