Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-09-17
is IT ONLY A BULL MOVE.
THE LATEST WHEAT CIRCULAR
DISCUSSED.
rIinnssots Alliance Men Say II 4,
issued by Spectators whose In.
tent it Is TO Bull the Market.

ST, PAUL, Mimi, Sept. l6.--"The
Farmers Alliance of Minnesota has
had nothing whatever to do with the
various circulars that have been issued
from St Paul advising farmers to hold
their wheat for higher prices" said
lgnatius Donnelly, president OF the
Minnesota State Farmers Alliance
''These circulars, | understand have
tho approval of what Is known rs the
Reform Press association at Washing
ton, although that association is not
paying the bills. The Minnesota
Alliance has taken no action In the
matter, and will take none, as the
members of the executive committee
of the Alliance of this State agree
with me In believing that such advice
cannot safely be given
Neither of the two hold your wheat
circulars" are genuine Farmers Ali
ance moves, according to the Dontielly
crowd. They have been issued from
the Office of the State, new farmers
paper, published by the wing of the
Minnesota Alliance opposed to Don
nelly. 10th have been sent out as
supplements to the State and In large
number to the secretaries of local Alli-
ances throughout the country The
names of those Alliance officials were
obtained by the State from the score
tary of the Reform Press association,
a man named Aver, located at Wash
ington.
The first circular was sent out ,000,-
900 strong, and the present one issued
Saturday will have wide circulation.
In Minnesota there are ,342 alliances,
each of which will receive from TWEEN
ty-five to forty copies OF these circulars,
in addition to the number who received
it through the newspaper. In the two
Dakotas there are n larger number OF
alliances, all of which will also receive
the same number of these circulars.
The heavy expense incurred in issu-
ing these circulars is responsible for
the charge that the Minneapolis Miller,
or rather the English syndicate own
ing the mills there, is paying the bills
1t is q well-known fact that the men
running The State are unable to stand
SO large an expense. The elevator
men throughout the northwest take
this view of the matter,
The author of the several circulars
is supposed to be none other than
Charles A. Pillsbury, the manager OF
the big Minneapolis Touring mills
Mr.. Pillsbury is always on the bull
side of the market and his company
last year was caught with over 5000
600 bushels of wheat on hand, pur-
chased at high price, and that was
rushed east by way of Duluth just be-
fore the new crop came into market
In spite of the fact that special
rate was secured to Duluth and
east over the Eastern Minnesota and
Great Northern line of steamsh ps
the syndicate lost III the neighborhood
of 10 cents bushel on this tremend
Gus amount of wheat.
George NJ. Muller, manager of The
State denied that Mr.. Pillsbury was
behind these "hold-your-wheat' cir
culars. 1--WE propose TO save a few
million dollars for the farmers of the
country he said, "if they will take
our advice. This idea was the origin
of our now famous wheat circular, of
which we sent out over one million
about two months ago and which has
started a discussion about the bread
stuffs supply that has helped TO the
extent Of many million dollars even
those who through ignorance or
necessity threw their grain prema-
turely into the hands of specu 'ators.
This second circular we issued in the
same enormous numbers and in send
ing 1t out we request all secretaries of
alliances to distribute it promptly and
have special meetings called to discuss
IT."
While the Minnesota State Alliance
has taken no action on this circular the
enemies of President Donnelly claim it
is due to the fact that they originated
the idea. The North Dakota Alliance
through its secretary, Mclnnis. has
been aiding the work of distributing
the circular as far as possible. In
South Dakota, too, the big guns of the
Alliance are now engaged in the move.