Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-31
Development of Farmers Bust
ness Associations Has Been
Rapid In Past Few Years
PARTIAL LIST OF CONCERNS
Representatives From Forty Different
ORGANIZATIONS Will Attend the Meet
ing at Rockwell Next Thursday -
Second Call Issued by the Men
Heading the Movement.
Special to Times-Republican.

operative societies formed In nearly all
cases to handle grain, STOCK ana coal
Some of them are also dealers in flour
heavy groceries, staple dry goods rs
we'll as lime. cement, lumber, etc. The
state meeting to be held here on Nov.
3rd. promises to be largely attended,
delegates and visitors being expected
| from the following cooperative grain
companies of Iowa:
Farmers Exchange Company, Rudd,
Iowa.
Farmers Elevator Company, Of Rim
ard, Lohrville.
| Farmers Elevator Company, of Free
man, Mason City.
Boone Elevator & Livestock Com
pany, Boone.
Lawler Grain & Livestock Company,
| Lawler.
Farmers incorporated Society," Rock
| we'll.
Fredericksburg Produce Association,
Fredericksburg.
Farmers Cooperative Society. Post
vile.
Farmers Cooperative Society. Bur-
chinal.
Gainesville Supply Company, Car
tersville.
Farmers Elevator & Livestock Com
pany, Stanhope.
Farmers incorporated Cooperative
Society, Ruthven.
Farmers Elevator Company, Gowrie
Dunbar Grain & Stock Company,
Dunbar.
Farmers Incorporated Cooperative
Society, Dougherty.
Galva Union Elevator Company, Gall
va.
Oakland Grain & Coal Company,
Oakland.
Farmers Elevator Company, Garden
City.
Farmers Elevator Company, Pier
son.
Farmers Elevator Company, Hart
ley.
Farmers Elevator Company. Lam
yon.
Farmers Coal Company, Kingsley.
Farmers Cooperative Society, Pal
mer.
Farmers Elevator Company. Burt.
Farmers Elevator Company, Rock
Valley.
Marcus Shipping Association. Mar
Gus.
Farmers Society, Dumont.
Aredale Cooperative Company, Are
dale.
Farmers Exchange Company, Ridge
way.
Devon Grain and S. S. Company, De-
Won.
Farmers Elevator Company, Mt.
Union.
Farmers Elevator Company, Cylin-
der.
Farmers Elevator Company, Erick-
son.
Farmers Society. Badger.
The committee which has the matter
in charge has issued a second circular
which will give the reader some idea
of the subjects to be discussed and the
issues involved The new circular Is
as follows:
Rockwell, Oct. %, 1904.-Co-opera-
tive Grain Organizations of Iowa,
Gentlemen:-Wea again call your at
tention to the meeting Of Farmer Ele-
vator Companies Of Iowa to be held at
Rockwell, November Sd, for the pur-
pose Of forming a Farmers state
Grain Dealers Association. This will
be the most important meeting ever
held to the grain growers and the CO.
operative grain companies Of Iowa.
On it's success, in a great measure, de-
ponds our future welfare; and big
attendance with plenty of enthusiasm
will mark it as the beginning Of a new
era in the grain trade of the state.
The time has come from prompt and
decisive action. Today the grain
growers of Iowa are held down under
system of price fixing. and are in the
grip of a grain combine that George
the Third would have blushed to toll
crate. Today the Iowa Grain Dealers
Association is openly and defantly
sending letters to each Of their members
asking them to boycott every commits
sion man and track buyer that does
business with US, and 1t now has g
"hired man" travelling over the state,
making personal visits and personal
appeals to those of their members who
claim the "heaven born right to the
grain markets of the world.
The time is at hand for us to show
to the world that the spirit of liberty is
still abroad in the land, and that the
grain growers of this great state, made
great by it's men Of agriculture, pro-
pose to add industrial liberty to politi-
cal independence. We want to know
now whether this is government of
the people in theory or in fact, and
whether the welfare of the many is of
more Importance than the welfare of
the few.
We urge every cooperative grain
company in Iowa to send one or more
representatives. Men are coming
from distance, spending their time
and money to assist US and we deem
it highly important that we have a full
attendance from all sections of the
state. Yours truly,
J. H. BROWN,
w. T. DODERER,
N DENSMORE
LILLE FOUND GUILTY.