The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-03

give the farmers of the United States the
power to fix the price of their produce
instead of having it fixed by boards of
trade in the various cities of Great Brit
ain and the United States. No farmer
will hesitate to come into an Organiza-
ton that is going to give him direct
benefit
| I will give you my plan of organizing
4 grain growers association, and want
you and others to study it; and perhaps
you can improve. upon it.
Organize in three branches: Local,
state and national.
The object of the National Association
is to band the farmers of the several
states together for the mutual benefit OF
ALL es
The duties OF its officers will be to
keep thoroughly posted upon the amount
of grain in farmers hands; and in ele
vators in the United States, also the con-
dition of the growing crop in the United
States and all foreign countries, that
compete with or buy of US; also to fix
the price of produce in the principal ports
OF export; its officers shall be presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer and a vice
president from each state that has local
associations
The state association will be composed
of its officers, which will be elected by
delegates from local associations.
Its officers shall be a president, vice.
president secretary and treasurer, and a
board OF directors, one from each con-
gressonal district. The duty of the
president will be to preside over all
meetings.; of the secretary to keep a COM
plete record; of the treasurer, to take care
of the funds that may come into his pos
session.
The duties OF the board OF directors will
be to fix the price OF grain and other
produce in the central markets OF the
state; and to divide the state into zones
or belts, radiating from central markets;
and to fix the price Of grain in each zone
or belt, according to distance and cost of
transportation to the central market
| The local or township association is
of the most importance and should be
composed of practical farmers. It should
be organized on the stock plan, and the
price of shares can be fixed to suit
majority of any local association, $40, SIS
or $50. There should also be an initia-
ton fee of $Ioo, half of which should go
to the state association to pay the neces-
sary expenses of that body Each mem
Der of any local association must sub
scribe for one share OF stock and as many
| more as it is convenient for him to sub
scribe for. The object of these sub
| scriptiOns is to create local fund to
| tide over any member that has grain to
| SELL until the point fixed by the state
| board of directors is reached.
One per cent of all grain sold by any
| local association should be turned into
the association to pay interest on all
shares of stock that are fully paid up, at
| the rate OF 5 per cent. per annum The
| object of this is to induce members of the
association that have idle money to put
it into the association. SO the fund will
at all times be large, enough to meet the
| demands upon it.; and at the same time
give strength to the association 1t will
be seen that the strength OF the local as
ISOLATION depends upon its strong men,
bers helping the weak ones, for the ben
eft of all y ~
| The officers of the local association
rotary. and treasurer and board of three
directors. ~
Each local association should be re-
CURED to make monthly reports to the
| state association, OF the amount of grain
in farmers hands for sale, and the con-
| dition of the growing crops.
| No farmer subscribing his name to
| the above plan will be required to pay
| five or more states have been fully or
gained; and the association has strength
enough to begin business and break down
| all opposition; then each member will be
cAptCttu W pay lee ana lOI SHARES OF
| stock subscribed for
You will observe the above plan re-
! quires neither local or terminal eievat-
ors. The same men that buy Our grain
| now will continue to buy it. The only
| difference there will be the association
will fix the price instead of the specula-
| tive clique. We can organize the entire
northwest and be ready to begin business
OH the next crop if each farmer will
consider himself a committee Of one to
organize and go ahead and not wait for
| his neighbor.
You will also observe the above plan
would give lis steady market; and those
that handle our grain could do it on
smaller margin than when the market is
up today and down tomorrow.
| would like to have those that favor
this plan to assist me in drawing up con-
stitution and bylaws that will protect
local associations from any member that
may be inclined to be dishonest; also to
have then, printed in leaflets and send