The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-24


have with you is similar to all the
other contracts it is identical with
the contract which the writer has
signed and if you will read 1t over
as you stated on the contract you
did, there should be no misrepre
sentation about it. / realize that
those who are pooling the first
year may be somewhat embarras
sed with reference to their pay,
ments, but by the second years
pool, the money paid will equalize
the same time each year and
amounts to the same as if all
were paid in one payment.
Protein Basis
I want to say another word with
reference to premiums. You were
not a member of the Association
from the start but if You will re-
call there never were any prem
iums paid for wheat until the
North Dakota Wheat Growers AS
sociation began making protein
tests and selling their wheat on
the protein basis. Our association
is directly responsible for any
premiums that may be paid or
hereafter are paid at Wolf Point
or any other point in our territory
and we have forced the Grain
Trade into a position where they
are obliged to recognize the differ
ent values pertaining to milling
wheat. Don't you think this was
quite an accomplishment? l fear
that this year premiums are not
going to be so good as there ap-
pears to be a united effort by the
| opposition to do away with prem
iums and buy on the old basis.
Cost Plus Objection
You have no doubt noticed the
falling prices and that will also
mean falling premiums and if u
elevator at Wolf Point ceased to
| operate, be assured there would
be great Joy by the opposition
BUYERS in that town and | believe
you know that. No n regrets as
much as we do these falling prices.
We know that you can not raise
wheat and make money on 1t at
these prices and they are not
really down to the bottom yet. II
our Association could get the sup
port of the men who are growing
the wheat by their toll and indus
try. we could establish a market
that would be profitable to the
and this Association was
organized on the theory that its
work would never be done until
the grower of wheat secured cost
plus a fair profit for same and so,
as far as the writer is concerned,
we will never be satisfied until
that objective is reached.
I want to say to you, Mr.. Taylor,
and others who have signed your
letter, that if you will stick by the
pool for five years and average
your prices during that time, that
we will show you better results
than you can obtain in any other
way. Men who are looking for
the immediate results the first
year, should lever join an Asso-
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citation of this kind as they would
never be satisfied with the price
obtained. Our Association is able
to get as good a price for the
wheat as anyone in the country.
We have just as good statesmen
as are operating in Minneapolis
or Duluth. We get our money
cheaper for handling our product
than others do and we are able to
do anything with wheat that any
one else can do and when it is all
said and done, we pay it all back
to you and the other members,
less the operating costs. There is
no one else who wants your wheat
but what expects 10 Hldhe q pioA't
on it and you know that.
l want you to know hat this
Association is doing everything it
can to get a higher average price
and if you are dissatisfied and
have no confidence in this Asso-
citation or it's officers, the best
thing you could do would be to
ask for the return of your con-
tract and | would bring that matter
before the Board of Directors at
the first meeting. We don't want
members who have no confidence
in this association. We want
members who will help build it up.
We do not care to go into public
discussion for the purpose OF de-
Tending this Association. Every
thing this organization has ever
done can be justified and, person
ally, I am not going to try n
trace every false rumor or propa-
ganda which is cleverly started
by opponents of this organization.
| am sick and tired of it. | would
not come out there to defend this
organization-it needs no defense