The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-05
Resolution Condemninq Present
Set-Up Adopted at SEES
sion Thursday
DISCOUNT TALK OF SPLIT
President Says Danger Of Divi-
sion on Matter Is Prac-
tically Nothing

and the agricultural marketing act
and thereby put new fuel on the con-
troversy over that government &C
tivity.
H. r. Freitag, Max. said he feared
1t might cause split in the organ
ization because some elevator men
are favorable to the marketing act
but c. H. Conway, Starkweather
president Of the association asserted
that there is no indication of a spill,
and that the resolution expressed the
sentiment Of vast majority of the
members.
Although motion to table the res
olution was offered in the convention
by A. Drummond. Oberon, a retiring
director, it failed for want of a seconG
and the record shows the resolution
was adopted by unanimous vote.
Commenting on the future of th5
organization Friday, Conway said
There Is no indication of split in
the ranks Of the Farmers Graindeal-
ers Association of North Dakota.
I'VE have no way of judging the
future except by the record Of the
past. We hold part of that record
It is open to public inspection. Gu,
resolutions, adopted by unanimous
vote Of the delegates assembled, state
our future policy and upon them
shall depend the future welfare oil
the individual elevator units of the
state Of North Dakota.
Says Future Assured
"Only one dissenting vote was reg
istered from the delegate body and
his motion was lost for want Of Sec
ond.
I'VE face the future with the as
surarce that we may be able to de-
fend and protect our member COM
panies from the unjust and unreason-
able interference Of the government,
Of which we are q vital part. From
our past record, in convention assem-
bled, there can be no appeal"
Commenting on the convention &C
ton Thursday night, Frietag indicat-
ed that he is not friendly to the farm
board but expressed fear that some
of the cooperative members of the as
ISOLATION might take offense at the
Associations action and might with
draw as q result of this difference Of
opinion.
In emphatic language, the resolu-
ton condemned the marketing act,
and stated from IS to 80 per cent of
our farmers and producers are OPP
posed to the agricultural marketing
act"
I'VE feel" the resolution added,
that the type of marketing brought
about by passage of the agricultural
marketing act is not truly coopera-
tive. It is political measure and
is operated through politics. and as
such is dangerous to the business OF
the nation and also to the producer.
Producers in Distress
Under the past two years of farm
board operations, producers Of ali
farm products together with those
engaged in handling Of these COM
modities have found themselves to
be in great distress which we believe
to be to a great extent brought about
by the interference Of the federal
farm board program.
THE operations Of the federal
farm board have created huge sur
p,uses which otherwise would not
have stored up in the show windows
of the nation had it not been for
operations of the board.
THE marketing act had its con-
ception in the minds Of self-seeking
farm organizers and of politicians
who sought personal gains and self
aggrandizement.
with a half billion dollars of gov
eminent money, with the power and
prestige of the national government,
with ample time with which to test
effectiveness Of the act, every effort
has proven how utterly futile has
been the effort Of government farm
relief and how unwise and impossible
is such an attempt to substitute arbi-
trary values for those established by
economic laws.
I'VE believe the federal farm board
through its process of holding wheat
has ruined our world market, import
ing countries favoring other export
ing countries rather than the United
States, which Is q very natural conse-
quence."
Charles Conway of starkweather
president Of the association, L. 8.
Bergum Of Arthur, vice president and
p. A. Lee, Grand Forks, secretary,
were reelected.
Directors Are Elected
Directors named were John Jones
of Garske. first district: John Noon
Of Wilton. second: George Oech Of
Beach, third: and r. q. Gunkleman
Of Fargo, director at large. Gunkle-
man also was named q member Of
the executive committee.
The association went on record e.
favoring establishment Of bulk gaso-
line and oil stations by member COM
panies, centralizing their purchasing
power through the state association
Offices This action was recommend
ed Is . move to increase revenue
held necessary because Of . decrease
IN the volume Of grain produced.
CONTINUED On paee Sevsn)