The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-10

ment of the Manitoba Association besides several
officers of the Central Sales Agency and many
minor officers of the Manitoba pool, thereby gain
ing a fund of information and knowledge con-
corning the Canadian Pools, the obstacles that
they have overcome, the methods of organiza-
tions; their battles, victories, failures, undertake
ings, present problems and future hopes
Your Committee visited many members of the
North Dakota Wheat Growers Association in the
territory about Devils Lake Among them it Wis
tied Mr.. MalOney, one of the directors of the As
sociations since it organized, who has been
a member of all the cooperative ventures of the
Northwest and who still refuses to be defeated.
Mr.. Maloney is fine type of man: he has big
farm which he operates with the help of his boys
producing many thousands of bushels of wheat
each year, all of which he annually consigns to
the pool. He had just renewed his contract for
another period of five years. He is an enthu-
siastic poOler. He gave us his final settlement
sheet which showed that he received in settlement
for his grain from ten to twenty cents above the
average price for the year. He spoke very high
ly of George Duis the president of the Associa-
ton: said that he had known him for over thirty
years as capable reliable man who had always
made success out of his undertakings Mr.. Ma
loney has large elevator on his farm which will
/, store nearly all of the grain that he raised He
is out of debt and can speculate with his wheat.
lie reported that after doing this very thing for
number of years, he had quit and was more than
glad to take the average price He had found
that the pool could market his wheat better than
he could do it himself. Mr. Maloney reviewed
the struggles and battles of the North Dakota
Association, the financial difficulties which it had
overcome, the financial problem which it had sue
cessfully solved, its internal strife which it had
iquidated. Mr.. Maloney said: "All we need now
is delivery. If the farmers will deliver their
wheat we will get them better price, stabilize the
market, and reduce the handing costs which are
too high because we are not handling enough
wheat. Were we handling 20 million bushels in
stead of s. overhead per bushel would be in
significant" 81 surely hope that you fellows out
IN Montana decide to throw your lot in with us
helping us and yourself at the same time"
Your committee then visited many other mem
besr of the Dakota Pool-large growers and small
growers: those who had delivered for four years
and those who had only delivered for enc year:
those who had rejoined and those who had not,
questioning them all. We learned that all of the
members in that section had rejoined except one
mana Mr.. Herman Wagner: that practically all
of the farmers who had not joined when the AS
ISOLATION first organized had signed the five
year contract this year Your Committees found
all members satisfied and boosting the pool and
all urged that we recommend that Montana wheat
growers come into the pool with them upon our
return to our people. Mr.. Wagner being ques-
tined why he had not rejoined the Association
said, 81 may join yet" When pressed for his
reason for not rejoining and asked whether he had
any criticisms to make of the pool pool prices or
pool management, replied that he had not, but
that he was out of debt and could hold his wheat,
SO that he going to hold it for the peak price
next winter however, that if he had to deliver
from the machine that he would surely join and
deliver to the pool, and that he advised his neigh
bors who were compelled to- sell early to join.
Bro Taylor then said ''We compose a committee
representing organization eff farmers in Mon
tana and our report may have some weight with
farmers who are considering the joining of the
North Dakota Wheat Growers Association, and
with the membership who believe in cooperative
marketing as a principle: Would you, after the
experience with the North Dakota Wheat Grow
ers Association, and in position, realizing that
some responsibility rests upon US, advise those
farmers to join the North Dakota Wheat Growers
Association Z" Farmer Wagner answered: i
surely would" Your Committee then interviewed
another director big wheat farmer near Dako-
ia, and learned that that section was delivering
to a man, was satisfied and that the farmers who
resided in the neighboring township and who had
stad out until this year had signed contract this
summer The North Dakota Wheat Growers AS
ISOLATION had bought several elevators in this sec
ton, which fact had increased the interest and
confidence in the pool Not one farmer met who
had delivered wheat to the pool had word to say
against the pool and in every community many
new members were signing. Mr.. Eng Torstenson
found that many of his former neighbors and en-
ployers in and about Churches Ferry were men,
bers of the pool and has resigned new contracts,
among them brother of Gov. Sorlie of North
Dakota who is large and prosperous farmer of