New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-11
THE DRIVE WE'LL.
Address TO the People Of the State.

The time has come when to submit longer
to the extortions Of the company controlling
the "drive-Well' patent without using all legi-
innate means OF resistance. ceases to be vir-
tue" Our people are peaccable and law -ab;d-
ing cit zens, and have no wish to ignore any
lawful and just demands upon them; nor
would the real collection of a reasonable roy
ality upon the Green patent have caused hard
lya ripple on the surface Of our every day life,
but for the evident disposition of those con-
trolling this patient to take every possible ad-
vantage of the public sense of security in the
ownership of property that all had once paid
for, to impose upon us fees and costs that are
| In the general expectation that agents would
call upon them, in due time, or at least make
a formal demand before entering suit, hun
dreds of honest people with scanty means have
been sued, and aggravating costs and charges
superadded to royalty which, in ITSELF is
more than sufficient to make the agents i'm.
mensely rich at the general expense. They
have refused to receive simply their original
claims, with all legal costs added, but have
demanded and are now demanding such an
amount from each well owner as shocks and
outrages all sense OF right and justice, so that
their methods have well become obnoxious
to the charge of downright extortion and
| robbery.
! Under these circumstances, and with the
| added force that recent evidence of driven
wells existing for many years before Green
claims to even have had q conception of his
idea" can give to our cause, we appeal to
| that sense Of justice and that hatred Of wrong
which are said to be innate in all mankind, for
aid by money and influence sofar as each per-
! son is able, to contest the pretended claims of
1 the OppressOrs and to carry a case to the SUI
preme court Of our country for final decision,
firmly believing that high and impartial
tribunal will afford US protection, and reverse
III Elocal decisions under cover OF which our
! communities are now being shorn and de-
spoiled in the interests OF greedy sharpers.
/ We hope that local societies will be formed
everywhere, funds collected and forwarded at
| once Cor within two Weeks) to the secretary
1 of our State association at st. Paul, for deposit
with Horace Thompson, president First Ma.
tional bank, who will act as custodian OF this
money. By the rules Of the association the
executive committee will have control offs the
funds collected, and if not used for the pur-
/ pose specified it will be returned to the dom
ors. Send remittances by draft or postofiee
| orders.
The executive committee is atpresent com
/ posed of one member Of each town or county
society now organized, and they will meet for
business upon call of the president and secre-
tary when necessary. Each additional society
will be entitled to one member Furtherade-
tails on application to Major Thos. P. Wilson,
president of the association, at st. Paul, to L.
2. Fluke, secretary, Farmington or to either
one OF the executive committee. The secre-
tary, Mr.. Fluke, will be in st. Paul during the
/ next four or five weeks attending to this bust
ness, and should be addressed there.
Per order of the Association.
]. w. EMERY, Pennington,
| 4. b. CLARK, Benson,
i G. G. BURT, Mankato,
Committee on Address.