The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17

ers can join together and haul and ship
car for one farmer one day and another
farmer another day, or club in and ship two
or three together, if the same quality of
wheat
You all know what Mr.. Letter, the great
Spectator, did with the price of wheat
from the time he commenced, April 2, 1897,
until he suspended his gambling. June Ii.
1873. MS two partners in the Northwest be-
ing Charles A. Pillsbury, controlling go ele-
vators, or more, and the milling business.
and Mr. Peavey, controlling 600 elevators.
After Peavey had unloaded his stock OF
wheat and Pillsbury his stock of inferior
milling wheat. the miilers needing all the
wheat left in the country for milling pur-
poses, Mr.. Letter was forced to STOP so as
to keep all the wheat in the Northwest for
the mills, the banks having advanced 50
cents a bushe less on Letter wheat.
Mr.. Armour. the bear, is said to have pur-
chased the Letter wheat in Minneapolis
and Duluth elevators and held it for the
mills at 50 cents bushel during the month
of July. 1888. and said wheat being called
No. 1 northern. but we expect that the
bulk of said wheat was the rejected and No
g. bought cheaply below No. l of last
seasons crop.
You notice how the wheat prices dropped
on August l. when there was barely two
weeks supply of wheat in the Northwest
as milling and export was conducted at that
time, or about 100000 bushels of old wheat
middle of August. The wheat crop of 1897 of
the Northwest being SO small, it was not
enough for the demand, and the Minneapolis
mills had to import 60 cars a day of Kansas
wheat-as long Kansas wheat lasted-to
make Minnesota -four of. Now, No. north
ern wheat was sold to arrive the first week
in August for &c cents buShel indicating
drop Of % cents buShal a very short
time before the wheat is ready to ship
Now, brother farmers, this is the reason
md In6II vial Ifv,ir.r
proposes to counterfeit this gambling bust
ness by establishing a samples exhibit
close to the Chamber of Commerce. Mime
apolis, Mimi, where all purchasers may in
spect our samples and buy our products
to be shipped to any part of the globe sub
Ject to the order of all purchasers. We
therefore invite all farmers of Minnesota to
join our Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, by paying an entrance fee of one
dollar. for which receipts will be given by
our organizers and your names be re-
corded at headquarters. We propose
at our next session of the legislature, to
push measure to enlarge the Irvine plant
the Irvine to be sold by duly appointed
agents at railroad stations for stated
sum to the farmer, thereby making it i'm
possible for a like steal to ever again be
perpettatcd upon the farmers of Minnesota
as was done this year. All moneys collect
ed will be accounted for at our next annual
meeting, and when there are enough mem
bers at any one place who want to organ
lie local alliance. each member will get
credit for money paid to apply to local al
lance, subject to all laws now in force or
that may be in force in the future.
Respectfully Submitted
s. H. Hopkins. ........ Vice Pres I'd District
Approved-...... :. :. :. ..........p resi lent
Approved-J. c. Hanley Secretary
Approved-Erick Olson. Lect'r & V. p I'd D.
Approved-..... :. .. Treasurer
Approved-.............. :. Vice Pres LIST Dist
Approved-J. B. Dukes Vice Pres 4th Dist
pproved-.............. :. Vice Pres 5th Dist
proved-............ . Vice Pres 9Th Dist