The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-08
NAT. F. i. AND |. u. DEPT
At st. Paul Mr. J. G. Ranley will re-
ceive subscriptions for The Representa-
tive at his Office. 400 Baltimore Building.
GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION,
New business Society of Farmers Of
the Northwest.

Nov, business Society of Farmers Of
the Northwest.
The paper read last winter before the
Alliance convention at the state capital
by Hon. c. H. Hopkins and generally
published in agricultural papers
throughout the wheat raising states has
created wide and growing interest
among the farmers throughout the
Northwest. This Office has received
many letters of inquiry OF how this or
ganization can effect such a great saw
ing and asking for details of plans and
Information Of general character. 1t
is our purpose to present a couple of
plans in this article and treat with de-
tails in future articles. Of course it is
understood that these plans or outlines
of plans will not be binding on any
section or community, as each district
will be at liberty to devise ways and
means best suited for their own parti-
cular neighborhood, and is offered only
as a matter to invite discussion and
improve the plan or plans as the prog
ress of the enterprise advances
The very interesting letter Of Mr.
Hopkins in last weeks Representative
showed what could be done at his sta
ton at Fairfax by grain growers as
ISOLATION, owning and controlling their
own elevator Or line of elevators The
results being SO great and the means of
securing them SO sure there should be
only one thought to which all energies
should be directed, and that is: How
can we build and operate an elevator
successfully
There are two plans now in success
full operation and these plans l will
touch on briefly. First, let the farmers
gather together and decide that they
DO WANT AN ELEVATOR. Then de-
eide the size and cost of same. Gle
vators with modern machinery Of ca
pacity of $4,000 bushels will run in cost
about $3O,OOO $4,000 bushel elevator will
run up to about $4,000 with all latest
equipment) Then get the farmers of
the neighborhood to subscribe stock to
the amount necessary to build and equip
house capable of doing the business
of the locality. Let them own and con-
troll the elevator as strictly farmers
house, to be run in the interests of the
farmers and stockholders.
Then secure the service of some good
practical elevator man to run the house
for the formarS or ctOoLho,dor, ~.o1-.
him give bonds for the faithful dis
charge of his duties, let the board Of di-
rectors meet once a MONTH and go over
the business in all it's details, consult
all circumstances do not allow your
representative or yourselves to gamble
in or futures. Conduct your house as a
business venture, do your business in a
strictly business manner, and see to it
that you patronize the elevator your
self. Where those principles are fol-
lowed there will not be failure in one
case in a thousand This plan is called
the cooperative plan, and the minor
details are changed to suit the condi-
tons or locality. - ~---
Another plan is this:
Let some good experienced practical
elevator man offer tc build an elevator
and equip it under contract that it will
be FARMERS ELEVATOR for a per-
Tod Of years. Providing the farmers