The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18

have a board of managers of nine,
and that vice-pndsident be elected in each
district, each OfofwhOm should be Orga-
mixers, and then that there be one general
organizer. 1t was finally decided that there
should be a vice-aresident from each dis
trict, except the Fourth and Fifth, where
one should serve,9fand one at large. And
these, together with the president and Sec
rotary, should constitute the board of man
ayers.
s. fC.eLong wasoelected vice-president at
large.ljE Eric Olsenswas chosen for the Sec
ond district; H. w Poor, for the Third dis
trict; Thos. J. Meighan, First district; r. J..
Hall, Seventh district; Kittle Halvorson,
Sixth district; 8. w. Powell, Fourth and
Fifth districts.
A committe Of Eve was ordered appointed.
to prepare the articles of Incorporation for
the association.
Mr.. Donnelly advised that the farmers be
asked certain percentage on a bushel of
wheat sold, for the purpose of having a
fund for building an elevator or for other
purposes.
Mr.. Paddock made kick against having
the office of the associate in Minneapolis,
as that would give Duluth a black eye as
a shipping point. Eric Olson didn't think
that would make any difference. Minneapo-
It's would take it's 6O,OO0,00O bushels q year
anyway. and Duluth would only be the
overflow point.
he said, who had their banquet out at the
lake while we were sweating here, that we
are after them. We want some Of those
banquets ourselves"
Eric Olsen wanted membership fee.
Ignatius Donnelly, l.. c. Long, Eric Olsen,
e. MattSon and John MCGUIRE were APP
pointed a committee to draw up articles Of
Incorporation.
H. V. Poor resigned from the list Of vice
presidents in favor of SOren Morton, of
Meeker county.
OWEN AGAINST WHEAT GRADES.
S. M. Owen said that the philosophers
stone which would eradicate the evils of
grain shipping was the abolition of grades
for wheat. The man who fixed the grade
scheme for wheat sales was the arch hend
in hell.
California orange growers had been bit
ten by a system of grades just like the
grain growers of the Northwest. This was
the only practical anti-option law. With
out the grade system there could be no
gambling in wheat. He advised the dele
gates to drive around this city and compare
the residences of the grain buyers here
with those of the grain growers at their
homes. He had been told that one of the
local elevator companies paid AZ per cent
dividends last year and it was a bad year.
What they made in good years he couldn't
even guess.
Eric Olson said the newspapers were lying
of wheat. He was glad that not many of
the farmers read the daily papers anyway.
He wanted the next Legislature to make a
law legalzng dealing in futures, but COM
polling the recording Of the deals, and pro-
viding a penitentiary sentence for failure
to deliver the grain. On motion of Mr.. Don
nelly it was voted to instruct the officers of
the association to make an inquiry as to
threshing machine matters with a view to
finding a non-combine machine that may
be bought and to give to all such machines
the work. The following resolution was Of
fered by Secretary Hendricksen:
Whereas, A trust is organized by the
manufacturers of threshing machines and
their agents which is now trying to rope
in the thresher men of the country; there
fore, be it
Resolved That request every MEM
Der of the convention to do his utmost to
dissuade the threshermen from joining the
trust and wherever organized that all local
organizations resolve not to patronize any
members of such trust and we request
every local alliance in the state to take ac-
ton in this matter.
1t was adopted ana then the association
adjourned