The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-04-07

We are obliged to announce that the
| offioe OF secretary is very much en- bar
asscd for the want OF postage. We
have some 1,e00 letters written and
ready to mail to all the Alliance Sec
retaries Of the state, but On account
Of the lack Of funds to pay postage we
are obliged to delay the work which
should be pushed. We would have
our friends know that your secretary
can not do all the work We are will
ing to contribute all our energies to-
wards making the movement as uccess;
we can and do work II to II hours per
day without compensation, but if this
movement ever becomes success it
must have the hearty cooperation of
the farmers, who are the great bull
wark Of the movement. We are there
| fer obliged to ask all friends of this
movement who read this appeal to sit
down and write letter to us aud en-
close 10 cents In postage STAMPS. This
means you, gentle reader. Do you
| think enough about the movement to
| donate 10 cents to start the practical
work Of organizations? We hope to
| have generous response to this ap-
peal.
We would suggest to each Alliance
That they take this matter up at their
| meetings and take up subscription
among the mem bers OF five cents each
and send in the proceeds in stamps
| Those not actively connected with any
alliance can send their donation d.
rect.
We arc sorry to announce that our
old friend, and earnest worker in the
cause OF Reform, Mr.. James 2. White,
Of this city, has left the state Of which
he was so long an honored and re.
spectcd citizen, and taken up his
! home in Anaconda, Montana. We
bcspcak for large circle OF acQuaint-
ances that he will succeed in his new
home, and become hOnored and re-
| Spected there as much as he was
here in Minnesota.
The able article by Mr.. J. H. John
son which appeared in THE REPRE-
SENTATIVE last week, has awakened
a lively interest throughout the
Northwest among the Farmers and
working classes Of the cities. We find
that the inquiry from all quarters
asking for the quality Of the flour, the
ability to furnish any quantity,
freight rates, etc, leads us to believe
that before long we will be disposing
Of car load or flour per day, in this
city alone. In view or the Immediate
pros pect Of the expansion Of this prac-
tical feature Of benefits Of the Farm
ers' Alliance and Ind ustrial Union, we
would like TO call again for more mills
which can grind a "Patent Flour
equal to the Flour Combine brands"
We would like to open up cores
pondcnce with those idle antitrust
flour mills with the view of contract
ing for the entire output Of such mills
for period OF years. Already the
combine has given it out cold" that
those antitrust mills will soon be COB
bled up by the combine" You are
very likely to have some chap cal! on
you in the near future to sell or lease
your mill. If he does call, you get
double or treble what you consider it
worth IN CASH, then build two more
mills they are bouad to have then so
be sure aud provide them with plenty.
The following circular letter is be-
lug sent to every grocer, feed, and
Hour merchant, and every labor union
in Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota and Montana:
| FACTS AROUT Ey OrIp