Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-17
Teach the Farmer
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was a. Wcrthiemer. prominent seed
man of Ligonier, Indianna. who out.
lined the growth of the cooperative
movement throughout the middle
west and paid a glowing tribute to
the work of the county agents in that
section of the country.
He was followed by G. o. Purinton
of Bowdoinham who urged loyalty to
the exchange. stating that it was only
good business for the farmers to join
and work for the organization.
Must Educate Farmers
Dean A. s. Merrill Of the Maine Ag-
ricutural College, the speaker of the
morning. stressed the necessity of an
intensive campaign to educate the
farmers of Maine as to the marketing
phases of their business With special
attention to what cooperative mar
keting can and will do for them
The final speaker of the morning.
e. Ii. White. chief of the division of
markets of tho Department of AGri-
culture. cited several of the problems
'of cooperation and showed how the
failure of several farmers business
organizations had come about through
these problems.
The meeting then adjourned for
lunch.
At the meeting in the afternoon the
various delegates from the farm
bodies holding stock were registered
and seated Following this Il short
talk was given by Mr.. Mcclure rep
rescnting the Industrial Traffic, Blu
reau of Portland. Mr.. Mcclure said
that per cent of the money paid to
the railroads of the United States
was refunded to the shippers in the
form of settlement for claims. while
in Maine but one half of one per cent
was thus refunded. This is due to
the different rates now i'm effect on
Maine railroads. He told the fJsem-
bcrS of the meeting that through the
Bureau which he represented, claims
for loss and damage are more easily
settled and the shippers may also re-
ceive information as to where the
cheapest rates may be found.
A business meeting was then held
at which the reports of the secretary
and treasurer We're read by the man.
agcr A. Il. Clement of Portland. These
reports show that in the year just
passed the Exchange had conducted
a business of $4S9,011.09 and there
are good prospects of 4 very prosper
Gus year ahead.
Board Of Directors
G. T.. Bartall of Freeport was elect
ed clerk of the Exchange for the
coming year and the board of direc-
tors was elected at this time. The
new board is as follows: Androscog-
gin. ii. G.. Harlow of Turner; Aroos-
took. j. L. Guiou of Presque Isle:
Cumberland, @. l.. Bartell of Free
port; Franklin, G. II. Thomas of
Pennington Falls; Hancock, S. S. Es-
ties. of Ellsworth; kennebec, d. T..
Foster of Augusta; Knox. Walter
Swift of Thomaston: Lincoln, w. d.
Peaslee of North Whitefield Oxford.
G. w. Buck of Norway: Penobscot, +.
A. Porter of Bangor: Piscataquis, r.
J. Speed of Milo: Sagadahoc, L. L.
White of Bowdoinham: Somerset,
George T. Tibbetts of Hinckley; Wal
do, c. c. Clement of Winterport:
Washington, +. S. Hill of Machias;
York. +. +. Hamilton of Waldoboro
The other officers were elected at the
board meeting which was held in the
evening ut the Augusta Ho.-.e.
motion to amend the constitution
OF the Exchange so that 40 per cent
of the total amount of common stock
issued might be SOLD to private indi-
viduals was passed during the meet
ing.
Prospects Good
At the CONCLUSION Of the business,