Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-29
All ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.

All ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
The meeting Of farmer at the Court !
House, Monday, June 25, 1883, marked
an epoch in the progress of Alliance
work in Jsranld Co.
Mr.. Brownell called the house to |
order and nominated e. G. Cummings
for chairman. A song was called for
and Mrs. Hawthorne played the organ
while the audience added their voices
to the swells of music that was intro
|ducing ono Of the most interesting
meetings Of farmers ever held in the
Washington Hills country. Capt. VOL
gemuth introduced the pointers of our
organization, giving few remarks on
the savings made 10y the farmers in
buying tgine, coal, Timber etc
Mr. Y, speaks fcrcibly and carries
the point 10 3 thinking mind. lie bore
heavily oG the banker and lawyer, sta
ting that the Bankers Association had
given the people the privilege CT elect
ing representatives to the lower house
but that they must have the council.
He stated. that the usurer is an antago-
mist to Tie farmers organization, be-
cause the discussion of the interest
question by farmers would spoil the
nice gains he makes by high rates of
interest. Taken as a whole, Capt W's
speech was just such p one as the far
msrs and even the bankers and lawyers
have needed for i've years,
by his talk and manner the speaker
showed himself to be a practical far
ner for when he began his remarks
his left hand was in his pocket Tor
some time, but before very long he
got both hands to the front and proved
conclusiyely that farmer can tell
what he knows just as we'll as q soft
handed lawyer or professional man.
We caa say with our FELLOW farmers,
come again, Mr.. 'Tolgemuth.
Mt. IL. L. Loucks took the floor and
after saying that he was not q public
speaker asked those seated behind him
to please move in front of him.
While we believe that if Mr.. L. was
advocating the correctness of the Bank
ers Associations Resolutions he would
be called a poor speaker, yet when
he undertakes to argue in favor
of oppressed farmers he can not bel
beaten in Dakota and We doubt ii any
man west OF the Mississippi can beat
him in clearnes; Of thought OF plain
ness Of speech. He said we have not
received by 40 per cent. what we
should have received for our wheat in
the past.
In this he spoke one word for him
self and one FOR Alpena Elevator and
Woonsocket Warehouse. He spoke of
the Scandinavia Elevator Co. and
we Judge from Mr.. LIS remarks that it
farmers properly stand by their Eleva-
tor Companies, prices will materially
change for tha better. We want to H.
vite Mr. Loncks back to our county.
Wish we had two or three such pres
idents CT the Territorial = A.
j. ~. Harden next took the floor and !
discussed the subject OF insurance.
he thought that the Dakota compa-
MES except the mutual were not safe
for the farmer. He told OF grain buy
ing, its methods and the benefits de-
rived from the farmers warehouses.
The Warehouse Company at 'Foon-
socket has declared dividend Of 1901
per cert. on business covering period
of only eight months. That did not
include the increased price received
for the grain.
as washington on the n. W. Il. il.