Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-04-24
DEVILS LAKE INTER- FRIDAY, April "a, 1908
SOUTH LEADS.
4: orraaizing : :Branehio 81 the Ane1is.
Society 81 Equity. !.

Ia.orsaaizing = Branch 81 the Anls1isa
Society 81 Equity.
South Minnewaukan claims the
credit Of being the FIRST township in
Ramsey county to unfurl the banner
Of Equity. An enthusiastic meeting
was held at stenseth's school, house,
April 18th and a Local Union Of the
American Society Of Equity Of North
America was organized. There are
more than twenty charter members
and every Of them are ardent ad-
vocates of organization. The follow
ing officers were elected; County
Commissioner Christian Anderson,
president; Frank Fuller, secretary;
Charles A. Olson, treasurer. A hust-
ling committee consisting Of Andrew
Anderson, T. G.. Saunders, Frank.
Fuller, G. A. Olson and Halvor Thoe
were appointed and their mission is
to secure new members for their own
Union and also solicit members wher-
ever they can be secured, thus will
more of the good seed be sown in all
parts of the country. The next regu-
lar meeting will be held at same
place, June 18th at 2p. m. immedi-
ately thereafter a picnic will be held
in one of our many groves, to which
every member of the National Union
throughout the country is invited.
The next towns to organize will be
Stevens, Hope, Ontario, Odessa, MOI
ris, North Minnewaukan and later
Lake, but every farmer is. requested
to consider himself an organizer or
at least a missionary in his and his
neighbours behalf. Why not the
power that feeds the world organize
to secure equity?
The object Of the association is
briefly outlined as follows:
This is a great cooperative society
for farmers. The headquarters are at
Indianapolis. Ind. It was i%ncorpor-
ated Dec. oath, 1902. The head body
is called the National Union. The
millions of people engaged in every
branch Of agriculture, will be organ
nized into Local Unions. These will
be at every post Office in the country,
and where necessary mora than one
Local Union at a post Office. The
members will all be crop reporters
through their secretary. The Nation
al Union will receive the crop reports
and when a crop is made the board Of
directors will name a minimum (low-
est) price for each crop that it should
sell for and notify every member
through the official paper. Members
will be expected to not sell for less,
but may hold for nor This paper
will 60 to each member, at least four
times a month when the society is
sufficiently developed, and will give
each member the same advice at the
same time; In this way there can be
unity of action and cooperation in
stead of competition as at present.
With each member being a crop re-
porter the National Union will get
facts regarding crops and false ru-
mors as at present will not raise or
lower the market. By this plan
guessing on prices will be at an end
and certainty will prevail. In the
cases of special crops, like tobacco,
fruit, dairying, etc., etc. the grow
ers may elect a representative to go
to headquarters, and be a member of
the board IF directors and represent
these special crops and marketing Of
the same. Through the A. 8. of E.
there will be, one head to the entire
agricultural buiness of the country
and that head will consist Of the
wisest men of the country, as con-
Germs knowledge of crops, values and
markets. The plan will remove the
uncertainties of prices and relieve the
farmers. of much concern as to the
best time and place to market.