Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-08
DADDY OF CORNERS.
Gigantic Combine Proposed by
the Alliance.
THE WHCLEWEEAT CROP Involved


Six Million Farmers Urged go Pool Their
Wheat and Hold 1t for High Prices-A
SchemS That, if Successful, Will Be
Death IL Board of Trade Spectators
The Prize To Be Divided Figured at
About $500, 600. OOo-Synopsis of the
Plan Proposed.
CHICAGO July S.-A great scheme has
bean devised by somebody within the
Farmers Alliance. 1t is proposed to with
hole this years wheat crop from market
until the farmers can get their own price,
or at least a price considerably above the
average. The plan is unfolded in circu-
lar of advice issued through accredited
official channels to all members of farm
ers' organizations in the United States.
1t suggests a great combination of the
100000 members of farmers organiza-
tions, and has the relative Importance and
force of an official order for a strike among
the 100000 members of the Federation of
Labor, or the 100000 members of the
knights of Labor.
Who 1t Will Be Sent To.
secret document, is now ready for mail
ing; and it will be sent to the 100000
members OF the Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union, the 1000, 900 members of
the colored National Farmers Alliance,
the 100000 members of tbe National
Farmers A lance of the North, the 500 900
members of the Farmers Mutual Benevo-
lent association, the 609,Qo0 members of
the Patrons of HusbanGry, the 10000
members of the Patronssof Industry, and
the 10000 members of the Farmers
League.
Why the scheme Was Devised.
The farmers organizations now ap-
parently feel in a position to make de-
mands calculated to yield pecuniary prof
its to the agricultural classes, and they
propose to begin with a gigantic combina-
ton in wheat. Impressed by the failure
of the Butterworth option bill and other
measures to prevent trading in futures on
farm prod Icts the farmers are now,
through their official advisers, at least,
proposing to go on strike for higher
prices Legislation is declared too slow
and Intellectual, and as the conditions OF
the crop and the market appear suspicious
the producers who are organized hope to
| form 4 com DlQtlLIOD JndI Will result IN
profit to all lgriculturists.
Full of Statistics and Logic.
The official appeal, which has been already
prepared for mailing to more than mill
ion addresses. will be sent at once. The ap-
peal is rather a vigorous document and
gives evidence of careful preparation. 1t
bristles with statistics and logic calculat-
ed to fire the agricultural heart and APP
peal to his pocketbook, and suggestive of
summary revenge upon the spectators
who are addicted to the habit of making
a market for the farmers to sell on" A
pot Of S1OO,0l0O00 is hung up and the
farmers are shown how they can get it
and as much more besides and split it
up" between them.
a Big Chance This Year.
The circular closes as follows: you can
not afford to lose the chance that this year
offers you. Don't get excited, even if
prices go far above those indicated. This
year it is easy for the farmer to protect his
interest Next year we will be better pre-
pared to meer any attempt at manipulate
ing. prices. You can fully rely on the fig
ures and fact as given above and must
not mind the doings of the spectators.
Let them sell wheat promises at 10 cents a
bushel; that mas nothing to do with real
grain. SpecJ latOrS have sold more than
your surplus crop already at about SIS
cents. What business have they to do
that?
Warning Against the Spectators.
will you sanction their actions and,
so to say, make them your agents by de-
livering your grain at prices made by
them without even consulting you? They
have nothing to deliver, and few weeks
patience on your part will make an end of
this swindle forever. When the wheat
gamblers, who have already contracted
whole crops hear of a determination on
your part to hold your grain for higher
price than they have sold it for it is likely
that they will make desperate efforts to
further depress prices for the purpose of
soaring you.
viii Corner the Board of Trade Men.
"This must not affect you in the least,
for if you hear that man has sold your
horse or COW. and has to deliver it at a GER
tain time it is your luck, because he has
to come to you first and make his bargain
and you will know what to charge him.
If the speculaJor sells your wheat for you
without consulting you, it is the same
thing. Let HIM do so aud be thankful to
him, for he will come soon enough to
make his bargain with you, and as he has
not asked your advice or consent in re-
gard to price you are not under obliga-
ton to sell your grain below real value"