The representative., 1898-05-25
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8.
The following Interesting and yalua-
Ole letter from the pen of Hon. c.. H.
Hopkins has been secured and should
be read and digested by every farmer
in the Northwest. He sounds a note of
timely warning, in which if the farmer
would act he would be receiving the
profits in the advance of wheat instead
OF Letter, Armour, and other collos sal
gamblers Read, farmers, and reflect
then ACT:
Fairfax Mimi, May 9, 1898.
). g Hanley, Sec. L. A. & l. u, st. Paul,
: Mimi, tsf
Dear Sir and Bro: All history of past
nations and peoples show that as the far
mers, the tillers of the soil, prospered. SO
prospered the nations And that verdict
has been written so plain there is not a
thinker today who will gainsay it, That
being the case, political parties should be
organized to enact laws to build up our ma
ton by protecting the interests Of the far
mers, and believing that there are great
wrongs being inflicted upon the farmers at
this time, would it not be proper to call a
state convention of the Farmers Alliance
say the l4th of June, to set forth their
grievances and serve a notice upon all DO
Htfcal parties of their demands, and also to
take into consideration the matter of es-
taDnshing a farmers grain growers asso-
ciation outside of political parties? When
we organize for business on q business plan
entirely. clear of all political parties, 1t
Will be success. If the state of Mime
sofa and the two Dakotas would organize
tney could control one hundred million
bushels of wheat every year-enough to
hold the balance of power and establish a
CONDITION that wheat could never go lower
than 80 cents per bushel Let each state
organize into districts; have as many di-
rectors as there are districts for the state
board. l would suggest seven as that sig
mines completeness and have a board of
seven for all local elevators. The state boa rd
being subject to a majority vote of local
organizations. Have a sinking fund Of say
nVe per cent to build local and terminal
elevators at shipping points. figured on
the crop that was shipped from Fairfax
Mimi, in the year 1885, at five per cent it
amounted to $4,000 An elevator costs
about $500: we could have built two ele-
vators at this place and could have donated
$I0O0 towards terminal elevators; and by
taking that five per cent you would have
got 20 cents more per buShel for your
Wheat-which would mean for the 800 900
pushels OF wheat marketed at Fairfax il
1886 $4,000, to be be divided I'D with the
farmers of Fairfax and vicinity to paw off
mortgages, make improvements on their
1arms, buy goods, and in fact bring about
general prosperity. Friends go to figuring.
see What 1t amounts to in those three states
and then say that the eleve>or COMPANIES
are in business for their health. 1 know
some will say that too many have to sell
which would make plan of that kind i'm
possible. We would have it arranged so
that a man that had to sell could deliver
his wheat and draw what was necessary
Tor current expenses, and farmers that were
able could loan their money through the or
ganization to those that were not so fortu-
nate. Know that all the combined trusts
IN this country will hold up their hands in
molly horror at move of this kind: but.