The great West., 1890-05-09

broadcast-and, ii not, the schemes
would be suppressed? Yet, if Mr..
Sprague denies this we will bring the
very gentleman who bore the re-
quest, as witness!
Now we are not going to unravel
any secret history of this Austin
Hail Co. We have tried to shield it's
Secretary--told him last January
that he'ought to get clear OF the dirt
in which he was mixed, for there GER
tainly would come an exposure. He
rode down to Saltwater with us to
consider this matter-and he de-
clared his purpose to do so. But he
didn't.
The journal makes some state
ments which call for notice, at least
1t declares the 15c. an acre, cost for
the Hail Insurance, as very small
SO it was-very small-but one good
hail-storm swath would have blown
the company all to blazes; the real
cost of the insurance was only SC.
per acre-it was a fortunate year.
Why, as to these expenses" my dear
Journal, the Hail Company paid for
electioneering expenses clear up in
Otter Tail County-to chase up DR..
Fish when he put that station agent
at Luce !-and all over this state!
Its clerk hire and typewriter for a
three months business was $44S!
Salaries alone, independent of the
expense of organizing and estab-
fishing agencies were 81, 1,176-and
this did not include the IA other
items OF natural expense to transact
the business over 81, 900
for establishing agencies and $439
for printing. Now the Journal says
mo salaries were paid"-we should
think these were pretty skippery sal
aries
Now the Journal states that the
officers are all farmers but one.
Judge" Sheedv, an Austin j. P.
We did urge that Jos. Keenan,, the
treasurer, was not a farmer-but
lived in the village, was machine
agent and collector-rented out
farm with no buildings on it, and his
village property was an uncultivated
forty" No farmer in Mower Coun-
ty would allow that this man who
has had a reputation for years as a
machine-note collector was, or had
been, farmer! Mr.. Sprague, the
president, is an Insurance officer with
a salary of $4,000 year. But it
was the 1ncorporatOrs to whom we
referred. There are Mr.. keenan,, Mr..
Lightly, Mr.. Farracy, Gen1 Clapp, j.
c. Flynn, Oar. Hall, Shields, Henry
Keller, T. c. Hodgson, J. D. Sheedv.
Lawyer French, DR.. Hollister, Drug
gist Dorr, Jewe]er Schlender, Bank
er Shaw, Banker Banfield, Sprague,
the beautiful c. L. Smith and Miller
Waruks. Now these do not appear
to be eminently farmerous in their
labors.
Yes, we said the Austin Co. refused
to bring their books before the State
Alliance which was the truth.
When their eyes were opened bv a
discussion on the matter-and when
their lawyer, who was present, gave
them no comfort, and when H. E.
Boen intimated that that was all
they wanted to know about it-then
no, not then, but after q with
drawal from the committee room
and hurried consultation. thev
suavely smoothed the storm and
said they would bring the books.
But 10! did they do so?
Perhaps the Journal is not aware
OF the reason why the present Presi-
dent, Mr.. Hall, withdrew from the
directorate of the Austin Companv
when he went down and examined
those books!
Now the Journal elsewhere asks
who or what is the "scum'' the
GREAT VEST wishes removed from
the Alliance? 1t is men who betray
the holy trusts OF misused people,
1t is men who build up self by selfish
aims. 1t is putrid Iscariots like G. T,
Smith. And, we say it with pro-
found regret, it is men who, put into
Official trusts, in the past, have not
and cannot settle their accounts
Now, there are many papers treat
ing us urgently in our course. We
expected it; Such things must be.