Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-11-29

reception has been so cold In som
: instances that we concluded tina
certain banks did not care to see {
cooperate movement succeed.
Financial Success.
Happily, however, due to the
untiring efforts of the executive com
mittee and it's local counsel, Mr.
Erskine R. Myer the exchange has
been financially successful and al
this time is a going, and smoothly
going corporation. Weyl-Zucker-
man and Company have not declined
to advance money as needed, but on
the contrary have given us the sup
port which they contracted to give
and have served us we'll
"Your remark in your quoted let
ter that differences exist between the
exchange, its component members and
the Director of markets. What these
difference are l am at loss to
know. We have received much more
cooperation and help from these
parties by far than any other source.
Have Settled with Grower.
1--WE have settled entirely with
growers up to November 8. 1923. to
the amount Of $539.169.07. our
weekly pools will be completely set
tied by Nov. 20, the money being
sent to the association for distribu .
ton to the growers. The exchange
has bought and distributed to its
members sacks to the amount of
$75173.61, these sacks being dis,
tributed at actual cost to the grow
ers. The exchange has paid to date
to apply on thes bags $1O,394.15.
1.-THE exchange for the first ten
pools received net average price of
B1.25 per sack on the first 1920 cars.
We invite comparison of these prices
IT any Others We have compared |
With the prices obtained by growers t
n other states in operating under CO. c
perative marketing laws. v
Orderly Marketing.
Even with the control of the SO g
er cent of potatoes of the state we c
ave been able to market the Colo h
ado crop In an orderly way on a d
able market. We have not had to
intend with overlooking and dump
g, which has been so detrimental to
dorado potato growers in the past.
1T books are open to the inspection h;
members OF the exchange and if m
u desire information to correct &c
ur erroneous impressions we will Sc
glad to furnish it to you if you!
III call at our office in Denver. OF
I'm closing, my dear Mr.. Field, ia
g to say that to my knowledg you OF
ver have asked or invited meet m
& Of the leaders of the association pr
northern Colorado, or the leaders to
the exchange, and such state, flu
ent as you are quoted as making,
'lieve, is unfounded. 1 wish to in pl
rm you that the Colorado Potato h;
lowers exchange is organized and az
lists solely for the benefit of its at
over members. To that end, the, h;
dorado Potato Growers exchange ht
III bend it's every effort, and to the lii
election of is rights and the rights re
its members it will, if need be, ap- W
al to the courts and to the law.
Attention Called to Act.
"In this case permit me to call
ur attention to section 2S of the CO. 70
erative marketing act of the CO. tie
erative marketing act IS. L. 1928, Sc
443). which provides that anyone VI
10 maiciously spreads false reports to
out the management of a cooper ed
i've association shall be guilty of tn
isdemeanCr and be subject to a WI
le of not less than 800 and not tn
ore than $1,000 for each offense so
d shall be liable to the association slt
grieved in civil suit In the penal sh
m Of $500 for each such offense. wi
81 regret to say that I deem it la
oper to submit these false rumors
the executive committee for the ev
rpose Of determining whether or ca
t the exchange desires to proceed sh
criminal action against those re-
10 have spread these rumors" br
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