The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18
ORGANIZED.
GRAIN GROWERS CONVENTION.
The Work is Begun.-Now Push 1t.

tremendous and far-reaching conse-
quences. The Grain Growers Associ-
alton of the Northwest was organized,
with a splendid board of officers, and
will soon be ready for business. See
report elsewhere.
What does the Association propose
not to do?
1t don't propose to build any local
warehouses: or to ask the farmers to
subscribe for stock: or pay any money;
or themselves buy wheat: or to as
sumo any liability of any kind what
ever.
What does it propose to do?
Simply to encourage every local alli-
ance in the Northwest to organize, as
a branch Of the central G rain Growers
Association; not to dissolve the local
alliance, but to strengthen it by CIV
ing it something to do. Then it pro-
poses to encourage every such branch,
of the farmers of every region tribu-
tary to a station where wheat is mar
keted, to build grain-house or fiat
warehouse, of their own, TO be run by
themselves, for their own benefit.
about 500; and, if the farmers so Or
ganiZe, they can get the lumber on
time from almost any dealer. and one
years saving on the crop will go far to
pay for it. The State Grain Growers
Association will have nothing to do
with these warehouses, except to help
them all it can; by encouraging them
to unite in the state association of
their own, for their mutual benefit.
There are number of such warehouse
companies already in existence and
the whole state can be covered with
them. We ask Mr.. L. G. Long, of
Magnolia, State Lecturer of the S. f.
A., to write a letter to this paper,
giving full information as to the kind
of papers to be drawn and what will
have to be done to be incorporated.
Well, what next?
The State Association is trying to
secure a warehouse, or lease, at Du-
luth and another at Minneapolis. We
think we can do it. These two cities
are contending for our wheat they
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they don't get it. We have reason to
think we can secure elevators at both
places, at a merely nominal rent,
based on the number Of bushels that
go through the houses. But if our
enemies head us off we will esta blish
an agent at each place to sell and look
after the farmers productions of all
kinds. All we want is for all to move
together. If the Association has the
oversight of the disposal of, say,
million bushels of wheat, it can offer
it all to the roads that will carry it
the cheapest. We will auctioneer one
road against another, and thus break
the railroad pool. The farmers are
the masters Of the situation. There
are hundred thousand of them
against score of scamps; and they
have that which constitutes the real
wealth of the state, the mere clip
pings and pickings Of which have built
up all our cities, and sustained all our
railroads.
We want our wheat to be milled in
working people, which means to a
large extent, the prosperity of our
farmers. But we must eliminate all
middlemcn and get all the market
will justify, Minneapolis will not
want to see the wheat go
to Duluth: Duluth will not want
to see it go to Minneapolis; and
both would object to seeing one hun
dred local grain houses unite to load
ships at Duluth with wheat to sail
direct to Liverpool. And that can be
done if we don't have fair play.
What can you do?
Why call meeting at once of your
local alliance, and organize, inside of
it. alocal Grain-GrowerS' association,
and report at once to our Secretary,
A. II. HenrickSon. Sauk Centre, MINI.
If your alliance is dead reofganize it.
You can do this without any expense.
simply by electing officers and paying
one years dueS,-twenty cents each.
Then each man chip in what he can
spare,-a nickle, dime, a dollar
and send that to Mr.. Hendrickson, to
pay the temporary expenses of getting
the thing under way; printing Cir
culars, postage, etc. Mr.. Hendrick
son, as soon as he sees his way clear,
will remove to Minneapolis, and will
there act as local agent for all the
members of the association, in selling
wheat, cattle, oats, butter and all 9TH
er productions. Mr.. r. J. Hall, will
probably take charge of the elevator
at Duluth, and act as agent there.
You will pay them small commission
On their sales, for their services.
So be up and doing. Get to work be-