The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-02-15

usually OF most hopeful character
at first. AS the season advances and
the weather is favorable a series OF
reports is issued estimating immense
yields" all of which news is pleasant
reading if it would end there. But
when we consider that these reports are
guesses and are just as liable to be
wrong as right and that time and the
records have proven that they are gen
orally wrong, we contend that these
extravagant and unreliable reports are
source of great damage to the values
of the grain on hand and factor in de-
stroying the values of the growing
CROP"
The night session was devoted to the
transaction of routine business j. C.
Hanley was elected to attend the agri-
cultural congress at the Paris exposi-
ton, which will be held in July.
The executive board will meet today
to adopt plans and outlines for the work
for the ensuing year.
The Minnesota state organization has
elected the following officers: Charles
H. Hopkins, of Fairfax, president; A.
l.. Stevens, of Bears Lake, vice-presi-
dent; John BATE, of Albany, second
vice-president; c. Weres, of Torah,
third president j. C. Hanley, sec
rotary and treasurer; J. S. Mcdonald,
of Rush City, organizer; John Cook, of
ST. Paul, Thomas Russell, of ST. Paul
and Timothy Rogers, of Watertown
members of the executive board.
PRISON BINDING TWINE.
The Minnesota delegation. accom-
panied by a number of. the national
delegates, visited the state prison where
the prison board was in session, and
presented resolution to the prison
board and Gov. Lind, who was in ses-
sion with the board, requesting that
no prison Irvine be sold to merchants
this year, and to name a price at as
near cost as possible and to give the
farmers associations and societies the
preference in listing the orders, also to
give until Nov. 1, 1900, without in
terest, to pay for car lots on approved
security or paper. All of which was
granted.
AS the business agent had written a
few days before to Gov. Lind on the
subject, the following answer was re-
ceived:
u. c. Hanley, Secretary and Business
Agent National Grain Growers Asso-
citation.
"Your favor of the Sd inst. at hand
and noted. In answer, permit me to
state that the price for binding Irvine
this year will be fixed as near cost as
can be, as l ann advised.
Farmers organizations and farmers
will not only be given the preference
in the purchase Of Irvine, but not a
pound will be sold to any other class of
applicants. Yours truly,
JOHN LIND,
Governor. I"
The prison board announces that
orders are coming in so fast that they
thought the whole 100000 pounds
would be listed by March l, 1900. And
as car lot orders is more convenient for
both the board and farmers, the So
cieties sending in will be more certain
of getting their orders tllled.. There
will be double as much ordered as
there will be Irvine TO fill. Therefore
Grain Growers associations will find it
to their advantage to organize at once
and list your orders at the first meet
ing, and send in notice to the national
secretary and business agent, who will
promptly inform the prison board of
the organization.
The price of Irvine has been fixed at
10 cents a pound in car lots, and it is
expected that those outside of farm
ers' societies will have to pay 16 to Is
cents a pound to local merchants.
Advice: Organize quickly and order
your Irvine. Send to prison for blanks,
etc. J. c. HANLEY,
General Business Agent.
Call meetings all over Minnesota and
the Northwest oon Feb. %, Washing
toms birthday. List your orders at the
same time