Daily globe., 1879-04-09
THE VAR ON THE FARMERS.

THE VAR ON THE FARMERS.
Yesterday was very important day for
the producing interests in Minnesota. st.
Paul was honored by the gathering of the
leading wheat buyers of the State, while
Minneapolis was the scene of meeting of
all the millers of the State. It was rather
surprising to see oil of the purchasing inter-
ests assembling in these cities, simultan-
eously, to protect their interests, which in
terests seem to be in direct conflict with the
producers.
The assemblage of wheat buyers in 81.
Paul was for The purpose Of t9rgapizipg 3. an
association for. mutual self protection against
the legislation Of last winter. 'iAstsaid lsgis:'
1ation VA was, net designed, to besVRtais to,the
buyer, but Hto give :the farmer protection
simply, The hostility thereto is, practically,
the PRESENTATION, of an issue With the pro-.
duce erss In fact, all through the meeting
there was only a:thin' attempt sto disguise
their determination TO- render. the law q.
dead better, and hold ! , the farmers
at the. mercy .,s' f'ths :. buyers:
There,was an outspoken and. very, general
declaration against the use Of the half
busha and a defiance hurled at the, farmer.
who might demand. its use. The Law gives
the farmer the right to choose between the
sealed bali -bushel and the, ssswindlipg brass
:kettle,'abut almost unanimously the buyers
declared that they would not buy wheat Of q; ;
man who claimed the privilege ..of..the half
hushsl standard. >..~,i> fs,4 osS sa-vs
: Thanks to the war made 81 the swiihd1inge,
brass kettle,> lit is now. acknowledged all
sides that that device Is a. swindle on the
farmers. At the meeting yesterday i was
conceded by all that the brass. kettle can,be
manipulated to make d change of grade dn!
the same wheat. e. IT is thus proven and !. adj
mitted that for. all these years.. while the
brass kettle has been I'm use" the, farmers
have been entirely at the mercyo the buyer.
1.-THE buyer desired'to be honest he did not
cheat the farmer, but. if, OH the CONTRARY, he
desired to be dishonest. he had the means in
his hands to swindle'ua gibStum. ,Fhis point
is now conceded BY the buy er5 themselves
and weask -',the farmer. to ponder i ON: this
factwell andathoroughly.. It is now alleged
that the Stacy filler makes it impossible to
swindle with the kettle, bus in the same
breath. the wheat buyers resolved yesterday
that the Stacy. filler IS g very unfair instru
ment."y This resolution, coupled with the
declarations in debate,iis significant. The
wheat buyers contemptuously refuse to &C.
cept the law relative to the half bushel, they
admit that the brass kettle can te made t
swindle, but they declare in favor. of. its use
and while denouncing the Stacy filler al
'unfair,'' they accept it under protest. "' :.
.Disguise,it. as they, may hope to do, the
e!oven foot is fully apparent and the organi
zation made in st. Paul yester day. can haye
but one object and that !. is..-as..wa
upon the farmers who ,"have sought
to secure some partial protection
from the tricks of the trade. There
are, undoubtedly just as honest and honora
BILE men buying wheat as there are in othe
branches of business but there are also dis
honest men, just as there. are in other brache
of business, The endeaYar to.retain. sdevic
which, it is conceded cap, ap, be used dishonesty
1 if, desired, is a fraud and a u wrong Th
4 remedy gis to ranoye zthan opportunity It
swindle: .-That is what the fazntefs ask, an
that iswhate the wheat buyers att6' at6': iuunwi1iin
grant a>@ .$fi', ~ ''.-,t' -; ~ s,.,.
ue:The issue is very. clearly lea ID drawn and tth
contest bids fair tesbe.one. which Will shak
this State tot3 it's foundationJa;aWe trul
! every farmer who sees these lines will red
the vetyy full report which the GIo9lB1H : fdil
nishes ofs the wheat buyers meeting yestel
1 day; ~rand :. having readI>it, sonee,l i
him read; it the "'tseconds and 'sthir
times, and he 81 will discover II ne
'.:points of beauty" each time, +
will discover thai! an organization has bee
formed to protect the buyers only: Fl
farmer must protect Mmself3 IL theafarms
are to- obtain this seh; protection, they ran
meet Organization With organization Sing
handed, s,the farmers of lMlip Minnesota can (
nothing; united, they can not only ,secu
protection, but they can defy all hosti
combinations. II IT, *it sf' tt2l8.m ..t:& 8
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