The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21
Ed. GREAT WEST:

this county as soon as charters, and
the necessary steps are taken. Last
Saturday farmers met at this p O..
and signed an application for a
Charter.
The farmers seemingly are working
up in this county, and in the near flu
ture l trust that great good for the
tillers will be the reward.
Will gladly do all in my power TIC
push Alliance matters, and hope our
county will be well represented at the
annual meeting. Yours very truly,
JOHN TILLMAN.
Martin County, Feby IL, 1890.
ED. GREAT WEST:
January the 14th we had an ALI
ance organized here, with seven char
ter members, and two more joined
us the day we organized, and more is
expected in a short time AS presi-
dent we elected Lars Kvaal.
The GREAT WEST is gaining
ground here every week, every one who
has read it thinks it a boomer, and it
does reveal more than people most
ly thought could be possible. He is
farmers friend. The language is
all right; we want it just as it really
is SO as to make up the farmers.
We don't want any polishing, but
the truth without a robe. 1t is no
use to wish good wishes for your sue
cess-you are bound to succeed, ac-
cording to the plan you have COM
menced on. Respectfully, T. FLoE.
Sec. Alliance, Augsburg.
Marshall Co., Feby Sth, 1890.
Ed. GREAT VEST:
I have been working in this county
to get the farmers interested in what
is to their welfare, and have succeed
ed in getting the county pretty well
Weakened up. But there are some To-
calities where they don't read much.
1t is pretty hard to get them to see
that in order to compete with the
combination that is formed against
them they must combine, or if they
don't the two powers that rule the
ballot-box, money and liquor, will
eventually bring them down to
slavery. 1t is not far from it now
Banks that get our National money
for one per cent are SO much in
terested in the farmers welfare that
when he needs little money, "well, :"
he says, "we can't let it out for only
6 months" Hecounts up the interest,
takes it from the amount you want.
Suppose he let's out enough that day
for the interest to amount to 500,
or 5000. Then another man comes
in and wants to borrow that amount.
He let's out your money to him !!
Pretty quick way to make money
or rather steal it.
That is what they call honest rob-
berry, or compulsory business rob-
berry. Yours truly, J. T. WRAY.
Lake lew, TeDy, OIL.
WILL DISTRIBUTE THE MEDICINE.
GREAT WEST:
I have just read my second copy of
the "GREAT WEST" and it is as good
or better than the first one. see
that some OF your correspondents
think you most too radical. My
opinion is that radical diseases de-
mand ra deal cures, and that seems to
bejust the medicine you are giving in
your great practice.
Our political bosses give us some
very rank medicine about election
time, and there are plenty ofpatients
that "suck it all down" as if it were
honey.
Go ahead and publish all the radi-
cal prescriptions that you imagine
will cure this political disease, and
your work will never be in vain. l
received the bundle OF "GREAT VESTS"
and am distributing them where this
disease is in it's most malignant
form and will try and do so any time
you may want me to. In fact | will
peddle your pills at most any time
between now and spring work. Sue
cess to your good work. Yours, ETC.,
FRANK DICKEY.
Casey, a., Feby 9Th, 1890.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
l see by your invaluable Journal
that the work Of organizing the