The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-08
COOP MARKETING Is /
URGED AS SOLUTION
COOLIDGE'S ENJOYS RECON-
MEND ADJUSTMENT OF PRO-
ssg, DUCTION TO OUR NEED.
OPPOSES PRICE FIXING.
GROWERS CONDITION CALLED
IMPROVING - DIVERSIFIED
=, FARMING ENDORSED S

GROWERS CONDITION CALLED
IMPROVING = DIVERSIFIED
8. FARMING ENDoRSED
Thy Arthur. Sears Henning, Wash
ington Correspondent to Minneapolis
Journal.) ISss y = 3 =. s
=. Washington, Nov. 5-Selution of
the wheat problem lies along two
lines,p the adjustment of production
to American needs if the worlds mar
ket is oversupplied from other pro-
ducing countries at lower prices than
are satisfactory to the American pro-
Queer under prevailing conditions
and the development of an improved
marketing system.
These suggestions were made, in a
report to the president, made public
by Eugene Meyer, Jr., managing di-
rector, and Frank W.. Mondell, .di-
rector of the War Finance corpora
ton, who have returned to Washing
ton after completing. an investiga-
ton under instruction Of the presi-
dent of conditions in certain wheat
growing areas, including the north
west.
The development of an improved
marketing system, in the opinion of
Mr.. Meyer and Mr.. Mondell, can be
brought; about by the, producers, of
the country for the purpose of mar
keting their wheat under the coop
erative plan making it unnecessary
to rely SO completely upon the I'M
certain functioning of the speculative
public CONTRACT market.
The report expresses strong refs
oning against the various proposals
looking to an increase in the tariff on
wheat, government prize fixing and
government purchase Of Surplus
wheat. 1t comments on but does not
&C on record regarding proposed dis
| tributing Of $5S,000,O0Q said to
have been made as plo.it by the
United States Grain { orporation, ap.l
modification Of the present imini-
/ grafton of a larger supply of labor
On the matter of returning the So
called profit of the grain corporation
the report says it has no accurate in
formation on the subject and with re-
spect to modification of the immigra-
ton laws the report says that senti-
ment in this direction is almost uni
versal among the agricultural com
munities visited. Z 80 49,
The report states the condition of
the wheat farmers is improving under
present conditions because of the re-
adjustment taking place. The same
is true of the livestock situation
which also was studied. ~.
In practically all the territory
visited" says the report, "there was
complaint regarding the large .in-
creases in local taxes the last two
years, as well as regarding the scar
city and high cost of labor for agri-
cultural purposes and the ineffiency
of farm labor. In many places in
creased freight rates, resulting in a
disolcation of available markets were
presented as factor of vital impor-
lance.
Conditions in North Dakota have
been made still more difficult this
year by low yields, due to continu-
Gus cropping, unfavorable weather
conditions and exceptionally extern
sive wheat rust, the report states, in
|dicating the cumulative result of con-
ditions over a series of years dur
ing which climate conditions, increas-
ing tax burdens, high cost of pro-
duction and relatively inadequate
prices have all played their part. Over
stimulation. of acreage, overexten-
sion of credit, speculation in land
and extravaganza in public and pri-
Tate' expenditure, it is pointed out,
followed by az relatively sudden coll
dapse of prices and markets, created
a fundamental situation in 1920,
from which it has been impossible
entirely to emerge. u
Dealing with evidences of consid-
cradle REIMBURSEMENT to changed con-
ditions, the report refers to DIVERSE
yfication in many areas as making mo-
table progress. Particularly in Sec
tons remote from large markets
where permanently higher freight
rates make inevitable change in the
direction of production, the develop
nlent of the dairying industry is
gradually hut nevertheless definitely
and consistently going on,> it is de-
.clared. s,,ss s.
Govern ment price fixing, it is fair
to state, says the report, met with
more opposition than support. 81
& Considerable sentiment was found
in favor of having the government
buy, the ,socalled Surplus wheat"
with a view Of exporting it to foreign
markets, but on the other hand there
was a clear understanding in certain
quarters Of the practical difficulties
sof -such az plan.
.''The Domestic speculator was said
to be relatively active and as re-
suit the public contract wheat mar
ket has not been fulfilling in salts
factory way its supposed functions
as regulator and distributor of the
flow of wheat. : 1t is asserted it is
not big enough for the task, not de-
pendable enough to be the wheat
strade's sole reliance.
srseThe marketing of wheat it. is
pointed out, is essentially a problem
commercial engineering. The flow
of wheat must be so guided and con-
trolled that our great commercial mas,
chinery of distribution will operate
more evenly and efficiently, without
the fluctuations and waste effort that
have characterized it, especially dur
ing the past few years. With the
changed conditions in Europe with,
the European dealers and mixers