The Raymer enterprise., 1923-06-07
COOPERATIVE MAR
KET|NC ENDORSED

thy OF every farmers support, and can
be accepted as the logical founda-
ton which to put farming on par
with other big business. is shown
lconclusively BY the personal and Off
cial support and endorsement given
by President Harding. and number
of State Governors including Gov
lerpor Sweet Of Colorado
The following endorsement was re-
Gently sent by President Harding to
the National Council of Farmers CO.
Operative Marketing Associations:
Fl know of no single movement that
promises more help toward the pres
ent relief, and the permanent better
ment OF agricultural conditions, than
Cooperative Marketing. am anx-
ious that the government do every
thing within reason to assist, and |
am still more anxious that the farm
ers cooperate to make the govern
long run the government aid cannot
be made effective unless the farmers
ORGANIZE and establish economical
marketing methods" This Associa-
tion stands precisely for the best and
more intelligent effort to establish
such methods.
Governor Preus Of Minnesota is
giving much of his personal time and
effort to cooperative marketing in
his state, as well as in national
way. Recently Governor Preus made
a trip to Iowa in behalf of the Co
operative Marketing cause, meeting
with the Iowa Legislature and ex-
planning to that body how Minnesota
had solved the farmers financial
problem y assisting and putting
into operation cooperative market
Ing The visit of Governor Preus to
Iowa resulted in the passing of the
Cooperative Marketing law and the
entire farming industry of that state
is now being organized on co-opera-
tive marketing basis.
T. Governor J. G. Walton OF Oklahoma
gives his personal endorsement, in a
statement issued by him in signing
the Cooperative Marketing Bill In
his state, as follows: ut is pleasure
to me TO have the opportunity of
signing this ac. for the reasons;
first, the fact that you have asked
for this law. second, the fact that
this measure recognizes your right
to protection under the law in your
effort to stabilize your products at a
price that will be fair to both you
and the consumer. If you have,n
yet Joined the organization let me
urge you to do so at once, for oAly
by organization can you have any
material influence on determining
the price you are TO receive for your
products.
| Governor Dixon Of Montanais
staunch supporter OF operative
Marketing, and Is doing all in his
power TO promote farm organization
in that state. Last week Governor
Dixon became a member of the Wheat
| Growers by signing membership
contract. In doing SO Governor Dixon
remarked. II have studied the CO
operative marketing plan as ii is
being conducted and the basis on
which II Is founded, and 1t is my
earnest wish that farmers study the
Marketing Plan, and they should not
hesitate to cast their lot with the
Association.
| Governor Sweet OF Colorado is
strong advocate OF Cooperative Mar
keting aud is lending every effort
possible for the cause, having recent
!. ~ appointed Mr.. Joseph Passonneau
as director-of Markets for the State.
The Governor is giving as much of
his time as posi- le to the assistance
Of the Wheat Growers. also recently
assisting in organizing the Potato,
Egg, Poultry and Peach Growers
Associations OF Colorado.
With the above mentioned ednorse,
ment of President Harding and the
Governors OF Montana, Minnesota,
Oklahoma and Colorado and the fl
! nancial assistance Of our government
In providing fund Of $500 900, ,00. 90
as needed, surely Colorado farmers
! ought TO give Cooperative Marketing
a 100 per cent support.
: When the Field Men solicit the
farmers application for membership
In the Colorado Wheat Growers AS
q sociation. they should do as the Gov
/, ernors Of Oklahoma and Montana re-
commend, JOIN AT ONCE"