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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03
Something About Wheat and
Flour

Editor Cooke, OF the Polk Co.
Journal, (Crookston,) was in the
city last week, and of course we
sought an opportunity to interview
him. 1t was one of the most valu-
able interviews we have ever held.
First came up the question OF grad
why said Mr.. Cooke, 81 sent
down some wheat, and it was passed
as No. l Northern, but being No. l
hard, as any one could see, it re-
ceived a No. l hard price. This made
the difference between Minneapolis
and Crookston appear less than it
really is"
But what do the other poor farm
ers do?
Ibid that wheat grade No. here,
Mr.. Cooker
"Well No. Mr.. Clausen said there
was too much OATS in it."
"Were there any oats in it?'
mo sir, not when it went into the
elevator!''
"And then he
ter blue stem, and when it left my
hands there was no blue stem in it
at ALL
Then Mr.. Cooke referred to the dis
cussion about the millers taking one
half for grinding wheat, and the fol-
lowing figures look as though the
correspondent from Polk County
who made the complaint, was right
that the millers practically take
more than one-half for milling.
Thus:
wheat is worth 60c at Crook
ston Use. at Minneapolis-1Sc. differ
ence). 1t takes AZ bushels to make
VERY PLUMP barrel Of flour. -Four
bushels is almost enough. AZ blu. at
6Oc. are equal to 1910. Flour sells
at the mill 196 lbs at $5.5O-more
than double the price paid for the
wheat-and all the bran, shorts,
middlings, ETC., yet to account for.
Let us see:
200 lbs. Flour. $3.50
MlQdIngS, etc. from 4RDu..... ~
$6.4O
Farmers receive:
AZ blu. wheat @ Coo. ............ go
Balance profit by grinding 1870
In other words the farmer gets
1910 and the miller gets $50.
That looks as if the man who said
that the miller took One-half for mil
ling understated the matter.
Mr.. Cooke bore out the truth of the
statements that the farmers of this
great west were being literally
skinned by the wheat combines.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03

Some of our exchanges are making
political capital for some of the state
officers from the lean fact that they
say they will help the farmers get
certain rights from the railroads
Bah-bring in some of that eternal
Justice in chunks, and it won't be
necessary to brag over what 'he
says!''
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03
to prevent the adulteration of all
food. drugs and liquors, therefore,

to prevent the adulteration OF all
food, drugs and liquors, therefore,
Resolved, That the National
Grange, Patrons OF Husbandry, in
annual session assembled, do reatfirm
it's former resolutions upon the ques-
ton of adulteration, and
Resolved, That we urge upon Con-
gross the Importance and necessity OF
promptly enacting laws to prevent
the false-branding and adulteration
ofall food products, including liquors
and drugs.
Resolved, That we urge upon the
various members of this Grange to
present this matter to their respec--
tive State Oranges and urge action
thereon.
Resolved, That the Secretary be
directed to send copy OF these reso-
lutions to each Senator and Repre-
sentative in Congress, with the re-
quest that said bills shall receive his
support. JOHN PRIMBLE,
Secretary National Grange.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03
It's q "warm" winter-ain't 1T!

The Railroad Bonuses.
Reports of railway bonuses are
coming in with considerable alacrlty'
But we want more OF them. hurry
ND. farmers. How much did your
township, county, or village give!
And were rights OF way given?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03

Do not fail to note the ADVERTISE
ment on the second page. 1t tells
the story of your wrongs, farmers
It is taken from the London Daily
Financial Times.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03
National Economist:

National Economist:
In the examination of witnesses be-
fore the Senate special committee in
vestigating the dressed meat bust
ness some light was thrown upon the
methods of meat monopoly to crush
out competition A butcher of this
city named Hoover testified that he
was warned not to bid on Govern
ment contracts; that if he did he
would be driven out of the market by
the Chicago packers. He did bid,
however, and obtained a small con-
tract. Then he found that none of
the agents of the Chicago beef COM
binations would sell him any meat;
nor would they sell to any ofhis friends
who tried to purchase for him. After
he made complaint to the home Offices
of the Chicago firms through an
attorney the Washington agents were
instructed to sell meat to him at two
or three cents above the regular price.
George N. Omahundra, the Washing
ton salesman of one of the Chicago
firms, corroborated Hoover's testi-
mony. The latter stated that he
colud now buy the beef at the regular
rates that the boycott has been raised
since the Senate committee commenc-
ed investigating the business.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03

The Ruralist," the Alliance organ
OF Dakota, has been sold by the COM
pany owning it, to the Executive
Committee of the Dakota Alliance,
who will hereafter manage it. Under
the present ruling of the State Al
lance there, every member of an Al
lance pays $1.0O year fee-which
includes the subscription to the pa
per. We wish the Alliance would
rally SO nobly to the GREAT WEST.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03

There are few men in this state bet.
ter acquainted with the wheat traffic
Of the interior counties than H. E.
Cooke, of the Crookston Polk Co. }
Journal. Speaking of the increasing
demands of the farmers for relief, he
says:
Does not the fact of these pathetic
complaints besieging the seat OF
Government proclaim in thunder
tones the damnable outrages com
mitted under a system that always
favors the buyer and never the pro-
Queer, and call loudly for redress
Is system that allows the buyer a
clear profit OF from IA to 20 cents
per bushel( the difference between No.
B and rejected in the country market
and the Minneapolis market) the
right one? Is a system that is cal
culated to protect the elevators and
Obliges the producer to "take pot
luck'' to shift for himself the best he
may, the right one? We, as farmers,
do not understand all these chemical
folderols, all those sophistries where
by the qualities of milling wheat is SO
learnedly set forth by the disciples OF
the system, but we do know enough
to know that We are egregiously
swindled in the deal, and that the
miller and the buyer every year gets
away with the profits on our wheat.
Authorizations.
The Secretary of the National
Grange sends us the following resolu-
tions of that body-which we cor
daily endorse:
WHEREAS, The adulteratdon of
food, drugs and liquors exists to
such an alarming extent as to invade
every article of diet, drug and drink,
and
WHEREAS, These authorizations are
often harmful to health, and always
injurious, and are frauds when sold
under a deceptive title; and
WHEREAS, One of the products of
the hog, one of the largest agricul-
tural interests, on which depends, in
a great measure, the market for our
Western corn, is adulterated to such
an extent as to be excluded from sew
eral OF the European markets, there
by greatly injuring one of our princi-
pal agricultural industries, and
WHEREAS, This body did, at it's
last session, endorse two bills then
before Congress, one to prevent the
adulteration of lard, and the other
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03

The Annual meeting of the Dakota
Companies, Business, Insurance etc.,
are now being held. The great Da-
kota Alliance Purchasing Company,
which has practically taken the AL
lance man off the hands of the Com
bines, has had a splendid year. 1t
has purchased new properties and
enlarged old, and on it's extremely
small margin the business of the
year has nearly paid for these mat
tiers as we'll as carried on the business.
The gift of land at Watertown leaves
the Company with a surplus.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03

Bro. Cooke, of the Crookston
Journal is a poetic as well as COM
nonsense editor, and appreciates
our initial efforts. Thus:
Gosh! He's a Whale!
The editor of the GREAT WEST
modestly calls himself a fish-E. w.
Fish. Anybody who has seen any
issue of the GREAT WEST can't help
but see by the way he is walloping
the big corporations who are absorb
ing the wealth of the country, that
he is a veritable whale. We advise
our farmer readers, who have never
before seen these institutions thor
oughly "whaled,' to send to 1853
Wabasha street, St. Paul, for a sam
pie copy of the GREAT WEST, or call
at this Office and look over our files
OF that paper. We will supply it and
The JOURNAL to all new subscribers
for Two Dollars a year in advance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03

Faribault Republican:
Senator Davis introduced petit
ton from a large number of farmers
OF Minnesota, praying congress to
enact a law to prohibit selling prom
ises to deliver any farm produce ex-
cept by the owners thereof, or their
agents. This is a blow from the
shoulder against what is known as
''bucket Shops" or gambling in fu-
lures. Senator Casey introduced a
similar petition from the farmers OF
North Dakota.
Undoubtedly the gambling prac-
tees of the grain-dealers in the great
metropolitan centers rank among
the most prominent evils of the
times, and it is high time that legis-
lation should be had for it's correction.
The turn of speculation among the
produce operators rather than the
laws of demand and supply are now
largely influential in controlling
prices.
When a young man the editor of
the GREAT WEST was an employe on
the Chicago Boards-the regular and
the "open." He has sold the visible
crop OF the entire country over in a
month, and didn't know a kernel OF
wheat from squash-nor did any OF
the other thousand "fellers' SO far
as he could see. We can go on to the
Board tomorrow for money, get four
or five big scalpers in "snooks'' and
contract to drop the price of wheat
three cents in three hours-if the
other side don't get ION to it,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03
Faribault Republicans:

dTIUdUIU hePuUIICdl
The St. Paul chamber of commerce
is agitating the question OF urging
the next legislature to establish an
immigration bureau, to settle up the
farming lands. There is no necessity
for spending the public money for
such purpose. The trouble is that
there are too many producers now
for the welfare of agriculturists, and
when the proper balance is restored
SO that the prices of produce will ad-
vance and farming becomes profit
able, there will be no trouble about
settling up the unoccupied lands.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03

When an Alliance man begins to
question the usefulness, purposes or
integrity of the GREAT WEST, you
may calculate that you are talking
to a political schemer who don't like
to have an honest press watch the
tremendous changes going on and
keep you posted. There are CULTS to
cross yet for the Alliances, but We'll
not trust any rotten bridges.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03

We have still another communica-
ton this week-on the matter of the
promises and failures of the past
year or two on the part OF the AL
liance-and certain unfortunate po-
| litical nonsense going on. 1t is from
a prominent man, and he says we
can publish or nOt-but if not, etc.
Well. Brother, we have ten or fifteen
letters full of complaint. We do not
think it right for the GREAT WEST to
take up this matter now. 1t may,
however, before the State Alliance
meets-we hope not. Let the great
body of loyal alliances send their del
egates to the State Alliance, and
quietly make all the changes-and
arise to a newness OF life, a solemnity
of purpose, equal to the hour, and of
nobler intent than helping some st.
Paul, or any other politician get Of
flee. There are Deputy Lecturers in
the field now who are in earnest
they have imbibed the spirit of the
State Lecturer, and the work moves
bravely on in spite of the secret work
of those complained of. We agree
with the writer in regard to the work
of the State Lecturer. Mr.. Donnel-
ly has certainly called around him
band of ACTIVE men, and true men,
and about 200 new alliances are the
result. When Mr.. Donnelly is abused,
you have but to point to his work
the past year. The praise this writer
MlNNEsOTIAN" we cheerfully tumble
on to Mr. DIS shoulders
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03

ceedlngs against the auther. Those
who have republished that vile false
hood can do no less, in justice, than
to publish a simple statement in ac-
cord with the facts here given.
Below we append statements OF
our three compositors and we re-
quest all the Deputy Lecturers and
Alliances to state these facts. The
falsehood itself is one of the strongest
points against the men who are
holding up the hands of the monop-
olists:
This is to certify that have been
in the employ of The GREAT WEST
Co., during the past eleven weeks as
a type-setter. That l had never re-
ceived more than six Co. dollars a
week for my work before going into
their employ. That during my eleven
weeks in The GREAT WEST office my
wages has never been less than $3.50
a week and from that amount up
to $1,000 a week. That I have
worked at the trade three years and
have never before received so high
wages. BERTHE CONNELL.
This certifes that I went into the
office of The GREAT WEST Co., the last
of September, 1889, as a type setter.
That my wages were six (6) dollars
, 1890-04-03

tlcnont has been established on the
borders of this lake. Tho town has
wide streets, excellent shops, and
many neat dwellings, The alleged
curative powers of the waters of the
lake have been the Incentive to this
remarkable growth. The lake COW
crs IN extent of over 1000 acres, and
IL cncirclcd by low, wooded hills.
The waters nrc said to hold Ia solu-
ton salts Of sodium, potassium, lith-
ium, calcium, magnesium, iron and
aluminium; also sulphur and bo-
rnx. A great variety of ailments
have been reported cured 10y bath Ing
In the lake, chief among them being
rheumatism aud certain diseases of
the skin. One Of the properties of
the water is that 1t forlus II lather
whenever II l. agitntod violently or
rubbed quickly on the hands or the
surface of the body. No FISH or
other living thing can he found
within these waters, and the lake
Itself Is rather rcpulsive and muddy
I'm appearance. Factories have been
established for evaporating the wa
ter and packing the salts obtained.
, 1890-04-03

spring breakup. Last week an-
other cur or two jumped the track
rom n freight train. There VIVA mo
serious damage except cne car badly
broken In, and its contents were
transferred to another car.
Good reports are daily coming I'm
from the Cpur d'Alene mining
camps. n big year there for lsD0 IL
anticipated. Some little prospectipp
was done In the foothills and noun,
tains near Rockford last sum.
mer, and some fine prospects of
gold, silver and galena were OBJ.
tanned and number of small specI.
mems of coal We're found In several
places quite near town, as well a.
iron. The prospect now is that tn,
ground and country will be wei
aud thoroughly prospected the COM
ing summer.
There are u few old coal miner
here who claim they are sure coal h
here In large quantities. We trus
their prediction IL correct, for minini
added to agriculture on one side
with our numbering interests on tn
other, would make us very llvcl
indeed.
From the number OF steam whi,
ties TO be heard we believe all tn
mills arc now running.
, 1890-04-03
SPOKANE POTTERY.
An Eastern Manufacturer Pro-
nounces the Clay the Finest
He Ever Saw.

A. ]. Miner has shown the Pc
VIEW AN elegant piece Of pottery In
the shape of Il teapot manufactured
at East Liverpool, Ohio, out of clay
taken from the banks located one
half mile from the Spokane Falls X
Northern railroad, thirty miles
from this city, mention Of which
has heretofore been made through
the columns OF the REVIEW.
There are three varieties Of this
clay--red, yellow and white. MIR.
Miner sent n small quantity OF the
white clay to the pottery at Liver
pool, Ohio, with the request that 1t
be tested. The result was the vessel
above mentioned, which presents II
surface as smooth US glass and ofa
rich cream color. The proprietor OF
the pottery writes that the clay is
the finest he ever saw, and desires
TO learn what IL will cost TO snip IL
In quantities TO his pottery.
DIR. Miner will ut once send clay
and have four full sets OF dishes
hhthN W. hiiiio~itf vNAsa~@ -'-0"
and two other friends.
The clay Is believed TO be the nm
est In tho world for the manufacture
Of pressed brick. Vessels made OF II
have been subjected to 2,OOo degrees
Fahrenheit without cracking, Nj.
Miner has over 1900 pounds OF the
clay now ON hand in this city, and
will have Il made into pressed brick
Us soon rs the new pressed hricA
machine, now being put up on
Hangman creek, Is ready Tor opera
tlon. The clay is composed OF heni-
attic and asbestos, the presence, oil
the asbestos accounting Tor ihe clay
end urIng 40 much heat. 4
Tho valuable clay exists In un-
known quantities aud will no doubt
prove of great value for the manu-.
iaeture Of tine pottery and pressed
brick.
and A. Chandler, OF this city, aud
William O'Donnell = wealthy hard
ware merchant OF Walla Walia-
, 1890-04-03
CORBIN'S GOT THEM.
The Canadian Pacific Will Be
Forced to Make Proper
Terms.
A Fast British Bottom Steamer to
Be Built to Capture the
Business.

d. G. Corbin was interviewed
Monday bya REVIEW reporter in
regard TO the charter recently
granted by the British Columbia
Legislature to the Victoria
Kootenai railway. Mr. Corbin
said that he had seen the dispatch
published in the REVIEW, stating
that the charter had successfully
passed the house. He was not at
all surprised, as he had known for
some time that such action would
be taken.
As to the completion of the line,
which he stated was branch of
the Canadian Pacific from Nelson
to Sproat's Landingon the Columbia
river, by September of the present
year, he was somewhat skeptical;
but said that he hoped that such
would prove to bo the iact.
Should the road be completed and
good fast boat bc put on between
the Little Dalles and Sproats Land
ing, Mr.. Corbin says that lie would
be glad to enter into traffic arrange
ments with the Canadian paciic
railroad, provided that the Canadian
Pacific would make proportionatcly
equal rates both ways.
II the Canadians viii not give
Mr.. Corbln an equal chance lac pro-
poses to build n British bottom clip
per that can run ahead of anything
in Canadian waters, aud viii make
Al fight for the business.
The Spokane Il Northern will
reach the Little Dnllc5 by July,
and fast boat will bc able to do all
the local business. IL IL Mr.. Cor
bins Intention TO increase tho local
business of this road this summer,
aud 80 improve the service that /,
Traveller crn leIVe this city in the
morning, go TO the Little Dalle- ON
the Spokane n Northern, connect
with II boat a..d be IN Nelson by
evening.
The Canadian Pacific people have
BOUGHT the old s'caIner ltonieuni
and fixed her up and win use her to
distribute the iron for the branch
road from Nelson to Sproat's Land
ing. From the latter place to the
I4ittle Dullcs Is only a distance of
forty miles.
, 1890-04-03
BAsELY sLANDERED.
Why Prof w. b. Turner's Nom.
ination Was Rel eoted by the
State Senate.
1t Was the Revengeful Work Of
Book Agents Who Gould Not
Control His Vote.

Professor w. B. Turner, whose
nomination by Governor Ferry to u
membership on the state board of
education was reported In Fri
days dispatches as rejected by the
senate, was interviewed last even
ing by REVIEW representative to
see II he could throw any light upon
the subject.
Professor Turner said that at first
he was at u loss to surmise why such
charges as being committed TO the
adoption of certain school text books
should be preferred against him.
IIe was much surprised at his rejec-
tion, as were all his many friends
here.
III never sought the nomination"
he said, land It never occurred to
me to place myself ON the defensive
when Governor Ferry offered 1t TO
me. was the only member of the
old board of education reappolnted.
| understand today that numerous
representatives of schoolbook pub
fishing houses, who have been
active In Olympia for several weeks
past in attempting TO shape school
legislation and dictate nominations
favorable TO their own interests,
have been directly or indirectly
slanderlng me to the members Of
the senate and generally prejudicing
my case, because they cou Ill not con-
troll on influence my vote In the
past.
al have not the acquaintance of
any senators who aro reported rs
having opposed my confirmation
with the exception of Senator Law.
rence, of Whitman county, whom /
have always considered one of my
warmcst friends. | have been In
frequent correspondence with him
on educational legislation until quite
recently, and never has he intimated
before in the remotest manner that
he considered me committed In
favor Of any special firm of book
makers or untitled 90 decide upon
such questions properly. can not
fathom his motives mt present.
81 denounce rs absolutely false
the report that / am now or ever
have been committed in the slight
est degree TO the support oil any
book firm, or that there exists any
reason why | could not decide in
an impartial and unbiased manner
ON the comparative merits of text
books. | have been tried and con-
Victed without the opportunity of
being heard in my own defense
This attempt to blackcn Profess
sor Turner's reputation has excited
much Indignation among his
friends. The estimation in which |
he Is held In this city, where he has
resided four years, may be inferred |
from the character of the names |
signed to kilograms yesterday sent
TO Governor Ferry requesting him
to make no new appointment until
Professor Turner had chance 10 |
reiute these false charges. They |
were signed by such men as Attor-
neg Geneml Jones, Hon, y. NJ, |
Cannon, Senator T.. u. Hyde, |
Judge George Turner Hon. ;. G. |
Hyde, Judge Norman Buck and ex-
Mayor Jacob Hoover.
, 1890-04-03
GLORY GALORE.
A Suggestion to washington's Members
Of Congress.

n
of Congress.
To THE Enron oF rnE REVIEW;
have seen in the REVIEW and
other publications so much about
who should have the credit for
throwing open the rejected surveys,
such scrabbling anec the little
glory that pertains to that act, that
II has caused the reflection: Arc
there so few chances for the display
of ''duty well done" that this should
create n controversy?
If our glory-hunters In congress
and the land office wish TO cover
themselves all over with glory let
them exert themselves to the ut
most to have thelien (or indemnity
lands in Washington turned back 10
the government and thrown open to
entry. These lands werp selected
by the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company TO indemnify them for
losses in the other territories, and
were withdrawn by Commissioners
Sparks. When this Is accomplished
such "A shout will go up from the
homc-seekers all along the lire rs
will dwarf into insigniiicance the
disputed honors lirst mentioned.
There are plenty OF important
land measures that should bc ast-
tated-one ut n time.
EDWARD L.. JAMESON.