Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-05
FARMERS. READ THIS

FRIENDS: rs YOU are aware, and it
cannot be successfully denied, in the
past we who have marketed our grain
at Alpena; have not received what our
products are worth. Such Of us as
could reach the Huron. Virgil and
Woonsocket markets, hauled to those
points, ut Il great expense OF time and
labor. This spring some Of us believed
we could build for ourselves and do
our own grain business. About S 200.
has been subscribed with this in view.
1t costs some of us lots Of time and H.
nancial sacrifices to secure this. About
SG00.Oc of the amount subscribed has
been paid. and the balance is being
paid in daily as the stockholders mar
ket their grain The house is complet-
ed and is substantial building, 1t
is a small elevator and has cost about
$4,000, and is paid for. 70 pay for
it the directors have borrowed money
on their joint note, believing that those
OF you who took stock will step up like
men and pay for it.
You now have a house Of your own;
built for your use. The men who own.
the houses that have heretofore bought
our grain, did not do us justice in .nore
ways than one. Will you overlook
.heir selfish, grasping course III the
past. am not discussing the men
now in charge of the monopoly houses.
assert that had the farmers been fair
~ and decently dealt with in the past,
our elevator would never have been
built, and it is no fault OF ours that we
have been compelled to get Il house
through which we cain get;l fair price
for the results OF our labor.
The gentlemen now in charge Of the
old houses make objections to your
selling to the elevator when our buyer
does not raise their bids These men /
am informed and believe; are this sea-
son giving fair weights and trying to
do right, They are earning their liv-
lug in their positions. Your quarrel
and mine is not with these men-it is
with their principals. who In the past
have taken what did not belong to
them. Then the question is this: Can
YOU atfcrd to do business with those
gain kings, when you have Il house OF
your own? am told, on what | re-
gard as good authority, that the eleva-
tor Is to he "drlVen out Of the mark t."
How? lie will be over bid and so get
no grain. This rests with YOU. Sup
pose grain is raised in priceabcye what
the elevator can pay, and the old houses
get all the grain. Then what? The
hypothesis is that the elevator will be
closed and SO run cut OF the market
Then the supiosition 1urthe, isthat the
STOCKHOLDERS will. become dissatisfied
and sell the elevator. Then where will
we be? In 4 worse place than before,
for when there is nothing to ilnpcl the
owners Of the old houses to pay what
grain is worth they Will 5uy it for as
littlesas they can.
Some stockholders are driving direct
to the elevator and take what is offered
by the buyer there-the; cannot and do
not propose to forget past deals; others
seem anxious only to secure all they
can for this seasons grain, and forget
that they are helping their enemies to
freeze out the elevator. Reason the po-
sition ever, farmers Did you ever see
the 4Alpena grain msrket us good as it
is toaay9 What is the cause? Are
you or We to Llame Tor the former con-
ditioa Of this market? When men liy-
ing as near .Alpena as Roger, Barr, Ohr,
Westdahl. Worrall, and others you
know cf, hauled to Virgil and Huron,
something was wrong. The farmers,
who by their subscriptions built the ell
esator have tried to remedy this wrong.
The elevator will pay you all there is in
your graln. II more is offered you it is
done with Il purpose. win you assist
the owners Of the old houses in accom-
pllshing their purpose? | believe you
will not. Yours for a fair dsal,
JollN TEAsDALE.
Secy. OF the \. W. Il Z. Co.
H. $. Farmers who do not own stock
in Tire elevator are invited to call at OR
house and inquire into our system Of
dealing with members. and see if it
! .wii! not liz 10 yoHriuterpst 10 subscribe
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