The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18

fool can doubt; and in such q con-
test milk-and-water policy, or
Quaker gun, or soft words, or soft
soap. are of no avail.
Since this was published, DR.. Ever
EFT w. Fish, a gentleman of learning
and ability, who had conducted for
years a newspaper called The Gen.
trail Minnesotian, at Glenwood, Pope
Co., Mimi, and has greatly aided to
build up the Alliance in that county,
has found an opportunity to sell out
his journal at good price, and has
determined to publish hereafter a
weekly paper at St. Paul, MINI.
He will boldly advocate the princi-
pies of the Alliance and the interest of
the farmers. He has both floors of
1853 Wabasha Street, St. Paul, Mimi,
and will issue the first number of his
paper about the Goth of this October
| 1850. He will be assisted by an
able business gentleman, who comes
from Iowa for the purpose, and by
the best alliance brains in this coun-
try. These men are conscientiously
devoted to the work. They have
capital and energy, and enjoy the
confidence of the members of the
State Alliance. The new paper will
start under the most favorable aus
pieces, and cannot fail to do a great
deal of good. DR.. Fish is an excel
lent speaker, having been in the field
under a Lecture Bureau in Iowa and
Nebraska, audit is his purpose during
the coming winter, to visit every
part of the state, and hold alliance
meetings, organizing them where
there are none), and advocating the
principles of the Alliance. The better
to enable him to do this work I
have appointed him Deputy State
Lecturer.
urge the members of the Alliance
and farmers generally to subscribe
for the paper and write for it. One
of the greatest benefits of such an or
gan, is the opportunity it gives the
people to confer with each other and
become acquainted with one another.
Besides it will save the Alliance large
sums OF money. Now, if the officers
want to communicate with the men,
bers, they have to resort to the slow
and expensive method of sending out
circulars. But if every member of
the Alliance takes the same paper, a
brief notice will reach them all, at a
trifing cost, or at none at all.
In this connection [ would also
recommend that the farmers OF the
state should all subscribe for the
excellent agricultural journal, the
Farm, Stock and Home, published in
Minneapolis. 1t is furnished at the
extraordinary low price of fifty cents
per annum, published bi-weekly, is a
large and handsome paper, and
stands up always for the interest of
the farmers. It has already reached
a circulation of nearly 10000 copies.
1t should be in every farm house in
Minnesota.
The GREAT WEST, unlike the
Farm, Stock, and Home, will not be
an agricultural paper, so called, but
devote itself to the political and
financial interests of the farmers.
The two papers have dubbed to- eth-
er, and can be obtained, by writing
to either, at the Joint price of one
dollar and twenty-five cents per
year.
The Purchasing Agency.
have received the following, which
explains itself:
By resolution of the Executive Com
mittee of the State Farmers Alliance,
at a meeting held at Austin, on the
18th Of August, it was resolved to
establish purchasing agency to sup
ply the members with farm machin-
cry, Irvine, coal, etc., and Mr.. Joseph
keenan, was appointed to take steps
toward forming such an organiza-
ton. 1t is contemplated to organ
ize a stock company with about
100000 capitalize shares to be
ten dollars each-this places it within
the reach of every farmer to take one
or more shares, and it is hoped that
the alliances throughout the state
will take up the matter and agitate
it with view to assist this organiza-
ton.
The advantages to be gained by
dealing directly with the wholesaler
and manufacturer are SO evident and
have been told so often, that it is
needless to repeat them here, hundreds
of thousands of dollars can be saved
annually to the farmers Of the state
by such a company.
Those desiring information on the
subject should address Joseph Kee.
nan, Austin.
REASONS FOR INSURING.
The Dakota Alliance Aid Associa-
, ton has put forth the following ex.
cellent argument in favor of insur-
: ing ones life:
, AS matter of business every good