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

and suffering farmers of Dakota Ter
ritory those who were especially fit
ted for good work; for they have
proceeded with great wisdom and
caution, and the work has been SO
thorough and so effective, which they
have accomplished,
As l was coming along the street
near the Dayton Hotel, ian excel
lent house, where I am stopping, I
observed close to the G. M. & St. p.
Ry. track, a very large warehouse,
and painted upon the front of it the
words, Headquarters of the Dakota
Farmers Alliance Company" Ienter-
ed and made myself known to two of
the officers. Mr.. Geo. G. Crosse, of Hyde
County, and Mr.. J. L. Carlisle, of
Brown County. They were kind
enough to furnish me the information
which desired.
They first took me through the
building, which is A it, wide, by 1O8
#. long, with 16 it. platform on the
side.
The first thing that 1 observed as
l entered from the office was a room
hung with new bright harness, farm
wagon, buggy and carriage harness.
was told that the Company kept
three men constantly at work, in
the upper part of the building, manu-
featuring harness; using the very
best material, and turning out first
class articles. l was shown a COM
plete farm harness, the ordinary
price OF which is $35 90; it is sold by
the Alliance Company at $4,000.
l next entered, with Mr.. Crosse, q
large room in which were a great
number OF buggies and carriages.
They were all made by the Ohio Bug
gy Co., of Columbus, Ohio; the D. F.
A. Co. having the exclusive sale of
this Co.'S goods in the two Dakotas.
The firm is regarded as one of the
best in the United States. Mr.. Crosse
showed me very handsome buggy,
and said, '"This buggy we sell to the
members of the Alliance at $17S.OO."
l asked him what was the list price at
which it was sold by retail to the
Others, to which he replied $4,000.
l asked him how it was there was
such a difference. He said they pur-
chased them under contract at whole
sale price for $175OO each, and they
added $500 to help pay the expenses
of the Co. He then showed me a
phaeton, and said the price to men,
bers OF the Alliance for this phaeton
was $157OO; the list price was
$4,000. l then examined very
handsome piano-box buggy, the list
price for this being 1926. 90; and the
price at which it is furnished to MEM
bers of the Alliance Co. $117.OO. I
was then shown a very handsome
double carriage, two seats, with sides
and every thing complete. The price
to members of the Co. is $4,000,
the list price $4OO.OO! Mr.. Crosse
then called my attention to what he
called-''The Alliance Buggy" it
is made of the finest material, and
manufactured by the same Ohio Bug
gy Company. Hesaid it has received
no less than 13 coats of paint and
varnish, quite a handsome vehicle.
The list price is $4,000, and price
to members Of the Company $4,000.
We then turned to another part of
the building where there were num-
Der of wagons standing in rows.
These were the famous Spies wagon,
made at Sterling, ILL.,, and manufac-
tured expressly for the Alliance Com
pany of Dakota, and each wagon
bearing the name "Alliance' on it.
They are complete with spring seats,
double-box; the price to members of
the Alliance Company is $4,000. The
retail price that dealers charge being
$4,000.
was then shown another portion
of the warehouse where the machine
oil is kept, it being in gal. tin cans,
covered with wooden boxes. Mr..
Crosse said that the saving to their
members on this oil was about X of
the usual price
He further stated that the Com
pany had the exclusive sale of the
goods manufactured by the Empire
Drill Company, of Shortsville, N. Y,
one of the Oldest and most reliable
Companies in the United States.
They sell these goods to the members
of the Alliance at 25 per cent below
the retail price.
We then examined some of the
plows, walking plows, gangs, sulkies,
and corn cultivators. These are
manufactured by the Weir Plow Co.
for the D. F. A. Company. This Co.,
which is located at Monmouth, ILL.,,
stands very high. Mr.. Crosse stated
that they were able to save their
members 25 per cent on this class of
goods. The extent of business done
by the Alliance Co. on this class of
. goods may be shown from the fact,
that since last fall they have deliver
ed into Dakota over 25 car loads of
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