The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
RINGING RESOLUTIONS,
The Farmers Getting Mad-They Mean
IBuSttieSS.

SINNOTT, MINI, May II, 1S94-Edtor
of the Representa- tive-Please publish the
following resolutions:
At meeting Of the Sinnott Alliance No
$780, held April Is, 1884, the following res
olutions were passed.:
Whereas, Numerous trusts and combines
have been formed for the purpose of rails
ing the price of goods and articles the far
mer must buy, while everything the farmer
raises and has to sell is controlled by trusts
and combines for the purpose of keeuing
down the price
Whereas, There; has been formed in Mar
shall county blacksmths' trust for the
purpose of keeping out competition and to
make the farmer pay more for the work
he has done regardless of the small price
he receives for all the produce he raises
and has to SELL
Whereas The farmers of the Red river
valley held a meeting at Crookston last
October for the purpose of securing re-
ductlon Of freight rates on grain, lumber
wood and coal;
Whereas In the general laws of 1897
kelleys Statutes, Vol l, P. ISL. saws that in
case the railway commissioners shall at
any time find that any part of the tariff
OIL rates, fares, charges or cassifcations
SO nled and published, as hereto
fore provided, are in any resnect unaouol
or unreasonable, it shall have the power
and is hereby authorized and directed to
compel any common carrier to change the
same ana adopt such rates, fares, charges
or classifications said commissioners
shall declare to be equal and reasona bic
ms act then provides that if the railway
company refuses to lower the rates for 10
days the commissioners shall publish its
rates at all stations on the line; the COM
pany shall Furthermore be subject to
neavy tines of from 81, 800 to $4,000 for each
offense.
Whereas, We have petitioned the gov
ernor and railroad and warehouse commits
Slonefs for a reduction OF rates. suf
Hcieht tlne having passed reduction has
been made and We believe there will he
none made; therefore, be it
resolved, That we, the members of the
olhhott Alliance No $50, request all farm,
ers, regardless of party to orpanize with
us IN the Farmers Alliance for mutual nro-
lection. '''i ~ y
Resolved, That we recommend that tho
farmers OF Marshall county organize Far
merS Alliance Eleva tor Commands and
Duiid elevators in Stephens Argyle and
warren for the purpose of buying and shin
ping all farm produce; said elevator com,
palhes to organize with other Alliance Fla-
Vatof companies in the state and have
their own commission man to handle tba;r
produce at terminal points
Resolved, That we recommend tb,+ -
the next meeting of the Marshall county Al
lance the blacksmiths' trust no ;nt,ost;
gated and if it is found necessary. arr.naa
menus De made to have a blacksmith Ioca "a
q otepheh, Argyle and Warren that will
oo our work at fair price; the farmers TO
give them all their work at a nrice ,n,,t,,1
~ agreed on, for the period of two Years
resolved, That we request the farmers
OF Marshall county to remember this fall
at election time, the petition thew sent ~
the governor and warehouse commissioners
Tor reduction Of freight rates To re-
member that the railroad comnanv raoe;,,as
ohe-11fth of the farmers crop for hauling
IL 10 market, when the farmer paws for
Loading and unloading the cars. 10 re-
member that the railroad company charges
for freight nearly one-half the price of the
ccal the farmer uses to keep his family
from freezing in the winter To remep,ber
that }. j. Hill & Co. have built in the last
ten years railroad to the Pacific ocean IN
enrich himself and company That the rea
son the freight rates are not lowered is he
cause that part Of the road is not paving
and the farmers of Minnesota must nav
the expense of running, that road to enrich
the railroad company. To remember that
the farmers of Marshall county paw for
every pound of freight, that comes into and
goes out of said county, To remember that
the railroad and warehouse commissioners
have the power to- lower the freight rates
if they wished to. To remember that they
have petitioned the governor and com
missioners to lower the freight rates. To
remember that the railroad company in
stead Oh lowering the rates, lowered the
wages of their worhingI men. To remember
they are not slaves yet. They have some
right left, but if they will not help them
selves no one else will sand last of all, to
remember the men the farmers elected to
office that when we petitioned them to
tighten our burdens they gave us good
promises but no help.
Resolved, That we publish the foregoing
resolutions in The Representative of Min
neapolis, Mimi, Stephen Leader, Marshall
County Banner and the Warren Sheaf
S. SUNDIN, Pres
fAy