Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

W W under the provisions OF the
new agricultural marketing
law which seems destined to
improve materially the much heralded,
| discussed and argued plight OF the
American farmer.
The formula, in brief, Is the applica-
| ton of big business methods to the
| marketing of farm products with con-
seouent avoidance of unwilling compe-
tition which heretofore has brought
about peaks and depressions in the ag-
ricultural marketing field. These peaks
and depressions made OF the farmer
whether he would or no-not only a
hard worker, but game gambler. And
often the agricultural cards We're
stacked against him, either by design
or by natural circumstances.
Under the new arrangement the vari-
GUS State and minor organizations
| throughout the country will be asked
| into a national organization in each
| field. With systematic ALLEGATION OF
markets and standard practice in the
| shipping distribution and other details
of the farmers business, vastly i'm
proved conditions are anticipated.
Fruit and Vegetable Men Get Charter.
At this juncture a $50,O00,000 ma
| tional cooperative marketing aSSocia-
| ton for fruit and vegetable growers
| has obtained charter and is in process
| OF organization. 1t is called the United
Growers. A $4,000 900 wheat market
ing association has been announced for
| early organization, and representatives
! of all American wooi-growing organiza-
tions have been invited to meet with
| the Federal Farm Board In Chicago In
october for the creation of either a
national advisory council or a Coop
| eratiVe marketing association.
| The United Growers headquarters
will be in New York City. The COM
parative maturity of their organization
| plans makes this group suitable as an
example of what may be done under
the agricultural marketing law.
This group is headed by Julius H.
Barnes, chairman of the board of inc
United States Chamber of Commerce.
! Included in its directorate are William
M. Jardine former Secretary of Agri-
culture; Robert w. Bingham, publisher
of the Louisville Courier-Journal and
| the Louisville Times, and sponsor OF
| the cooperative movement in the
| South; Arthur r. Rule, executive vice
| president Of the Federated Fruit and
| Vegetable Growers National Corpora
| tive, New York; Henry w. Jeders,
president of the Walker Gordon Co.
New York: John Burgess. banker for
| lis, and Gray Silver, farmer truit
| grower and organizer Of the farm bloc
in Congress, whose home is at Mar
tinsburg, w. Va.
Largest Commodity Group in U. S.
1t is the intention of the United
Growers to add not less than Is direc-
tors to obtain a well balanced national
representation.
Fruit and vegetables constitute the
largest commodity group in American
Of more than / ,000, 600 carloads. "A Ma
tion-wide and international sales serv-
ice for the joint use of the various CO.
operative associations and growers or
carnations will be maintained by the
United Growers. 1t Is the intention OF
the new organization to build and
strengthen these local organizations
with this infinitely improved marketing
| service, adequate credits and whatever
other aid may be required in specific
| instances anywhere. s-.s
| The United Growers. which is farm
owned and controlled, already has en-
rolled organizations from Is States.
| Assurance also has been given by sew
eral large marketing concerns that they
will join the program and readJust
| their services to the increased scale OF
merchandising of fruits and vegetables
in accord with the policies Of the Fed
eral Farm Board.
Greater Profits to Growers Seen.
| Handling large volumes, the United
Growers will bring increased bargaining
power to the farmer. Under the pro-
gram outlined, the farmer will retain
possession Of his produce from the point
of production to the retailer, receiving
larger percentage of the price paid
! by the consumer without any increase
! of price to the consumer. In fact, 1t is
predicted by executives of the growers
association that prices will be less to
the housewife when the system is in
vogue, and that there will be greater
assurance of a dependable and salts
| factory supply of ripe fruits and vege-
/ tables. The United Growers has no
intention to war upon produce jobbers
and commission men, but on the con-
trary will seek to cooperate with such
as are in a position to be useful;
In discussing this point Arthur r.
Rule. chairman of the organization
committee of the organization, said:
ANY eficient, well managed organi-
cation that is satisfactorily serving the
public can be very readily welded into
| the new and improved scheme of things.
| The commission man has long been
blamed for many things over which he
| has no control. Our organization will
gladly cooperate with jobbers and
statesmen who have proper place In
the picture"
Sixty Organizations Represented.
When the possibility of a food trust
developing out Of the new Capitalization
was suggested to executives of the
United Growers the response was that
the organization would comply to the
letter with the provisions of the agri-
cultural marketing law and the Capper-
Volstead cooperative marketing act.
Fruits and vegetables are generally
perishable or semi-perishable," said Mr.
| Rule. land cannot be held back to force
shortage or unduly enhance prices"
Sixty large organizations are already