Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1919 — MAY ESTABLISH A CENTRAL LIVE STOCK CLEARING HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

MAY ESTABLISH A CENTRAL LIVE STOCK CLEARING HOUSE.

Indianapolis, Dec. 22.—[Special] •s»-A movement is on foot fostered by officers of the Indiana Federation of Farmers’ associations, which, if carried out with success, will mean a saying of thousands of dollars annually to the farmers of the state who raise live stosk for the market, eliminate guess work on what prices they are to receive for their stock when it is ready for shipment, and save them much time and labor in the final disposition of same. At an executive board meeting of the Indiana Federation of Farmers’ associations President John Brown outlined a plan for establishing a central clearing house for live stock producers whereby a system of eliminating the use of stock yards and encouraging direct shipments from the farm to the packing and slaughtering houses would be followed. He expressed the opinion that the federation could establish a live stock department which would keep in touch with the various county representatives, and that useless freight, commission and yardage charges, which come off the producer, could be greatly reduced. “We find that many times a producer will ship his cattle or hogs to the stock yards, and that the very same stock is reshipped over the same railroad line back past its original starting point to one of the packers,” said Mr. Brown. “By working out a system of direct from the farm to the packing houses many of the overhead costs which are handicapping the producers will be discarded. We- can establish 'a live stock department of our federation which can keep in close touch with market conditions, and keep records of how much stock is for sale and just when it will be ready for the slaughter houses. The plan has many excellent features which can be worked out to save the useless overhead expenses, and at the same time assist materially in reducing car shortages which are reported by the railroad administration. Under this, plan only one loading and shipping is necessary.” Mr. Brown said that he expected to call a meeting of live stock producers within the next two weeks for the purpose of submitting his plan for their consideration. Maurice Douglass, second vice-president of, the federation, was appointed to select another representative aside from himself and the committee of two to go to Nebraska to study and study and make a report on a cooperative live stock shipping commission company reported to'be saving farmers many thousands of dollars. During the last week, William Bosson, treasurer of the organization, represented the Indiana federation at a big gathering of farmers held at Robinson, DI. Many farmers’ meeting about the state are scheduled for immediately after the holidays winch will be attended by officers from the state body.