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Show Potato Growers Of Valley to Organize The organization of a potato . rtowcis association for Gun'iisoi. Valley was the decision reached ..c -i meeting of the glowers held al the high school building last Saturday evening. Prior to the vote to ocgan-ze ocgan-ze the matter was discussed from all phases and to the enil of perfecting 'he organization, drafting by-laws and choosing officeis. the following committee was named to put tho movement in action at the earliest possible time: George Bond and Joseph Jensen of Clarion, Joseph Erickson of Fayetle, O. L. Malm-gren Malm-gren of Centerfield, Fred Kammei-I Kammei-I man of Clarion, Ira Overfelt of Gui-i Gui-i nison, Thomas Crowthcv of Axtell, iand C. O. Stott, county ag"nt, of t Manti. This committee will meet ; Friday, at which time articles of in- corporation will be filed with t!tn ; county cleik, and the secretary ." ! state, and temporary officers will bo : chosen to carry on the work of tim I organization. This committee will also select an appropriate' and per-j per-j manent name. j Dr. W. L. Wanless, dean of the ; school of economics and business administration ad-ministration of the Agricultural college, col-lege, and County Agent Stott and ;.-O. ;.-O. Muir, were present to advise lh:: growers. Dr. Wanless urged the farmers lo perfect the organization, incorporate under the laws of Utan, 1 and take advantage of the new co-! co-! operative marketing act. j Indications point to a membership i of 100 or more in the new organizi-: organizi-: tion. This number will represent ap-; ap-; proximately seventy-five carloads of I potatoes to be marketed during the ! coming fall. Mr. Muir, who is enthusiastic en-thusiastic in the niovenif.nt, and who jalso represents tho E. O. Muir & Co., of Sait Lake, gave considerable o::. 1 couragement and predicted the grow-! grow-! ers should receive in the ncighbov-I ncighbov-I hood of one dollar for the product during the fall and winter months. |