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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
Farmers' Life lnsur.nce.

The executive board of the State Farm
ers' Alliance Of Kansas has provided
for the organization of q Farmers Life
Insurance company upon the usual basis
OF such mutual associations, with an adj
dltlonal regulation that at the expiration
OF specified term Of years the party in
sured y to received a paid up policy with
out continuing the payment Of assess
meuts All who are eligible to member
ship In the Farmers Alliance may be-
COME members Of the insurance associar
ton; but no outside applications arctic
be received.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

All possibility of competition be-
tween railroads ceases from this time
on. On the 18th inst. the presidents
of railroads met in New York and
adopted resolutions to form a new
Association" The real Executive
Committee is to consist of the presi-
dent and a member of the Board of
Directors of each company, to es-
tablish uniform rates between COM
petitiye points!
+ And yet these same presidents have
workmen arrested for Conspiracy
when they organize to maintain uni
form pay. for their labor between
competitive workmen. -.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
Galveston, Texas.

May yet be the Irvine centre OF the
United States. The Galveston Irvine
and Rope Factory is completed and
has manufactured it's first product.
1t possesses advantages enjoyed by
no other plant in the United States
and will undoubtedly lead to the in
stitution of other factories. The
raw material is only three days
freightage by water from Galveston !!
It will employ $50 hands and can
turn out from eight to ten tons of
rope or five tons of binder Irvine per
day! The question arises-will these
men, with such advantages, join the
trust?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
Twine Fibre Market.

Manila has declined Nc. in the
wholesale trade, the past month.
Contracts are slow, and trade dull.
(This is the contract season. Sisal
is also downward. Jute quiet.
Manila fibre is quoted at Ok. Jute
at Sc. This is the "fibre"-not
the Irvine. t9
Now farmers, for q verify, iute
Irvine is, truly, quite as good a bind
ing Irvine as MANILA if you get a
good quality-and there is not much
poor quality on the market. Use
jute and knock the MANILA trust
out. 1t will be no sacrifice on your
part-and is sure to crush your op-
pressors in the market.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

Then followed q series Of import
ant resolutions. The first was that
no sub-alliance could maintain rela-
tions with the Industrial Union un-
less it was thoroughly in line with
the st. Louis platform. This in
cludes the sub-treasury bill.
The second declared that any ma
tional officer or organ, state or ma
tional, that did not conform to the
st. Louis platform should be sus-
pended from relations. From this it
appears that the use of the name of
the Industrial Union" by the cam
paign Committee of Minnesota was
not Square DEAL"
The report Of the Executive Com
mittee occupied much time-and the
report was clear and business like.
The report of it's Executive Commit
tee is something that the Minnesota
State Alliance has never yet known.
Nearly a day was consumed in de-
sultory business matters and resolu-
tions, all interesting to convention,
but not demanding space in our col
umns.
The most important single item of
the Sixth day was the demand. for
the abolition of National Banks, and
the subtitution of the sub-treasuries
in every state to loan money to the
people on approved security at q
low rate of interest not to exceed two
per cent per annum. Also that the
per capita circulation be increased to
$50 per head.
1.-THE platform was published last
week.
The four last days OF the eight we
were not present. They were occupied
with reports OF committees and Off
GERS.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year:
Presidential. l.. Polk.
V. President.-B. III. Clover.
Secretary.-J. 81. Turner.
Natl Lecturer.-J. F. Willetts.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
The Land Loan Bill.

Senator Sanford's Land Loan Bill
was again introduced in the Senate
on Dec. 5th. We hope it will not be
passed this session. Our reason for
this is, that it has the Exception
Clause" which was forced on to the
greenback. Another session there will
be some alliance legislators with the
courage and manhood, we hope and
trust, to annihilate the poisonous
parasite which has crawled all the
way from Wall Street to Washing
ton.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
The Farmers Compel Economy.

The Farmers Compel Economy.
As the Farmers Alliance win have a
strong representation in the next house
Of representatives, and as the farmers
may increase their representation here,
this fact is likely to have great tend
ency to cause congressman to live in a
less extravagant manner. The farmers
not only believe in official economy, but
also in personal economy. They think
that one is necessary to the other. A
number of men who have occupied good
positions in congress, and who depended
upon rural constituency for their OIL
cial existence, have been suddenly re-
tired to private life on account Of the
farmers of their district thinking that
their habits while at the national capital
were not sufficiently economical
As the great majority of congressman
represent agricultural
may conclude hereafter to cut down ex-
penses, knowing that the farmers arc
just now taking q deep interest in poll
tics and that the tillers of the soil do not
approve Of expensive living. IF this
should prove to be the case it may cease
to be the fashion for congressman to live
luxuriously, and then there will be q bet
ter chance for a congressman to put
something by forarainy day.-Congress-
man John Quinn in New York Telegram
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

Well, the man whose ears and
mustache were still wiggling after
the GREAT WEST got all four feet on
him. has withdrawn from the field.
The "Union," at Bird Island, is sold
to Mr.. C. R. Sheppard, man for
whom we have a personal friendship,
as well as great political confidence.
May the sun never cease to shine
upon the new editor. The Great
Pyramid of Egypt never casts a
shadow-the Union will be Pyramid
cal in this respect, if our wishes crys-
talliZe."
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
Social Pastures.

Social Pastures.
"There is one merit Of these Farmers
Alliances, if they have mo other merits, :"
said an Alliance man, land it lies IN
their sociable features. They draw the
farmers together, make us acquainted
with each other, help us to find agree
able companions or friends, give us .
chance of exchanging opinions, and show
us how to spend our spare hours i'm the
winter time, though we have not many
hours to spare at any time. The Life of
q western farmer, il not an eastern or a
southern farmer, is apt to be very lone
some. Perhaps he lives far out, or does
not agree with his next neighbors, or
finds out that they can't speak the En-
glish language, or doesn't Like to go to
church, or some other thing Of the kind,
and he is as badly off as, poor sheep in
the wilderness. But the Alliance gives
us a show, and We make plenty Of friends
at its meetings, and we 60 home at night
filed up with notions after having been
at meeting and talking with everybody
within twenty miles-Exchange.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
The Farmer. All RIGHT.

When the agricultural states trample
down the barriers Of civil war sectional
ism and unite they will restore the old
union of frugal and free government,
responsive to the will Of people whose
labor will then accrue to benefit them
selves and their families, instead Of max
ing millionaires, as now.
The farmers arc all right. Let them
keep right and keep on!-St. Louis Re-
public.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

Govsrnmsnt nsiIsssds.
The most frequent Il nos the most
forcible objection to federal ownership
Of the railroads is that the vast increase
such ownership would make to the pat
ronage Of the government would be dan
gerous to our institutions. THE rail-
roads" say those who favor this view,
SHOULD by all means be kept out Of poll
tics" True, but no government rail-
roads on earth are 90 thoroughly in poll
tics as the private railroads in this coun-
try.
What phase Of American politics is
free from railroad influence? It extends
and ramifes in every direction. It PEN
etrates the counting room, the editorial
sanctum, the court and the legislature,
state and national. No department Of
the government is free from it. It is
active from the nomination Of the presi-
dent Of village to the election of the
president Of the United States It is not
open and above board, but underhand
and insidious. Always exercised to &C.
quire political power for private ends, it
is constantly at war with the public,
persistently demoralizing in its tenden-
cies, and invariably pernicious to the
general welfare. It is the monstrous
progeny Of vast wealth, imitless re-
sources, Unsuitable greed and an I'M
scrupulous policy.
With the passage Of the roads under
government control . growing danger to
the republic would be removed. The
service should be- entirely divorced from
politics. Efficiency, good conduct and
ability should be the tests for promo
ton, not political influence. Is it posi-
BILE that the government Of this country
Isl 50 INSCRIPTIONS, dishonest and COR
rupt that it cannot be entrusted With du-
ties satisfactorily performed by the
'seffete" monarchies Of Europe, and must
these duties therefore be- farmed out to-
the Goulds, VanderbiIts and other rail-
road kings and potentates?- Rural New
Yorker:
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

Daniel Munro, Esq, Of New An
burn, writes: 81 have followed you
all through the last campaign, and
you have seemed to me to be on the
right side. Therefore I uphold your
course against all comers."
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

We are afraid that Friend Cope
land, OF Dodge county, will never for
give us for not publishing his bright
letter last week but it came Christ
mas morning, and the paper was
mailed the evening before. Oh that
we had 16 pages to the paper that it
might corral all these good words!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

The grand good letters received af-
ter our last weeks paper went to
press, must be laid away in the files.
They concern a pre- convention inter-
est which is now conferred in the con-
vention itself. Too bad, too, to see
those two or three hundred ''no-
break-in-our-ranks" epistles laid
aside!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

VIC. Crum and Oswald Wilson,
the former of the Florida Farmers
Advocate and the latter connected
with alliance business interests at
New York, soon issue the "Wall
Street Farmer" from New York city.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

The Grange News, an excellent Jour-
nal OF Illinois, congratulated the
farmers on the fact that Minnesota
has established a prison Irvine fac
tory to be in operation Dec. LIST. Oh
ah -er- Dec, 1891 was probably
meant with machinery poorly
adapted to the work.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
ST.. PAUL, MIMI, JAN. 2, 1891.

Bro. Iceland writes: 'The better
nlan seems to me would be to club
together and patronize the good al
lance organs we have. The GREAT
WEST suits me-"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

As the smoke clears away it becomes
more and moro apparent that the farm
ers' organizations have. asserted them
selves. It was the first opportunity
given: organized effort to show that boss
rule has come to an end.-L. L. Polk. :.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

Bro. Frank, OF Pipestone, writes,
"I regard the Office of Lecturer more
important than that of the presiden-
cy." 1t is certainly very import
ant one it means the appointment
of nearly all the workers.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
Bro. Peterson's sample OF earth is

Bro. Peterson's sample OF earth is
doubtless sand, Silica, impregnated
with iron hematite. If there were
several thousand acres oft, of depth,
it would be valuable as iron deposit.
This is an off-hand judgment OF it
not having time or facilities for an
alysis.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
The National Convention.


The Ocala Convention of the N. F.
A. and 1. U. was not a large body OF
men, being composed solely OF State
delegates. But they were very able
body of men, and a great many
prominent alliance men, other than
delegates, were present.
1t was called to order on the I'd of
December, by President Polk, at
IL m.
Miscellaneous business was trans
acted for an hour or so, and then ad-
journed until two p. m.
Some official addresses were made
in the afternoon-one by Governor
of Florida, responded to by II. L.
Loucks OF Dakota.
This was followed by the address
of the President, L. L. Polk, very
able document which may be said to
be in the lead of the alliance rather
than following it.
A rather interesting question then
came up in regard to Nebraska.
Two delegates were present from the
Nebr. Alliance as members of the N.
F. A. but not the N. F. A. & 1. U.
They had to retire from all business
meeting of the Supreme Council.
A question then arose as to wheth-
ser the delegate from Minnesota, (Dr.
Fish, was properly credentialed,
there being no state organization OF
the l. Us. After kindly examina-
ton of the status of the seven sub
alliances, it was decided, with the full
acquiescence of the delegate, that
he should he admitted except as to
voting.
DR.. Fish subsequently offered an
amendment to the Constitution that
states partially organized should
have one delegate in full except as to
drawing mileage for travel incurred.
Resolutions OF fraternity were
passed and delivered to the National
Colored Farmers Alliance, in session
in another part OF the city.
On the second day resolutions were
passed condemning the ''force BILL"
and a mass of formal miscellaneous
business disposed OF. DR.. Frain was
initiated into the order in the fore.
noon under special resolution. He
took an exceedingly active part in
the Business Department. Commit
tees of various kinds were appointed
and resolutions of general nature.
adopted.
ON THE THIRD DAY,
Vice President Glover in the Chair,
miscellaneous business was again
taken up, visiting brethren from 9th
er orders being invited to seats after
the opening exercise.
State Business Agents report read,
indicating great growth in that
line.
The matter of mortgage debts was
taken up, and a resolution passed to
have committee appointed to fur
Their the examination OF county rec
ords.
Congressman Picker. of So. Dako-
ia made an address, in the nature of
an inquiry as to the legislation call
ed for by the alliance.
ON THE FOURTH DAY,
The report of the committee on Con-
federation was presented-and the
basis presented was that each organ
ization Of labor should be entitled to
five delegates, and the ST. Louis
nIatf0rrii tn no Tho hasia ~ nnn;on
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-12
CHAPTER CCXxvIl.

An Act to amend section one OF the at
entitled "A supplement to an act entitled
An act for the settlement aud relief of the
poor" approved March twenty. seventh,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
four, which supplement was approved Jupe
twentieth, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety.
1. BE 1t enacted by the Senate and General
A-semb,y of the State of New jersey, That
section one of the act EMIT ed "A supplement
to an act entitled An act for the settle uent
and re ief OF the poor" app owed Ma oh
twenty-seventh. one thousand eight huudred
and sey,niy-four, which supplement was ap-
proved June twentieth, one thousand eight
,t"ndied aud ninety. be and the same is Lere-
by anended so as TO read as follows;
1. Re II enacted by the Senate and Genera
Assembly of the state OF New Jersey, Tgat
any person or persons who have or wAu shall
have last resided In any tnwnship of thisstatr
for the period OF ten cOnsrc tive years, shall
he considered OF legally settled in said town
shlp; provided, that this act shall not be 81
construed as TO give a legal settlement to any
person or persons inmates OF any home FOL
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-12

A Supplement to an act entitled ..An act for the
government and regulation of the State prison.
passed April second, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty.fve.
l.. BE Il enacted by the Senate ard General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey. That section
three Of the act to which this is a supplement be
and the same is hereby amended 80 as to read as
| follows:
3. And be it enacted, That the principal keeper Of
| said prison shall reside at said prison during the
| term of his office, and shall receive a salary of three
| that rate for a shorter period, to be PAID monthly
| by the treasurer OF this state upon the warrant OF
| the comptroller, and upon orders drawn on him by
any two OF the inspectors, together with his neces-
sary fuel and light and said keeper shall have sole
| power to appoint such assistants and deputies as
| may be necessary and proper to enable him to exc
| cute the duties OF his office, which said deputies
| and assistants shall have such compensation and
| allowances as the board of inspectors shall deem
| just and proper which shall be paid by the treasurer
l monthly upon the warrant of the comptroller. and
| upon orders drawn by any two of said inspectors;
1 and the said keeper may dismiss any or all of the
| said deputies aud assistants al any time that he
| shall deem 1t for the best interests of the institu-
| ton to do so; and before the said keeper shall ex-
| ercise any mart OF his office he shall give bond TO
| this state, with two sufficient s~ureties, to be ap-
| proved by the treasurer OF the state, IN the sum OF
| five thousand dollars, with the condition that he
| and his deputies shall well and faithfully perform
| the duties imposed on them by law; and said keep
| err. with his suretiesj shall acknowledge the execu
| ton of said bond, or cause the same 10 be proved
before the governor. or one OF the justices Of the
| the same to the Secretary of State, who shall cause
| the same to be recorded and filed In his Office; and
| copies of said record, legally exelnplihed by said
| secretary, shall be legal evidence in ali courts OF
| this state in any suit against said keeper and his
! ~Rureties, or any of them.
Q. And he IL enacted. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act be and the same arc
| hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved April II, 1891.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-12
Sole Proprietors
OF THE
GOLDEN IRISH
Irvine and netting.

Regardless of the advanced duty on
Irvine, VIC are at present selling Irvine
and Netting at the same price as last
year. We now have ten American ma
chimes operated by the best workmen in
the factory, employed on our netting and
are turning out about 5000 pounds OF
netting per month.
We would advise u patrons to place
heir orders promptly, as we do not guar
aniee that the price will remain the same
throughout the season, and all orders
placed now will receive u prompt at
tention at old prices and goods be held at
our store subject to purchasers order.
We have az unusually fine stock of net
ting and Irvine this year and think it
would be to the iisliermen's advantage to
call and examine it
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-12

An Act relative to the salary of aldermen or
cities.
l.. BE IL enacted by the senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
where in any city of the first class the general
legislative authority is now or hereafter may
be vested in a board of aldermen or common
council, the members of such board of alder
compensation; provided, however, that this
act shall not apply to members of such board
of aldermen or ommon council hereafter to be
elected.
=. And be it enacted, That all acts Or parts
of acts inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed. and that this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved April III, 1891.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-12

A Supplement to IAN act TO regulate the practice
of courts of law" IRevisionl approved March
twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and
eeventy-four.
/. Be It enacted by the Senate and General As.
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That the cir
cult court Judge in counties of the first lass in this
state may in his discretion nx the compensation of
The court stepographcr at an annual salary in lieu
of a per diem for attendance upon the courts of
the county, which shall be paid by the collector of
the county as the said Judge shall order.
9. Aud be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved April IS, 1891.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-12
CCXXXII.

An Act TO amend an act entitled AN act TO
provide for the incorporation of associations
for the erection and maintenance of hospi-
tails, intlrmaries, o~rphanages, asyluns and
other charitable Institutions approved
March ninth, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy seven.
I. BE il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
the first section of the act entitled IAN act to
provide for the incorporation of associations
for the erection and maintenance of hospitals,
infirmaries, orphana ges, asylums and other
charitable Institutions" approved March
ninth. one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-seven, be aud the same is hereby amended
so as TO read us follows:
/. BE it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
any three or more persons of full age, a ma
jority of whom shall be citizens of and resi-
dents within this state, who shall desire TO
associate themselves together for the purpose
of the care, cure, nurture OF maintenance OF
sick, injured, infrm; aged, INDECENT, deaf,
dumb, blind, idiotic or insane persons, or of
orphans, half-orphans or destitute children,
or for the training, education, instruction or
preparation of persons, male or female, to act
as nurses, or for any two'or more of such pur-
poses combined, may make, record and file a
certificate in writing. in manner hereinafter
mentioned.
z. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect immediately.
Approved April III, 1891,
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-12

Supplement 10 an act entitled IAN act forthe
preservation OF fish in the Hackensack river
and its tributaries or branches. Within the
c unties of Bergen and Hudson approved
February twenty first, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-eight. :,
l. Be IL enacted by The Senate and General
Assembly of the State OF New Jersey. That
hereafter il shall not be lawful for any person
or persons to use anv seine, net, gill. drf T.;
purse net or nets, anchor or sink nets. liked
nets. trap. po', pound. fke, weir or other APP
paratus or tack ing, except hook and line,
commonly called angling, or scroll spoon com
monty called trolling, In the Hackersack
river aud its tributaries between the ffteehih
any year, under the pain, penalties and for
FIXTURES rovided for In and by said act to
which this Is a supplement-. -,
=. And b. it enacted, That this act shall
tax effect Immediately.
Approved April Il. 1891.