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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-06
Unanimous,

MELRosE, Stearns Co.,
Mimi, FEB. "a, 1891.
EDITOR GREAT WEST
Melrose surveillance, No. 793, held
their regular meeting at school house,
dist. Al, last Saturday the 21st. inst.
All the members were not present on &C
count of the storm. The circular of the
Executive Committee was read by the
Secretary and Mr.. Bjorge's, and Miss
McDonald's-which was voted to be
laid on the table. The vote was unan-
imously in favor of purchasing the
GREAT WEST, and retaining the present
Editors to edit it and enlarge the
paper, and spread it broad cast
through the State. Those that could
pay it would and those that could
not let them have it by all means.
There will be enough of good SUBJ
scribers to pay the expenses of the
paper. We are of the opinion there
will be no difficulty lin raising the
money if the Executive Committee 90
to work; then we would have a gen
uine State Lecturer.
There was a resolution passed re-
questing those who are obstructing
the business of Executive Committee
to resign. But it was postponed un-
til the next meeting. Doc, don't
part with the GREAT West, unless on
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-06
Cooley Creamery Special Of
fer.

From Cornish, Curtis & Greene.)
We have concluded lowing to un-
avoidable delay in issuing our de-
scriptive Cooley Catalogue) to extend
our Special Offer on Cooley Creameries
to April LIST, instead OF March 1st,
We have had hundreds of calls for de-
scriptive catalogues which we have
been unable to mail as explained above.
Those who have not already done so
should send fori it at once to the manu-
facturers, Cornish, Curtis &Greene Co.,
St. Paul, MINI. Read the following:
FARIBAULT, Feb. 20, 1891.
CORNISH, CURTIS & GREENE Co.,
St. Paul. Mimi.
l am at present using the Cooley"
in preference to any other method,
and my best recommendation is that
| have been selling my butter in St.
Paul this winter for 80 cents per pound
at wholesale. Ny creamery is open
for inspection at all times by anyone
interested. Yours very truly,
w. HI. HOWARD
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The Hennepin County Farm
erS' Alliance.

The GREAT WEST has received no re-
port OF the county meeting, and we
are compelled to clip from the Daily
Tribune, of Sunday last. Judging
from the report the city farmers run
things there as much as they can, as
nearly every man there was a city
man. Too much confidence must not
be placed in a Tribune report.
Owen, Lamb, Lucas, Martin, Clark,
Edwards, ETC., etc., are all city men:
"a CONSPICUOUS LACK OF HARMONY AT
THE COUNTY CONFERENCE:
There was a monkey and parrot
time of it at yesterdays meeting of
the Hennepin County Farmers Ali
ance party. At the hour named in
the call, IL a. M, there were just three
of the faithful present, but these, by
persistent efforts, succeeded in gather
ing about 25 after dinner. There are
some bright and shining lights on
hand. Sidney M. Owen, the editor
and would-be governor; John Lamb,
the editor and ex-commissioner of
labor statistics, and Thomas H. Lu-
cas-, the ''fiery," sat in row at the
rear; H. B. Martin, editor-orator
sat behind the stove, and Thos. H.
Clark, S. G. Cornell, Capt. Nelson and
others prominent in labor circles were
on hand.
The purpose of the gathering was to
perfect the organization of the party;
the result was apparently nil. The
first business was motion by Mr..
Lamb to constitute a committee for
education and agitation which should
be composed of the members of the
city, county and alliance committees
now in existence. This motion pre-
vailed after longdiscussion and then
there was another rumpus over what
should be done with the new commit
tee. Some wanted to organize it by
electing the chairman and secretary
instanter, and others thought the
committee should be given time and
opportunity to select its own officers.
For nearly two hours this question
was raked fore and aft, with occasion
al variations intended as oil for the
troubled waters, but having the effect
of cross winds. Finally after a few
breezes made by A. S. Edwards who
came inlate, setting himself up against
the united sense of the meeting al
ready declared and a little good ma
tured rivalry between city and county
members, it was finally decided to re-
quest the committees to call a conven-
ton OF the party for March "a at La
bOr TemDle."
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DonnelIy and Ingersoll.

Il would be a matter of'extraordi.
nary interest to have these two
oratorical giants meet in public de-
bate. A statement that they were to
meet thus on the public rostrum, on
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS question, OBJ
tanned publication in the press. 1t
seems that it was an error. Mr.. 1nger-
soil is quoted as backing out from
any such engagement. His excuse is
that Mr.. Donnelly has advanced a
theory and facts are the only things
fit for discussion.
This is strange statement for illog-
ical Bob. We supposed facts were not
discussable. Who wants facts discuss
ed. If they are known as facts, how
is Robert to get at discussion. Facts
are supposed to be like asmooth rock.
Mr.. Ingersoll might Bob around it to
his hearts content, but it would still
be smooth rock.
What the world wants is that men
of genius should evolve the new and
the untried, and demonstrate that the
ideas which are doubtful are basic,
and can be enrolled among the facts.
Roberts excuse is one of the weakest
mistakes" he ever conceived.
By the way, how totally unlike these
two men are. Bob wants 'facts," and
yet his oratory is a continual, rich,
creamy tissue of Figures of rhetoric. !"
The adjectives adjoining his language
are of the most lace-like texture, beau
tiful and suggestive, but of thetexture
of dreams. CANCELS wings and
poetry of sound, and forets OF thought
crowd into every climax, and win the
heart with the dreamy music of a
wonderful rhetoric. And yet he wants
only facts!
Mr.. Donnelly, on the other hand,
rarely uses adjectives of sound or of
suggestion. Humorous and witty he
is, but his rhetoric is of the plainest
character. His power over the hearts
of men is due to the fact that his ora
tory is barren of flights After
hearing Donnelly scores of times, we
have never known him to lose a mo-
ment's time in the filmy clouds of
beautiful Language ever
beautiful thoughts-except the terse
and rugged beauty of related facts
And yet Mr.. Donnelly is practically
the author of three world-known
theories: The comet origin of drift in
geology; the prehistoric Atlantis, and
the Baconian authorship of the
Shakespeare plays!
Our own opinion is that if Mr..
Ingersoll had met the Sage of Nininger
in the arena the great antagonist Of
''frst cause" would have been
ground to powder under the heavy
milestone of fact at the command of
Mr.. Donnelly.
The world has lost a wonderful
treat through the lack of courage on
the part of Mr.. Ingersoll.
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More correspondence on 7th page.
Lincoln County to Albert War.
rem.

Here we have the SIXTH demand of
alliances on Albert Warren for a finan-
cial statement! Mr.. Lathrop is being
fairly eclipsed! Yet, we see that War
rem is still acting as Secretary of the
Campaign Committee (appointed by
Hall last year.) Mr.. Donnelly should
appoint his committee at once. The
following resolutions come from Will
no Alliance, Lincoln County-War7
ren's County:
Whereas, a statement was made by
the chairman and secretary of the
State Alliance Campaign Committee,
at the late State Alliance Convention,
held in st. Paul, that they had in
CURED an Indebtedness of 81, 900 in
the interest of the late tate campaign;
that there remained between $500
and 5000 which they were unable to
pay, and requesting the delegates to
make up the Electromagnetic faith
full promise from said chairman and
secretary, if said amount was raised
they would make and publish an
itemized financial statement of the
disbursements of said committee
that said delegates did respond
promptly and literally, that said
amount was promptly raised, that
we have waited patiently, and to our
knowledge no such report has ever
been made;
Therefore, be it Resolved, by this
alliance, in justice to itself and the
best interests of the organization at
large, that we demand of said commit
tee the promised report forthwith.
Resolved that a copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to the GREAT WEST for
publication.
(Signed G. B. OLSON, Pres't.
w. G.. MENNIE. Sec'y,
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lied amount OF expenses be published
too. He need not put down each
article bought, but he could put down
classes, as he could specify stationery,
railroad expenses, and all that. We
want to know it all. There never
would be any lack ofmoney if we knew
what it paid for.
JAS. 0. KANET.
Mr.. Kanet should send his postoffice
address as well as name and date
Ed. G. WI
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the above terms, and if they are not
traitors they will comply, and ifthey
are, the sooner we find out the better.
What youhave done for the Alliance is
worth twice the sum asked for the
GREAT WEST. May God prolong your
life! The FLUTES are trying every scheme
to down you and Mr.. Donnelly. Then
they think they could handle the rest
easily.
Sec'y Alliance, No. 1893.
BRYAN FLAHAvEN.
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Farm For Sale.

I offer for sale my farm, in town of
Lake Andrew, Kandiyohi County,
Mimi, of 233 acres, 100 under cult
walton, the rest good timber and
Meadow. This is as good wheat land
as can be found in the state. Some
is grub land. A good natural grove. It
will be sold cheap and on good terms.
Correspond with p. A. ODELL.
ely Willmar, Minnesota,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-06
Wants to Know Why.

February 21, 1891.
EDITOR GREAT WEST
We see that the State Secretary re-
ports a certain amount of money re-
ceived, in the GREAT WEST. That
does US no good. We demand that
the report shall state where it comes
from, with separate line for each, and
amount after it. And that the item
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
H COTTON CROP.

The cotton returns for November
to the Department of Agriculture are
county estimates of yield per acre,
The consolidation considering areas
with rates of y cid, with correction
only of obvious errors), makes the
average yield 1877 pounds of lint per
acre.
1t is about the same as the yield Of
last year, and better than the returns
of yield last November, which were
exceeded by the results of the final
investigation. Some of the returns
report killing frosts, which did not
extend to a large area On the
southern side of the cotton belt much
will, therefore, depend on the weather
of November and December, not only
in ~perfecting growth, but in saving
the crop. Should the season continue
favorable, and the views of the t0Ees.
pondent prove conservative, the result
may be slightly larger than is here
indicated. The quality of lint has
been deteriorated by exces sive rains
and injured by discoloration. The
estimated yields by States are as fol-
lows: Virginia, 1913 pounds; North
Carolina, 1872; South Carolina, III;
Georgia, 1855; Florida, los; Alabama,
l6O; Mississippi, 200; Louisiana, 238;
Texas, 1876; Arkansas, 225; Tennes
see, 1911.
The crop is being rapidly pushed
forward into the market, and already
a much larger proportion than isu8ua
at this period of the year has been
sent to ports Of shipment. The est.
mate of the whole crop is put at from
1900, 900 to 5000, 900 bales, and its
value will be close upon $500, 600, 600.
Southern Planter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

Why then pass a bill requiring ,
tax and ruin the cattle raisers? "
The Cattle Growers Association
the Southwest call upon all agricultnrJ.i
organizations to assist them in tba:I
fight against the Conger bill, and ".
in turn will do all in our power t. o'
sist the farmers and consumers in ~"
venting fraud and enhanciny farro
products by the passage of the Pad
dock Pure Food bill.
See the resolutions and memorial =.
the Farmers Mutual Benefit Assoc;o
ton of the State of Illinois, nnsn;
mously adopted at their annual STATE
Convention, held at Springfield, ITa
Oct. 2IsC last passed.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Be 1t ReSOEVed by the Farmer,
Mutual Benefit Association of tbo
State Of Illinois, in convention, a.
sembled at Springfield, Ills on tho
2lst day of October, 1890, that
WHEREAS, there has been introduced
into the Senate Of the United States a
bill known as the Paddock Pure Food
bill, Senate bill No. 399l), which bill
was referred to the Agricultural Com.
mittee of the Senate and reported
favorably by the Hon. A. S. Paddock,
chairman of said committee; and
WHERPAs, under the provisions of
said bill all drugs and food products
are required to be properly branded
when offered for sale; and all adulter
atoms prohibited under heavy penal.
ties, thus preventing fraud, and en-.
HANGING the value of all farm products;
therefore be it
Resozved, That we favor the passage
of the Paddock bill, but oppose any
measure of taxation such as the Con.
ger Compound Lard bill, which is class
legislation taxing one industry for the
benefit of another Nebraska Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

WHEREAS, Numerous papers have
published with ready haste the litera
ture of the enemies of the Alliance
and have not on the other hand pub
lished the representations of its friends
so as to give a fair and impartial hear
ing on the subject; and whereas, g
tain periodicals and papers clearly
manifest that not loving political in
tegrity and the peoples welfare less,
they love party success and plutoc attic
interests more; and whereas, certain
secular papers r substituting in the
interest of certain aspirants for Office,
corporation or monopolistic ends and
simply insert enough tafy to induce
the patronage of the masses; and
whereas, certain political papers pro-
Tossing a friendship for the agricultu
raj interest, by ~splenetic inuendos or by
false or exparte charges impute mo
tives and mlsdeeds Of the Alliance or
misrepresentation as to principles not
with a view of beneftting the farmers
but for the pu pose Of stealthily injur
ing him; therefore
RESOLVED, That we commend that
each Sub. Alliance in the State appoint
a committee of three on publications
and perio ideals whose duty shall be
to call attention of its Sub-Alliance
to any printed production misleading
as to argument, falsely insinuating in
language, slanGerous as to motives
impugned, or false as to charges made,
and who shall, if so directed, call at
tention of the printer thereto in writ
ing and in a business manner; and
ReSolVed, That should such publisher
continue his sly or inadvertent ami
mostly towards the Alliance or shall
publish his paper directly in some in
terest other than agricultural, then
said committee shall report the same
to it's Sub Alliance which shall take
such action as they may deem most
conducive to the publication of the
public press and to the prevention of
the debasement Of the popular mind;
and
RESOLVED, That all correspondence
or a transcript Of the criticisms made
by said committee shall first be tend
cred to the journal against whose
u~tterances exceptions have been raised
for publication, and upon refusal theV
may be published elsewhere; and
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be
sent to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER and
National Economist for publication.
s. g.. GENTRY, Pres't.
J. R PAYNE Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
BIG OAK. N. G, Dec "a, 80.

Mr.. EDITOR As we have seen
nothing in our PROGRESSIVE FARMER
from u Alliance, No. 1854, l deem it
my duty to pen a few lines as an indi
cation that we have not the syncope.
Our Alliance was organized nearly
three years ago with but few mem
bers and under rather unfsvorable cir
cumstances but has gradually increased
in NUMBERS until now we have nearly
n hundred members over fifty of
whom are males. We have some good
material in our Alliance, especially
the females who are in regular attend
ance at every meeting Notwithstand
ing the fact that we are a very poor
Alliance financially we have paid
thirty dollars into the business agency
fund. We are also glad to be able to
state that we have been enabled to
maintain the very best of order in our
Alliance and that a brotherly aff9c.
ton exists throughout the Alliance.
Under these conditions may we not
reasonably expect satisfactory results
in the future One of the obstacles
with which We had to contend in the
outset was the lack of confidence in
the order. Some did prophesy prior
70 the election that there would be an
Alliance funeral in our vicinity after
the election, but behold we are more
vigorous. l suppose that the Alliance
funeral will not take place until after
the death of the devil, so when you
hear Of his death, some year after
ward you might, perhaps, hear of the
death of the Alliance-the reason is
tnat the Alliance will ever have a bat,
tie to fight as long as the devil lives.
He with his cohorts being round seek
ing who they may win over to the side
of monopoly.
Let us all who are members push
the work of the ALI .nce increasingly
for i've years then if we see no i'm
provement I am willing for the
"weak kneed to fag.
J. @. MOAsKILL, Cor. Sec'y,
Bensalem Alliance, Moore Co.
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was a total failure, also potatoes and
Ill kinds of vegetables. Many of the
people are in destitute circumstances
and without they get aid soon will
suffer from cold and hunger. We
have asked the Legislature to assist
US and we think they will as soon as
they convene.
But through cold and hunger, sick
ness and health, we are solid for the
Independent movement. They can
call it a Republican or Democratic
scheme or what aver they r a mind
to. They a. call US "cranks" or
"hay seeds" but all the same we are
solid for equality of all men before
the law, and justice to all men by the
F~raternally yours,
F. W. CARLIN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
SKILLED LABOR is WEALTH.

The South in natural products is
without a rival, says the Constitution,
All the world utilizes her raR matera
for commerce and manufactures.
But the raw material alone CANNOT
make any section rich. We have 10
exhaustible fields of iron, but the
crude iron is comparatively OF little
value. 1t takes skilled labor to MAKE
it count. A single iron bar worth 3d.
worked into horseshoes is worth SlO.
so; made into needles it is worm
1855; made into penknife blades 1t Is
worth $3,285, and made into balance
springs of watches it is Wor'D
$25O,OOO
This is an example of what skilled
labor can do.
Then we have cotton. A bale .
worth about $50. Skilled labor comS'
along and turns it into calico worn
$3.50, or into the finest la2e Wor'D
$40, 900 !
We might go on indefinitely on Ins
line, but these two illustrations STU"
how the value of a crude produce =
multiplied when skilled labor 'SA''
hold o: it.
Here in the South we'are just snYs.
ing upon our march of ludu'lIsn -
progress. Our greatest need - ME
have our labor properly trained lot
chronological school is Georgia l'. ~
effort in that direction. WITH III
judicious support of the State II H..;ons
open for our brainy and amoi I'D
young men brighter, more uSel1l ;no
more profitable fields in deVeloPrSe
our material re sources than any N
fession can offer. Money sPen'
this school will be a good inveS' Ears
1t will train up an army OF Woln md
who will turn our iron and cotIO1 of
other raw material into THOUSAND udl
useful and beautiful forms tha' ~
make this the richest spot OH
globe.-AHiGnce Record.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
J. R. PAYNE Sec'y.

The following resolutions we're
adop.ed by Houstonville Alliance at
its last meeting:
WHEREAS, The farmer who pur
chases a tract of land, under the pres
ent laws, as per machinery act, and
makes partial payment on the same
and gives his note and mortgage to
secure the payment of the balance due;
and whereas, the assessors appointed
under the law to value the land DO
value it at it's full and actual value,
and thereby requiring the farmer to
pay taxes in full upon property which
he owns only a partial interest, and
he being the owner only of such part
as he has paid for; and whereas, the
holder of the note and mortgage SO
given by the purchaser of said land,
under the present law, as per machin
cry act, Is required to lis and return
for taxation and to pay taxes on the
note given by the mortgagor without
allowing any rebate REIN oursement
whatever to the mortgagor or mortga
gee, thus collecting taxes twice off
one piece of property which is mani
testify unfair, unjust and oppressive;
therefore
Resolved, That the next General AS
sembly be and is hereby requested to
so alter and amend the present law,
in relation to the taxation of land over
which there is a debt, in such manner
as the owner of the land will be en-
titled to and allow a rebate for the
amount of his Indebtedness for the
full and actual valuation of the prop
erty ascerta1ned, made and returned
by the official assessors, the amount to
be adjusted and allowed after investi.
cation and upon affidavit of claimant
before the board of county commits.
sioners.
ResozVed, That the attention of all
the Sub-Alliances throughout the
State be and is hereby called to this
matter and they are requested to take
action in the premises and have reso.
lutions adopted at the various county
meetings next month asking the Leg
islature to change and amend the
present unfair and unjust law to the
end that land over which there is a
debt hanging that a5reoate in taxes
may be allowed the owner for the
actual amount due.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be
sent to the editor of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER with request to publish the
same. P. B. KENNEDY, Sec'y.
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EYDELL, Neb.. Dec. Ia. 80.

~ - I'VE
Nh. EDIToR:-The Alliance is lust
booming out here. The one to which
l belong, No. 458, has a membership
of over M hundred. We intend to
fight monopoly to the bitter end. We
have the controlling power in both
houses of the State Legislature this
winter and we look for some help but
I do not think we should expect too
much at first. There is a great deal
to do and we must go slow and be
sure that we are right.
Last spring some kind friend sent
me a few copies of your most valu
able paper with the pieces marked
written by cold Fogy." 1 have no
idea who did it but they have my
thanks who ever they were. The arti
cfes referred to were right to the point.
Since the victory here this fall
many are turning over to side.
Some people want to be on the popu
lar side regardless of principle We
spot all such fellows.
This section of the country, the
great corn country of the West, failed
to raise any orr this year. This is
the first total failure that was ever
known in this vicinity, small grain for
q number of years past has not done
very well so the most of the farmers
deVolved their attention to raising
corn, but this year those that were
lucky enough to have in some small
grain had a fair yield, but corn
on account of drouth failed, and fruit
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

ance, of Orange county, do hereby en-
dorse A. D. Jones, Esq, OF Wake
county, for the position of Speaker of
the House of Commons in the next
General Assembly. He has ably and
consi silently advocated the Alliance
demands. He has long been identified
with the interests of the great mass Of
the people. He has made enemies
am ong the class interests which r
inimical to the common interest of the
great majority. And we call the at
TENT IN of ouc brethren in the General
Assembly and throughout the State
to the facs that A. D. Jones is a man
in whose hands our interests will be
safe.