The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

white your long ESSAY may be better than any
Artclein the paper it gets left out nine times out
through pigeon-hole full u MSS. to find the best
~of many good Ones
Bro. Fulkerson writes us that in his
letter, recently published, he is not
responsible for saying 81 will get Is
members" to their alliance-that
there are better workers there than
he is. And he also says that he said
some good words regarding Lecturer
Comstock-but that that was not
the reason he was appointed-he
was appointed because Mr.. Donnelly
knew him as an able man. Now,
Bro. F., don't be too modestcall
that you say about being merely a
private in the army is taken in with
salt-considerable salt.
Ed. GREAT WEST:
1 see in the Pioneer Press: Feb. 13,
an article stating that a bill has been
presented in congress, to investigate
the causes of depression OF the Agri-
culturists of the United States, and
other matters relating thereto.
Ii this is becoming a law it seems
wise to put forward the right kind OF
q man to represent this section of
the United States in such commission
{you will find said article on second
page, second column P. p, date Feb.
13th). I ampleased with the change
allowing one delegate only to repre-
sent County Alliances and throw
more work upon members of subor-
dinate alliances; thereby having a
tendency to have less number OF
county politicians to represent our
body, and make it emphatically a
body OF farmers, in sympathy with
farmers and in the interest of far
mers.
While Pope County is not all Or
gained, it is making, on the whole
steady progress in the Alliance work,
and l believe the advantages
gained thereby have far exceeded it's
cost, to say nothing OF the insurance
and purchasing agency, hundreds of
dollars have been saved by the direct
shipment of wheat along the Sawyer
line of elevators, besides what was
saved on the Irvine by the Alliance
kick, and the best of it all is. we have
just begun to learn what our rights
are and how to secure some OF them.
/ read with pleasure the sentiments
of many of our fellow workers, and
only hope the good work may go on.
H. A. CRAZE.
Pope County, Feby 10th, 80.
GIBBoN, Mimi, Feb. 18th, 1890.
Mr.. EDITOR:
A rousing Alliance meeting was
held this afternoon in school dis
trict No. so, town of Cornish, Sibley
Co., and new Alliance formed with
= Ia charter members. The following
officers we're elected: President, J.
K. Peterson; Vice President, August
johnson; Secretary, John DIN;
Treasurer, A. G. Bergren. JAS.
.}ED. GREAT WEST:
The Alliance OF which I am Presi-
dent ordered me to send to the
GREAT WEST and get fifty copies for
distribution. We have no alliance
paper in this Co. We are thoroughly
y organized, and need the GREAT
WEST. Bob BAXTER.
Ida Grove, Ia, Feby Is.
= Sheffield, Mimi, Feb. 9Th, 80.
Ed GREAT West:
Though money is very scarce out
here, this year among us farmers,
yet must have the GREAT WEST, so
please find postal note for one dollar,
and count my subscription from the
first number sent me. I wish your
paper could be read by every farmer
not only in this state, but every state
in the Union, and that all could be
induced to buckle on the armor and
fight for deliverance. Sincerely yours,
ANDREW SwENsON.
Lyon Co., MIMI, Feby 10.
Ed. GREAT West:
The farmers in this vicinity arc
getting the organization fever and
are going to try and re-organize the
old alliance which was wrecked dur