The independent., 1903-10-08
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT

on September 1 of this year. The
company operates over twenty grain
elevators and double that number are
preparing to unite with and make
| ss..=c:SSe: this this pioneer cooperative
farmers company. The association is
now doing business in Nebraska, Kan
sas and Oklahoma, and has its own Of
flee In the grain market of the west
Kansas City, with its own experienced
salesman in close touch with the
worlds market as presented by the
board of trade in that city. The Far
mer's Advocate cordially recommends
Nebraska farmers to put their Shout
derS to the wheel of progress and un-
ite with this association at once. 1t
can be done without any OF the delays
incident to the formation OF a separ-
ate company, or even Of local and inn
perfect organizations. and the savings.
or the present crop will far exceed
the cost of such branch associations.
This Office will cleerfully render any
assistance in it's power, and 1t is earn
estly hoped that hundreds of localities
will hasten to join the cooperative
movement that has so much of profit
in it for the farmers of Nebraska
G.. Vincent, In Farmers Advocate,
Omaha, Neb.
WHAT is BEING DONE.
Those familiar with the work of the
| last legislature will remember how
shillfully the republicans killed Sena-
tor Brady's bill, which would have
made possible the building and sue
cessful operation of farmers elevators,
and how with equal skill the railroad
republicans pushed through the Ram
sey bill, which was foredOomed a fall
IRE because every essential OF It nau
been passed upon adversely IN the
Elmwood elevato-' case in the United
States supreme court years ago.
/ Chairman Weber and Secretary Far
ris of the populist state committee are
at work securing information as to
how extensively the movement for
farmers elevators has gone forward
and the present status of affairs. In
some few instances the railroads have
accorded fair treatment. but In the
majority OF cases there is deter
mined resistance to the movement.
James T. Brady, Albion. saws: 1--WE
have $1,000 house completed and do
] ing business for the past six weeks.
! Are hauling. with wagons, as we have
III spnr.'
H. Carper. Harvard, SAYS they have
O $4,000 building; off the right-of-Way
Have received fair treatment In mat-
i ter Of cars. Applied. Ang7lst 13. 1903.
/ for site under the Ramsey law
nothing done yet. Thew are located
between the @. and the Northwestern
/ within four feet Of the latter's right
cf-way.
j Fred Hoffmeister, Imperial. says
i there are no such elevators In Chase
county.
i Ed Westering, Ong. mentions the
j farmers elevators at Harvard. Saron-
j vile. Edgar and Fairfield. Clay county,
but saws that at Ong they had enough
members to build, bNt fond they
4 could not get site and so dropped the
matter.
4 Herman Freese, Pender. says there
are no farmers elevators in Thurston
county, and none he believes, IN the
Eighth judicial district.
i John W. long, Loup City: NO
/ farmers elevators yet. They organ
lied in vicinity of Ashton, but SO FAR
J. their plans have not materialized,
doubtless for lack of site.
1 Herman Diers. Gresham, says the
] farmers organized last spring. but
4 have not yet started to do business.
I He refers to elevators at Thayer and
i Benedict in York county.
I Hason Turner, Pierce, says there
are no farmers elevators in Pierce
county, but there are four "fndepen-
! dents" all ON the right-of-way:
Pierce. $4,000; Plainview. $4,000; Os-
lmond. $4,000; Mel can, $4,000.
Theo. MAIN, Alma: There was an
effort made here to organize an In
dependent company. but SO far as
can now learn it has not succeeded
! and farmers are shipping their grain
the same old way. All the elevators
Il are being gluttea with grain and can
; not obtain sufficient cars to move 1t. :
No independent shipping in Harlan
county.
4 w. H. Bosse, Bloomfield: I'VE have
farmers elevator at Bloomfield and
: also a new one at Wausa. Former Is
bullion right-of-way and cost about
$1,000. latter has track built to II
} and cost about $2.500. They have a
--a dco1 ~ &rO,,h1o a I,0uf oar accom-