The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-20
NORTHWEST AGENCY
FOR FEDERAL farm
DOARDTORCAMZED
New Grain Cooperative Seeking
General Manager After
Kuhrt Declines lob
MADDOX IS VICE PRESIDENT
Eight North Dakota Men Are
Directors, Two Named to
Executive Committee
MADDOX IS VICE PRESIDENT

Minneapolis, Dec. 20.-(F)-The new
Northwest Grain Cooperative had
been organized today but one Of Its
most important posts-that Of gen.
eral manager-remained untitled.
Although the question as to who
will be named to that position. Is q
matter Of conjecture. the new board
Of directors and officers have re-
moved w. J. Kuhrt from the list Of
possible candidates.
Kuhrt, economist for the federal
farm board, and who aided In organ
ixing the cooperative. has made II
clear he will not be . candidate foE
the managership.
Organizers Of the new northwest
regional agency for the federal farm
boards Farmers National Grain COR
poration OF Chicago. completed other
details OF its formation yesterday
however. by electing . slate OF Officers
and directors.
NlaA6ock, Vice President
A. H. Berg, Baltic, 8. D.. was named
president and J. r. Maddox, Mad.
dock, N. D., Vice president Of the
North Dakota Farm Grain Dealers
association, was named Vice president
while q. w. Connel, Minneapolis
manager Of the Minnesota wheat poo
was chosen secretary and treasurer
Derg also Il president Of the South
Dakota Elevators association. HI
also i manager Of the Farmers Co
operative Creamery Co., Of Baltic, thl
11rg6ue Uoopofqtlve creamery n 6outl
Dakota, and operates farms and \
president Of . bank at Baltic. II
he's been . leader In the cooperative
movement In his state for man,
years. S.
Berg and Maddox win serve Will
five directors Is the executive com
mittee which consists Of +. J. Larson
Outlook, Mont: Thomas Connolly
Havre, Mont: J. w. Evans. Monte
video, Ninn.; J. G. Heisler, Fargo, N
D.: and Frank Roberts, Pierpont. 8. 2
Directors OF the cooperative Include
seven from Minnesota. four from
Montana, eight from North Dakota
six from South Dakota and one from
wisconsin.
a addition TO members Of TIL
executive committee and Mr.. Connel
the following are members Of tn
first hoard: Montana-Louis Peter.
son. Culbertson: Peter Karlsrud
ocoboy. North Dakota-J. r. Hem
mingsen. McCanna; w. I. Platll
Woods; John T. Strauss. Harvey: 8
A. CARRIER, Fortuna: A. NJ. Thompson
OogsWeil and w. B. Morrow. Petti'
bone.
south pakota-C. w. Croes. Aber'
deem; II. y. Cobe. Hammill; :. y
Brown, oelby; !. q. Haven. Mellette
llinneeota-A. =. Nelson, Minneapolis
Charles Druer. Alberta: George -
johnson. Elbow Lake; +. i. Mac'
Kensie, llallock. and WIN Bottomley
Wlnnehago. Wisconsin-C. =. Han
son, River Falls.
incorporation Granted
erior to announcement q the eIec
tion of ofllcers and directors. nott
ficatiou was received Of the filing o
incorporation articles IN the state O
Delaware providing for . capitalism
ton Of 13J0oo 900 and provision for
reserve fund ol up to 100000.
The new organisation. howeves
does not include In It's membershil
several northwest cooperatives which
have been recognised as leaders u
their 1ield, including the Montana
North DAKOTA Wheat Fool and tn
Farmers Union Terminal association