The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-13

Marketing
Honey Lake Farmers
Meet With Project
Hay Distributors


terests of Lassen County, Cal, and
Lyon. Churchill, Pershing. Washoe,
Humboldt and Douglas counties, Ne
vada, was held in Fernley, Monday
resulting in much discussion relative
to wages ior hay hands and price
fixing for expot hay. F. o. b., Fern
ley.
The Susdnyille members who were
present insisted that the old story OF
eut-throat business was unfair to
them and equally so to the local nay
raisers Recently hay has been sold
in their Sc ton for $16 per ton and
they believed that a price should be
set to equal that of their own dis
trict. This was practically done at
the melting. IL being shown that S14
hay at Fernley or Fallon equalled
SIS hay at their points the addition
of freight bringing this figure.
During the session at Fernley,
Aaron Sapiro. nationally known CO.
operative market expert. gave a very
enlightened lecture on the combina-
tions of marts of trade that have
been set against the farmer. In his
talk he referred to SO many success
ful combinations of growers that his
idea was at once conveyed to those
present of their present helplessness.
Should his plans carry, as they will
ultimately, the organization will be
strictly on a non-profit basis, demo-
aatic control of policies; long term
contracts with growers and enforc-
ible by law, with the absolute refusal
OF the association to handle anything
but products of the members.
While no definite action followed
the line up according TO his plans a
committee has been named which
will further work out the details of
q @ proposition.
Fallon Meeting
Following the meeting at Fernley
eight members from the Susanville
chamber came to this city and held
general conference with /. II. Kent
as chairman together with Bob Doug
las, Carl Dodge and others who prac-
tleally control the hay market of this
county
As was the case at Fernley the
Callfornians laid down their cards
and asked that a minimum price be
fixed for export hay from this sec
tion. This is done that the old plan
OF undertaking could not be resort
"a to and prevent trafiicing in ru-
mors.
Emmett Boyle, former governor,
Vie was pres mt, and as a represent
atiye of the Reno Chamber of Com
merce. gave his advise on eoopera-
tive farm marketing. and while he
quoted from the talke of Mr.. Sapiro,
he referred to the deplorable eondi-
tion that exists without such a foun-
dation TO work from.
As a result of the conference held
IL was agreed that the schedule OF
wages as adopted at Fernley should
rule. while tie hay price is the same,
S14 per ton f. o. b., Fallon, as a
minimum price.
As Mr. = ent explained the market
demand rules the price to a large eX-
tent, and while the California outfit
is fighting competition with a weeyil
threat. the fact is that supply and de-
mand will make the market; that the
people of the north were entitled to
protection which they will be given
from this quarter.
Mr. Kent was also of the opinion
that should California stop export
ing hay. that shortage would cease
and that would be a factor in market
determination. He also advised that
there was a limit as to what the con
sumer can pay, as the dairy people
who have to buy hay must be allowed
a profit on their cows and work. He
IS as ANXIOUS as the farmer that mon
o." IN he made and believes that bet
ter prices will rule this year for hay
q narts
tfto lie meeting several of the
'=ane,. ~ farmers visited points of
interest in this valley and later left
faa 1a tn Among those who were
here on cooperative business were;
NJ B. Collins. G. p. Lawson, b. F,
eifqon I. . e. DeForest, T. Emerson
Elmer Soken, A. r. Jenson and II.
e Witt'e.