St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-03
VALLEY CITY NOTES.
Farmers Organizing to Control
Their Wheat Shipments-SociaI
Clubs Take the Place of Saloons.

Special to the Globe.
VALLEY CITY, March AT this
writing doubt exists here as to whether
Judge Garland is to succeed Palmer or
Francis. 1t is needless to say that there
IS a very general wish that it may be
the latter.
An enthusiastic meeting of farmers
was held in the Academy of Music
yesterday, which was addressed by
ii. l.. LouckS. president of the
Dakota Farmers alliance. Mr.. Loucks
spoke at considerable length, giving
reasons why it was necessary
for farmers to organize for the better
advancement and protection of their in
teresIs. He referred to the operations
of the Dakota alliance, and gave facts
and figures in proof of the saving eff
fected where farmers were combined
and purchased their more costly farm
supplies from first hands.
The Scandinavian Elevator company.
which is the name of the company rep
resenting the alliance in Minnesota and
Dakota, was one of the important fea-
lures dwelt upon. The purpose of this
company is to establish
LINE OF ELEVATORS,
in which farmers shall be stockholders
the No. hard wheat of Dakota in its
purity, and not permit it to be subjected
to the ''dOctOring'' process while EN-
route to the Eastern and European mar
ketS. Upon the representations made
the farmers of North Dakota are not
getting within 10 or II cents per buShel
of what the wheat is worth, upon the
basis of value of a similar grade in the
Liverpool market. Mr.. Loucks said
that the wheat which went to British
millers, as Dakota No. hard. was so
adulterated with inferior grades that it
is often not equal to rejected" at home
elevators. The farmers of this vicinity
meet at the court house Saturday, the
10th inst, to organize an alliance and
discuss taking stock in the Farmers
Elevator company, with the view Of
erecting an elevator here in furtherance
of their plan.
The promised blessings of local OPP
ton seem as yet afar Off. Last week
the saloon men closed their doors and
published i'll the Daily Times Record a
SmOoth-reading manifesto that they pro-
posed abiding by the law. This was
generally accepted as declaration that
they had thrown up the sponge. 1t ap-
pears, however, that although they do
not propose violating the letter of the
law, they Will continue to dispense
liquors. Under carefully drawn regu-
lations those who wish to patrOnize
places similar to saloons organize them
selves into society by subscribing to
these regulations and paying GER
tain sum as an entrance fee.
Upon payment of the fee they
get ticket representing this amount,
which entities them to the privileges of
the club r0Om-formerIy the saloon
with the right to specified accom-
mediation. The former salOOnkeeper
changes his relation from liquor
seller to butler or waiter upon the
members of the club, who are the
owners of the goods he serves them
with. Instead of throwing down the
change as formerly, the man who wants
a drink will present his ticket and have
a hole punched in for each drink or
cigar. In this way will the lion of the
liquor interests and the lamb of local
option lie down together.
xReal estate men report considerable
inquiry for land, and considerable
immigration from the Scandinavian
countries is expected here this spring.