The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-08
TRY TRUST idea.
Plans For Great Farmer Feder-
alton Assuming Shape.
Committee at Work on Details
of Organization.
PETER HEARD FROM.
Makes an Address Advocating
Such an Organization.
Is One of the Dreams of His
Life.

Fifty people spent yesterday after
noon listening to the speeches in favor
of the organization of a farmers fed
GRAFTON, or in other words the organiza-
ton of a farmers trust for the con-
troll of the prices of products of the
farm and saving as the theory is ad-
vanced, to the farmers the profits which
now find their way into the pockets of
the speculator.
An organization will be perfected
probably today, although the commit
tee designated by the meeting to report
plan of action may demand more time
on account of the volume of work which
it has in hand.
Walter N. Allen, James Butler and j.
M. Senter, c. B. Hoffman, George Black,
Mrs Emma Troudner, Mrs. E. w.
Crumb and w. B. Gasche of Kansas;
D. r. Ewing, ]. z. Brown and L. D.
Barringer of Iowa were the committee
members chosen to outline the general
plan of the organization.
number of speeches We're made, but
the principal addresses came from
Mason Peters, Senator w A. PETER and
c. B. Hoffman of Enterprise.
Mr.. Peters is interested in this plan
to organize farmers federation He
is an officer of a stock yards commits
sion company recently organized and
says:
I'VE are ready to handle the cattle to
be sold by this federation. 1 can not
promise reforms in the prices of hay
corn and feed for cattle in the yards
but we will attend to the business in a
proper manner. The stock yards COM
pany is not within the control ofindivid-
ualS doing business in the yards as
statesmen must comply with the rules
and regulations of the stock yards COM
pany."
Senator PETER endorsed the plan of
the combination although he was not
thoroughly in favor of the use of the
word combination. THAT tends to
frighten people" he said, but cOmbina
ton means cooperation, but 1 want to
encourage you in this work. Some years
ago while editing the Kansas Farmer
l advocated the organization of farmers,
just as you now propose, into local,
county state and national bodies and
people laughed at me. But, l predict
today that in the near future the neces-
stiles of the people will compel them to
effect just such combinations as you
propose for their own protection. I ad-
vocate this idea, not for personal ben
eft but for mutual gain l favor this
plan of combination, or whatever you
may call it, to transact business in your
own way; have your own officers and by
saving the profits now going to the
spectators. enrich your own people
THE war in the east which now prom
ises to be a long and dreadful one, will
draw its principal supplies from Chi
cago. The west, principally Kansas and
surrounding states will furnish the raw
material This is an illustration of the
policy of interchange among the people
of the earth
AT this time the average in the hab-
liable globe is 26 acres of land per cap
ita; in Russia 26; United States IS; Ger
many 1-3; France 2 2-3; Great Britain
1-3 BY a union of the working forces
of the world the necessity decreases;
civilization causes combinations of eff
fort; where the necessity was formerly
greater one acre of land now suffices.
If the people effect proper combinations
IT
duce the necessities for one person.
"The process of combination is appar-
ent on every hand. Cities are taking
hold of their light, heat and water