The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-11
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- uC9a lOllOMllS COuliiiiOUCCS NNCIC dp-
pointed: Oncrcdcntias, Mr.. Farwell, J..
ID. Hartman and James Newland. On
order OF business. T.. T.. Parrish, G. v.
Gardener and H. j. Grant. On resolu-
tions, j. D. Hartman, w. M. Blake, H..
j. Grant, VIM. LaFreiche, E. B. Reed,
e. B. Cummings and freeman Knowles.
Paul Butcher, Of Butte county a made
door-keeper. Committee on constitu-
ton and bylaws named at the last ses-
sion, consisting OLE. B. Reed, II. j. Grant
and James Brown, made it's report and
the same, with q few amendments. was
adopted. The committee on order OF
business recommended the order out
lined on the printed programs. Under
agricultural Depresslon," many causes
were named. Capt. Blake could not lay
it to the tariff, he believed a protective
tariff properly levied would build up
farm industry. The present tariff is a
p%rohibitory tariff. The transportation
problem and the usury question enter
largely into the cause Of depression.
He believes the sub-treasury plan will
bring relief, it is better than cheap mon
ey. But all relief must come through
organization. We must cooperate and
if we cannot get relief from either party,
from a third.
FL. j. Grant: Part OF the cause lies at
the farmers door. Many have bought
too much and sold too little. We have
tried to do too much with too little
capital. Have run in debt for machin-
cry and barely raised enough to feed our
families. The middle mans toll is
greater than ourproiits. We have seen
our sins. We have, I hope, sincerely re-
pented and awakened to the remedy
the ballot. Will we use it?
James Newland: "When a boy, and
our days work was done, we used to &C
fishing, and on the banks OF the stream,
we used to watch the labors OF the lit
tie king-fisher. He would wade into
the stream and with bowed head, pa
tiently watchforaminnow. Henabsa fist
, carries it to the shore, but not to eat
Above him in IL tree sits the eagle, lazil,
watching the little fellows labor. Imme
dlately the fish is landed, he sweep
t down from his perch, the little fellow
y drops his game and scampers into til
bush. The eagle mounts to his perch AM
devours the minnow while the patien
king-fisher returns to the stream ant
mot ,ptI1 fbo nnuln ic ffl1.l non tho Gulo
, get his meal. just SO are the farmer
laboring today, too busy with their worl
to discover the bird of prey ready te
grasp the fruit OF their labor"
Mr.. McMann: at is admitted by al
that the farmers and the laborers dc
not receive as much from the product O.
their labor as they should. Business
men 60 into politics as Il business. In
republican districts they are republicans,
in democratic they are democrats and
in doubtful districts, doubtful. Farm
ers should use the same tactics. Study
all questions and move slowly"
James Brown: "The causes are
summed up in the love Of money All
are striving for it. But there is a differ
ence between wishing to earn money
and wishing to obtain it without earn
ing. The sub-treasury bill and loaning
money direct to Farmers, are some OF the
remedies that will settle the usury ques-
ton"
MI. Mccall: 1.-The depression is worli
! wide. Trusts are the greatest cause
Depreciates the fight on railroads, tn
It |army OF consumers contested With ii
railroads are needed. The companit
do not interfere with business by con
" pany stores. Beef is worth three cent
per pound here, is landed in Chicago fe
threc-iourths OF Il cent and rctnils (,
eighteen cents. The beef combine j;
IT. reduced the price per steer in Idah
10 from f%ifty-three to seventeen dollars" I
IS has changed his opinion in the last yea
Did not think much OF the alliance, b,
@ now believes the remedy can only con
T. through organization, we must contr
legislation.
Of Wednesday, April 9th.-Session can
to order at 8 a. M. Open session; Pres
t. dent Adams in the chair. 1t was 1
is solved to take up the sub%-treasury pla
k and it was discussed at great length. ]
B. Reed considered it a greater unde
n taking than many realized; immens
K warehouses would be needed and q
army OF employees added to the COVER
5e ment pay rolls. 1t would be difficult t
lg establish an uniform price %througho,
Che country while the government dot
e not control the railroads, and rates s
n vary. But the price is fixed at a time
the season when it is always at the Low
est point and it is very unlikely that I'll
government will be forced to carry MOI
e than q small per cent Of the amour
produced. 1t is amore complicated pla
o for the relief OF the people than the Stal
n ford method Of ~loaning themoneyd irec'
e but on the other hand, the relief afforde
e under the sub-treasury plan would L
more sweeping in it's effects-it woul
d stimulate to greater production, maxim
e a sure market; it would tend to unifor1
railroad rates; would check speculation
in grain; would relieve the local merchan
o by providing a ready marketfor produc
as soon rs harvested, and in reducin
the price OF money exceed any usury bill
Discussion was suspended to welcom
t 3. B. Cummings, editor OF the Ruralist
who came from Huron to attend tn
s district alliance.
> Continuing the subject, E. B. Cumming
Z said:"This bill is the outgrowth OF til
e efforts OF the national alliance to reliev
depressed agriculture. 1t will relieve tn
! farmer when he needs it in the fall 10
y the payment OF taxes, interest and stor
bills. Farmers put up their grain a
security and obtain money at one pc
I cent, or with storage and other expense
added, say two percentper year. Unde
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