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Show WESTERNGROWERS JOIN EASTERN POOL IDAHO, OREGON AND WASHINGTON WASHING-TON GROWERS AGREE TO NA. TIONAL MARKETING PLAN 240 Farmers of Coast States. Mergs With Eastern Growers and Form Organization that Assures Mar- ket For Crop At Far Prices Chicago. An agreement between the executive committee, of the United States Grain Growers, Inc., and Gcorgo O. Jewett, Spokane, Wash., general manager of tho Northwest Wheat Growers' association, was announced Sntunlny by which the coast organization organiza-tion composed of 2100 fanners In Oregon, Ore-gon, Washington und Idaho, Is to become be-come n component part of tho United States Grain Growers' Inc. Tho feature of the agreement Is tho stipulation tlmt the coast farmers must pny the $1Q, membership required by tho by-laws of th U. S. Grain Growers' the only concession being that It may be pnld by tho fnr west organization members In Installments, the Inst $.' per member being duo when U. 8. Grnln Growers' exclusive contracts nre In uso In tlmt section, planned for June, 1022. "This contract establishes n policy that will mean much to fanners backing back-ing tho U, S. Grain GroweW' Inc.," snld President C. II. Oustnfsop of Lincoln, Lin-coln, Neb, "It linn been established that no group will be admitted on n basis that differs from tlmt offered nn Individual. Indi-vidual. The fact tlmt we granted tho Pacific northwest fanners An extension exten-sion of time to meet the payment Is only nn elaboration of the policy of no ceptlng notes from persons who nre nn-nble nn-nble to meet their mmbershlp obligations obliga-tions nt the time solicitors cull. We wero uble to nccept this plan because tho growers In Washington, Oregon nnd Idaho are well organized nnd It will be unnecessary for us to do solicitation solici-tation work In that field," lleforo the agreement becomes effectlvo It must bo approved by n U. S. Grain Growers' committee. The Northwest Wheat Growers' nssoclatlon Is snld to havo contracts tlmt nssuro It 6f handling at least no.000,000 bushels of wheat this roar. |