| Show OPERATIVE CO-OPERATIVE LAWS LAWS' APPROVED BY BUREAU Producer Given Opportunity to Market Products in Economical Economical Economical Eco Eco- Manner Ohio lies heE taken its place In the list Hat of ot states having n a operative co-operative marketIng market market- Ing law approved by the operative co-operative marketing department of ot the American Farts Faim Bureau Dureau federation The bill was signed d recently by Governor Donalley Don Don- abey alley of that state following Its passage pass a age ale In both house bouie and senate and senate without one dissenting vote Tote although amended in several minor particulars In the bouse house of representatives In la commenting upon the new law Henry Ballard counsel for tor the Ohio I Farm Fann Bureau Dureau federation says Experience In the organization and operation opera tion of agricultural operative co-operative mar marketing associations for the past few years rears has hos shown conclusively that Ohio operative co-operative marketing laws were Ineffective In tho the accomplishment of the purposes which led to their enact ment meat The TIle so called d Griswold and rand acts were based upon the proposition prop I that the associations were tobe to tobe be merely selling agencies for tor their I members In addition such associations are are charged with a public Interest Inter est or use and the public utilities commission commission com rom mission Is vested with the power to regulate supervise and Investigate such associations with a further re- re of a fee tee of by each of II such fluch associations Associations formed under these acts while they thy have made Dade some progress pros ress have not been able to function effectively for tor the following reasons U Because the association has has been limited to acting mr merely ly as a bargainIng bargain- bargain Ing sales agency for tor Its members and could not take title to the product tobe to tobe tobe be sold soM It has hns not been able to secure satisfactory results when dealing with distributors of the members' members products This Is due to the Inability of ot the association association as as- to guarantee delivery of ot any particular volume of ot products The new hew law provides for a u l contract between between be be- tween the association and Its members whereby delivery of ot products may moy be required for tor such number of ot years as os the members member decide upon Tire The new law enumerates the powers powers powers pow pow- ers of ot the associations so that there can he be little possibility of ot objection I ever being raised upon the ground of ot attempted monopoly or organization In restraint of trade This lAW Is based hued upon the theory that producers should be given the power ower to market markel their products In a businesslike ec economical manner It rIves gives them the opportunity to stabilize prices to give the producer a fair return only and nod to give the producer pro ducer durer a larger larrer percentage of ot the consumers consumer's con con- consumers consumers consumer's sumers sumer's dollar There Therl Is 18 In the law no element of ot what may mav he be termed purely clam legislation leg Ilg be because use the I law W Itself gives no nl rights to such I associations as will conflict with the rights of ot any other class of ot p persons It merely gives permission per mission to tho those E persons who desire not only to better hetter their own condition but that nf ot the consuming public also O the means o or 0 accomplishing these pun pur- poses The new T law Is i. In line with the recommendation rec ree V I recently made by the federal reserve board In Its annual report to congress In which It said laid operative Co marketing offers the best beet solution for the difficulties faced by Amerl American an farmers farmery and that there must be relaxation of pre present ent banking laws V governing g farm tarm credits Organizations formed under the f il r proposed act can qualify for tor the tat ILI U of farm tarm credits from banks bank r. r t L F i. i |
