| Show Writes Of f Work A Avid And d Travels Dr G G. G Alvin Carpenter son of Mr and Mrs s. J. J Hatten Carpenter Carpenter Carpenter Car Car- penter has written his folks of his work and travels in connection connection tion with the University of Cal Cal- Alvin graduated at Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley Ber Ber- keley with his masters degree and was a classmate of Ezra Taft Benson He received his Doctorate from Cornell Our thanks to his folks for letting g us take the following bits from his interesting letter I III have been in Chicago for forthe forthe forthe the past three days attending a a marketing conference and symposium symposium symposium sym sym- with the Chicago Board of Trade on grain marketing It has been very interesting to see and discuss the operations of the Chicago Wheat pits and the commodity exchanges that sell future contracts on wheat barley corn soy beans lard laid oats and many other ties Here at the Board of Trade in Chicago the supply and de demand demand demand de- de mand forces ces of the United States and md the World come into focus to determine the prices of these commodities Millions of bush bush- els of each commodity change lands hands in a very short time I through the operations of grain brokers representing the many large grain users exporters millers mil- mil lers etc as well as the many west mid-west farmers and grain marketing agencies You remember the game of cards called Pit which we used to play Here is where it il originated I have spent two days right in the grain pits talking with brokers watching them transact business in grain with agencies all over the world We have had discussions of various various various var var- ious problems and government programs affecting grain mar mar- There were in attendance about 70 professors from var var var- ious universities and colleges in inthe inthe inthe the U. U S S. S and Canada I was the lone Jone representative from California All AU my expenses were paid by the Chicago Board i of Trade which js is made up of about traders on the world grain markets I III am now at Purdue University University University sity in Lafayette Indiana where I am meeting with a group of four others as consultants on a marketing project with the Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral Extension Service We Ve are trying to develop plans and procedures procedures procedures pro pro- for assisting marketing firms to develop long range planning to meet the economic changes that face them in their business I will fly back to Berkeley on Sept 9 leaving Chicago at 1115 a. a am a.m. m. m and arriving at Sa San Francisco at pr p. pm p.m. m. m flying over Utah at about feet fee non stop flight V Wish ish I could parachute down dO and visit you the United Air AirLines AirLines AirLines Lines gave me a membership in their mile club re re- I have haye now flown over miles by plane since 1945 They gave me a plaque to hang on my wall vall and a special special special cial tag to put on my luggage It is interesting to note that with all this flying over the years on various types of University University University Uni Uni- and Government business business business busi busi- ness I haven't had to pay for fora a single ride out of f my own pocket I have really been fortunate fortunate fortunate for for- to se see so much of our country in this fashion |
