Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-03
A BIG FARM SCHEME.
Ex-senator PETER Wants Farmers
to Organize Syndicates.
a GREAT WIRE and NAIL TRUST.
Comuetitton- RAilroads Ask for the
Suspension Of the Long and the
short Haul Clause.

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advocating the formation Of farmers
syndicate for the purpose Of systema-
fixing the work OF men who till the
soil and for the reduction OF farm ex-
penses, so that farmers will be enabled
70 hold their own against the rest OF
the business world. He says:
& Why cannot hundred Kansas farmers or
Unnise themselves In IN association, each MEM
~ retaining ownership OF his own land and re-
selvlng his proportionate share OF profits the
! hnds Of oil the members being subject to man
agsment Of oficers appointed for that purpose'
Some such method OF organization and work
would economize labor, dispense with vast
emounts Of costly implements and machinery
nd wholly do away with middle men, All the
lands Of all the members would be titled &C.
seeding TO one general plan and the crops
would be harvested and disposed OF methodi-
sally. place for storage and warehousing
fvlts, vegetables and grain would render easy
nd profitable the holding Of ,rops for suitable
markets. and farming could be thus again
raised TO o level Of profit
A GREAT WIRE AND NAIL TRUST.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 24.-The much
talked-of wire trust will likely become
IN accomplished fact before the end
Of the week. A meeting Of the Wire
and Nail association has been called
to-day when the consolidation ques-
ton will be thoroughly discussed and
anal action on the part Of the members
Of the association taken. II is ex-
pected that this action will be favora-
tle This great trust, which will be
known Us the American Steel 4 Wire
company, is capitalized at $4,000, 900.
The plan of the consolidation Is to buy
up oil the wire plants in the country
md incidentally secure number of
furnaces and steel mills, so that the
company can purchase Its finished ma.
tsrial right from the ore. The capaci.
y Of the plants, which 1t Is expected
eventually to include In the new COM
psny, Is about $4,000 tons a week Of
rods, wire and wire nails
STUDENT VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT
CLEVELAND, o.. Feb "a. There are
LtO0 student delegates and 500 mis-
sonaries, professors and representa-
lives Of missionary societies in at
tendance at the third international
sonvention Of the student volunteer
movement There was more or less
sonfusion yesterday as to programme
md the accommodation Of the dele
rates Owing to the fact that Music
hell was burned short time ago,
there Ia no suitable auditorium In the
hty large enough to accommodate all
who wish to attend the convention. A
aumber were not able to gain admit
lance yesterday to the Cleveland Grays
Armory, where the general opening
meeting was held. To-day and after
Simultaneous meetings will be held In
several halls and churches near the
armory.
CONVICT COMPETITION
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. PA pro-
test against convict labor In competi-
ton with free labor was made to Gov.
Mount yesterday by officers Of the In
Sensational Broommakers' union, now
b session in this city. The governor
WAS asked to investigate a report stat.
ing that the convict labor law had
been evaded In Michigan City by con-
vsrting bicycle contract into chain
making contract 1t is proposed to
all meeting Of employers and EN-.
ployes In business affected by prison
sompetition. Agitation is now active
n Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois,
Indiana and Pennsylvania. The dele.
yates will endeavor 10 raise funds for
TIE establishment Of q paper.
LONG AND SHORT HAUL CLAUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. application
was made to the interstate commerce
eommission yesterday on behalf Of a
Number Of railroads asking for q sus-
pension Of the fourth section OF the
Interstate commerce act known as the
lang and short haul clause on through
Pacific coast passenger business. This
action Is taken with view to meeting
ne cuts made by the Canadian Pacific
road on Alaska and Pacific coast bust.
meas The roads which joined in the
petitlon include practically all Of the
trauscontinental roads and their tribu.
utaries west Of Chicago,