The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-08

wheat and the establishment Of q system
Of farmers elevators throughout the coun-
try as well as at the three important Min
neSOta terminals
A movement was started to secure recog-
milton from the state in the way of an ap-
preparation from the surplus grain inspec-
ton fund, to build a terminal at Duluth on
the site at present owned by the state and
originally intended by the legislature of 1891
for this purpose. but which was never util-
lied. as the legislature held the empower
ing act unconstitutional.
A series of other kicks were also regis
tered against the policy Of the Republican
administrations in giving the farmers no
representation on the several state boards.
especially on the railroad and warehouse
commission and the board Of prison man
ayers. The following are the charter MEM
bers Of the new association:
OFFICERS ELECTED.
President-C. H. Hopkins. Fairfax.
Vice President-Henry Fejg Atwater.
Secretary-J. c.. Hanley, ST. Paul.
Treasurer. S. Shields, Darwin.
Directors-First congressional district.
John r. Campbell.
Second District-James Montgomery,
Sleepy Eye.
Third District-Nels Johnson, Winthrop.
Fourth Districts. w. Powell. Saltwater.
Fifth District-G. w. Day, Minneapolis.
Sixth District-John Batz, Albany.
Seventh District-C. A. Menge, Ada.
THE CHARTER MEMBERS.
A. A. Merrill, E. A. Swat, ]. Jarvis. A.
Gunderson. Thomas Logan E. A. Merrill,
]. B. Merrill, c. N. Webster Anton Lem
der A. G. Anderson.
George w. Manghan, L. D. Perkins, Gust
Murdick, E. E. Hail. Michael Finnegan,
d. Hennessy. D. Wilson. w. X. Walker, P.
F. Casey, Thomas McCanney. Nick Diede-
ricks G. w. Barr;ll, V. Alger, J. w. Eddy,
L. H. Psshnor. George Labon.
ST. Paul
Grin Smith, Alex Gray, Henry staufer,
c. H. Stratton, Louis Smith, A. Cook, J.
c. Mangum. D. L. Ayers, J. H. Cook.
Minneapolis-
]. B. Dukes, G. W. Day.
Bernadotte-
Charles Samuelson, M ]. Hedrun.
H. G. Hillesshelm. James Montgomery.
Ada
c. A. Menage, ]. NJ Hetland.
Perley-
E. D. Anderson, E. G. sundstad.
S. w. Powell. Saltwater; James Wild.
Lafayette; Martin Mattison. Hector; A. E.
Robertson, banners; NJ p Moran, Grace
Vile; John BATE, Albany; e. M. Erickson
Austin: John Murphy, Hegbert; William
ONeill, Currin; o. L. Brevig. Granite
Falls; Peter Everson. Jackson; Henry
Feig, Atwater; N. johnson, Winthrop; Aug
.
Robin; H. P. Wedding. Artichoke Lake;
Erick Olson, Sherburn; ]. Ham, Houston;
John Bye. Ashby; John Nozant. Swift; H.
l.. Sand, Cokato: William Thomas, Ige-
hart; f. S. Schields, Darwin; A. M. john
son, Disco; John Gordon. Mallory.
TO LOOK AFTER LEGISLATION.
committee on legislation was appoint
Ell by the chair to go before the various
committees of the legislature and urge the
passage of several bills which, it is claimed,
will be of direct benefit to the farmers. A
protest was raised against the custom Of
the Minneapolis roads in making the coun-
try elevators pay switching charges in adj
dition to a high freight rate.
Another proposition which the COMMITTEES
was instructed to take before the legisla-
ture was that Of securing different meth d
of distributing binding twne The binding
| Irvine plant established by the ia, mers,
it was asserted by Mr.. Hopkins, and tnere-
fore the farmers should receive its benefits.
But, on the contrary, as matter Of fact,
the farmers received but little benefit as a
large percentage Of the annual output was
bought up for seven and eight cents and
distributed to the farmers at a price almost
double.
ELEVATOR AT DULUTH.
The most important matter which the
legislative committee will have to further
is the matter of establishing the terminal
elevator at Duluth, which will be the first
| operating basis of the new Grain Growers
| Association.
The legislature of 1893 passed a bill trans
! ferring such amount of the surplus inspec-
| ton funds as might be necessary for the
construction and acquiring of site for a
| farmers terminal elevator company The
site was purchased, but before the building
was started the supreme court held that
the law was imperative, as such a build
ing would, it held, be in the nature of an
Internal Improvement, and the inspection
fund could not be used for this purpose.
! The site is still in the possession Of the
state, and the new association will make
another attempt to carry out the project
| Of 1891
At the morning session a committee was
! appointed to formulate some basis Of or
/ ganization and report after recess. Upon
converting in room is Of the state house
Mrs. A. c. McCurdy, Of Minneapolis, a
| w. G. T. U. worker, spoke for ten minutes
upon W. c. T. U. work and the farmer,
| after which the regular order Of business
| was resumed
| Chairman Donnelly submitted the report
! of his committee. BY way Of explanation
| he said that in the short time at it's dis
| posal the committee had found it impos-
| sible to form any adequate permanent basis
| of organiza ton, as the committee had met
! with many perplexng problems. Primarily
| however, it had decided that the rule max
| ing membership in the Alliance obligatory
| with members of the Grain Growers AS
! where there was an Alliance Is per cent OF
| each annual due paid into the new associa-
| ton would revert towards the support Of
| the Alliance.
N. johnson, of Winthrop, objected to the
| proposition Of referring it back to the com
| m:ttee.
Chairman Hopkins favored a free discus
! sion Of the matter, and Mr.. Johnson took
| issue with Mr.. Donnelly and everybody
| talked at once, giving the meeting the ap.
| pearance of one Of the old time alliance
| meetings.
Mr.. Donnelly thought that Mr. johnson
| was labcring under n apprehension as
it was only possible for the committee tc
| place the proposition before the meeting in
| decided upon.
| ing resolution as the result Of the commit
| tees labors. which were adopted and con-
| stitute the basis Of the organizations:
MIR. DONNELLYS REPORT.
| Resolved, That the Grain Growers Co.
| operative Association Of Minnesota be and
| the same is hereby organized
Resolved, That the preparation of a con.
! st;tution and bylaws for the said asso-
citation is a work requiring the utmost care
| and abundant time, which cannot be haG
in the hurry and confusion of this conven.
| ton.
Resolved, That this committee shall b.
continued and shall. within 30 days. prepare
copy of the same to each member of this
turn it to the secretary of this society with.
| In f1oxy dot Nf