The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-25
F. A. s. |. U. Dept.
(EDIrKD BYJ. c. HANLEy.)

Big Stone County in Line.
Meetings held at Graceville and
Beardsley and county organization Of
the Grain Growers association perma-
nently effected.
Pursuant to a call issued by that
earnest and patriotic reformer, Hon. M
P. Moran, of the city of Graceville, a
large and enthusiastic meeting was held
in the town hall at Graceville, on Sat-
urday, May 20, which we had the honor
to address on the aims and purposes of
the Grain Growers Cooperative asso-
citation.
The meeting was presided over by
Mr.. Conway of Graceville. At the con-
clusion of the speeches a permanent
county organization was effected, with
the following officers at it's head: Presi-
dent, James Conway; e-president,
AL Stebbins; secretary, Hon. w. P.
Moran; treasurer, Jos Vandaski.
The next meeting will be held Satur-
day, June 8, at the same place, to take
active steps to perfect an organization
in every township in the county Of Big
Stone and in Traverse.
Mr.. Sullivan, of Traverse, county, was
also present, and spoke encouragingly
of the prospect of organizing the whole
county of Traverse, which would send
delegates to the grain growers conven-
ton at St. Paul in July.
There will also be farmers elevator
association meeting at Graceville at the
next meeting of the Grain Growers AS
ISOLATION, and active steps will be taken
to take subscriptions. There was nearly
$1,000 in subscriptions in sight at the
first meeting.
The Graceville farmers are thinking
Of purchasing 10000 bushel elevator,
instead of building a new one.
There was also meeting on Saturday
at Zumbro Falls, at which a farmers
elevator was started, and large amount
of subscriptions was listed.
Messrs. Robinson and Munger, the
secretary and manager of the Mazeppa
farmers elevator, were callers at this Of
flee in search of plans and specifications
for their new $4,000 bushel elevator The
subscription list is about complete.
At largely attended meeting of farm
ers in the vicinity Of Beardsley, in Big
Stone county, new Farmers Elevator
Association was organized and incor-
porated and active steps will be taken
at once to build a new 10000 to 10000
bushel elevator. To Mr.. A. D. Stephens
who has taken an active part in the
interest in this matter, is due the credit
of the successful launching of the enter
prise.
die the coming crop.
They adjourned to meet June g. when
active steps to secure subscriptions will
be taken up.
Mr.. F. c. Hill, of Ortonville, the man
ager of the farmers elevator at Cornell
was present, and addressed the meeting
and explained the features of a farm
ers' elevator from a practical elevator
mans standpoint
We had the privilege of meeting
Mr.. Hill after the meeting at
Graceville, and found him en-
thusiastic on the subject of farmers
elevators, and we are not surprised to
hear that the farmers decided to 20 on
with their enterprise, after listening
to the arguments of Mr.. Hill.
One of the most eloquent arguments
used by the farmers in advocating the
advantage of joining the Grain Grow
ers' association was in the fact that
they could purchase their Irvine at 9h
and 10A cents for standard and Man
lila, while they were obliged to pay 1917
to Is cents for the same Irvine to their
local merchants.
When it became known that these
prices were cheaper than the local mer-
chants were paying for their Irvine in
car lots, and was given the members at
those prices in car lots or in small lots,
several carloads on the aggregate were
soon listed with the business agent to
purchase from the newly organized soci-
cites all over the Northwest. Time
can be saved by farmers sending in their
initiation fees as charter members
with their order for Irvine, and they
will be qualified to receive all the bene-
fits of membership. Don't delay your
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