The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-22
THE GRAIN GROWERS.
An Encouraging Letter.

An Encouraging Letter.
We are glad to receive the following
letter from Mr.. Elias STEVENSON, for
merly sheriff of Polk county, and one of
the leaders of reform in the Red River
valley. We need just such men to take
hold of THE Grain Growers association"
and organize and push it. 1t is in the
hands of the farmers and they must lick
it into shape satisfactory to themselves.
I. D.
CROOKSTON, Mimi. Feb. Ito the Edi-
tor of the Representative and Members Of
the Alliance and Grain Growers Associa-
ton:
I am pleased to note the interest you are
taking in organizing the Grain Growers
Association. l believe you are on the right
track, and I want to be along.
If any of the organizers come here, you
can count on me to assist.
I have also read the proposed constitution
and bylaws, which, think, are all correct.
l have also read Hopkins and Powell 3
objections and their suggestions and pro-
posed remedies.
1 think all Of you are correct, and that
something can be done whereby all the sug-
gestions can be carried out and be worked
in harmony to a glorious conclusion, des-
powers to promote the interests Of the grain
growers that has ever been attempted.
1t is a gigantic enterprise, and there Is
probability for 1t to become the most power
full organization in the world.
Permit me to suggest to you how the
ideas Of the parties mentioned can all be
put into USE without any interfering with
the other, but, on the contrary, aiding each
other to success and final victory.
My suggestions are as follows:
Adopt the constitution and bylaws as
published in the Representative Feb. and
in addition provide for national organiza-
ton which can probably be done by SIM
ply adding a fourth section to Article Nj
to read as follows:
1T shall be the duty of this association
joint stock company to be known
as The International Grain Growers
Association. The members Of the State
Grain Growers Association shall have no
financial connection with any such enter
prise unless they individually subscribe tor
stock in same"
This international association should be
founded on broad basis, the same as other
stock companies, no limit should be put
on the holdings of any one man. Shares
should be SO each, and vote for each share
of capital stock. A charter should be pro-
cured from the United States, which should
state it's objects and limit it's profits. and
cothe It with power to establish prices OF
grain something like that suggestion by Mr..
Powell.
1 shall not take up space in your paper
to dwell further on this matter at this time.
The details Of it will, of course, have to be
worked out by some committee when the
proper time comes.
1 shall be glad at any time to appear be-
fore such a committee and render them any
assistance I able TO give.
With best wishes for the enterprise and
hearty greeting to you all, I am yours very
truly, ELIAS EENERSON.
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& Bone Liniment extensively In his
practice of medicine, and especially rec
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and in fact for anything where such
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drug stores and dealers in medicine.