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

ana warehouse commission, and meeting
called for September. during state fair at
| the office of The state seer tary. 400 Balti-
more building, st. Paul, Friday, Sept 2.
rate of one fare for the round trip will
be In force at that time and large repre-
sentation Is expected.
The savings which the alliance can Sc
cure for its members through the organiza-
ton will pay a thousand times over the
expense of a membership in the society
The time has arrived for the agricultural
interests to fight fire with fire." or in
other words, fight combines by ccmbina-
tlon OF your own interests. Every business,
trade or profession is operating under a
combine Why not the farmer?
Thanks to the interest which the
Alliance has aroused in farming commune
tiss. the farmer Is beginning to lin the
language of the streeD take a tumble to
himself" and has taken a determination
mat ne Will hereafter manage his own
affairs. without designating them to the
sleek lawyer, banker, politician and repre-
sentative of corporations, who almost in
Var1ably are found to be on the side of
their masters and misrepresent their farmer
constituents
IN order to facilitate the organization of
aiHances we nave arranged to enroll all
members under our National Charter No.
and file in this Office unless the local
alllance desire charter of their own on
account of being large enough to afford
the luxury and expense. In that case Won
are obliged to secure your charter from the
natlonal secretary. w. z. Bricker of Cogan
Station. Pennsylvania
by this means any organizer can initiate
Individual members and take their init;a
ton fee. giving their receipt therefor and
pace tnelr names on the state register in
the state secretary's office to remain tbaro
on until a local alliance can he formed l.,
tne1r locality, when they will be transferred
from the state register to the nearest local
alliance ''' iooai
our state lecturer desires me to say tina +
t tne Work OF organizing can be very much
iaciiitated by volunteers in every county
senung In their names and Offering any, Gov
we "hlch they can perform to assist the
. state lecturer He desires. to cnYnn,i.s;n,,
ueputy organizer i'll every county Give
Sit;o ~ names OF any good man for this Do.
Hitioh. we want men who will entertain
our camps by inviting them to be vour
guests while travelling about and save
tnem car fare and hotel bills
give them the use of your team for a aav
off 49, mem TO stations or to meeting places
OH the railroad, etc. We. want ,cayara1
names from each county. SEND thon, y, :.
olce 10 this office and we will soon b.,,
"c1,re work going on in your county
| 49,. ~ " III De 1lrst to respond? Don't leave
| c,rd ~ some one else TO DO. Drop us a
t'iu anu give us such information nc W.
nave asked for. and we will do thal,s, vs.
CUR state officers are all in harmon, ;.,
enis movement and they will deem .n,,
assistance they receive in tbis a;l. any
great favor. ee'ioii d
oie' prothers. wake I'D! Give ,our e
! ~ WHAT support you can and we NIL,
| I you that no amount of worlS nil
| soareu on our part to build IN tho oil.
| e. e. saiilNation that will eventually sayo 49,
Elmer iiier from the encroachment rnon h;e
| distros. anu MS reduction to poverty and
| Np' guards, and at 'em.
! =; e HANLEY. Secretary
we nave just received tho fo,,o,,.:
lormatlon from State Lecturer Eria 81. III
enoWlns his dates and route for 49,; i9o''
fu "ln De at Wilmar Sunday. Aup ~ a.
rom there to Benson, Monday 80
wmi ufiVe out from there to Gen. Rarra++,o
VIII iedEe benson and call on Kitta1 HI
Dn Wednesday, Aug. II; Thurz6av -,
Dassei' friday afternoon at Glencoo ~
go ua!n 70 Minneapolis. Stav there g..
| 60, sunday and Monday. VIII he -,
o! :en tuesday, Aug. &c. Will start so,,th
S S'n my assistant. Mr. John K. Cool ~,
| dui' ana hold our first meetin1 y,
.Aalasette' Ncolet county, Wedne.a.a
Us "a AZ Fairfax and Franklin Ren1;,,1
county Thursday at Sleepy Eve Pro o-,,s
| county Friday. Aug g. at Snrina.;oI5
oio"h county; Saturday at Windon, ~.
| e l"ooo county; Monday, Aug. % at 1.oke
nelu' jackson county; Tuesday, Aue ~ q,
Hinloali' jackson county; WednesJ.,.
aug 81 Cedarville. Martin county. ,rbnrs
nay at oherpurne; Friday, Sept. 2. I,ate
fremont schoolhouse No 60; Sarmdav
sept o. Fairmount, Martin county,
| ERIC OLSON,
| State Lecturer