Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-03-18
Farmers Alliance.

Early in January 1885 the subscriber
received q letter from G. w, Hoigh,
Esq. the Secretary ofthe State Farm.
ers Alliance, requesting him to "com'
meuce work at once and organize as
many Alliances in this vicinity as
possible"
Soon after, this daily executed COM
mission was received.
THE Minnesota State Farmers AL
lance"
70 all to whon these presents
. shall come greeting:
! Reposing special confidence in the
t Integrity, fidelity and ability of Car
rington Phelps of the County Of Stew
ems We do hereby appoint him, Dep
uty Lecturer with authority to organ
ize subordinate Alliances, and county
! Alliances when sufficient number of
subordinate alliances are organized,
and have general supervision of the
| alliance movement in and for the
| County Of Stevens, State of Minnesota
In witness thereof we have caused
! this commission to be signed by the
! State Lecturer and Secretary and have
/ attached the seal of the Minnesota
/ Farmers Alliance
J. B. SAEt0RD, Lecturer
GEO. ". HoIGH, Secretary.
Acting under the above authority,
work was commenced by the writer as
soon as the intense cold was ever,
aud The rapidits: with which appii"-
'-s's ''' : N'0 -. are being circu-
+ lated throughout the different towns
! shows that the farmers are fully alive
! to the Importance of this movement
and its power TO aid them in their
struggle for self protection against
monoro!ies whether they be political
rings, or rail road rings, or that most
powerful and merciless of all rings,
the Minneapolis Miller's Association.
The town of Morris was the first to
send i'll all application and receive a
charter. The Morris Alliance is now
organized and working with the fol-
lowing officers:
CARRINGToN PHELPS,
President,
SD Heath, Vice Pres, School Dis. Mol
l.. II. Pushor, I" d" Is.
c. r. Perkins, " " 4.
Juiias Bennett I" o..
e. LEVITT, Secretary
D. G.. SMITH. Treasurer.
At Phoenix Hall in Morris on Sat-
| urday March 21st. The town of Scott
will organize and its charter is now
here.
The town Of Repperton has it's char
ter called the Germantown Alliance"
and is organized. Its officers are
P. GRIFFITH, President.
J. ORTMAN, Vice Prest
P. PIERCE, Secretary,
l.. THOELE, Treasurer.
The application has been forwarded
| for the town of Darnen, and other ap-
plics.tic.hs are being constantly called
! for
AS soon as five town alliances are
organized, q charter can be obtained
| for County Alliance, which Is COM
posed Of members of the town all1-
ances and is the head of the move
ment in each county, additional alli-
ance as fast as organized.
The object of the organization is
well presented in the following ex-
! tract
| t'Thls Alliance is to work for more
favorable agricultural legislation,
more equitable taxation, equal rights
| in transportation, lower rates of interest
cheaper administration of the laws,
more respect to the true wants of the
people, and especially q more through
representation in the halls of. Legisla-
ton and III Congress"
None can become members of the
alliance except practical operative
| farmers.
Full Instructions and information
can be obtained Of ghe writer regard
| ing the alliance and it's workings also
blank applications for new alliances.
The present time IL IL good oppor-
tunity for the applications t. be cir
culated and the alliance discussed in
the different towns that have not yet
sent in applications, and it will afford
me great pleasure to furnish blanks to
any one wishing them. Itig 2sEqciaI-
ly desirasle 20 organize a county al
liance.before the work of spring COM
mences, and the more towns that are
ready TO organize the better.
Applications can be obtained of the
writer in Morris next saturday
1 March 2lst.
CARRINGToN PHELPS.