Phillips County herald., 1923-05-31
WHEAT GROWERS HOLD
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING

| Despite the heavy rain that fell
continuously throughout the day, and
the practically impossible condition
of the roads, goodly number OF mem
bers attended the annual meeting of
the Colorado Wheat Growers Asso-
citation on May 22nd, in Sterling.
: On account of the condition OF the
highway, Joseph Passonneau, Director
of Markets for Colorado, was unable
to attend the meeting, being detained
at Hudson, wiring from that point
that the roads were impossible and
that he could proceed no further. Rep.
resentative from Morgan, Phillips,
Yuma, Sedgwick, Weld and Logan
counties were present and the meet
ing was one filled with interest, har-
mony and enthusiasm from start to
finish.
Mayor II. B. Swedlund, of Sterling
opened the meeting with an address
of Helcome to the membership, and
Expressed his confidence in the Ma
ltion Wide Cooperative Movement,
and pledged his personal support, as
wei as that Of the city OF Sterling to
THE movement which, as he expressed
Isl, meant so much to the Colorado
i farmers.
The report OF the first years work
lof the Association by Manager Bruce
lLampson, proved highly satisfactory
TO every member. This report was
followed by an outline of the work for
the coming year and by reports from
the Field Service Department. The
Field Mems Report show that excel
lent work has been done in securing
new memberships. Over 400 new
members have been added to the mem-
bership within the past four months
and according TO the records Of the
Leverage acreage on these contracts it
is, expected by harvest this year be-
tween five and six million bushels OF
Colorado's wheat crop will be pooled
with the Association.
After this Mr.. Fred Strong, who is
connected with large elevator at
Yuma, gave a talk on the Association
work from a comparative SIT lpoint
Of the elevator. In this talk Mr..
Strong ably showed how the Associa-
tion was able to secure a much bet
Ter price for its membership, being
nationally organized on the pooling
plan, than was the elevator. II being
only local unit. Figures were sub
pit,ed by Mr.. Strong showing that
three elevators. one at Haxtun, one
Mt Wray and one at Yuma, paid the
farmers Of the communities for their
\ 1922 wheat respectively. S4 and one
tenth cents. SO and onehalf cents, and
81 and twelve hundredths cents per
bushel. The Colorado Wheat Grower
Association has secured for its mem.
bsrsbip to date So cents per bushel.
and additional payments will be made
al the close OF the pool season.
While the first Colorado State An.
nunl Meeting was IN session In Ster.
\ ling. the first meeting Of the Ameri.
can Wheat Growers Associated. was
In session at Minneapolis. for the pur.
pose Of establishing Il National Sales
1 Agency which viii sell the pooled
wheat for all State Associations. 4
telegram received In Sterling In the
afternoon from Minneapolis conveyed
the good news that the National As
sociaiioh. WIS being successfully or
tanlzed, all states being represented
and working In full unison and hnr.
mony.
After confirming the election OF the
iiew Board OF Directors by the mem.
bership, the meeting adjourned. the
entire assembly yolcing lis satisfac
lion with the result OF the first season
work, and pledglng its united support
% the Association The Directors
elected for the ensuing year were as
follows:
Dist. No. L.. Ernest Mnyhew. ovid
blu, M. g wrOy lsgeloson. lIaNtuu
Pit. No. 3..,J, c. Beckcr, Fleming
Dist, No 4 shelby Hare. Now Raymor
Dist No. d.. Alfred Weller. willard
Dist No. G...,. joo plummor. Akron
bist No 7.....A -. Parish. Plntncr
Dist Ne s.,s,..G q. Hubert, ous
Iiht No 0.o,n..u,J. H. Lntg. Yuma
ItIHt ts..t tal.... -