The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-31
FARMERS BE WISE

FARMERS BE WISE
And Organize Farmers Alliance
Milling Association.
On account Of the tremendous in
terest which this department has
aroused upon the subject of co-opera-
tion and the practical benefits it OF.
fers to The wealth-producers and con-
sumers, we herewith produce a por-
tion of paper read by Mr.. J. Fl. John
son, of Belle PLANE, Mimi, a practi-
cal miller. and an earnest and active
Farmers Alliance man, at the state
convention at Minneapolis, on Feb. l.,
1892. We can briefly state that al
ready some of the benefits are begin.
ming to be felt as we can say with
some pride that since this de partment
has been esta blished in THE REPRE-
SENTATIVE, little over two months
ago, the agitation created by those
articles appearing in these columns,
and the prospect of the early revival
of the Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union in this state, the influence
Of this agitation has already advanced
the price Of wheat cents per bushel,
while the price Of flour in the Twin
cities on the "com biEe brands" has
fallen 80 cents per barrel
We will leave to our readers to as
certain the cause of this changed con-
dition on the wheat and flour market t;
but we can call the attention of our
readers that this was the condition
which we prophesied when we COM
menced writing upon this subject
that the effect of bringing producer
and consumer into closer relationship
would have the effect of raising the
price Of the products of the farm,
while it would reduce the price on
farm products to the consumer, we
can say that our prophesy has been
verified.
Following is the article of Mr.. ]. H.
Johnson.
II will add to this that our sister
states, North and South Dakota are
also in the clutches of the combined
mill queen at Minneapolis. and now
the ques ton arises how shall we man
age to get out of the queens clutches.
Money cannot get us free. The only
way TO do it is to organize Farmers
Alliance Mill Associations throughout
the Northwest and every farmer or
wheat producer manufacture his crop
Of wheat into flour.
1t will take $40 small Monitor mills
for the above named three states and
we will as a base figure these mills at
a leo barrel capacity each per twenty
four hours. All the mills that are
now running and operated in these
three wheat growing states Of less
than l75 barrel capacity can be bought
or got to join with the Farmers Alli-
ance Mill Association. But no mill Of
over l75 barrel capacity will be per-
mitted to join the associa ton
The 500 new mills would have Ca
pacity Of $4,000 barrels per day and
would consume 100000 bushels of
there is shipped 10000 to l75, 900
bushels of wheat per year there
should be a mill of 100 barrels capac-
ity per tWenty-f0ur hours. This mill
would grind lo0, 900 bushels of wheat
per year. a mill of this capacity
should have 100 shares, each share en-
titled to have l,5O0 bushels Of wheat
ground in the year-125 bushels per
month. The share holders could bind
themselves, ii they wished to keep in
their graneries 800 bushels of wheat
each as surplus and secure fund for
Bank, which means that every mill
of 100 barrel capacity keep on hand
80, 900 bushels and said wheat will Sc
cure Bank of $4,000 for the com
pany's convenience.
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cost, with the very best engine and
plete and running order. The mill
building and engine room will cost
from 81 500 to $4,000.
l will now explain few facts which
l CLEANED on the 5th ut. l was en-
curing the price of flour in the queen
milling city Of the world and was an
swered that 40 Id sack cost $l.6O.
The same day wheat was selling as
follows No. Hard, SOC, No. North
ern, SIC, No. 2, SIC and No. 3, 74c. AS
l think there was more No. 3, than
No. l Hard, we will suppose the price
to average about soc buShel. Now
we will see what the price of wheat
was at Aberdeen. S. D., the same day
AS had no quotations from there |
will so by freight rate which is 12c
OuSHc1 W hiu uodpOllS, COm lulSSIOu 0C,
switching and inspecting which will
surely bring it to Ii cents below the
Minneapolis market. We will say the
farmer who brings his wheat to the
elevator in Aberdeen gets Ga cents a
bushel. Now my Dear Brother Farm
er Alliance we will take wheat at our
own mill in Aberdeen and pay 81
buShel and give on every 100 ushelS a
ton of feed at IS and send our flour
to Minneapolis and sell the same at
Sc. 10 per barrel in 40 Id or 50 Id sacks.
Will now explain how it can be DONE
The wheat cost. $500
Sacks. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .16
ErelknJ. Observation-Disclosures. 40
IL dJ ASO. .Of
Handling so
$40
This will bring the flour in Mime
apolis 30 cents per barrel less than
what it is now selling for after the
farmer at Aberdeen has got 36 cents a
bushel more for his wheat and ton