The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-10-07
OUR AMERICAN BARONs.


Chicago ought certainly to open their
eyes. This exposure is in book form,
and handles the wheat ring of the north
west without gloves, showing the most
scandalous practices by which the farm
ers have been Systematically robbed.
The men involved are United States
Senator Washburn and the flour king
Charles A. Pillsbury, the very men who
control and operate the republican party
in Minnesota. and H. L. Loucks, presi-
lent of the farmers alliance of the
United States, who appears to have sold
himself out to them. Only d brief out
line of the subject can be given here, but
it will doubtless make the farmers of
the northwest feel very cheerful to know
that the robbers have been shielded and
countenanced by the republican govern
or of Minnesota. and the following de.
tails and letters will be read by all the
people of this section with lively interest.
Three fac simlle letters are given in
this work which would. il read together.
bring a broad grin to tie countenance of
the most stolid Dakota farmer, One of
these letters is from a Paris banker. and
reads as follows:
PARIS. tpril Z. 1SSo-Nessrs. CuArIEs
A. PuLLsnrEy A. Co. MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi
Dear Slrs: Desiring some reliable in.
formation resnectinp the grain and ele.
yator business in your state I take the
liberty of addressing Won on the matter,
| should esteem if a great favor if Won
would kindly give me in confidence the
names of "a few of the leading elevator
commands and vour idea as IN whether
they are ACTUALLY IN a prosperous condi.
t;on.
Gan money safely he i,aprJ to thnu.
and what ra;e nf interest," could b., 0b.
toirnl.
At wi.t s,ae,n nT H.. yo.r Yra ,lsir
roonir"nnnt. tbn rar.,c.t.
Whit d;ridnnds Layr thcy h.cn nay
ino diIring tl.i Last i've vnar.. i'
Ibankinr Won, warmly in adr.nrn for
your kind rapiy and ~ vorr Iiernsal
mis- side. Yours vrry faithfully
UFyri G. 4, Sri.,rr
luditior nnnartman+
r, This Mr. p;Iisbiry ronliaaJ.
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IL IL. oIHAhI, euie,L.onna,s
ia.rs, .ianCs 9 ~. l'eiJilins ~
youL ia'1l vi nc 81 lns.' woulu sd! maj
we nave peen oela!eu IA ~alsWerlhs seI-
sraI ua!s erlea' o'ine 70 op!a'ii niore M
~ornLa.lon :. y put lnu ~ very naLu
"olh " set iuii nioliiatloh iionl AZ tne
companies, DIS II IL hot customary 10
PUBLISH s'ateu1en.s vi UNI hino III 'nis
Gountrs. Dut We VIII give YOU "iia' We
nave ina Is lellapie.
me largest Elevator COMPANY III me
northwest is the minneapolis ~ North
ern, with a capital STOCK OF 9o2''ooo,
when YOU'D propaDiy sell tor ~ per
cent premium. IL mas average turing
lne past SIN Years d ltlte over .t''PrI cent
uIviuenu: we are very iaree stochioio-
erS T ~ inis coll'pan! ,,u
dhe ieSt'nH oI tne M'iWau
e "a ~ aul iailroau SYSTEM is .ie
napne DE- Lo'niei.S
~ loi.e., we W. d tne e1ocN A
o oaro naI am ~ ~ nas t'diaEeu iHr
n yeais pos - EGn. ui'.unue'
t'oitleih acilro r1le,a'oI Ion'pa
leading line on the Northern pacitir svs,
TEN Of railroads. We think it has aver
aged 30 or 40 per cent divi lends.
:, n or tsn W r"Gsator COMPANY
the largest companv on the Manitoba
railway system. 1t has a capital stock
OF $1,000, and has averaged 22per cent
'iS,o VW 'or .ne pass I'VE yeals
est line of elevators on The Northwestern
railway system in Minnesota and Da-
kota. We cannot get any reliable infor-
lha.iGn a. 10 wnat .Ie! nave palu, p9t
larper profits thar any other elevator
company in the northwest.
The led iIver Valley Elevator com
EE@nr,h finLota EIer.tor comn.nn Rroons
Baro, are all tirst.cIass companies and
have all paid very well. and we have
no hesitation In buying their receipts or
na ;ns;Ja roiiahI. ntornatia o W
their profits.
IL tharn lie .ny mara nformatiop ua