The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-11-21
ENFORCING FOOL CONTRACTS.

At recent meeting of the Directors of The Montana
wheat Growers Association resolution passed whereby they
propose to attempt to force delivery wheat of its mem
bes to that organization setting as the reason that tn
loyal members demand that others deliver and stand
share OF the overhead and other expenses of association
Nils Christensen of Dagma vcepresident of the association
and candidate for County Commissioner of Sheridan County at
e recent election on the old gang ticket there voted
he other directors to attempt to enforce delivery
Nels elected the dictatorship of this ORGANIZATION over
ore Of the old members who proved unsatisfactory
70 eP and his clique because he objected some of the
shady deals peIpead the members in one of the
OS notorious and expensive campaigns heard of for such an
office and during which Nes Chrstensens supporters sent dir
ec from the head office of the association to help him to he
elected by fair means FOUL substance declared to one Of
The OF the association Mr. Christensen was 90
ing to be elected the count and that the fellows ON o
inside would see to that the election for Niels albright
IL is reported from the Dagmar country Nies has de-
eIed only load Of wheat association this fall and
that the balance of his crop been sold in his ~ name 70
other elevator companies It looks very much like Niels
himself is not anxious deliver wheat to the association
ana stand his share of the overhead expenses but he was ro
e 70 vote Tor enforcement of the contracts upon other mem
1t significant fact that most states the pools have boo
when placed competent and canabIo hands hut
the of The Montana Wheat Growers association i
SAD laure indeed The officers charge the association
neither knew anything about cooperation nor did thew ever
tempt to learn anything about marketing and its problems When
"ouo De more profitable to it's members it's wheat to
foreign cooperaOrs they sold the MINNEAPOLIS Chamber Of
commerce When they ought to elevators in pool ter
uOry they bought stock deunct institutions and bonds Of M
Pacific Power and Light Company
we mere observe cooperative institution whose sole prose
promote the marketing OF wheat and whose capital should
De used exclusively along those lines which was borrowing
money TO carry on its business purchase $12O0 worth of bonds
III some foreign Power and Light Company procedure is
Ihe work children and only up to the intelligence
and Judgment of men of the type Of Nes Christensen and
Cresap. 20
IL IS not to be maveed at that The Montana Wheat Growers
UOh are having trouble securing delivery of wheat when
It's own members of the Board Directors delivers only one load
and sells the rest to the local elevators the name of his wife In
instructions now being received the association agrees that thew
W" not look into the past history of it's members with reference
to delivery and it is understood that this provision was nut into
he resolution for the sole benefit Niels Christensen Of
Dagar He needed such provision said to have dis
posed OF all his wheat and by the pool season he undo
y will have another joker provision in the resolutions 50
save himself The people of Sheridan County guessed it right
when they decided that Ns not to be trusted as Count
Commissioner ' l.