St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-05
THE GRAM GROWERS.
Doaneiiy Wants Them to Form
an Association.

an Association.
President Donneily,uf the State Farm
ers' Alliance, has issued a call for a
st ate convention of the grain growers Of
the Northwest. TO be held in this city at
the time Of the Popu.ist convention.
The call Is lengthy one, but is inter-
csting and will he read with avidity by
the farmers of the Northwest. 1t is
given below In full:
"All the farmers OF Minnesota and
the Northwest are cordially invited to
meet together ~ that time to take coun-
Gil how they can, by cooperation. re-
lease themselves from the grip of the
great giant COIN binatiOns which are now
destroying their industry and driving
millions of them into bankruptcy.
Members OF the National Alliance or OF
the +. A. aud l. U. from all parts OF the
Union will be cordially welcomed.
"ihe Peoples party will probably
close Its wGrK in two days. and the
gram growers convention will then he
held in the same hall. II will have no
connection with the Peoples party, but
will be purely nOn.partisan meeting.
AS our enemies may try to pack the
convention all parties who propose TO
attend are requested to procure writ
ten statement from the president or
secretary of the local alliance in their
nelghborhood. or from other we'll known
CT liens, to the effect that they are
actual farmers ana in sympathy with
the purposes OF tile convention. All
those who believe that the farmers
should quietly submit To injustice, With
out making any effort to defend item
selves. are respectfully requested TO
Stay away.
I'VE do not expect to put up the
price of wheat to 81 a bushel, or even to
81 bushel. but to get as much out of 1t
as the worlds markets will justify; and
to get clear of as many middle men as
possible.
III we could put up the price 10 cents
a bushel, 1t would represent a saving OF
Sl0,0OO.0O0 to the Northwest; while a
rise OF cents a bushel would put half
that vast sum into the farmers pockets
of this section.
ut will certainly do no harm for the
grain growers to get together for one
day. to talk over the situation and see if
they cannot improve their condition.
I'VE are told: Who would be free
themselves must strike the blow And
1t will not do for American freedmen,
representing our cOuntry's greatest and
most honorable, though most impover-
islied industry. to told their hands and
give up the great battle of life against
farmers. Are the farmers the only
Americans who are incapable of organ
izing for self defense? Our enem. es say
so. Shall we undeceive them?
Cease, for u day or two, raising
crops for others to steal: and come tor
Eether and see if We cant do something
TO stop the stealing"
w Iln0noIIs in fprtbo- avnto,o
ton of the Grain Growers associ ton.
says the questions to he answered are:
l. Are the farmers willing to organize
for self-prutection?
2. Will they agree to sell their
wheat through the association if the
price is satisfactory?
8. Are they willing to pay Is cent
per buShtl on the amount sold through
the association If 1t Is evident that tie
price has been raised at least that much
through the effort of the association,
the money to be expended in paying the
expenses OF the society. and, if any is
left, in renting or building an elevator
or warehouse at Duluth.
The parent association could estab-
lish branches in other states, where
desired.
ut could also designate, upon the
eCoMihcuuatio H VI county alliances, an
gent III each county. As suggested by
ne OF our correspondents, VINO might
ell the entire crop of that county. Now
he farmers rush their wheat in and
compete with each other to break down
prices. Then all such competition
would cease, and the buyers would have
to compete with each other to get the
wheat OF go without. If tie buyers in
any county combined and refused to
bid, the central society at Minneapolis
would have been negotiating with Min
neapolis. ST. Paul, Duluth, Buffalo. New
York and Liverpool, to find the highest
prices obtainable; and could ship ac-
cordingly, leaving the local buyers in
the lurch. If the movement was made
general we could smash all the "bears''
and ''option" dealers in the United
States, by flooding the market or starv-
ing 1t, as might seem best"