Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-10-12

County ~ ltfeNn, 50 11e 81 Davis ana
Spring Brook Don &l{l60n IF u D. Mimi,
October 6thf 1893

M 6 81 - 49,
IN meeting assembled the North
Star Farmers Alliance, $50,
Iiadopts the Glowing declaration
and appeal TO Manners 81 Minneso-
] q, and 40 hereby nstrnct the secrss
tary TO notify farmers thro ughout
the Red River Valley and other oun.
ties OF MINES "a thereof. s1
To The Grain Growers al Tie Red
J River Wiley especially and 81 TIE
State Of Minnesota genernlly who
tfis may reocll
II Il plain to see that there il a
1shortage Of the wheat crop of the
two Dakota's and Minnesota III
1893 esbelieve tllat, Gle estimate
of 6S, 600. 900 bushels for those
states published by G. Pilisbury
Of Minneapolis before harvest, was
substantially correct, being verified
by the threshing machines. The
flour mills in Minneapolis need 49,
600, 900 bushels 81 wheat for one
years grinding; other mills in the
three states need as much, and con-
lsiderable wheat is shipped out via
Duluth, milwaukee,. Chicago and
other points: Therefore, some Of
these mills must De shut down, more
or less, during the crop year for
want Of wheat to grind; still, the
natural upward tendency OF wheat.
prices was checked during the last
ten days OF September, in Minneapo-
lis, bygreedy speculat tors, some Of.
whom are millers and charge high.
prices for -four, bran and shorts.
There is q colored gentlemansin that
combine wheat pit who should be
smoked out hy Minnesota farmers,
because he robs MS OF % to 40 cents
per bnshel of the legitimate value OF
our wheat. Therefore We hereby call
a meeting Of grain growers to be
held in the city Of Crookston, Oct.
IS, 1898, at 8 o'clock a. m. to devise
ways and means for reducing trans
porration charges on grain and COM
pei railroads, millers and dealers to
do business ON a basis of legitimate
profit, based on the same average
net profit on actual capital invested
in railroads, elevators and mills, us!
the average net profit made on caps,
ital invested in farm property in the
state OF Minnesota. We hereby de-
clare war upon aud Independence of
the wheat buyers combine, and pro-
pose that corporations who are law
fully combined for the purpose Of
large gains to our detfiment, shall
be called before a bar Of justice to be.
tried by their creator, the state OF
Minnesota, under the statutes OF said
state, for conspiracy or extortion,
as the case may be.
We declare that tho people OF the
State OF Minnesota are masters
over corporations, and over the
members Of corporations within its
sjnrisdiction; that corporations,
firms and associations are permitted
to do business to serve The people at
reasonable compensation; that the
people oil the state OF Minnesota is
entitled to free competition in trade;
that the usurpation of power by
combinations, taking away from u.s.
By might and stealth our inaliena-
bic rights, making us their serfs in
sfacr, il not in name shall cease! And
for that purpose we propose to have
laws enforced! Justice to all, special
privileges to nonel!! We areentitledl
to equality before the law. We are
entitled to equal privileges with all
other classes in trade to fix values
OF orr property We deny that rail-
roads, elevators and mill owners
have the right to fix taxes upon US
without our consent. We deny the
right Of t!leln u any other class Of
people to fix the value 81 our proper
t,y. We declare that sales on Boards,
of Trade are no public.
bona Ode market sales because snell
sales are limited to tile mem hers
who gamble, or who are associated
with those who do gamble, to beat
the producers. The eyideneeSof vail
sue By such sales ;,re ex -pal te, and we
believe often fr,ludulelIt We believe
sales arc gener;sliy con-
jspiracies to defrali. and therefore re
do demand that Congress enact ia
law for the United States that de-
clares on-.leliyca,y on any board of|
GRADE i penal oifense, :ln0 settlement
By buyerSof grain for future delivery
on any board Of trade receiving any
consideration from seller refusing to-
deliver tile grain sold also q penal
offense. We also demand that the,
next legislature en,tct such laws for
tile state Of MINES Sta. We arc viii
ling to donate tWoYbusllels Of wheat
Or its equivalent u cash each Of rs
to the war treaslll:y need ed to csifry
ont tile purposes Of This declaration
and suggest TINT the donntion Of
that value shall entitle my farmer
Lto good standing IN the farmers
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