Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-23

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The ~lnTsr4aft0n1I SSD-fNss VI iA
ors has been formed with h~sadquartTrs
in Rochester. N Y. George r. Haliash"-
i president
The mills in Minneapolis MINI LA>t
year turned out 14366.r9o barrels, "
III go more barrels tnan were made
there in 1904. The mills Of the North
west ground up Last year ln2-24""r'
bushels OF wheat These hgTres harry
stagser The imagination
The United States exported Goa! TO II"
Ta7u.~of 81 -215.62S lasi year Ten years
azo our exports were valued at S1i-opt-
an. Although We produce an Innen>~+F
lsrserouAntI1 Of coal than Great bTIts4u.
The latter country exports over I'VE 'Im~'
q. much as We do. shipping abroad ov~r
100000 tons in 1855, Is sgalnsl o.
q.pp1.DDo tons
The first quarter Of this year v.
so an increase OF - per CENT in ~
.routh OF labor unions in this countT?
said Samuel Gonpers. President OF In
American Federation OF Labor. the oih~r
day, He also said the outlook for Labor
unions Was never better than al the pre-
eat time. lie said he did not favor IL
, p-ndinS bill relating to the
Of the Chinese exclusion act
lA GldTT--4A EFA-AAN ~ ~
| Molders' Union have been received bF.
| the local unions and show the o==anIZa-
| ton i gaining strength numerically and
| financially. During the fourth quart
of 1865 s39.4I7 Vas paid ont in sick
| benefits. making q. total Of SlI3~94123
| paid out of this fund during the year.
This makes a grand total OF ST. ,4S1.:o
! fur the ten years ending Dec 81 EhL'-
There is 4 balance Of nearly $4,000 IN
the fund.
According 10 reports the advocates Of
the open shop" IN Cincinnati, who uSu-
ally nave a great deal to say about the
American flag. are putting that emblem
of liberty to a strange use. Men accept
ing employment with the Cincinnati Tra"
ton Company are required 10 take an
oath under the folds of the American
flag. swearing allegiance to the company
and TO- the Mutual Protective Associa-
ton, which they are required to join.
Part of the obligation provides that he
| men shall refrain from taking part in any
! movement for the formation Of a labor
union.
Progress OF industry in our Southern
| States is we'll illustrated by a writer in
Moody's magazine. He shows that in 1898
about 5000 locomotives suficed TO main
| tam IUe Train StINft oA ~ u pa LiN
pal railway lines traversing, The Southern
States east of the Mississippi River. The
freight traffic was of such proportion that
less tho2 5000 cars OF this class were
then necessary to equip these lines. In
the last ten years, however, the records
show that the expansion OF these trans
portatinn systems has been 81 rapid that
800 locomotives are DOW in service ANA
the freight equipment has been increased
to 100000 cars.
Martin kellar. a waiter IN a Seattle
cafe, a few weeks ago overheard guests at
his table discussing the chances OF making
a fortune in Tacoma tide lands Having
saved up $1,000, kellar boarded the next
train and secured an option on a block
of tide lands, and in q few days alter
ward received an offer from the Union
Pacific of $4,000 for the block OF landS
on which he held the option at S-o'oVo'
He cleared up 100000 on his inves!hen,
of 5000; but has gone back TO Ms o"
business as a waiter. He finds that tips
are sometimes more valuable than 1hoSe
who give them are aware
in the State of California and other
States of the Union of the Pacific coast
the Chinese and the japanese have driv-
en- the white man off the SOIL said Wal
ter Macarthur, at the recent session OF
the National Civic Federation. They
have driven the white man out of certain
industries, not only the laboring man.
but the business man. In some sections
of California they are establishing banks
and driving the bankers out of business.
1t is not simply a question of protecting
labor, it is a question of protecting all
classes of men. Just as sure as these
japanese are permitted to come in here
without let or .hindrance. they will drive
US all across the Rocky Mountains