Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-03-17
From a wanderer.

earth, perhaps few items from me
may be OF interest to you and the
readers OF your paper. As L promis-
ed some OF the people of the Alliance
that would let them hear from me
whenever l had anything to commu-
nlcate, and L know of no better wav
of reaching all than through vour
columns, therefore L pencil you this:
L arrived here last Thursday, and
after circulating about, soon found
that called meeting of three dele
gates from each sub-Alliance was to
be held here to hear from Bro. Bed
die on the subject of the"Alliance Loan
Company am not sure that the
name Is correct-but the matter of
organizing each county into q Loan
Association and finally the whole state.
BY some mistake Bro. B. thought that
he was not to be here till the next day
and after communicating with him at
Wellington, found that he would be
here on the evening train. While
waiting for an answer from Bro. B.,
we had sort of loVe-feast meeting,
and many were the encouraging re-
marks from the different delegates.
If one were to believe all the old par
ty papers say, he would think the Al
lance dead, and make him wonder
what fools the editors were for kick
ing corpse, But as Puck says,
What fools these mortals be,"-and
L suppose old party editors are but
mortal, but if not mortals I am sure
they are not angels, hence they must
be DIS. Perhaps Mac. of the Dis
patch could explain unless he be poss-
essed too much of the latter to give
an honest answer. After the breth-
rem had made several good talks, and
learning that was from one of the
coyote counties, they requested me to
tell them of the progress of the work
IN Phillips, and it would have done
any brother good to have heard the
sounds of applause, as I told them
how old Phillips had her shoulder at
the wheel and Were throwing their
united strength together to push
along the car of progress, and would
not let go till every spoke in the wheel
gave way, and when they could no
longer roll it along they would with
a majority of from 400 to 600 litter
ally pick it up and carry it along. I
tell you Mr.. Editor, it does one some
good to see how earnest the people
are in the move for reform, how little
they regard the barking and the snarl-
ing of the canine who run the old par
ty press, or heed their vile epithets
and inuendoes. Bro. Beddle came in
the evening and gave a talk on the
plan OF which am able to give you a
mere outline. The plan Is to organ
lze each county, and none but mem
bers of the Alliance to belong. Each
one is to subscribe $25 worth of stock
lone share at least to become a mem
Der. 10 per cent. of which is to be call
ed at first and 80 days notice before
another 10 per cent. can be called.
Enough subscriptions to be taken to
start with capital of $25, 600, board
of directors in each county to run the
business, and each county to be re-
sponslble for all loans made in said
county, and the State Association for
all loans in the state. The county
Board of Directors to regulate the
amount of loans made upon all lands
at not more than one-half of the cash
value of the land. 1t would be well
for all who wish better idea of the
plan to send to Bro. Beddle for the
plan of which they can get printed
copy. The state organization to be
organized as soon as ten counties have
been organized, of which there will
soon be enough The object Is to
have an organization strong enough
that capital will not fear to let their
money through 1t to farmers in need
at lower rate of interest. Some
have already SAID that they would let
money at 81 per cent. if the associa-
ton could be put on good footing,
and that is what will be done. The
business to be done at actual cost to
the borrower, then it will be goodbye
to loan agents who now receive 10
and II per cent. commission on loans.
Soon you will hear the loan agents
begin to howl ruin to the farmer when
they see the chance of their large com
missions go glimmering off into the
twilight of forgetfulness. But let
them howl and croak; the farmer has
begun to think and act for himself
and do his own BUSINESS. Let him
read, study and think so that he may
be prepared to go on and act intelli-
gently, and avoid breakers and OBJ
structions that will be thrown in his
way by the teaches who have been liv-
ing off of them in the past, but who
are now becoming paralyzed and los
ing their hold. Let cooperation be
their slogan. Cooperation in loans,
in insurance, both life, fire and lorna
do. These last are now fully organ
lied and doing business IN the state.
Let everyone take advantage of them
at a greatly reduced cost to what they
have ever had the privilege before.
| Learn to save money as well as make
| it. and secure it after made and saved
A F. STEVENS.