The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-03

Wfnona county.
Second District-E,ric Olson, Of sherburne,
Martin county.
Third District-C. H. Hopkins, of Fairfax,
Renville county.
Fourth Dlst14et-Wilham Dawson, of St.
Paul, Ramsey county
Fifth District-George W. Day, of Minne-
apolis.
Sixth District-John Batz, of Holding Ford,
Stearns county.
Seventh District-E. D. Anderson, OF Ada.
Norman county.
by unanimous consent Mr.. Donnelly
was added to the committee, Mr.. Rahil-
iy stating that some one was needed
to do the work.
r. H. Rahilly presented the follow
ing resolutions:
PRESIDENT HILL INVITED.
Resolved, That the chair appoint a commit
tee of three to notify and invite Mr.. ]. J..
Hill to deliver address before this con-
venticn ON The Probability OF Opening a
Market for Our Surplus Produce In the ORR
ent.''
John r. Campbell objected to the al
lance inviting Mr.. Hill to address the
members. Mr.. Campbell said Mr. Hill
last year had told the farmers that
money was never so plentiful, and that
they were in better financial condition
than ever before.
j. c. Hanley favored Mr.. Hill being
invited and Mr.. Rahilly said that be-
cause man did not agree with all the
ideas of the alliance was no reason
the members should not be allowed to
listen to him talk on questions which
were of vital Importance to every
farmer in the Northwest. The resolu-
ton inviting Mr.. Hill to address the
alliance was carried with but four dis
senting votes.
A committee, consisting Of p. II.
Rahilly, ]. c. Hanley and Eric Olson
was appointed to wait on Mr.. Hill.
John Y. Cook, William Dawson and
j. c. Hanley was appointed as a com
mittee on credentials.
The committee on resolutions includ-
ed Ignatius Donnelly, J. B. Dukes. s.
j. Leahy, c. H. Hopkins, and Eric
Olson.
The auditing committee appointed
was Ignatius Donnelly, G. w. Hall and
H. P. Wedding.
Louis Nash, Of ST. Paul, delievered
an address on the Farmer in Politics."
He advised that all the farmers pull
to gether and organize agitate and edu-
cate.
c. n. Hopkins, in a paper in which he
advocated a plan of elevators to he
erected by the grain growers associ-
alton, said that civilization had risen
and fallen as the farmers prospered.
The bankrupt law was good thing for
some lines of business, but he had vet
to hear of farmer taking advantage
OF the law. Other business men took
advantage Of the law and paid 10, 20
or 30 cents on the dollar, and then
started in business again while the
farmer, If he did not pay dollar for
dollar, lost his farm and home and
everything he had. If the interests of
the farmer had been looked after in
the past year it would have been pos
sible for them to have received 80 cents
for their wheat.
He advised the farmers Of the state
to organize grain growers co-opera-
tive association of the Northwest, on
the following plan:
Officers, to be a president. secretary
treasurer and board of seven directors.
one from each congressional district.
Board to meet once a month to aud,t
all accounts and transact business of
tne association. The headquarters to
be In st. Paul. The board of directors
to receiv So per day and necessary ex-
penses, while attending the meetings
or the association. The secretary and
treasurer to receive such sums from
their services as the board of directors
may deem proper, subject to ratifca-
ton OF a two-thirds vote of all MEM
bers by referendum If there shall be
any question arise as to the matter:
LOO members to constitute the number
necessary to start ballot
The state organization to have
charge of terminals, elevators and
regulating sales. The counties of the
state to be organized with the same
number Of officers as the state or
ganization. The county organizations
to have charge of arranging for coun-
ty elevators and regulating the amount
OF wheat that shall be stored In eleva-
tors and the amount to be sown. The
officers Of the county organizations to
be elected by a referendum vote. The
county board to meet twice a year
not to exceed six days per year and
to receive So per day and necessary
expenses. The farmers to organize
themselves at every railroad station
into local elevator and farmers pro
duce association. Build elevators on
the per cent sinking fund plan, sell
shares to build the elevators to farm
ers only
The same number of officers to con-
stitute the state and county organiza-
ton, the officers to receive 81 per day.
The board to meet once every month
to investigate the business of the as
ISOLATION. Farmers to store wheat in
elevators and draw a certain price to
be regulated by the association to
meet necessary expenses, and the bal
ance to be paid at final sale. All Of.
ficers to be elected by referendum bal
lot from the local elevator to and in
Guiding the state organization. and. if
II snail become necessary, the imper-
atlVe mandate can be applied to the
state organization upon petition of 100
members and to the county organiza-
items upon petition Of twenty mem
bers, and to the local elevator organ
1zat1on upon petition of ten members.
No money from the sinking fund to
be used for any other purpose but
building local elevators and paying
running expenses. After the sinking
fund has paid for building the ele-
vator, the fund which shall accumu-
late last year shall be divided up pro
rata on the shares as dividend,
COMPARED WITH LETTER
Mr.. Hopkins said it was a nine days,
wonder when Letter bv pan,hl;nc