The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-01

CoRRECTIoN:-We made a Pipe
stone Alliance "thank" Sen. LaDue.
The alliance says the resolution
CONDEMNED" him! 1t was the
printers spectacles that did it! This
correction should have been made
two weeks ago.
Wisconsin State Farmers Alliance.
SECRETARY's OFFICE.
NIRoQUA Wis.,, Apr. 20, 1891.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
We have made very good progress
in the alliance work in Wisconsin dur
ing the past winter. Seven charters
were issued last week, the last No.
g56. Our.Lecturer, Mr.. Phillips, has
been absent from the state during
the time when the most effective
work could have been accomplished,
hence the work of organizing has fall
len upon others. Wherever local Or
ganizers could be found they have
been encouraged to work up their vi
entity. The result has been quite
satisfactory.
/ have just returned from ten
days trip in Wood, Marathon and
Clark Counties. These counties lie
in the wood belt of our state. A few
years ago they were heavily timber
ed with pine and hard wood forests.
BUT little pine now remains to be
seen, having been cut and foated
down natures highway. The pro-
ceeds hoated into the Golfers of the
lumber speculator, and companies.
Several Of them are now classed with
our millionaires. This land can be
bought for from-2 to dollars per
acre, varying according to the tim
Der yet remaining, as this appears to
govern the prices more than the
value Of the soil. The soil, however,
is very productive, and within 25
years this is destined to be one of the
best portions OF our state. Many
lively little towns have sprung up
along the railroad lines that have
been recently constructed. About
these villages are our farmer settle
ments. where the husband, wife and
children have toiled from early dawn
until dewy eve to carve out their
.pleasant homes. But the same old,
"old story prevails. He who labors
and creates the wealth passes the
larger share over to the speculator.
The farm mortgageis not unknown
here; the interest leach lis drawing
life blood here as elsewhere. l have
never seen the people enter into the
reforms of the day as they are now
doing, heart and hand. / seldom
failed to organize where meetings
were held. But here comes in the
thought: We have NO alliance publ
cation to keep up the life OF the or
CARNATIONS after they are formed
We have now reached point where
the educational feature must ever be
kept before the people. Many of our
members do not well understand the.
objects of our organization. Our
enemies are in the field with their
many so-called arguments, and every
Alliance member should be able to
report them, or in other words, be
able to tell why he or she is a men,
Der. This can only be reached
through Alliance publications.
Now, to return to my trip. While
waiting for the train at Eau Claire, l
purchased a copy OF Caesars Column.
The gentleman in charge OF the r. R.
news stand informed me that at the
two offices, that OF Eau c aire and ST..
Paul, they had sold not less than
5000 copies of Mr.. Donnelly's great
work. What a remarkable book.
While reading I would sometimes
stop and think-"Is this picture over
drawn?" No, it is not exaggerated
Notice the concentration of wealth
and it's evil influence on society with
in the past 25 years! Then, we must
say that 100 years hence that condi-