Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-07-21 | Page 8 | Warns Farmer of Grain Co.

WARNS FARMER OF GRAIN CO OKLAHOMA rOIA CITY July 21 A 31 statement declaring that tho the 2 20 0 gran and elevator tor corpor- corpor corporation atlon with headquarters In ChI Chi Chi- Chicago eago cago which bleh was recently at atod d In Illinois Is I a 11 gigantic c at- at attempt attempt tempt to fool the th farmer armer was as wa Is is- is issued issued sued here hero last lut night by Carl Cui Wit WIl llama lIam vie vice 1 1 of ot the tho Na- Na Council o or of Farmers op Co Cooperative erath e 0 Marketing associations Williams made th the jut Juat bet before are ho h left lett for tor Chi Chi Chi- Chicago cago to attend a meeting of ot the council The project Is la widely heralded d os as a a ateI In la co opera cooperative opra co tive marketing of grain by farm tarn farmers ers era Actually however It ho lies has all nl the earmarks of a Il situation In which Mch unprofitable jt te tor leva-tor tor may be disposed of at ata nt at ata II a pi Williams said eald ald It I is commo that terminal ele s In Chicago have not ben been bc n profitable to their owners owner for tor a consIderable number numbu of years year years I have havo Information tion that leads nr sue to beHove that on one of the tho th Private companies absorbed ab- ab In th the called ao-called merger turned in elevator elvator propel h t 01 worth orth approximately 2000 at at atan atan An ln value several times In excess of that anti anil th there thre ro Is no good leason tesson n on to nell elle e that the nc new corporation has lias greed agreed to pal for tor all oIl Its Ita It terminal facilities three e eoL a oL tour four times their thair actual value vl Be ond all this Williams as as- as the th plan of or the new COCO cor- cor corporation para lion Itself a as to handling aln I is nothing more mor than IL a sion sion SIan sales Bles Ie which exper exper- experience I nce has ha demon Is it not eQ co co marketing and nd does doe not add in any degree derre to th the pric price which farmers might reecho receive r ce