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GENERAL REVENUE REVISION

(Cooperatives; Building and Loan Associations, Etc.; and General Discussions)

MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1958

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS,

Washington, D. C.

The committee met at 10 a. m., pursuant to recess, in the hearing room of the committee, House Office Building, Hon. Wilbur P. Mills (chairman of the committee) presiding.

The CHAIRMAN. The committee will please come to order.

Our first witness this morning is Mr. Ronald Reagan. Is Mr. Reagan present? (No response.)

Our next witness is Mr. Harry J. Beernink. Mr. Beernink, will you please come forward, sir, and give your name, address, and the capacity in which you appear for the record.

STATEMENT OF HARRY J. BEERNINK, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES, WASHINGTON, D. C.; ACCOMPANIED BY LEONARD L. SILVERSTEIN, SPECIAL TAX COUNSEL; AND L. JAMES HARMANSON, JR., GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES

Mr. BEERNINK. Harry J. Beernink, president of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. My home is at Seattle, Wash.

I would like to present, Mr. Chairman, my two associates: Mr. Leonard L. Silverstein, special tax counsel, and Mr. L. James Harmanson, Jr., general counsel of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, of Washington, D. C.

The CHAIRMAN. If you prefer, you may be seated, Mr. Beernink, and those associated with you.

Mr. BEERNINK. Thank you.

The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Beernink, you are recognized for 30 minutes. Mr. BEERNINK. Thank you.

My name is Harry J. Beernink, Seattle, Wash., and I am president of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, 744 Jackson Place NW., Washington, D. C. I appreciate the oportunity of presenting the policy position of the council and supporting pertinent facts to your committee today on the tax treatment of farmer cooperatives and their patrons.

20675-58-pt. 2-43

I am general manager of the Washington Cooperative Farmers Association, with headquarters at Seattle, Wash. I am serving for the second year as president of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, having been reelected at the council's 29th annual meeting earlier this month at Houston, Tex.

IDENTIFICATION OF THE COUNCIL

The council is a national farm organization whose membership is made up exclusively of agricultural business associations owned and controlled by farmers. These farmer associations market practically every type of commodity grown on the Nation's farms or procure for their farmer members the major types of supplies needed for crop production, such as fertilizer, petroleum products, seed, and feed.

I have attached to my statement a list of the current direct membership of the council, listed by divisions, reflecting their major commodity activity. Considering all of the separate local, county, or State cooperatives affiliated with these direct council members, we estimate currently about 5,000 separate associations are represented in the council membership, serving approximately 2,500,000 farm families. Many of these farmer associations, their members, and employees are known to members of your committee.

Mr. Chairman, may this list be made a part of the record?

The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, it may be made a part of the record.

(The list referred to is as follows:)

DIRECT MEMBERS OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES

CITRIUS AND SUBTROPICAL FRUITS DIVISION

Calavo Growers of California, Box 3486, Terminal Annex, Los Angles 54, Calif. Florida Citrus Exchange, Post Office Box 2349, Tampa, Fla.

Sunkist Growers, Inc., Box 2706, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles 54, Calif.

Texsun Citrus Exchange, Weslaco, Tex.

Waverly Growers Cooperative, Waverly, Fla.

COTTON DIVISION

American Cotton Cooperative Association, Room 1018, Falls Building, Memphis 3, Tenn.

Calcot, Ltd., Post Office Box 3217, H Street Annex, Bakersfield, Calif.

DAIRY DIVISION

Dairymen's League Co-Operative Association, Inc., 100 Park Avenue, New York 17, N. Y.

Lehigh Valley Cooperative Farmers, Allentown, Pa.

DECIDUOUS FRUITS DIVISION

Apple Growers Association, Hood River, Oreg.

California Fruit Exchange, Post Office Box 2038, Sacramento, Calif.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE BARGAINING ASSOCIATIONS DIVISION

California Canning Peach Association, 244 California Street, San Francisco 11, Calif.

California Canning Pear Association, 64 Pine Street, San Francisco 11, Calif. California Freestone Peach Association, Post Office Box 436, Modesto, Calif. California Tomato Growers Association, Inc., 145 South American Street, Stockton 2, Calif.

GENERAL SERVICE DIVISION

Cooperative G. L. F. Exchange, Inc., Ithaca, N. Y.

Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Inc., 47 South Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis 9, Ind.

Mississippi Federated Cooperatives (AAL), Post Office Box 449, Jackson, Miss. Missouri Farmers Association, Inc. Columbia, Mo.*

Southern States Cooperative, Inc., Post Office Box 1656, Richmond 13, Va.

GRAIN AND SEED DIVISION

American Rice Growers Cooperative Association, Post Office Drawer 877, Lake Charles, La.

California Lima Bean Growers Association, Post Office Box 512, Oxnard, Calif. Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa, 1101 Walnut Street, Des Moines 9, Iowa.

Farmers Rice Growers Cooperative Association, 1005 Russ Building, San Francisco 4, Calif.

Morrow County Grain Growers, Inc., Lexington, Oreg.

Ohio Farmers Grain and Supply Association, Fostoria, Ohio.
Pendleton Grain Growers, Inc., Box 279, Pendleton, Oreg.

Rice Growers Association of California, Post Office Box 958, Sacramento 4, Calif.

GRAPE PRODUCTS DIVISION

Allied Grape Growers, Post Office Box 329, Madera, Calif.

National Grape Cooperative Association, Inc., Westfield, N. Y.

LIVESTOCK DIVISION

National Live Stock Producers Association, 139 North Clark Street, Chciago 2, Ill.

MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION

Asociacion Azucarera Cooperativa Lafayette, Arroyo, P. R.

Cooperativa Azucarera Los Canos, Post Office Box 38, Arecibo, P. R.
Cooperativa Cafeteros de Puerto Rico, Post Office Box 1511, Ponce, P. R.
Sioux Honey Association, 509 Plymouth Street, Sioux City 6, Iowa.

MISCELLANEOUS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DIVISION

American National Foods, Inc., 30 Church Street, New York 7, N. Y.
Mushroom Growers Association of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pa.

NUT DIVISION

California Almond Growers Exchange, Post Office Box 1768, Sacramento 8, Calif. Diamond Walnut Growers, Inc., Post Office Box 1727, Stockton 6, Calif. Northwest Nut Growers, 1601 North Columbia Boulevard, Portland 17, Oreg.

OIL-SEED PROCESSING DIVISION

Mid-West Cooperative Oil Mill, Post Office Box 398, Hamlin, Tex.

Plains Cooperative Oil Mill, Post Office Box 509, Lubbock, Tex.

Producers Cooperative Oil Mill, Post Office Box 1886, Oklahoma City 1, Okla. Ranchers Cotton Oil, Post Office Box 248, Fresno, Calif.

POTATO DIVISION

Hastings Potato Growers Association, Hastings, Fla.

Idaho Potato Growers, Inc., Post Office Box 978, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Maine Potato Growers, Inc., Post Office Drawer 271, Presque Isle, Maine.

POULTRY DIVISION

Idaho Egg Producers, Caldwell, Idaho

Norbest Turkey Growers Association, Post Office Box 1529, Salt Lake City, Utah. Oregon Egg Producers, 306 Southeast Ash Street, Portland 14, Oreg.

Poultry Producers of Central California, 2700 Merced Street, San Leandro, Calif.

Poultrymens Cooperative Association of Southern California, Box 23415, Lugo Station, Los Angeles 23, Calif.

San Diego Cooperative Poultry Association, Post Office Box 468, San Diego, Calif. San Joaquin Valley Poultry Producers Association, Post Office Box 1829, Fresno, Calif.

Utah Poultry and Farmers Cooperative, Post Office Box 1620, Salt Lake City 10, Utah

Washington Co-Operative Farmers Association, 201 Elliott Avenue West, Seattle 99, Wash.

PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DIVISION

Berks-Lehigh Cooperative Fruit Growers, 130 East Locust Street, Fleetwood, Pa. Blue Lake Packers, Inc., Post Office Box 1038, Salem, Oreg.

California Prune and Apricot Growers Association, Post Office Box 670, San
Jose, Calif.

Florida Citrus Canners Cooperative, Post Office Box 1111, Lake Wales, Fla.
Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc., Peach Glen, Pa.

National Cranberry Association, Hanson, Mass.

North Pacific Canners and Packers, Inc., 5200 South-East McLoughlin Boulevard, Portland 2, Oreg.

Sun-Maid Raisin Growers of California, Fresno, Calif.

Tri-Valley Packing Association, 240 Battery Street, San Francisco 11, Calif. Turlock Cooperative Growers, Box 948, Modesto, Calif.

Willamette Cherry Growers, Inc., Post Office Box 283, Salem, Oreg.

PURCHASING DIVISION

Associated Cooperatives, Inc., Post Office Box 911, Sheffield, Ala.
Centrala Farmers Co-Op., Inc., Selma, Ala.

Consumers Cooperative Association, Post Office Box 7305, Kansas City 16, Mo.
Eastern States Farmers' Exchange, Inc., West Springfield, Mass.

Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Inc., 245 North High Street, Columbus 16, Ohio

Farm Bureau Services, Inc., 4000 North Grand River Avenue, Post Office Box 960, Lansing 4, Mich.

Farmers Cooperative Exchange, Inc., Raleigh, N. C.

Fruit Growers Supply Company, Box 2706, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles 54, Calif.

Illinois Farm Supply Company, 100 East Ohio Street, Chicago 11, Ill.

Louisiana Agricultural Cooperative, Inc., Baton Rouge, La.

Minnesota Farm Bureau Service Company, 101 East Fairfield Avenue, St. Paul 1, Minn.

Mississippi Chemical Corporation, Yazoo City, Miss.

Northwest Wholesale, Incorporated, Post Office Box 1649, Wenatchee, Wash. Pacific Supply Cooperative, Box 1004, Walla Walla, Wash.

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Post Office Box 23, Harrisburg, Pa.

Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, LaVergne, Tenn.

Tennessee Valley Cooperative, Inc., Post Office Box 291, Decatur, Ala.
United Co-Operatives, Inc., 111 Glamorgan Street, Alliance, Ohio

STATE COUNCILS DIVISION

Agricultural Conference Board of Virginia, 602 Mountain Trust Building, Rosnoke 11, Va.

Agricultural Cooperative Council of Oregon, 345 West 31st Street, Corvallis,
Oreg.

Agricultural Council of California, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento 14, Calif.
Delaware Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Route 2, Elkton, Md.
Farmers Cooperative Council of North Carolina, Box H-1, Greensboro, N. C.
Florida Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Care of College of Agriculture, Gaines-
ville, Fla.

Georgia Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Lexington Road, Athens, Ga.
Idaho Cooperative Council, 3171⁄2 North 8th Street, Boise, Idaho

Iowa Institute of Cooperation, 307 Kellogg Avenue, Post Office Box 169, Ames,
Iowa.

Kansas Cooperative Council, 701 Jackson Street, Topeka, Kans.

Kentucky Cooperative Council, care of Producers Livestock Marketing Associa tion, 120 Bourbon Stockyards, Louisville, Ky.

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