The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-10
Report of Council of Action Committee North Dakota
and Other Wheat Growers Associations

that it was fer this reason that +b
was not delivering, and that because of tL;1
the officers of the Canadian Assooiot. --''' mat
had been in North Dakota speaking f.. A. VINO
Dakota Pool, had refused to again co,,o 1vHGth
Dakota to speak or to cooperate with A. -'iA
until these conditions were corrected A.; 0ta'e
speaking there and becoming advised of a. "lCef
DDS and policy. These officers alIao,os ~ -'etl'
North Dakota Sales Agency was ineff;,;aD4 TIE
for proof stated that often North D9lro+o VI, "'o
was resold the same day by buvars = - neat
vance prices and that on enc occasion a.. u-
difference was as high as IS cents. OWL. me
impression that this was a common occ,~9. ''ie
When asked by your Committee WHY tb 5;ss
ent state pools did not sell through ono
agency, thus eliminating competitive sellin,, N1
the cost Of two or three agencies, the Minnoa-4
Officers insisted that all of the other statos -.
ready and willing to cooperate but that c..
Duis would not join them. It appeared - 90
committee however, that there was iealons,, g.
listing between the officers of the Different :
CARNATIONS, who each had men who wanted :.
be at the head of the Cooperative SELLING Aoono.,
proposed, and that the antagonisms wero 80
personal nature generated through STRUGGLE e..
position. However, all things indicate that tboso
wrinkles will soon be ironed out.
Upon its return to Grand Forks your Commit
tee investigated the charges made against tba
North Dakota Association management. nv tho
officers of the Minnesota Association and A.
others and questioned the North Dakota Officers
sharply concerning them. 1t found that onlv
three Of the nineteen members of the Board Of
Directors CT the North Dakota Association waro
on the payroll, including the president, Mr.. Geo
Duis: namely Mr. Hinkel and another both
good men, who were acting as field men and that
they were making good in their capacities and
that both of these men were also FARMING and
were paid when they were actually working for
the Association, and that there had never bean
any more than this number on the payroll of the
organization. 1t found that Mr. Duis and Mr.
Blair both live in the same district after the re-
distrcting of the organization occurred and that
in the ensuing election that Mr. Duis had a ma
jOrity over Mr.. Blair of several to one which ac-
counted for the elimination of Mr. Blair although
there had been disagreements as to policy be-
tween Mr. Duis and Mr.. Blair and Mr. Blair had
led an opposition to Mr.. Duis. It found that Mr..
Ginther had also been in opposition to the ma
jcrity of the Board of Directors and Mr.. Duis and
had been defeated for reelection in his district.
1t found that there seemed to be complete har-
mony on the Board at the present time It found
that there was harmony and loyalty to Mr.. Duis
among the officers and field men, All of the
rest of the Board of Directors are farmers grow
ing wheat, and doing nothing else for living
Your Committee did not call upon Mr. Blair or
Mr. Ginther, personally to interview them as
time would not permit
At Winnipeg the officers of the Manitoba Asso-
citation and the Central Sales Agency spoke very
highly of the officers of the North Dakota Asso-
citation and especially of Mr.. l. G. Scott, the Sec
rotary of the North Dakota Association whom
they stated frankly, they considered one of the
biggest men in the pool movement. The Canadian
Officers stated positively and without reserva-
ton, that they were doing everything that they
could do to promote the North Dakota Wheat
Growers Association and the manager of the
Manitoba Association stated to Senator Taylor,
Il hope the Montana farmers will join the Dakota
Wheat Pool, now that Montana is liouidatng
There is no reason why they should net and every
reason why they should. The farmers in both
states market the major portion of their wheat
IN Minneapolis and most of their wheat is spring
are not any larger than our largest wheat prov
mce Montana wheat crosses North Dakota on
Its way to the Minneapolis market If Montana
farmers go IN with North Dakota it will not only
help them, but it will help North Dakota and
1t will help US more than you know-for
every bushel of hard spring wheat in the pools
IN the states helps the Canadian Wheat Pools. We
must market our wheat together and not against
each ether. l think that the Montana farmers
nave the Canadian farmers to thank for from rs
TO 80 cents per bushel on last years wheat crop
and II they will do as the Canadians have done it
VIII be possible to get even more money for their
wheat l think that the Dakota Pool is going
70 pull through to success and if the Montana
farmers come in it will insure its success If
the montana farmers stay out you help to
defeat N orth Dakota which will hurt your
SELL North Dakota and us. But it is a shame
tlaC you cannot establish a central selling agency
at minneapolis as we have in Winnipeg It will
cut Che selling cost of the wheat and make sure
the success of the American Pools" Mr. Taylor
inquired, IF you were in my position, would
you recommend that the members of the orga-
nlzatlon which represent, join the North Dakota
association" II most certainly would" Mr..
lHahoney answered without qualification This
question was put to every officer of the Canadi-