Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09

through the national agency. and the
order be placed in Kansas, when the
grain will be shipped directly to the
consumer. at the market price, and all
middlemen commissions saved. The
producer will receive the full market
price for grain, and so per cent. of the
profit heretofore paid middlemen. The
Kansas exchange, with capital of only
SIS, 900, paid out several instaliments of
SO 600 each on Irvine alone. H. urged
alliance men to regularly attend tleir
sub alliances. DON'T let anything inter
fere with this duty. The peoples par
~ is 10 or 20per cent. stronger than it
was lastyear. Isyoursub alliance strong
er In the same ratio. Guard against willy
politicians. The alliance is the wheel
and mainstay of the present move
ment. Tie sub treasury is move in
the right direction. but so many peo-
pie don't understand it that there is
some trouble in the north. 1t is doing
good work in the south.
Remarks were made on the sub treas
urY natter By MeSSrs. Lands, HickOx,
Coffman, Mckay and Blown. Z. L. L..
Burns made Short talk on the COOP
erative plan.
Nominations for two delegates to the
state convention were called for, and
II. 5. Lands was nominated. but de-
clined, because he intended going any
way, and there were others who would
probably like to attend as delegates.
J. 7. Jesse, VIM. Garrison. p. j. Pink
ston and ]. w. Lappin were put in
nomination.
1t was moved and carried that
the vote be by ballot, each person to
vote for two names, and the two re.
receiving the highest vote be declared
elected. The vote was taken, re-
sulting as follows: Jesse, 81; Garrison,
Al; Pinkston, Is; Lappin, 81. VIM.
Garrison and j. L. Jesse were declared
elected.
On motion of Perry Hill, Messrs.
Pinkston and Lappin were elected as
alternates.
Frank McGrath moved that the dele
gates be instructed in favor of the ma
tional cooperative plan.
Mr.. Roessler moved as a substitute,
that the delegates be instructed to post
themselves on the matter, and if they
deemed it advisable, to forward the
cause as much as possible.
Mr.. Lands thought the delegate
should have more light on the subject
S. 7. Dickerson was in favor of the
sub-treasury, but opposed to the COOP
erative plan. He declared himself a
free trader, and wanted to sell in the
highest market and buy in the lowest.
Mr.. Doles thought the delegates should
look over the ground carefully. He
thought it would be impossible to pay
8 per cent. interest on capital, when
the farmers of the country are not max
ing that m UGH. Mr.. Coffman and Mr..
Roddy were opposed to instructions.
Mr.. Gleason thought it best to consult
his constituents on the matter.
Mr.. Hill moved to lay the motion to
instruct on the table. Motion carried.
Mr.. Hill then moved to refer the mat
ter to the sub-alliances, and report at
the next quarterly meeting. The mo-
tion was discussed by Messrs. Hill,
Roddy, Garrison, Coffman, Mckay,
Mullen, Roessler, Walker, Jesse, Dick
erson, Burns and Pease, and the mo-
ton to refer was carried.
Moved and carried that the INDEX be
request to publish the exchange circu.
lar, that everybody might thereby be
| able to read it.
Mr.. Mullen reported that he had sue.
ceeded in getting a considerable reduc.
ton on wheat drills.
Meeting adjourned in form till the
first Saturday in October.