NOW HOW DID HE DO THAT" 

 Fdhrnkopf arti Eugene Curtis, left, listen in to magi- 

 cian's magic, 



liciMirir .iiiil sikli \ itc pri.Nul(.iils .is may 

 K- lictincil llc•^l.^s.lly. num.- ol whom sli.iil 

 Ix.- .1 mcriili<.r ot tlit lx).iril ol ilircUors 



I lit- IKW setup |'>ii)vulcs li)i llM- ill 

 p.irimciits. iiu hilling; m.iikcliiiL;. suk 

 (.iry, Irtasiiar, lomptitillci .iikI oit;.im/.i 

 tion piil'luily. It .ilso proviiks loi .111 

 assoi i.ilioii 1)1 ti.i;i()nals cinisistmi; ol oik 

 ilclci;.ili I roni (..uli stOi.klioKli.i ulio is 

 ciot .1 <.lia\lor or (.-mployi.v ol laiiiKis 

 National. 



I lie sulvi.ommittcv also ii.i.omnn.iukil 

 that the W aslimi;toil Ici^islatnc ollm I'l.- 

 alx)lishc\l : lliaf an (.Mcmsim sIliJv Ik 

 inadi' ol linaniiiii; i^raiii oj'!.-! alums. I( 

 was im)mnii.nilt.sl lli.ii 111 ihi' (.niploy 

 iiiLiit or ilisiilissal ol iiiaiiili in.ui.ii;i.is, 

 the- rcL;ioiiais alkilnl Ix lOiisuJiiJ .\ll 

 inomiiKiuiations. Iiowcmi. iOnkinpl.iK 

 that lariiurs Natioii.il lonlmiii,- to In iIk 

 ii.ilK)ii.il cr.iiii in.iil\i.liiii: 1.0 o|x lalivi. 

 .iiui that llic rcLiioiial stoi klioKli is wil! 

 not iiit;.iL;c 111 llii. maikiimi; ol !4i.i;ii 



hi lliL' annual report lo llii slmk 

 holJcrs. I'risiiient ( I. ( . |olinsto;u- LiltJ 

 that many Kxal el(.\atois .in. sIu)\viiil' 

 unusual net prolils lor llii \t.ir ilue 

 lo tin- lonsisleiil .i«l\aiue ol t;iam prues 

 siiue liarMsl. He souiuliJ a w.imiiiL;, 

 lioweMr. ill. It till, s.ime pr.Klm.v ulmli 

 were jMiilitahle Jiirini; the p.isl ye.u 

 loulil he a soui\e ol loss with liii;liei 

 proJuition aiul ileilmiii>; |iiues. He re 

 porleJ that the ( oiiimoLlitv l\>li.mL;L 

 Mill en.ulej last vear slreiii;tliens the 

 (irain liitiiris Ait and oilers aiKlitioii.il 

 I'roteition lo larm lO opi r.iliMs holiliiii; 

 nieinlxrship on the Ciiain l\i.h.in>;e 

 "Two ol the most im|H)rtaiit le.itureN. 

 lie saiil. w.is the pre\eiilion ol si|(ii.e/is 

 iroiii wliuli the tanner leieives no hene 

 111. .iiul the other 1-. the Lsriowm;j ol 

 niari;iiis. money wliuli 111 thi' p.isl h.iv 

 hteil used hv L;ram opir.ilors lo liii.iiue 

 their own Ihishkns in m.iny i.i^tN to the 

 ilis.ld\.int.l!,'e ol till, puhlu I he hill 



also proviiles thai urain exili.inues i.ni 

 not vlutate to ur.iin lO oper.iliMs ilie 

 kind ol lOntr.Kls thev should li.i\e he 

 tween themselxis as to ser\ he rendered 

 hv the rt<;ionaI. ( o oper.itnes now h.i\e 

 e\erv riuht on the Icrmin.il iii.irkels 



lAA PRESIDENT 

 Reporters wanted a story.' 



wliuli other lOiKerns enjoy. 



N'olume Ixivins; ol poullrv and li\e 

 slink leeils, twine, wire leme, etc , has 

 Ineii arraiii^ed lor throuuh Illinois I arm 

 .Supply ( ompaiiy lo be h.iiulkd In nkiti- 

 lx.1 elevators. 1. ,\|. Ikcker, lormer 

 iie\.ilor iii.in.i!.;er at .Maiseilks w.is mi 

 ploved In the < orpor.ition lo li.indle this 

 end ol the husiness. I,. K. M,ii\ li.iiit, 

 m.ui.i!;er ol Illinois I .irm Supply ( o. 

 Ill .1 hriel .iddress asserted that i|uahl\ 

 \w>uld he the u.ilihwoid in di.M.lopiin; 

 this husmess. 



.\!r. lohiistoiie ri. ported on iIk re 

 tiii.uu iiii: proi^r.im undir whiih the 

 r.iiin ( ledit Adininisl i.'l 1011 h.is lo.uKd 

 thi. uuion.il sUukholdirs i.ish on .1 loin; 

 Itrm h.iMs Willi wliiili lo hu\ sloik in 

 (lie r.iiilKrs N.itioii.il. The iimonals 

 .lie 1.1 p.iv lor this sUuk In .1 retain 

 out ol i.kh husln.1 ol ur.Kii m.iikeled 

 lliioiM.;li the I o opei.il i\e. I he I'.irin 

 ' udit .Adniinisli.uion m turn look o\tr 

 iliL' l.uililKs ,iiid .isstls ol l.irnieiN \.i 

 1 101 1.1 1. 



IIk ret.iins to hi diduilid are 

 oiKiichi Hill per bushel on .ill ijr.iin 

 the lirsi two ve.irs. one loiiith lent the 

 IKM lliiee ve.iis. .uid one h.ill iiiil on 

 whe.it .ind ll.ix. ihiee eiulits leiit on . orn. 

 Mivbe.iiis .iiid barley and oilier i^r.iin ex 



I I pi o.its .It OIK- I oil nil leiit lor the List 

 li\e M.irs. I he ril.iiiis unit into etteit 

 lulv I '^. l"^('. 



Illinois Ciraiii ( orporalion handled 

 iiiarh OIK- million bushels more i^r.iin 

 duriiii; llie l.isl six months ol !>)ii>. 

 than during the s.ime |x-riod in I'l^s, 

 wlmli indii.ites ih.il tin rit.iin |il.in 

 li.is been aiiepted bv a l.nue m.i|ont\ ol 

 the member elevators. 



All member elev.ilors ol Illinois Cirain 

 leieived their original inxeslment plus 

 tli.il sloik i.imid ihroui^h p.itron.iLle divi 

 diiids and plus sevill per leiit interest. 

 Many elevators whuli li.ui not invested 

 .invthiiiL; rueived substantial lasli returns 



III the lorm ot dividends. Some SSO.OOO 

 in i.ish was returned to members. 



( liiel speaker at the alternoon session 

 v\.is r.irl ( . Siiiitli, president of the Illi- 

 nois Aiiriiiiltiir.il Assoiiation who re 



JUST LOOKIN' EM OVER 

 Henry Marshall. Serena, left, and Chas. P. ' Chd 

 Cummings of Farmers National. 



lx)rled tli.it the primiples ot the larm 

 prouram reiently adopted by farm leaders 

 at \V'.ishint;lon loinudes with aetion t.i 

 ken at the .innii.il nieetini.; ol the lAA in 

 January. 



Kesoliilions were adopted supportiiiL; 

 l.iriii priie p.irity .ind other poluies ol 

 the i;eiier.il l.irm ort;ani/ations ; eiulors 

 in_<; the ever norm.il granary, seiurity ol 

 iiiiome .ind J\iritv purih.isini; power lor 

 l.iriners; sup|H)rtint; the N.ilional Cir.iin 

 111.11 ketiiit; |iroi;r,im; pled;:in_v; lO-oper.i- 

 lion; to 10 operatives h.inilliiii,' other 

 loiiimodities .ind re.itlirniinL; our l.iitli 

 111 the .'\inerii..iii lorm ol t;o\ernmini 

 .ind lis 1 ree inslituliions .ind their ad. ip 

 l.ibihty lo ili.int;inj,> londitions. 



Hr.iiHh m.in.icer ( h.irles I'. ( iimmiii^s 

 ol the l.iimers N.ition.il at I'eoria .ir 

 i.iiiCeil the entert.iinment .1 loial m.l 



Lliii.in whiili was iiuiili enjoved. ) 



H. (heiklev ot I.ot;aii louiitv led lOin 

 munilv smL;int;. 



Potter a Pioneer in Co-op. 

 Movement 



(iii'ici 1. I'.ilkr. iiiw ly iliiled pnsuKni 

 "I IlliiitMv (ii.nn CoipDi.ition. is 6~ yi.iis 

 "M .ind .1 M.itiM- nt l.iMiit;stiin loimtv. He 

 li.is liiiii .1 .liiiihn ot iIh Cii.iviiiiMit lliA.itcu 

 siiiie It W.IS iiii;,iiir/i.l 111 I'lili. piisi.liiii 

 iluiini; llu- p. 1st till M.iis. Winn tin- l\i\iu 

 htiUMu W.IS nii;.ini/id III lli.it loiintv 111 l')|J. 

 Ml. I'lillir hii.iMH- .1 ili.iiki mhiuIhi IK- 

 \\.is pri-suit-nt siAiii \i.iis ft his ( .hiihi 

 l-.um hiiiiaii .ind is .it pnsiiit .1 iiii-iiihir ot 

 till- l.i\iiii;sIoii .Sua Hi- (onip.iiiv hoaid Mi 

 I'otki woikid toi llu- lAA <)n;.in!/.iiioii 

 nip.iitiiHiil .Is .1 p.iii-iinii- iiKinlxiship soliii- 

 li'i h.iik ill l'i.M-JJ, 



III- opii.iti-s .1 !*)«> .1111- CI. Mil .ind Ii\isk>ik 

 I. inn Ml. ,111,1 Mis, I'ottil li.ui Ini- sons 

 .in.l tinii- d.uiclikis '!'\\i) |-»o\ s .III- .It lionii- 

 i.iiivini; on ifii- opir.itioii ol tin I. inn. oni- 

 son iii.ii>,ii;ts till- t.iiiiiiis eliA.iloi .11 I'uin.iiii, 



llu- (iiaviiiont Ml \ aim led .ill oiliiis in 

 tin St. Ill- in \oluiiit- of ci.uii iii.iikikd lliroimh 

 till Illinois (ii.im Coipotation. .iiul l.iii;ilv 

 hii.iusi ot Its splin.li.l iiioi.i I.iviDi^ston 

 loiiiin \i.A .ill otlii-is 111 \oluini- ol ^i.iin 

 in. II ki-li,l 10 opi i.iti\il\ , 



Ml, jolinstoni-. ictiiiiii.; pi<sl,li-nt. who 

 siiiid Illinois Ciiaiii (iiiporation f.uthfully 

 .liiiini; its oruani/atinn and luimafivc ptiiod 

 expeils to devote his lull enerfius to the 

 opi-i.ition of his fi-rtili- i^r.ijn anil !i\i-stoik 

 laim mar Hlooiiiiiit;toii in Mil. i-. in countv. 



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I. A. A. RECORD 



