The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-01-08
NUMBER 30

lTOu dill IdrmerS, therefore De IL
RESOLVED, By the Blue Earth County
alliance, that we are emphatically OPP
posed TO making the Alliance a secret
organization.
WHEREAS, The Farmers Alliance is
now and has been in the past unalter-
ably opposed to all species of class leg
islation, therefore be it
ReSOtced, That we oppose the adop.
tion by the State Alliance of bill in
trOduced in the congress of the United
States, known as the Sub-Treasury
bill, and regard such bill in the direct
line of class legislation, notwithstand-
ing its purposes to benefit the farmer.
:. WHEREAS, A committee of the Blue
EarthCounty Farmers Alliance, here
tOfOre appointed by said Alliance, for
the purpose Of investigating the queS-
tlOn OF freight rates, as affecting the
farmers of said Blue Earth county,
and to enter and prosecute complaints
if they consider it advisable to do so,
before the Railroad and Warehouse
commissioners Of the state, against
the common carriers of said county,
and
\ WHEREAS, The above mentioned
committee consisting of j. II. Baker,
E. M. Pope, John Diamond and f. M.
Currier, have entered and are prose-
cutting complaints before the Railroad
and Warehouse commissioners of this
state, against several of the common
carriers of the aforesaid state and
county:
WHEREAS, Under the system or
practice of conducting the grain traf-
flc of Minnesota, the power of the
buyer, the establishment of the grade
declare the weight of and fix prices of
wheat marketed, to all appearances
as if authorized by law, and while the
weighing and grading is done under
the direction and in the interest of
the buyer, at the same time the seller
is locked upon every bushel and load
of wheat sold, aggregating in the
course of the year as much as the &C
tual expense of such weighing and
grading, and
WHEREAS, This condition of affairs
works a constant injustice to the
farmer, robbing him of his rights and
property to an extent that is great
public wrong, therefore be it
Resolced, By the Blue Earth County
| Farmers Alliance, in convention as
sembled, that the delegates from this
body and from several subordinate
Alliances of this county to the next
annual meeting of the State Alliance,
be and are hereby instructed to present
this matter to the attention of that
) body, with the hope and in the conf
, dent expectation that some plan or
system may be devised for the grading
and weighing Of our grain at all local
: stations by disintereSted and cOmpe-
$ tent persons, under rules and regula-
lions established by state authority,
equitable alike to both buyer and
; seller.
The following communication was
read:
: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
ST Paul, Dec. Ia, 1891.
o Hon. +. N. Cu91ier, Secretary Blue
Earth County Alliance, MankatO,
DEAR SIR: l am 10 receipt Of your
3 favor Of the Sth inst, inclosing news
5 paper clipping giving resolutions
Q adopted by the Blue Earth County
. Alliance.
s First ifl re the proposed additional
3 Worlds Fair fund. | am not aware
: that any State officer or officers act
= ing under this act, has pledged the
credit of the State beyond the sum
d appropriated by the legislature for the
/ purpose of Minnesota display at the
e Worlds Columbian Exposition, or that
. any attempt has been made in any
direction to thus pledge the credit OF
e the State. If private citizens desire
n to raise certain sums of money for the
purpose of raising an additional fund
. 1 cannot see that either the spirit OF
o the letter of the law is in any way
e violated.
|. (Signed) VIM r. MERRIAM,
: Governor.
o In reply to question Of delegate
y Gen. Baker said that the committee
that has been appointed to prosecute
the railroad cases had brought series
i of cases, that one case had been tried
e and submitted and pending the con
is tinuance Of the matter, the railroads
&c have offered TO compromise in the
" matter by making reduction from
liz cents to 10 cents d hundred be-
d tween this city and the twin cities.
e On motion the committee was given
e the power to act in the matter. wheth
= er TO go on with the prosecution or
II end the matter as it stands at the
present time.
4 petition addressed to Senator
: Washburn in regard to bill now be,
! fore congress to prohibit Boards OF
+ Trade, bucket-ShOps, ETC., from fixing
: the value of raw and manufactured
. produce, was quite freely signed and
: on motion it was
ReSOlred, That the Blue Earth
, County Alliance give their hearty ap-
. proval to the bill introduced by the
0 Senator, Hon. W. d. Washburn. hav.
h ing for its object the suppressing OF
option gambling in grain and other
produce. They respectfully urge the
t Senator that he press the bill to an
early consideration and use his efforts
in its behalf, will receive our most
hearty and cordial approval and en-
dorsement.
After instructing the delegate to
the state meeting as to what he should
do and should not do, motion to ad.
journ was carried and the annual
meeting came to an end.
LATER-We learn that the Alliance
committee have to-day accepted the
Z terms proposed for a settlement OF
the case pending before the Railroad
Commission. The basis is the one
agreed upon by Gen. E. NJ. Pope in
/ / his visit to ChicapO and left nv