The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-10
Name Candidates,
Alter Bylaws in
Convention Here

that unless immediate relief is pro-
vided thousands of farmers will lose
their farms and homes.
Point to Memorial
The resolutions call attention to a
memorial to congress passed by the
recent state legislature. The MEM
orial states that as a result OF de-
pressed prices on agricultural prod
ucts, immediate relief is necessary
to prevent thousands of farmers
from losing their farms, augmenting
the army of unemployed.
State Senator C. w. Fine, in an
address Monday night, announced
the Farmers Union Poultry company
of Fulton Market will open in Chi
cago Nov. 16 in response to wide
spread demand Of members of the
Farmers Educational and Coopera-
tive Union of America, scattered ov-
er Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North
Dakota and Montana.
He explained the company is a
cooperative firm, owned and con-
trolled by farmers.
"The Inauguration Of this enter
PRISE" Senator Fine said, "is logi-
cal part of cooperative undertakings
Of farmers in this section. 1t is IN
it's aims and purposes similar to
other business enterprises of farm
crs in their collective efforts to Sc
cure for themselves a larger reward
for their labor. This is a procedure
along the only avenue now at hand
for farmers, namely through coop
erative and united marketing as
compared to the old profit system
which has utterly failed to secure
for farmers of this country a fair
and just return for their services
in providing food and clothing for
mankind.
Senator Fine said the Poultry
company in Chicago will handle all
kinds of dressed poultry only, and
has organized complete plan OF
shipping dressed poultry in car lots.
Many Loading Points
Refrigerator cars Of dressed poul-
try, he said, will be loaded by rep
resentatives of the Farmers Union
at many points in the states affect
ed. In North Dakota, these points
are Hettinger, Williston, Mohall,
Kenmare, Grenora, Zahl, Crosby,
Stanley, Minot, Valley City, Edge
lev, Darlington and Jamestown.
These cars will leave around Nov.
IL to 18.
Submitting a report on drought
work, Greene declared the Farm
ers Union has made it possible for
thousands of people who otherwise
would 60 hungry to have sufficient
food.
"Considering the condition Of
farmers as a class" he said, con-
tributions have been liberal. Many
carloads of potatoes, vegetables, and
other food stuffs have been donated.
Many other carloads have been OBJ
tanned at the mere cost Of handling
and loading"
The convention was resumed
Tuesday morning with committee re-
ports and an address by John A.
Simpson, Oklahoma City, national
president of the Farmers Union.
On the Tuesday afternoon pro-
gram were committee reports. gen.
eral business, and an address by
M. W. Thatcher, general manager Of
the Farmers Union Terminal asso-
citation.
Three Addresses Tonight
Three addresses are on tonight,s
program. The speakers will be H.
G. Keeney, president of the Nebras-
ka Farmers Union; C. A. Ward,
nresident of the Kansas Farmers
Union; and William Lemke, Fargo.
Wednesday morning the session
will open at o'clock with junior
program. Following this, B. G. Lar
kin, chairman Of the North Dakota
Railroad Commission, will give an
address. The afternoon program
will be opened with musical pro-
gram at 1880 o'clock, to be followed
by an address by Charley D. Eg-
ley, manager Of the Farmers Union
Livestock commission, and general
business session.
Balloting was in progress Tues
day, with announcement of the elec-
ton results scheduled for 8 p. M,
Wednesday.
Something Is the Matter
Something is the matter with our
economic system when four per cent
Of the people have in their posses
sion so per cent of the purchasing
power of the nation, and when 36
per cent have only one-fifth Of the
purchasing power of the nation,
Simpson said in his address Tues
day morning.
The national presidents address
was entitled "What Is the Matter?
What Is the Cause? What Is the
Remedy?"
Prosperity is dependent upon con-
suming power and purchasing pow
er. He explained that man with
a net income Of SIS, ,O0O, 900 has pur-