The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
200 ELEVATORS BY
FALL" SLOGAN Of
FARMERS
Movement For Control of
Grain Market Spreading
Over State.
o. G. MAJOR IN THE CITY
Explains How the 0rganiza-
ton Will operate-Will
Build Terminal.
o. G. MAJOR IN THE CITY

o. G. Major, of Hope. one OF the most
prominent OF these identified with the
movement for the organization OF the
farmers OF the northwest. WIS a visi-
tor IN Grand Forks this morning en-
route from Hope TO Orr. where he will
organize farmers elevator company.
Mr. MAJOR Is vice preSidentof the state
organization OF farmers elevators, and
is putting In two and three new hous-
eS IN dlTerent parts OF the state every
week Saturday new elevator will
De established at Balfour. and from
$50, the present number in the state
movement. Mr.. Major hopes TO increase
TO 2op in time TOR the crops next fall
Mr.. Major Was interviewed by an
Evening Times representative at the
imperial hoIe. this morning and.
though prone 20 &c, himself into print,
he realized THAI the farmers interests
should be paramount 10 personal
likes or dislks<. and told OF the efforts
now being made FOR the binding of
the wealth prs>;Cca-S of this state. and
indeed the entire Northwest. into one
indeed the entire northwest. into one
organization which IS 20 control. not
only the prices. ous also VIA. grains
should be grow and in VIVA. quanti-
ties 50 as 20 2.i !. this regulation o:
prices.
Can such 81 organization be car
r.e5 through NJ. MAJOR was asked.
Well see &c -sa>oc 30 the contrary"
replied the Hc-:= nan Take for in
stance the example 50. by the pro-
ducees OF shs south Has lot cooac-
CO been raised :-yon 10 : cents: Have
20. PEANUTS t-+1 raised. o. course
Shsse produces are confined 20 few
STATES *hiEe wasz. = worldwide. We
s1o~ II is big big 80 Das-icase. bu.
~ arg progressing steadily
Can Master Two Grains.
.Ts2 II - cannot control the
sa=.ss Production there are az least
no c.oEsS thai az cza a5Solurer. mas
e=--zI and mcaroa! WHEAT North
Lszso-a soo-= ~ pe- cent OF all the
zL AID nsars: 81, -. cent 6. the
1ac.srv15 rts2I- Y=s and / tell you
I ~ q. ga Ias p7o,suce-s Of the two
DaSTas. ME..scla- Nebraska and
Asnsas -.ite-- E+ ezn controE =v=n cas
FhEz. market ot she World
Ens of ressg.s3 QUESTION will ros
Tns 1sr@srs E-c arr hard No. have 10
-arE&s zasis g-sin As socr as il CONES
sroEa r2s nsacnIns." xss put sc Nr.
Ms.c- E5c e11c7dEze5 the nz.cs. in a
Ioos1- C+-z5as! roe- II nan
h2s i-s-t. o1sas.s OF grain as xon- :
aavs 30 81. it. liz cao Dorro1 all the
HsonsE as @sn.s and there arg yIentr
Of bankers EiEl:ng and ,eadv 20 pus on:
their Mons: q: $ AID u. cent |
repeat, there is pierSv OF money .ha:
won't go idle and j, is no untr:-i
theorism- for similar conditions pre-
vail in the cotton belt"
Will Erect Terminal.
The aim Of the state society oil equity
of which MT. Major is an organizer
is to bring about the union o: the
farmers and within year it is
planned TO erect terminal elevator
either at Minneapolis or at Duluth.
III the farmers will use their brains
| in looking into things of this sort, in
stead of trying to see who can raise
the most wheat for the smallest price, .
said the Hope man, they will help
themselves instead OF keeping in lux
ury class of spectators. Up to this
time political economy has been taught
for the benefit of those people who ex-
pected to live by their Wits alone. The
boy who went to college and gradu-
ated did net expect to farm for a liy-
ing and he learned the kind of politi-
cal economy which would help him to
| farm the farmers. OF course most
writer's ca political economy told a
| great deal OF truth and farmers might
have studied their books with profit il
they had sifted the statements and TAX
en- the truth. The spectators have
used the knowledge they gained from
the study Of truths and of facts to
beat the people out of their earnings.
THE homely old adage, you must
fight the devil with fire." applies
Farmers must meet organization with
organization. The shippers organize
and influence transportation, farmers
must organize with equal power, nay
with greater power. The railroads will
listen to the farmers as quick as to
the shippers, II the farmers can assure
them the business. This they can do
without so much as shadow OF doubt
IL thew were organized :"