The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-21
COUNTY FAILED
POTATO QUOTA.
NO COUNTY ASSOCIATION UN
TIL ACREAGE is UNDER
CONTRACT.

Cooperative potato marketing in
solar as st. Louis county is con
cerned was complicated last weel
when an official statement issued BY
the general state committee of the
Minnesota Potato Growers Elk
change cited the fact that while the
state campaign had gone "over the
top" with more than 40,500 acre!
to spare, the quota in ST. Loui!
county had not been obtained.
/ Had the required acreage beer
signed up, st. Louis would have pro
ceeded with incorporation just as 81
counties are doing. Now, however
further steps must be taken.
| On March l., when the organiZa
ton campaign closed, 1920 grow
ers had signed the contract and list
ed 160,756A acres. Fifty per CEN
of the commercial acreage in tht
state, which the contract stipulated
must be signed before a State Elk
change could be formed called fol
120,163 acres.
| Of the state membership, SO con
tract signers live in ST Louis county
i The acreage listed by the local mem
bership is 436H. This is 286 y
under the quota The state Office
is accepting all contracts received
providing they are dated before
/ March /.
If the quota is not of record b.
March Is, when Incorporation step
Il I'LL he 10 Ahn aN1,n4fnc th
reached their quotas, st. Loui
/ county's member of the Organiza
ton Committee will issue a state
ment citing the fact that the quot;
has not been obtained and granting
to all who have signed the privilege
of withdrawal Withdrawal can bt
accomplished only by sending ;
| written notice of such intention.
| Persons who have signed the con
tract will have until April l il
which to withdraw. Failure to sene
notice of withdrawal will have tht
| effect of binding the contract.
i Steps to be taken after April
will depend upon the extent of with
drawalS. Few Withdrawals are ex
pected, according to S. G. Rubinow
campaign manager, as organization
| work can be continued until the
quota is obtained, after which time
a county association can be formed
and be made a part of the centra
Exchange by utilization.
| If growers wish, it will be pos
sible to attach the membership in
st. Louis county to incorporated
associations in neighboring counties
Whether this will be undertaken
will be determined by the location Of
the members farm, marketing facil
tiles, acreage available, and other
factors which can not be determin.
ed until the period for Withdrawals
expires.
1.-THE problem can be best solved
says Mr.. Rubinow, '.by prompt con
tinuance of organization work unit
the quota is reached. Members in
st. Louis county should understand
that the state Exchange will not in
sist upon enforcement of the con,
tract, unless efficient marketing
facilities. are available. 1t would
not, for instance, expect member
to haul his potatoes across county
simply because he had signed ar
agreement.
"It is fortunate that, very few
counties in the state failed to get
the legal quota. Those other thar
st. Louis are Benton, Morrison
Stearns, Todd, Wadena and Wright
Every county that is a heavy potato
producer signed the quota and more
/ hai,,or xuol1 fLo-
practically 100 per cent of the acre
age is under contract to the associa
ton"
|. Incorporation of the counties thai
reached their quota is being carried
on as fast as possible. The 81
counties which are assured of rep
resentation on the State Exchange
are = Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carl
ton, Betrami, Chisago, 'Gass, Clay
| Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota
Douglas, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca
Kanabec, Kittson, Lincoln, Marshall
Mahnomen, Millelacs, Norman, OF
tertail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Rec
Lake, Roseau, Washington, Wilkin
Winona.
Incorporation is going forward un
der the new Standard Cooperative
Marketing act, passed by the last
legislature.
Growers who did not sign the
agreement during the organization
period will be permitted to join
when they agree to the terms of the
contract. However, they can not
be allowed to take part in the cleo.
tons now being held or in the in.
corporation process.
Headquarters of the State Com.
mittee will remain at 319 Com.
merce Building, st. Paul, MINI.