The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-21
KN0BEL OUTLINES
union SCHEME FOR
STOCK SHIPMENTS
Cooperative Expects to Send
Hogs to Pacific Coast in .
Order to Get Premium

1t was announced here Friday by
p. II. Knobel of Jamestown that the
Farmers Union Marketing associa-
ton, which was organized Feb. II at
Richardton, will be ready to begin
active business at its Mandan head
quarters this week. A new office is
under construction at the Mandan,
stock yards. to be occupied by r.. g.
Morris of Wimbledon, who was
elected manager, and G. B. Turner Of
Mandan, who was chosen secretary.
Morris formerly was employed a.
livestock expert by tho Farmers
Union at the South st. Paul terminal.
Besides Knobel, who was chosen
president Of the new association, the
following board members were elected
at the Richardton meeting: Ray,
Gress. Gladstone, vice president; C..
B. Turner, Gladstone, secretary
treasurer: Hans Schmidt. Killdeer;
Mr.. Mcmillan Of Burt; Fred Her
n1ence. New Salem: Mr.. Hanson of
Bentley and John Schmid Of Beulah.
Knobel reports that As stock ship
ping associations in western North
Dakota were represented at the Rich
ardton meeting by $50 delegates, and
that an active. campaign to centralize
their marketing activities is now
under way.
The principal object of making
Mandan the concentration point for
the local c~ooperatives is to meet the
growing demands for prime hogs In
the Pacific coast market, he said.
This market has grown rapidly and is
becoming very important, according
to Knobel. The more discriminating
class Of consumers on the coast. as
we'll as the Orient, served by Pacific
coast shipping, are demanding q class
Of prime hogs which the growers Of
the west coast cannot produce, and
which North Dakota Is ready to sup
ply. This market Is already being
supplied in part by spectators, but
it Is the aim Of the organized farm
ers to enter the field and reap the
premiums Of higher prices that are
being offered.
Another reason given for the con-
centration Of cooperative buying Is
that the local associations have found
It difficult to compete with specu-
lative buyers who have skinned the
cream to supply the west coast de-
mand, leaving them the ordinary run
Of hogs en- which the profit has been
very small.
The new association Is directly at
filiated and will cooperate with the
Farmers Union live stock department.
at South st. Paul. Members Of the
new set-up will receive financial aid
through the Farmers Union Credit
corporation. now being organised at
st. Paul.
Walter Maddox. q Farmers Union
official, asserted that the farmers Of
/ North Dakota are producing superior
pork and that they are sure to re-
ceive q premium on this product, just
as they have been paid premiums on
| their high protein wheat and SUI
| perior potatoes. The farmers, he
said, should keep the marketing Of
these products In their own hands.
Knobel has requested all livestock
growers to get In touch with secre-
tary G. B. Turner at Mandan, for any
information desired regarding the
concentration Of shipments. He said
cooperators both east and west Of the
river have been invited to join. Ten
carloads Of hogs were said to be
ready for shipment from the Mandan
yards Friday.