Telegram-herald., 1891-03-04
4 GREAT SCHEME.
P.acs Of a PROPOSED Conelnatioa
eg Western Farmers.
Tlrsc Of wsisiag Tor Legislation. They
Coatsmpiate FcrniRg li.e StscA
aaa Gram Trust.


TcPEAA. Kan Nareh A Lew ali
aace aaesemsEt eoatsnpl&tes the fer
uation 0f huge i've stock eombina-
tloa. inelaaing AsbTssss. Kansas Mis-
soari ana Iowa fraas Acorath, pres
deBt az the Farmers Alliance. SAYS
that the project Is one Of the re-
suits Of tAe failare OF the alli-
snee legislatures 10 pass certain bills.
Legislation. hS says = too slow q a.s aus
for the achievement Of the alliance OBJ
iSets Mr.. MeGrath says that alliances
are icing formed ia every COMPRESSION
al distrie. and provisions are being
made for building cold storage and
grain depots The district alliances
will be made up of sub-allianees- In
this way . constant communication
from individual mem bers OF the alliance
Is 70 be had lie concludes.
We Will kao~ how many cattle each mem
Der OF the alliance kss on hsad. aud he can
hold them without selling for Reed Of ready
cash. A record Of these facts Will be kept
No Individual nemoer will sell his grain TO
option Elen or bsnSers. but vaon he Is Obliged
10 sell the grain viii be taken oY the
sniaaee. Tne same thing viii follow with
Chicago and 81. Louis wno viii keep tie dis
trict alliances posted ss 10 the market and the
demand Upon this Information the demand
viii &c supplied No option Viii be on the
market There viii be no specuiaiirg On graia
before harvest The four states III this
trust will practically control tbs wheat
and cattle markets OF the United States. The
commission each day viii wire farmers 10 srnd
In certain amount Of wheat or cattle. as the
case may be, calling on those who are the
hardest pressed for cash. The amount
demanded 10 supply the market that day
will DO apportioHed among tue districts
equally and IN turn aDportioned by the
district alliance No farmer who Is member
OF The alliance viii sell his products Till called
upon. BY this plan fluctuations In prices Will
bc ayoiG.cd Other state alliances are expect
cd 10 Join the movement The hardest thing
we have To deal with Is fixing the price. We
mean 10 ascertain the exact cost OF The prod
uct and add a reasonable pront 10 IL.
This will give us standard price
tha. can be easily maintained. The
new scheme is modelled ia detail after the
WHISKY trust. OF course you will say that our
principles will not admit OF IL. but We have de
cidei that we mus. fight the devil with FIRE;
that is. We must tight trusts and combinations
with trusts and combinations. While this
scheme will reverse matters by putting the
stock men and ain men At our mercy, We do
not think any injury will result. The scheme
ooxs visionary, perhaps. but viii surely be fol
lowed out"
FARMERS vs. BUSINESS MEN.
DEs MONIES, Ia, March 3.-There Is
likely TO be trouble between the State
business Mems association and the
Farmers Alliance, growing out of the
establishment by the latter of cooper
ative stores. To this the business men OBJ
ject, and have notified jobbers that they
must either stop selling goods to the
alliance or the members of the State
Business Mems association will boycott
them The alliance threatens to re-
taliate by refusing to patronize men,
bers of the Business Mems association.