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Show iWESTERN GROWERS JOIfJ EASTERN POOL IDAHO, OREGON AMD WASHINGTON WASHING-TON GROWERS AGREE TO NATIONAL NA-TIONAL MARKETING PLAN 240 Farmers of Coast States. Merge With Eastern Growers and Form Organization that Assures Market Mar-ket For Crop At Far Prices Chicago. An agreement between the executive committee of the United Stales lirain Growers, Inc., and George C. Jewel t, Spokane, Wash., general manager of the Northwest Wheat Growers' association, was announced Saturday by which the coast organization organiza-tion composed of 1MO0 fanners in Oregon, Ore-gon, Washington anil Idaho. Is to he-come he-come a component part of the United States Grain Growers' Inc. The feature of the agreement is the stipulation that, the coast farmers must pay the ,ftO membership required by the by-laws of th U. S. Grain Growers' the only concession being that it may be paid by the far west organization members, in installments, the last ?5 per member being due when U. S. Grain Growers' exclusive contracts are in use in that section, planned for June, 1922. "This contract establishes a policy that will mean much to farmers backing back-ing the U. S. Grain Growers' Inc.," said President C. H. Gustafson of Lincoln, Lin-coln, Neb. "It has been established that no group will be admitted on a basis that differs from that offered nil incll-yidual. incll-yidual. The fact tbnt we grnntt"! tile Pacific northwest faniiers an extension exten-sion of time to meet the payment is only an elaboration of the policy of accepting ac-cepting notes from persons who are unable un-able to meet their mmbership obligations obliga-tions at the time solicitors call. We were able to accept tlr's plan because the growers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho are well organized and It will be unnecessary for us to do solicitation solici-tation work in that field," Before the agreement becomes effective it must be approved by a U. S. Grain Growers" committee. The Northwest AVheat Growers' association is said to have contracts that assure it of handling at least 50,000,000 bushels of wheat this year. |