The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11

Minnesota and we believe it will be fol-
| lowed by the formation of branches Of
the Grain Growers Association every
where.
OFFICERS OF THE ALLIANCE.
The following is a list of the officers
of the State Farmers Alliance:
President, Hon. P. H. Rahilly. Lake
City.
Secretary. John c. Hanley, st. Paul.
Treasurer, John R. Campbell, Clyde.
Lecturer, Eric Olson, Sherburne.
Vice president First district, ]. C. Mes
bitt, Clyde.
Vice president, Second district, l. c.
Long, Magnolia.
Vice president, Third district, Igna-
thus Donnelly, Hastings.
Vice president Fourth district, John
X. Cook, st. Paul.
Vice president Fifth district, s. NJ
Fairchild, Minneapolis.
Vice president Sixth district, John
Batz, Albany.
Vice president Seventh district, Samuel
Gebeau, Red Lake Falls.
ADDRESSES.
The address of ]. j. Hill upon the pos
sibility of finding market in China, ia
| pan and India, which contain 800,000,0 900
people, for the surplus wheat crop of the
United States was an admirable and use
full paper. Mr.. Hill showed that it was
| not necessary that we should turn all
the vast populations of those countries
| into consumers of wheat bread. If we
ship to them enough, he said, to fur
nish them with pie crust it would absorb
our surplus wheat, which now goes to
our sole customer, England, and BREAKS
down the price all over the world.
There were some of our members who
did not greatly admire Mr. Hill, but they
felt that If he or any other man could
offer suggestions to improve the price
of our products, he should be listened to
with respect.
Even more interesting than Mr.. Hills
speech was the discussion which follow
ed when different members of the Al
lance cross-questioned him as to the
working out of his plan. We hope to
present full report of this debate.
There were other admirable addresses,
| one from the president of the Alliance,
Mr.. Rahilly, another from Louis Nash,
Esq, representing the wage-workers of
st. Paul; Mr.. Hopkins, Mrs. S. ]. Leahy,
| of Rice county; Mr.. J. C. Hanley and
| others. We will try to reproduce them
all, and they will be found very interest
ing reading.
We hope our friends will send in or
ders in advance for copies of this great
issue, for distribution among their neigh
bors. We will furnish them for cents
sired.
THE GRAIN GROWERS ASsOCrA-
TON.
On Jan. the Grain Growers Cooper
alive Association of Minnesota was Or
ganized. There had been a committee
appointed consisting Of Mr.. Donnelly as
chairman, and the following members,
one from each congressional district of
the state:
First district, John R. Campbell Clyde,
Winona county
Second district, Eric Olson, Sherburne,
Martin county,
Third district, c.. H. Hopkins, Fair
fax, Renville county.
Fourth district, William Dawson, St.
Paul, Ramsey county.
Fifth district, George w. Day, Mime
apolis, Hennepin county.
Sixth district, John Batz, Holdings
Ford, Wright county.
Seventh district, E. D. Anderson, Ada,
Norman county.
This committee reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the Grain Growers
Cooperative Association of Minnesota
be, and the same is hereby organized.
Resolved, That the preparation of
constitution and bylaws for the said as
ISOLATION is work requiring the utmost
care and abundant time, which cannot be
had in the hurry and confusion of their
convention.
Resolved, That this committee shall
be continued and shall within thirty days
prepare such constitution and bylaws
and send copy of the same to each
member of this association who shall
examine it, and return it to the secre-
tary of this society within fifteen days
from date of receipt, with his approval
or disapproval, or proposed amend
ments.
Resolved, That this association shall
proceed at once to elect temporary
president, vice-president, secretary and
treasurer, and shall appoint board of
directors of seven members.
Resolved, That a meeting of the COM
mittee shall be held as soon as the re-
turns are received from the members,
and shall canvass the same and ma
jority shall agree upon the final form of
the same. which shall endure until the
first annual meeting of the Grain Grow
ers' Cooperative Association.
Thereupon the following gentlemen