The representative., 1901-04-04
Caa De P.sAea t. Success.

CaA De Pushed t. Success.
Friend Twitchell: I inclose herewith :
copy Of the constitution and bylaws OF.
the Northwestern Grain Growers' as
sociation. I lectured one month last
winter in Lincoln, Pipestone. Rock and
Mobiles counties, this state. and near
White, s. D. From the results Of that
effort l am satisfied this form of or
sanization, If taken up by earnest men,
could be pushed to success.
1t appeals to every farmers personal
interest.
1t is practical and, at this time, is a
necessity. The small fee of 20 cents
will maintain the workers and s cents
additional paid each year by each MEM
Der. will maintain the organization. As
soon as 5000 or more members are
secured a paper could be published in
the interest of the association, at a cost
not exceeding 10 cents per year for
monthly publication.
Should a representative meeting of
farmers be held in June feel sure they
would adopt this or similar plan Of
organization, and it would soon be
pushed to success. When once the
farmers become factor in maintaining
the price of their products on living
basis, then could terminal elevators be
secured, or any other enterprise their
large organization might remand.
The purpose of this organization is
to control farm products in the hands
of the producers until those who must
have the products will pay living price
for it, 1t will be educational and will
soon teach the farmers their power by
cooperating in all lines.
They have already taken a step by CO.
operative creameries and a few coop
erative elevators, but it is only a small
step. and present conditions demand
that the farmers take up cooperation
more extensively In a recent issue
OF your paper w. J. Dunbar says: If
Mr.. Hanley, or any other man, can
arouse the farmers to their condition"
l ask how many years he would allow
such man as Hanley to exploit the
farmers in the interest of some corpor-
alton that has the farmer under it's
heel, before he and others will be con-
vinced that farmers are not to be Or
ganized in that way?
HAMLIN V. POORE.
Bird Island, MINI.
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF
THE NORTHWESTERN GRAIN
GROWERS ASSOCIATION OF MIN
NESOTA, NORTH AND SOUTH
DAKOTA.
The following officers have been elected
to serve until the tri-state association
has been perfected: Philip Johnson,
organizing chairman, Bird Island.
Mimi; George Mennie, organizing
secretary, Hendricks, Mimi; Hamliu
V. Poore, organizing lecturer, Bird
Island, Minn.
Sec. l. Objects-The object and pur-
pose of this association shall be the
adoption of all honorable means by
organized effort to enable its members
to hold the products of their farms In
their own granaries and storehouses.
until those who must have them are
willing to pay just and living price
for them.
Sec 9. Name-This association shall
be known as the Northwestern Grain
Grawers association.
Sec. 8. How Divided-The associa-
tion shall consist of township associa-
tions, county associations and tri-state
association.
Sec T. Officers-The officers shall be:
In townships, a chairman and secre-
tary; in counties, chairman, secretary
and treasurer.
The tri-state officers shall be: A
chairman, secretary and treasurer. Said
officers to be chosen one from each Of
the three states, viz: Minnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakota.
Sec. 5. How Formed-To perfect the
tri-state association, there shall be flve
or more township associations before a
county association is formed and ten or
more county associations in each of the
three states before the tri-state associa-
tion Is formed.
Sec. s. How Organized--The county
associations shall be organized by dele
gates from five or more township asso-
Citations in each county. The tri-state
association shall be organized by a dele
gate from ten or more counties in each
of the three states comprising the asso-
citation.
Sec. Z. Lecturers-Until such time as
the tri-state association shall be organ
ived, there shall be an organizing chair
man and an organizing secretary. they
to select an organizing lecturer Deputy
organizing lecturers may be appointed
by either Of the three organizing officers
and shall be subject to their directions
and control
Sec. s. Duties Of Oficers-The duties
of the organizing officers shall be to do
all within their power to push the work
Of organization, using the money from
membership fees to pay expenses there
Of; account Of all receipts and expendf-
lures shall be made by said oflicers to
the tri-state board, consisting of a tri-
state chairman, secretary and treasurer,