Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-26

| are concerned. the committees report
says: -.-
ENGLISH SYNDICATE WORK.
AN English syndicate, some years ago,
purchased the Minneapolis mills and the
Minneapolis and Northern elevators
along the Great Northern railway, two or
| three hundred in number. Pillsbury was
party in interest in the syndicate. and
has since had principal charge of it's af-
fairs. The elevators and mills are in fact
owned by the same syndicate. The ele-
vator company purchases the wheat at
the country elevators. 1t is shipped to
Minneapolis and purchased by the mills
on the grade and dockage fixed by the
state grain inspector. The elevator
branch of the syndicate at Minneapolis
reports to the country elevators that they
are grading the wheat too high, s-nd are
not getting enough dockage. The country
agents lower the grade and increase the
dockaEe. Then they purchase the same
Ernde of wheat at No. 2 Northern they
had previously bought at No. Northern,
and Increase the dockage. When this
wheat reaches Minneapolis it is taken in
by the mills ut No. Northern. and there
Is a difference In price between No.
Northern and No. Northern Of cents
it's Value. Do not the mills get the benz
eft of this difference in Crude? If not,
who does? The farmer loses It: who gets
it?"
1a It any wonder that these Victims,
desDelrlnG Of reform IN the department
should find and dec!cre for the abel'=h.
ing Of the whole system. which they did
on the following rensOns:
F!:Et--lt gives to one man euteeratie
power 10 say how much we shall receive
for our property.
second-.1t degrndes and husail!ates us
by placing ns in the position Of wards Of
an unscrupulous ring.
Th!rd-1t makes millionaires at the ter.
m!nal points at the expense Of the pro-
ducors.
Fourth-lt deprec!ates the value of our
real estate.
FIfth-1t brushes the poor man who ~
labortng to make home for himself and
family.
s!xth-It legalizes robbery.
For these and other reasons" closes
the report I'VE ask tho repeal Of the
Minnesota state inspection law. and that
we DO allowed to live In peace In this
garden spot OF America. under our own
vine and fig tree. with mono to modest o.
make us afraid"
(Slgned)
Q. r. Andrews.
A. G. Knssonborg.
James Holes.
G. A. Nye
s A. Holmes.
Robert NOR,
Committee.
And what is the defense to this terrible
arralgnment. 1t is made by the Pioneer
Press. The charge is unworthy Of atten-
ton because Il biennial affair, coming at
each election time. says the P. P. In odd
numbered years. says that paper sneer-
lnely, the crCJ goes to market without
complaint. 1t should have said tina, in
years when Letter and famine makes the
price above that ruling under the gold
standard. farmers are more inclined to
suHer In silence. The movement this
year is declared partisan, notwlthstand-
ing politics was carefully eliminated
from every phase of the Clay county
movement. The committee itself Is d.
Vlded In the party utilization Of its men,
bers. This is to stir up the farmers for
votes, says the Pioneer Press. If ever
there was Il cause demanding votes, it is
that of the outraged and robbed raisers
OF the states great staple. The Moorhead
men refused to accept the invita- ton to
attend the st. Paul meeting. They knew
from experience how absolutely useless
OF the grain robbery fall back on the
thretabare claim that the system Of
grades and inspection saves Minnesota
from being robbed of millions by the
Eastern dealers. 1t should have added,
In order that the said millions might
run into the pockets of the home eleya-
tors. The operation Of the steal is we'll
shown by the artist in the picture here
with, and how the swag, it is safe to
conclude, finds itself regularly carried
away into the Republican campaign fund
oy which this iniquity has been fostered.
AS in other reforms, the Democracy
and Peoples party are condemned for
mentioning this is one Of the reforms
they will accomplish in the election Of
John Lind. One of the candidates on
our ticket has been cursed because he as
an individual, assisted in bringing these
facts to light. This is Hon. Geo. N.
Lamphere, our candidate for state audi
tor, editor of the Moorhead News. In
stead of criticism. this should be COM
for his interest in the welfare
IT the people. Trainers are combined for
asking for the adjustment Of the system
Ii it cannot be reformed, it were better
abolished. But the people know that it !
can be reformed, and they are at least
determined to try. All that the farmers |
want is an honest administration of the
department., a fair grading of their grain.
1Ls
Will they not make the attempt to &C
it? The demand for abolition
grows out of the despair of securing hon
est administration. 1t is the same as
with other departments of the state gov
If they cannot be reformed it
were better that they did not exist. It
8 time to act before all IT the substance !
If our producers goes into that Unsuitable |
nav of the corporations, and the sre-
cialty, privileged. From this we can only |
De delivered by the triumph of the people [
and the taking possession Of
their own by themselves.
WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING.
Irish Standard on c. K. Davis: It is
therefore the bounden duty of the inde- |
pendent votes of all parties in Minnesota
TO register their votes for the retirement
Of c. K. Davis from the United States |
senate. They can do so by voting for the t
legislative candidates of the fusion ticket |
IN this campaign. Every man elected to
both houses Of the state lot, mill