Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
FARM BUREAU HELPS PROTECT
RANCHER AGAINST SWINDLERS

Scott B. Foulds, secretary-manager
Of the Imperial County Farm Bureau
! reports that since the farm bureau
| has secured the services of an at
| torney to assist in the collection OF
money due farmers for sale of hay,
! grain, rice, chickens, turkeys, calves
and live stock generally, that many
complaints have been adjusted to the
satisfaction Of the farmers who
! have been defraudcd of their money.
| The farm bureau directors made ar
rangements with C. G. Halliday, Il
member Of the Alamo-Verde Farm
Center and deputy district attorney,
to handle all eases without cost to
farm bureau members, where an
outside buyer had come into the val
ley and obtained farm products and
refused to pay for them. Some of
the recent complaints that have been
| investigated are the following:
George Shawver, of Eastside
| Farm Center, sold a considerable
amount of baled hay last February
to a Pasadena buyer. He paid 5000
; soon after delivery and left around
| $1l00 unpaid. Shawver telephoned
the buyer and attempted to see him
in the valley but was told the buyer
had expected to buy all of his hay
and as Shawver only sold the hay
in one stack and never agreed to
sell the rest. the buyer decided to
keep the $1100 as damages This
matter is being investigated and
Shawver will be able to recover all
his money.
Hobart Herrick, of seeley, sold
some rice to Il San Diego buyer
few months ago, who told Herrick at
the tiSse he gave a check in payment.
to hold the check for couple of
days. Herrick did so and then ran
it through his bank. 1t came back
marked "'not sufficient funds. -
llerrick wrote the buyer and he an
swered from Los Angeles (but with
out giving any address, stating he
was surprised the check had not been
paid and that he would send a
cashier IS check for the amount xue.
The check did not materialize -
the matter was referred to the f;Nlh
bureau attorney. The bank on which
the check was drawn stated the buy
er opened an account with the bank
by dePositing $lG0 few days before
giving Herrick the check for a sum
in excess of that; that the drawer
i h.
bank and had Withdrawn his deposit.
District Attorney Hcald has had a
warrant issued for this buyer and
he will be prosecuted.
Frank Kumberg of Bonds Corner
| and a member of the Alamo-V erde
Farm Center sold several carloads
of hay to a Calexico and San Diego
/ buyer, who in turn sold the hay and
used the money in his own business.
| Frank is a good farm bureau mem
| ber and more than had his $40 mem
| bership fee returned to him when the
I farm bureau attorney forced the
buyer TO make a substantial pay
mcnt and agree to take care of the
remainder by monthly payments.
Company Sarcastic
j. Il. Snyder sold two carloads of
milo maize to a Los Angeles concern.
They paid 90 per cent on delivery
on ears aud agreed to pay the bal
ance when the milo arrived in Los
Angeles. After getting the milo the
concern stated Snyder's agent had
sold them several ears of milo and
as Snyder only actually sold two
cars, the milling company decided to
retain the remaining 10 per cent as
damages and told Snyder to try and
get it, Snyder is an Eastside- Sunset
Farm Bureau member and the farm
bureau attorney soon convinced the
milling company that it was to their
interest to play square and they re-
mitted in full, but not without Il
sarcastic letter ending as follows:
I'VE have taken "a good loss ON this
account but will probably learn our
lesson when dealing with farmers
that we must have everything down