Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-07-31 | Page 5 | Cooperatives Hear Federal Board Leaders

C S' S NEAR ll 8 A LEADERS S farm Fann arm Re Relief er Addresses Ad d. d d dresses lle Bat Rouge I 1 r Meeting ti J S 'S ToN BATON iTO ROUGE 9 La July UlY 31 31 After AP-After of the econ- econ pf mt II t G le d by members of the federal farm board the Am American lea institute of ot cooperation cooper lon toda today turned its its' atten- atten l olito the the the national Uon l cotton 1 growers growers' rg ns Major Inter Interest st st. centered In c con con- n. n ferenc ot of the American eric n c cotton t in n gr growers w exchange x ha ger and d the q V Staple Cotton Cotto Grow Growers Growers- rB association U n with I the f rm members here Alexander i- i H H. L Legge gr chairman lial of ot the he board boards in f Insi I. I tut tute nl ht declared for expansion slon sion and l the co cOOperative cop cOOp coop p. p m marketing movement rather ather than the arbitrary raising 10 of c com commodity r l. l prices Prices he said he il laid ld ar mr d by b. basic eio economic con con- S What the ther board hopes hopes- to do Le Legge e said J Is isto to t to become better able to compete with compete with other groups in inthe the markets markets- of ot the the nation and the w worlds world It expects by aiding In t tie the e dev development lo ment of t coP cooperative cooperative coop coop- raU e associations to make pout pout- bl ble economic economie in marketing and stabilized Jn marketing conditions conditions' arid t to a assist farmers to obtain their Just share re of at tJi the national income Carl Williams Williams' of ot 2 Oklahoma City tY the b board ard advised that the professional pr promoters in be dodged I. I There Thero has hu come coine to the ears of ot ti thee ther e farm board d from 1 aU all ve the V United I ed States n t s word o d of pro pro- naJ promoters who are are going about attempting to org organize organize- coop coop- op a associations Williams said sald r I want 1 Ty want to to emphasize that tanners farmers s1 should ld get get- In with organized organ organ- lied cooperatives rather ranier th than n to at attempt tempt to organize for tor themselves Williams Williams' declared th the board is Js thinking of or ot ag agriculture In terms terms' of ot the Individual farm farm- family back h home me We We Ve all all' have down dow in ou our Hearts which the spIrIt which impels us Os s to gh give gise e these farm farm folk o our r thought hought which they who have placed In us In us th their fr hopes hopes' and given us our re merit