The representative., 1898-08-10

twine at cents per pound to those that
purchased machinery Of them, but the bulk
of the twine was sold at LIZ to Is cents
in Martin county. What did you pay and
figure out what it has cost you extra for
not being organized the same as are the
other fellows? Now, as eXorbitant as this
unjust steal may seem, it is only a drop in
the bucket compared to the great amount
that will be taken from you upon the grain
that this twine has bound this year. Did
you ever think of the thousands of men that
are making fortunes off of your products
that you could save for yourselves by organ
iZation? Now we propose to establish our
own board of trade in Minneapolis, through
our Farmers Alliance, and induce Min
nesota farmers sending samples Of their
grain for inspection by purchasers, and to
be placed on exhibition, and farmers to ship
their own wheat and grain of all kinds.
When there Is no farmers elevators farm
ers can join together, AND haul and ship
car for farmer one day and another
farmer another day, ot etHb in and ship two
wheat.
You all know what Mr.: Letter the great
speculator, did with the, price of wheat
from the time he commenced, April 2, 1897,
until he suspended his gambling, June 13.
1885, his two partners in the Northwest be-
ing Charles A. Pillsbury, controlling 200 ele-
vators. or more, and the milling business.
and Mr.. Peavey, controlling 600 elevators.
After Peavey had unloaded his stock of
wheat and Pilsbury, his stock of inferior
milling wheat, the millers needing all the
wheat left in the country for milling par
poses. Mr.. Letter was forced to stop, so as
to keep all the wheat in the Northwest for
the mills, the rates having advanced so
cents a bushel or less as Letter wheat.
Mr.. Armour, the bear, iStsaid to have pur-
chased some Letter wheat in Minneapolis
and Duluth elevators and held it for the
0ho1 n t1,a \,
of July, 1898. and said wheat being called
No. l northern, but we expect that the
bulk of said wheat was the rejected and No.
3, 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 5000 900 bushels Of old wheat
the new wheat hardly moving before the
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 day of Kansas
wheat-as long as Kansas wheat laSted-to
make Minnesota flour of. Now, No. north
ern wheat was sold to arrive the first week
in August for 66 cents bushel indicating
a drop Of % cents a buShel very short
time before the new wheat is ready to ship.
Now, brother farmers. this is the reason
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
proposes to counteract this gambling bust
ness by establishing a samples exhibit
close to the Chamber of Commerce. Mime
apolis, Minn., where all purchasers may in
spect our samples and buy 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 entrance fee Of
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 a measure to enlarge the twine plant
the twine to be sold by duly appointed
agents at railroad stations for stated
sum to the farmer, thereby making it i'm
possible for like steal to ever again be
as was done this year. All moneys collect
meeting, and when there are enough men,
bers at any one place who want to organ
ize a 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. s..........Vice Pres. Sd District
ApprOVeu-...... ............ .PreSl1ent
Approved-J. c. Hanley. secretary
Approved-Erick Olson .Lect'r & V. p. I'd d.
ApprOved-...... ;. :. ................ Treasurer
ApprOved-............... ;. Vice Pres. lst Dist.
Approved-J. B. Dukes. Vice Pres 4th Dist.
prOved-............... Vice Pres 5th Dist.
prOved-.............. =. Vice Pres. 9th Dist.
Approved-... :. Vice Pres. 1th Dist.