614 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



THE CORN BELT CATTLE FEEDERS' CO-OPERATIVE 



ASSOCIATION. 



Discussion of the proposed articles of the Corn Belt Cattle 

 Feeders' Co-operative Association was resumed. Mr. Wallace 

 read the articles section by section, time being given to discuss 

 each section as it was read. The result was a great deal of trivial 

 discussion, as was to be expected in view of the unfamiliarity 

 with the whole matter. Sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of Article 2, 

 were passed without material change. A prolonged discussion 

 followed the reading of Section 7. There was quite a diversity 

 of opinion as to whether feeders would care to submit their buy- 

 ing to buying agencies at the river markets. It was finally de- 

 cided to allow the section to stand and take up the matter again 

 when discussing the purchaser's agreement. 



Section 8 was changed by dropping out the last eleven words 

 and substituting the words : "make directly available to mem- 

 bers the widest possible facilities at the best possible interest 

 rates." 



Sections 9 and 10 were passed as printed. 



Section 11 was changed and made to read: *'for the adjustment 

 and collection of all reasonable claims." 



Sections 13, 14 and 15 were allowed to stand as printed. 



A prolonged discussion followed the reading of Section 16, 

 with the result that it was stricken out. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The consideration of the articles was suspended at this point 

 and the matter of election of officers was taken up. Mr. Sykes 

 was unanimously elected president to succeed himself ; Mr. Gunn, 

 vice-president, and Mr. Charles Goodenow, treasurer. 



Directors were elected as follows : Third district, D. W. Mott, 

 Hampton; fifth district, A. L. Ames, Traer ; seventh district, E. 

 L. Hill, Minburn; ninth district, Joseph Cofifman, Guthrie Cen- 

 ter; eleventh district, W. P. Dawson, Aurelia, 



Afternoon Session. 



George E. Morse, chairman of the joint committee to meet 

 with the Iowa State Co-operative Shippers' Association, made a 

 report to the effect that the joint committee recommends that the 



