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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04

The capitalists and monopolists OF
this country are not blind nor deaf,
there are indications that they are
struck dumb, when they turn their
optics toward the political horizon
and discover with the naked eye and
trembling heart, that the little cloud,
no larger than man s hand, just dis
cernable two years ago, is now SO
black and ominous, SO multiplied in
dimensions that it threatens to OBJ
scure the plutocratic sun. They see
that the agitation that the reformers,
the laborers and producers have set
in motion will not be quelled until
they, the people, can have hand in
making and enforcing iustlaws. Mr..
J. S. Polk, a Des Moines, Iowa, capt.
talist, chief owner OF the street rail
way system, and the steam heating
plant OF that city, recently made this
significant remark to reporter:
CduululJ OolicNO VIC dlC VI Ii lilly
toward one Of two extremes-absol
ute anarchy or governmental control
OF all corporations. think, or rath-
er hope, we are tending toward the
latter. In a few years | expect to see
government owning and operating
the railways, while the cities will own
their own street car lines, water
works and electric plants. 1t can do
this cheaper than can private enter
prises. The postal service will soon
absorb the telegraph lines and the
express business. 1t is an age Of
Donnellys and Bellamys, and the
teachings and writings of these men
are exerting an influence among the
debtor classes that is world wide.
CAESARS Column" and "Looking
Backward" are read today more ex-
tensively than any other works upon
the economic problems OF the age.
The hostility to corporations and
trusts is marked. and will result, as I
believe, in the government taking
charge of them
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04

The aristocrats Of Fifth Avenue,
New York, have made a modest re-
quest of the Legislature OF that state,
asking that the public thoroughfare
extending from Twenty-ffth to One
hundred and Tenth streets, which
these upper-tendums presume to con-
slider their private property shall be
exempt from common travel. The
business wagon, butchers cart, and
every other vehicle that. rumbleth or
maketh a discordant sound, shall be
excluded by law, and the street, after
being repaved, SO as to make a fine
drive for carriages, shall be sacredly
reserved for the use of the dwellers
within the golden and exclusive,
precincts. This is only heaping up
the insults,-only another but more
offensive case OF plutocratic class leg
islation, which will give to the
metropolis of America what a Fou-
burg st. Germain was to the metrop-
oils of France-exclusive rights to
the rich-suppression Of theprivileges
of the poor. The Fifth avenue ex-
clusionists have a sanguinarv eX-
ample before them. Such usurpation
as they pray for precipitated the
French revolution. Those who dom
mated the Foubourg st. German,
of Paris, prohibited, at one time, not
only carts and heavy loads in that
place, but no persons who we're
clothed in mean apparel were allowed
to walk therein. If the common peo-
pie presumed to venture within the
prescribed limits, they were trampled
down, driven over, cut and slashed
by the whips in the hands OF the
funky coachmen OF the aristocracy.
This was in France. What may be
the outcome of such legislation as is
sought by the Fifth avenue nabobs
in this country? History repeats
itself, and it would be wise to look
at the past and be warned of the fu-
ture. He who heeds not the signs oil
the times is indeed blind and dumb
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04

The recent action Of the Swiss peo-
pie, in voting down the measure for
the purchase of the railroads OF the
country, was not because they did
notfavor state ownership of railroads
but in condemnation of the terms
which the general assem- bly, advocated
in the purchase of the same. There
had been a corrupt bargain made, the
railroads having had an over valua-
ton placed upon them. The people
are in favor OF Matchmaking the rail
roads and are willing to pay an hon
est price for them.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04
The Lamb or the Lion?

1t has been found appropriate to
apply the name of either one or the
other Of these animals to the manner
in which the third month of our cal
ender year deals with us. 1t is an I'M
certain quantity. No one knows how
it will come or go. Perfect Deepen
dence can be put, however, in the
trains of the Minneapolis & St Louis
Railway; scheduled and on time, de-
parting and running as advertised.
Ii you wish to calculate on any GER
tain trip, address any of it's agents,
or c. M. Pratt, G. T. & P. A., Min
lneapolis, MINI.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04
Money! is Needed at Once.

fully con- Only the picket work
this work. involving does the kab
campaign the state compelled
out" for large expenses.
general from abroad involve
to $780,
Institute with cude will be
this will be raised the
tutes printing fully the
afet and pamphlet
work and therefore
shed at cost.
shall be single eaet print The dibu
will much the printing but will advance $3.50 in this
the of 81 90 500
sent paid Not less than 25O will so and
should be ordered alliance where there village city
They will be sent post free at 81 rs per 1000
Sample copies &C.
also pp pamphlet platform doctrines for
campaign work number OF GREAT VEST editorials gathered in
The publication We will
them $75O-on accountand throw
them at the following rates. postpaid:
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04

1t is interesting to note the choice
epithets the old party papers select to
apply to the farmers nowadays. When
these men stood in solid phalanx, the
bulwark OF the old parties, they were
'shonest farmers, creators of the Ma
TONS prosperity, "the intelligent
agricultural masses. A change has
come over the spirit OF the pluto
dream, and presto, the farmers are
ga motley throng" OF ''cranks'
GARNER lunatics,' "hotch potch'
OF calamity shriekers" -"Anarch-
ists".. 1t makes a difference, don't
it, whose OK is gored.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04
The Preamble.

The papers OF the country are re-
ferring to the Preamble to the new
Peoples Party Platform as sample
OF the strongest and most classical
English ever pronounced. 1t is a
wonderful production-and has lifted
Ignatius Donnelly another step up
the stairway craftsmanship. Those
who never before examined our doc
trines are led to seek light by its
magnificent utterances
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04

prism II it. surface Depth breadth contain,
about and onehaf cubic yards dirt
distance half cubic yards dirt
Let call it
Ut rhe over X to the foot cub yd 81
it. make yd We make reduction costing nothing In
other there 1,5OO
of fs the mile only feet long The the
ompe the grader to get his dirt for the fills cus
Hence the IL taking full mile If
$3.50 feet too large already and offer sake Of
extravaganza is too Gberal)
that
elevation three of miles of
western road that will three Then the
grades almost to find deep dand
do not counso that they reduce the m
me b onethd And then figuring
ten miles, but full 100 or 200 miles.
This makes the grading 1916 the mile The fact +h
grading won't average 5000 western make
$3.50. -
the wayrom 15c eight tamarack average
western roads 25c They will will
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04
The Livingstone Lie.

The full OF bold ahoods about Georgia Alliance
meetings
yiew Put faith this whatev-here
these staementsno grain represents
in
the St Louis Convention They delegates They
and alliance meeting twenty alliance
multiplied thing
c. Post
whelming falsehoods They will fly thickly now!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04

J. W. Lamb, the Liar with capita
l., who made the perjured statement
that L. L. Polk was in charge Of Sails
bury Prison during the war, writes 8
comrade in Minnesota CIV. T. Wicker
MANI that his affidavit was true, etc
The poor ignorant fellow knows nc
better. He will probably die with the
belief that Brig. Gen. Polk and Col
Polk were one and the same person
Let the old man have that satisfaction
If he wants it.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04
Broke Ont at Last.

declined the world the
danapos Street Car strike for two wksthe demand Of
sporting being But last has broken
again, and we ascertain that the difficulty is still on
They had desperate there last Saturday. and in fact trouble all
police have had the
The compelled
The citizens sympahze with the aboing people,
handk the windows and the
Dawson the wounded officers fled
residence
The who have purchased councils the
street lines by fraud making fortunes from the will learn
s a limit human endurance.
and Minneapolis the several hundred number
compelled ond that they will unite with la
Dor or penalty Of immediate discharge.
Indianapolis striker arrested the citizens bad
him
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04
WHAT DOES HE MEAN?
POWDERI.Y ISSUES A PECULIAR APPEAL
ARnRING MEN

POWDERI.Y ISSUES A PECULIAR APPEAL
TO LABOBING MEN.
HAzLEToN, Pa, Feb. 27.-General
Master Workman Powderly has is
sued an appeal, dated from here, to
the laboring men OF the state, asking
them to crush the Reading conspir-
acy. The appeal has created great
excitement among the 40, 900 mine
workers, and many of them assert
that all that is needed now is lead
er. Powderly's closing sentence has
caused sensation: Let us ascer-
tain whether we can legally redress
our wrongs before resorting to
What he means exactly nobody
knows There is no demonstration
OF violence yet, but the people are
aroused
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04
The Mighty Year.

The world will see this year famed
across the heavens OF human history
in three words, The Mighty Year!'
No such time was ever known before.
1t is the Supreme Hour. 1t is the
Ancient OF Days thrown forward
from the past prophecy to present
conflict and the mornings triumph
1t is the "Mighty Year"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04

An Irishman was once asked If he
knew what was meant by the $40,
7-3O and 1O-4O bonds. He explained
it thus: "The poor man gets up at
500 in the morning and works until
7:3O in the evening so that the rich
man may sleep until 10:4O in the
morning. Figgers never lie"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04
A Terrific Fuss.

The old party making terrible ado incident which
occurred the ST. Louis Convention poor who
been expelled from the Knights sold
legislature who had evidence weak
disturbance elected the building
disturbance his wild
the The daily make
tisa rot!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04

The free coinage bill in the Senate
has been voted on adversely. 1t was
killed before reaching the president.
1t matters not, however, for it would
have been stabbed by the white house
pen, and the result is the same tothe
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04
ST.. PAUL, MINI, NIGH. 4, 1892

There is bill before the Massachu-
sets legislature fixing two cents a
mile as the maximum tariff for pas
ssnger transportation.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04
Suit of National Union.

The National Union Company entered
the Chicago Fuwier Illinois,
been making against the National
The Ocean also made charges the editor Of this
with the National Union We
connected in the slightest degree with the
We don't
pluto mud suuirter.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04

There which cannot be overlooked with
that the sending of into counties where there
alliances There this state where alliances
campaign undertaken at the the
fund And dare this matter until have the
funds ready.
a remain unturned within the
ordinarily generous giving.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04

The following dispatch, headlines
and all, are taken from the daily pa
pers. 1t indicates that the plutes
who think that laboring people are
brainless or spineless here counted
without the facts:
WHAT DOES HE MEAN?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04

The remarkable address OF New
York banker, at Chicago, on free
coinage, is left over to next week
much to our regret. 1t was stun
nor -
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04

Under the awful expressions pracced by railways by which
and villages destroyed built up by determinations
the people found spirits brave enough to question the
shadowing auocracy railways did forty
thousand twenty thousand So egla
tive inquiries made At these inquiries fools and knaves were
summoned.
These Investigations putting average rail-
construction down from fifteen twenty thousand dollars
men then demonstrating that the people robbed OF
$15OOOOO0O which they the public butchers And
the roads have received fortune OF millions OF
acres of land in this equal forty million dollars
ago a gauntlet
the declaring railway
the that cost than to the m In regard
to mountain roads made special exception We merely asked
the entire length the averaged
But declared repeat with chaenge that
to the mile and that roads as serveabe onehaf of them
have been built for the removed from
other and better lines.
This brought
nation the The throughout language
cothe with rhetorical 1t holiday the alliance frauds
who it to betray it,
Then produced rolling
But though believed them
People
passenger coacn was oank ana "hen sworn at that
motive of the best could be purchased for 81 built
for $2oO they simply dashed the filed with possibilities from Them
and qunched their thirst with
journal this country that sustained statements regard to "
roads rolling stock Notwithstanding published columns
railway books
ments the thing Incredible simply would not be believed
and little little the truth has to-day
while the public hardly prepared believe fully extraordinary
they willing to listen and The trouble has been
thus fara feeling exists that there is complication
railway buldg Of unaomab abyss finance
There
mystery engineering
who road and wall cellar build
Any civil who throw
misunderstanding the bridges professionals the
railroads OF this country exhibit the worst the the most
BILE civil public grades
universally spite
and gradients poor
the Internal In hundreds OF dirt from cuts has been
where the breadth prism
should have been twelve to the ends the ties sticking
CONSTRUCTION
constructing railway
Any who figure at the
kitchen table, and in tell within
road through his township And how surprised he to find that
that miles road than pays
1926 bonds dividends
township bonus and that miles drew
from s. $40 acequa to $27oooo In other words
rHRrY-s1x THOUSAND DOLLARS
and the draws
HUNDRED DOLLARS,
all OF which income practically principal
funded debt his children must pay in total!
We make the the
Mississippi grade less than three feet depth In fact
three figure average u
feet though instances have banked
grade psm) may plump We will call
to-day cars for three to six cents
cubic 1t fifteen now
and plow Let average five Sci
~G1zzzz====z==1=
grade prism surface BREADTH contain.
about and oneaf cubic yards dirt every
foot distance has about and half cubic yards
yd and Is cubic feet 81
reduction NOTHING
other given mile and $50 feet
OF "fs the mile 7SO long. not nav for tho
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-04
Talk to This !!

bank started 100000 capital 1t buys
bonds by an investment OF mot figuring any premium
most of them bought at discount) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The United States sends back to the bank
Actual amount of investment.
The interest bonds per cent formerly but put
Percentage on 500, .6A
That say $4,000 annual income investment OF $40,
ing crushing about that! The 90 900 don't figure this
has it Just though he never bought any bonds
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-05

GOOD ROOMS. with or without board
" GOOD BOARD. with OF without room
NJ 1i7 sheldon street. l3l-6mo
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-05
Farm Produce-F1s, Hands.

Eggs. Gle: butter z0ss2ic; new potatoes. 50es
90. beans. hand picked. $40 = 200;
hoaey. I5c curly lettuce. l0c per 10;
head ettuce. l5c; parsley. .oc doz punches;
new turntIs. Sc bu. sabbages. 20 10 o,c dOZ
berss - 70 sc bu; tomatoes. Jett)c bu: rutta
bagss. l5c bu. apples. 40 10 -oc bu. carrots h
TO snc; celery. isesZoc dOx; new squash. 3:
pumpkins. 7JttSl- p dor; spinach. 335c bu
yeretab.e oysters. =, toSSc. wilderness. &c d0z
lunches: mint. toe dox lunches. caulIfowers.
n 70 81 50 dor. ounces. $50 70 S.I5 bu: Con-
cord grapes. ~ TO &C ossSet-
Nheag. Old aud new. CSC; corn. 43c; oats.
Sc rye. t5c; harley. 81 10
Flour aud Feed--I.ily White. 500; patent.
$50 ser esst; burkWhsat -four SO per cwt
corn meal SO per tom food $50 t. so per ton
middiinSs. SIS PEI ton; bran. slt per ton;
ships. 81 pr ton screenings. Sif per too.
N0Ol-N asbed. i>dG ne, unwsshed. lues-ic.
Hav-About IS loads OF hay Of good quality
WAS marketed. Prices are fair. There IS a
large supply aud fair demand Clover. 500
Timothy. GIo.
Beef sassI%c pork. seselsc; fresh pork ioins
l0asib .c. mutton. sv16 &c; spring lamb. 20
owls seulfc. >priag chicken. ySIic. veal. 6sr
e. venison. SEIZE bear meat 9etlc; batter
Inc. dairy. IS &c Toe creamery butterine. lss
zoe quail - -5eS2-t0 dor.
Hides aud 1aliow Green. z1sgslsc; steers.
over - lhs. sc. cured hides. a's9tl1c; calf
sSins green. So; eat skins. cuFet. sac. tai
foS. rough. tt5c: rendered. SIC, pelts. Toe 10
zoe. sbesrlings. 2ec &C 3Oc.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-05
Reasonable Hack Rates.

Bali = and Waters are bound 20 lead
In the hack business IN taSs city and
have iust ordered four new hacks.
rhieh vail arrive IN the city Friday or
saturday. THIS vii make ar new
backs and fourteen al told which are
beng run By this firm. Rail \ Waters
a. not propose 70 bleed ire people 81
the citv ard make price ti.50 for
funerals. THIS - the lowest rate for
~aieh backs -sr- ever offered ia the
city
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-05

cHIcAte Nov. l-fke Drtueioai feature OF
the Day = usinf 80 n gran wss e4sess.fe ouli
nesa. ComMission houses hal All nc sanir
drsDaudent plalat 81 back Of "a dcrs- The NAT
kef an~usd Arm. but 1 q ekly WeaAened on thr
liberal rscei d.. There MAS a lair reaction On
aayiees rep rrtinz n improved deei.n- ia View
\ 0rk aad Liverpool. but ATE fAfdfl1se aua
etaeFs Ut tue incsl bear contingent PAT out
few Sfaft ms Slth the result OF ctOsins the
market heavy Al decline from last night OF
= toe In the corn market there was a ten
d-ncv 10 follow wheat The continued Wet
w~afoer azs a baliIsh fratu Q. The market
eiosssi 10 &c under last night. The CAT
oarkr tofay Wss quiet and fcatureless. with
q urfoas ru.lng 10 &c cas- OF AT the close OF
r6e x.sSion. Trade Vas light ana scattSre 4
Hoe products we're AL higher on sm alier re-
eetots Of ho-s tnan expected and better prices
ar them The arrivals Of live hogS Yesterday
wrrs NJ 90 lower than expected ant today
were 4 no less and only LOO expected for to-
morrow The demand Was active and seem
insIy quite general PORK ana lard gained =
aud Ztac.
Closing prices
wheat-Soyember. 7os4ei December. 7ls.c;
Man. so
Corn November. Assc; December. 1s.c;
Nay. 4it-c-
Osts-Soysmber. zoe; December. a1se;
Nav. &tsc.
Psrs-Nsyeaber. sii.75; December. sii.sSi
January, &lfi734.
Lard-Novembsr. ss.271s; January. S.e-9s'
NAV, E.7.
short kibs-January. $40. May. ss.s5.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-05
H..D. DoGOlia
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Room and 9, Tower Blk.

FOR LALE.
House and lot on South Lafayette street.
with furnace and gas. city water. sewer con-
nections and all modern improvements.
Two houses and lots on Wealthy avenue.
Two on Fifth avenue near Co lege.
New house with eight rooms on Ashland
avenue.
One on South Lagrave street.
One on West Leonard street.
One on Randolph street.
One on Paris avenue.
One on North Prospect.
one on Fair street.
Also lots In all parts OF the city.
have some fine acre property suitable for
plating. which will sell cheap or exchange
Tor other property.
FARMS
l have q farm, three miles from city, OF 40
acres. good seven room house. cellar. good
we'll and cistern. large barn. corn crib. hog
pen and other outbuildings. finest kind of gar
den land; will sell or exchange for city
property.
Also ~ acres i've miles from city. with first
class buildings. soil Q ay loan. 30 cleared and
all seeded. four acres of beech and maple tim
Der. fences good; 10 sell or exchange Tor city
property.
A farm of 80 acres. two miles from Hast
ings. Barry county. with 10 acres improved.
~ acres of beech. maple. ash and walnut tim
Der. soil clay loan. first class house. two large
harms. we'll watered. lsrg. orchard. wesl
fenced and I'm high state OF cult walton /;
would take part city property.
Also ~ acres. II mile $ from city. good build
ings good orchard ana good land: will sell or
exchange for clay properly.
Farm OF 100 acres. ii miles from city. we'll
improved.
Also one of 20 acres. IL miles from city. for
sale at n bargain.
| have "A large list of farms inevery direc-
ton from this city. Ii YOU want a farm come
in and look over my list. rs ] can suit you.
Money 10 loan on good real estate security.
II. j. DEG OLA.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-05

L'0R RENT-Ni,ely furnished room; gas and
Il heat. No. Il Lyon street. near postotlice.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-05
Building Material.

Wire nails. $40 rates steel cut. 81 40 rates.
saSs &c. Building paper. sidss per roll. wa
ter proof. ~ urr roii.
famher-Rstsf piece gur-No. hsmisck
up 90 and inc uding u feet lengths. Sill. add
N per tffg feet for eveTv additional tso feet
No. hemloek. np 90 and inelsdlnx Is feet. q
very additional two feet 9. No. l pine. II.
PER gH feet. add 81 for every additional tw0
feet ever L. feet Ne. fe)rine. white n.
go No. flooring. white pine. SO; Ne, 4
flooring white pire. slti Ne. maple. ~
Na.t ceiling =. sd No. ceiling =, SIS,
No. I ceiling. = 80, Ne. 7 ceiiiag =. SIC,
~. I siding. :. SIC. No. siding. Z, sif,
No - sidiRg. so, No. 2 g siding. az; We. 3 q
siding. =. FINISHING materiai-No- ! com
mon boards. so. No. common boards. ST.,
80 : common boards. sit. ~ finishing. SO,
Shingies-Stsr. ~ Inches clear. 81 per thou
ssnd star a star. 20 inches clear. go pet
thaasands No. = nve-inch clear butt. = per
thassana. sousd suit. sl.ai per thousand
.tsff shfsxlrs 81 per thousand. lath No
waite pine g. No. 2 white pfps. so; ship
pfnx ruiis SIS mill ruifS. ~
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-05
FOR sALB-nIsosLLAsgoUs.

ADVERTISEMENT OF THREE LINES OR
IA more under this head. 8 cents per line for
one assertion; 10 cents per line for three in
sertlons. or ~ cents per limo for one week.