Show COOPERATION Of Off f FARMERS URGED DODGE CITY March 21 23 AP AP- AP I AP The next step in cooperative roar mar Is to find a n way for farmers t get et together in promoting cooperative COOPerative cooperatIve coop coop- enterprise J J. J W W. secretary of ot the tho Na National Ional J Elevator association told delegates to the Joint convention of or the Farmers Farmers Farm Farm- ers era Cooperative Grain Dealers as association association as- as an and l the Farmers Cooperative Cooper Cooer Cooperative Commission company here last las night Ironclad agreements with heavy penalties have been tried Mr l said but with no more success than voluntary agreements with no penalties We have proved he said that we can can make a comparative SUCcess sue SUC suc success cess with the farmers farmers' elevator movement while we have failed falle in cooperative lumber hardware and Implement enterprises The Tho Invariable i lable ble bad accounts and dead stock have been the tho two principal causes of 01 our failures I am not sure but that we have too much long distance cooperative marketing We speak of the troubles troubles trou trou- bles of ot our w work rk berating theE the E Eastern ster 1 market interests when the trouble is with our farmers right at home The speaker speak r r. r said he believed freight rates should be reduced but added I am convinced we have havo havea a magnified Idea about It The convention will continue through tomorrow |