The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-06-29

binder men. they alone of which they
have been unable to overcome. 80 car.
loads of Irvine. worth $4,000 was pur-
chased by the alliance and furnished its
members last year and On abundance of
Irvine for this years crop was now on
the road for alliance members south of
the 46th parallel. The alliance can and
do purchase Irvine at the same prices as
dealers. He said the farmers were in
the hands of insurance fiends and the
alliance last year organized an insurance
company and furnished insurance at 81
cents per acre, a reduction in rates of
about 100 to 150 per cent. Said the
farmers were robbed OF 80 cents per
bushel in the wheat market last fall by
the combination of Minneapolis millcrs.
p per cent a month was nothing less than
robbery. and under pressure Of corpora
tions and monopolies and high tariff they
were robbed on every side. He
argued tnat when the alliance loaned
money the rates Of bankers would have
to come BY force of competition. He
advised farmers TO let politics alone and
still take an important part in them. 70
stop everything and go to the csucuses
and there nominate and elect men. ire
spective of party, that would work for
their interests. He said that 0 out of
every 10 Of the delegates at tho James
town convention a few weeks since were
either Shylocks, store-box-whittling or
professional politicians.
The chairman then introduced Mr..
Loucks. He said, in brief, that the.only
way to make the alliance a success was
to mould IL according to tho wishes Of the
people. Didn't know of a single county
in Dakota where farmers were pros
porous last year. To be sure the
farmers debts were being paid, buthow2
In too many cases by the sale of their
real estats and chattels. Noticed in n
North Dakota paper AZ mortgage sales
and each and every n of them vas for
a quarter section of land. They were
many reasons given for their large mum
Der Of sales. In one county it was too
wet and in another too dry while in a
third on account of the scarcity Of girls.
Didn't blame anybody for wishing to
got out Of o country where there was a
combination on girls. But wherever
you go they arc prone to making excuses.
The real cause of depression is that
every branch of trade. except farming,
is organized. Didn't know of a single
thing but what there was q trust on
even collins. Farmers fail to act like
prudent business men when they do not
organize. he advised the farmers to
deal with home merchants as long as
they can buy at reasonable prices.
The railroads were grinding them down.
Freight rates were more for LOO miles on
this end of the route than tor 1000
miles on the other end. Advised
farmers to do without binders this year
as much as possible and see if binder
men would not come to terms before
another fall. SAID wheat in kimball
last November was worth 50 cents while
the dealers paid only 40 cents. lie said.
with sarcasm, it is a shame to attempt
to destroy tho business Of men who had
invested their money IN elevators solely
for your benefit, but the elevator men
are looking out for themselves, not the
farmers. The Scandinavian Elevator &c.
is organized by independent elevator
men and members of the Farmers AL
lance and they propose to put their
wheat on the English markets and let
them bid for 1t. Mr.. Atkinson, in
Northwestern Meier. says the farmers
can raise wheat with profit at 40 cents
per bushel. but the speaker says, from
experience. it can't be done. There is
considerable difference between farm
ing on paper and farming in the dirt.
In speaking of the last legislature said
he was sorry he conldn't pay a compli
ment to this districts representation,
but in truth it was the worst in the ter
ritory.