Organization of (in Association 05 



ing the; enormous WHS tow of fie;re;e> mid unrestrained com- 

 petit/ion. 



The; principle! of federation may be; earrie;d us fur HH 

 th<; problems of mi industry warrant. The farme-rs of H 

 locality cmi group (JieniKelves into local organizations, 

 the-se; in turn can federate into district associations which 

 handle! the; e:e>mmem problems of the local organizations, 

 and the; district associations in turn may federate into 

 large ;r e:e;ntral cooperative unions which represent the dis- 

 trict associations in handling the; larger questions and the? 

 marketing policie-s for the entire; industry. This system 

 of cooperative federations is already in operation in the; 

 citrus industry in California, and it, is the eommem method 

 abroad e>f handling the; etex'ipcrative; e:re;elit systems, the 

 associations for the- distribution and sale; e>f farm products, 

 ami othe-r cooperative enterprises. 



N ('WWII]! of a Federation of A HRocicttiona for J1 (nulling 

 Warm Products 



A federation e>f associations is especially ne;e;ele:el te> 

 hanelle the; distribution and marketing of farm e:mps and 

 to pre>te;e:t the; prexlue;e;r in the; pure;hase; of supplier. 

 There; is a tendency urnemg t,hose; whe> hamlle; the: cemiinem 

 necessities of life; to e>rgani/e; in sne;h a manner as te> re;- 

 strict comj)(ititie)n, to re-gulate; t,he; sale; e)f prexluce;, and 

 the; prieie paid to producers, anel to contrejl the; price:s that 

 the consumers have; to pay. It has be;e;n shown by an 

 investigation of the Attorn<;y-general of New York State; * 



1 Report of tho Attorney-gonoral in tlio MuUnrof Milk Investigation, 

 Senate Dormnotit ND. 4. r >, 1010. 



