Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
MARKET SESSIONS
BEGIN TOMORROW
Leaders of Cooperative
Groups Seek Solution of
Farm Problems.

The fourth animal conference Of the
many co-oDerative marketing assoc
Citations Of the country. which have
A membership in excess Of 650.h00.
will open tomorrow morning at the
Lee House for four-day conventior
during which the outstanding prob
lens Of the farmers viii he discussed
by farm movement leaders. including
former Gov. Frank -. Lowden of
Illinois, Secretary of Agriculture Jar
dine and Aaron Sapiro. legal counsel
for marketing organizations.
F'ar-rea ching proposals for the soiu.
ton Of these problems. such as leEis-
lation dealing with the handling af
surplus farm products. the writing #
a text book on cooperative marketing
and the placing Of 1t in the curricu-
lum of the schools Of the Nation and
the pooling Of wheat. are 10 he out
lined by speakers and group con
ferees. Leaders of the association do
clined to predict. however. what meas
ures would he advocated for passage
by the present Congress.
Former Gov. Lowden has been re-
queSted by Secretary Jardine. who re
Gently indorsed in principle a surplus
marketing bill, 10 sit with group ~
agricultural editors and farm leaders.
y
Agriculture on the troublesome sur
plus question.
Another incident which empha sized
the importance Of the convention was
the calling together Of the House agri-
culture committee for the first tim"
since the present Congress opened. I"
begin the piecinc together Of an aGri-
culture program Of its own.
Mr. Lowden was a central figure in
y, E<,. .nIg
and yesterday. Members of various
groups Of opinion within the aSsocia-
tion kept him busy in consultations
dealing with farm relief proposals. My.
Lnwden was described by one official
as having taken off his coat and put
his shoulder 10 the wheel" in pushing
farm relief movements.
one Of the chief proposals is the de-
velopment of a widespread and united
support of cooperative marketing ny
the teaching of the subject in the
public schools of the Nation.
Mr.. Lowden Is chairman of the com
mittee orga niZed by DR.. MACY Camp
bell head of the department Of rural
education Of the Iowa state Teachers
College at Cedar Falls. Iowa and
past president Of the Rural Education
Bureau of the National Education
Association. which ha been prepar-
ing data for the cooperative market-
ing book.
cooperative marketing develops
more rapidly and more soundly where
Young farmers have been educated ia
understand it member Of the com
mittee explained The proper ndu-
cation Of the youth before they he
come members of a marketing as
ISOLATION reduces the strain ~ mem
bership contact and on local morale "
Teaching Of the detailed plan Of CO.
operative marketing. its purposes
benefits and ideals is proposed. A
report on the progress made by the
committee drafting the hook is to be
presented to the convention. The
book. after data has been completed
by farming experts representing all
views of the subject. is to be written
by DR.. Campbell and DR.. Anna d.
Cordts of Iowa
Conference on Surplus.
The matter of Immediate considera-
ton before the congressional commit
tees Was the administration co-apera-
tive marketing bill which a powerful
group Of Western Senators and Rep
resentatiVes. some of them stalWart
Republicans. have pronounced wholly
Inadequate to meet present conditions.
Mr.. .lardineS conference was deyot-
ed TO the surplus crop question lint
aSSoCia ton members took the oppor-
tunity to present 10 him forcoful
complaint against elements Of indus
trial and political tendencies
The opening address will he made
II O'Clock tomorrow al the Lee House
by Judge +. w. Bingham cha irma n
of the national council. Of Louisville.
Ky. who will he followed by L. T..
Brownlee. premier Of Alberta. Canada
who will tell Of the Canadian wheat
pools. Committee meetings and dis
cusSion of field service by l.. r. Mic
KAY. chairman Of the field service
Text Book Question.
The text book question will come mp
Tuesday when Dr. r. W. kileore
chairman of the cooperative educa-
ton committee. will preside
Tuesday afternoon the matter OF
credit for farmers for seeding and
other pre-harvest investments will be
given q hearing.
Divergent views on the problem of
the surplus will come up "Wednesday
When Aaron Sapiro and Mr.. Lowden
will give their views Sapiro antag
onist of legislation on the subject,
will speak at 10 a m. and Mr. Lowden
prepayment Of legislation designed to
relieve the situation. will he principal
speaker at the annual banquet at :
pm.
Secretary Iardine will speak Thurs
day morning on What the United
State Department of Agriculture Is
Doing and Going to Do for Co-opera.
tive Marketing"