The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
Editor GREAT WEST:

Editor GREAT WEST:
Our Alliance is growing with won
derful rapidity. Will you please ans
wer the following questions through
your paper:
LIST. Where it reads in the cOnst'-
tuition that q member shall vouch
for ON applicant, shall he do 80 III q
written statement?
I'd. Can the name of an Alliance
be changed if two-thirds Of the mem
bers vote in favor of it?
Sd. How to make the meetings in
teresting for all that attend?
4th. Howis the purchasing branch
of the Alliance operated, and how
can a member purchase what he
wants? Is it done on cash basis ?
Respectfully, ]. II. GUENrHEE.
Lac qui Parle Co.
LIST. Yes. The application and
recommendation should both be writ
ten and preserved with the records Of
the Alliance.
I'd. In the absence OF anything to
the contrary in your constitution,
there is no reason why you should
not change the name OF your Alliance
if you choose. The betterway would
be to give notice of your intention
at one or two meetings before it is
acted upon.
Sd. The Great Vest wal afford
more topics of interest to every
American farmer, than any one thing
we know Of Alternate this with q
little fun; a story or two and a song,
some PERSONAL experience supporting
the GREAT WEST topics discussed,
and little agricultural talk, and the
evening is gone before you knowit.
4th. The purchasing department. is
not yet given to US in shape so shat
we can explain satisfactorily. 1t will
be very soon. Rn Dakota the farmers
purchase what they want at the regu-
lar retail price,, paying in cash or
notes as may be agreed upon. In
the fall, at the slose of the season,
they are given - rebate of y to 3 of
what they paid. This plan is vezy
similar to the one adopted by the
Alliance insurance companies, ara
we consider it a good one in that it
prevents the regular dealers froEa
knowing just how cheap the Alliance
men are getting their goods.
ED. GREAT WEST:
i l am glad that you sent me your
paper right along and l hope that
you will show up the records of the
] members Of our last Legislature so
that there will be" no excuse for
=, Farmers voting for those that voted
4 for monopoly and the embarrassing.
There are good many who would
like to know how, A. J. Grain voted
on the investigation of the Wash
burn bribery charge. Could you OBJ
i tain his record, and. send it to us.
He was an Alliance man. | hope
that you will soon be able to print
Your paper in Norsk rs well as Eng
fish.
! Are you converse MT with the great
swindle OF the Mil. ta-St. Paul r. r. in
Wisconsin where they got the farmer
to mortgage their iarms for stock
IN the road-and weae obliged to pay
the mortgage and never received one
cent benefit, as promised by the R.
r. Sparks. The Farmers were drawn
into the scheme for twenty miles on
aach side of the road. Many lost
their farms. The road was to go
within five miles OF the farms.
| GEO MENME.
Lincoln County.
| This tremendous swindle is some
shing that has not as yet been ven
tilated to any extent. But We hope
to send an agent down there soon
and root it up. We are by no means
sare that, under recent decisions, the
mortgages would, hold, iron-clad az
/ they are!
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u EDITOR GREAT WEST:
\ We had a farmers meeting here last
night and organized Farmers III.
lance, with Z charter members. CIV
snCr tn short notice Int 2 few know