The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-08
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Organization of Grain Growers Association.

district William Dawson. Of st. Paul,
Ramsey county; fifth district, George w,
Day, OF Minneapolis sixth district, John
Batz, Of Holding Ford, Stearns county; SOW
enth district d. D. Anderson. OF Ada, Nor
! man county.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Donnelly was
added to the committee, Mr.. Rahilly stating
that some one was needed to do the work.
P. H. Rahilly presented tho following res
! olution:
PRESIDENT HILL INVITED.
| Resolved. that the chair appoint a oom-
| mlttee Of three to notify and invite Mr.. J.
| J. Hill to deliver an address before this
convention on The Probability Of Opening
| q Market for Our Surplus Produce in the
| Orient"
John r. Campbell objected to the alliance
| inviting Mr.. Hill to address tho members
Mr.. Campbell said Mr. Hill last year hal
told tho farmers that money was never
80 plentiful. and that they were In better
financial condition than ever before.
J. c. Hanley favored Mr.. Hill being in
vited and Mr. Rahilly said that because q
man did not agree with all the ideas Of the
alliance was no reason the members should
not be allowed to listen TO him talk on
questions which were Of vital Importance to
every farmer In the Northwest. The resolu-
/! tioa inviting Mr.. Hill to address the alliance
was carried with but four dissenting votes
committee. consisting Of p. H. Rahilly,
&c. Hanley and Eric Olson, was appoint
John Y. Cook. William Dawson and J. @.
Hanley were appointed as committee on
credentials
The committee on resolutions included
1gnatius Donnelly. J. B. Dukes. 8. J. Leahy.
| c. H. Hopkins, aad Eric Oleon.
The audit ng committee appointed was
| 1snatius Donnelly. G. w. Hall and H. p.
| Wedding
Louis Nash, Of st. Paul, delivered an ad-
dress on the Farmer in Politics" He ad-
1yyfc khnk ~ kAA~
and organize. agitate and educate.
c. H. Hopkins. in a paper in which he ad-
vocated q plan Of elevators to be erected
| by the grain growers association, said that
civilization had risen and fallen as the
6armers prospered. The bankrupt law was
a good thing for some lines Of business,
but he had yet to hear Of a farmer taking
advantage of The law. Other business men
took advantage Of the law and paid 10. 20 or
30 cents or the dollar, and then started in
business again, while the farmer, if he did
not pay dollar for dollar lost MS farm and
home and everything he had. If the inter-
ests OF the farmer had been looked after in
the past year It would have been possible
Tor them to have received 50 cents for their
wheat.
He advised the farmers OF the state % or
eanize q grain growers cooperative esso-
ciat:on Of the Northwest, on the following
plan:
Officers, to be a president, secretary.
| one from each congressional district. Board
| to meet once q month to audit all ao-
counts and transact business Of the asso
| citation. The headquarters to be In st.
| Paul. The board OF directors to receive
| So per day and necessary expenses, while
| attending the meetings Of the association
| The secretary Snd treasurer to receive
such sums for their services as the board
| OF directors may deem proper, subject to
| ratification Of two-thirds vote Of all
| members by referendum II there shall be
any question arise as to the matter; 100
members to constitute the number neces-
sary to start ballot.
The state organization to have charge Of
| terminals, elevators and regulating sales
| The counties Of the state to be organized
with the same number Of officers the
state organiza ton. The county organiza-
! tions to have charge Of arranging for
county elevators and regulating the amount
OF wheat that shall be stored in elevators