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parties, will not only tend to benefit
of farmers, but will likewise ensure
to consumers the necessaries of life at

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of farmers, but will likewise ensure
to consumers the neceSsarieS of life at
equitable prices. 1t will, they say,
result in an almost immediate outlet
for perishable products, and will
prove sure anchor to organized
labor. At the labor unions visited by
members of the A. S. of E. at their
request and at the convention of the
American Federation of Labor, the
farmers were received with great en-
thusiasm, and this will doubtless be
well returned in the visit of labor
men to the Wisconsin gathering.
The representatives of both bodies
will jointly consider cooperation both
in selling and buying. Already a
plan has been outlined at conferences
within the last month for consumers
to buy their products direct from the
farmers. The American Federation
Of Labor, which carries .. large sur
plus of funds, has suggested that the
labor men establish elevators, ware
houses and packing houses, where
farmers may ship their produce. The
consumers would then be i'm position
to protect themselves from unfair
trusts and middlemen.
The national constitution calls for
but one state convention in each state
each year, and there will be an cleo
tion of officers for 1907 at this meet
ing.
At the present time the American
Society of Equity is making particu-
larly strong efforts to concentrate on
the states producing potatoes and
wheat. with especial reference to
Wisconsin. This will give the north
the very definite advantages that
already accrued to the south through
the organization of the cotton and to-
bacco industries. The expressed in
tention Of the society is that all the
counties in Wisconsin producing
potatoes must certainly be organized
this year, and all the other counties
in states producing wheat and pota-
toes, so that entirely equitable prices
for these are sure to prevail. There
is only As per cent of the shipping
supply of potato crop of the United
States out of the hands of the
farmers in 81 counties. Hence these
81 counties can plainly fix the price of
potatoes, and Wisconsin has fifteen of
them. The thorough organization of
all other crops in all parts of the
state will likewise be promoted at
this meeting.
Every county in the state is
earnestly urged to act now, so as to
assure full delegation to this epoch
marketing meeting. Not only are all
local unions asked to send delegates,
but all members and friends of the
society are welcomed. This will be a
meeting of especial interest to con-
sumers who think they are paying
too high prices while the farmers are
getting too low ones.
All organizers in the state are ex-
pected to attend, and every effort will
be made to have the meeting the
forerunner of an immediate and un-
alloyed success as regards controlled
marketing of farm products. The
railroads and the hotels have agreed
to furnish reduced rates to those
attending the meeting and President
Thomas Emmerton of Bloomer is
probably right when he says, 81 am
looking forward to great meeting,
and the town will probably be over
flowed with delegates and visitors. {
S. D. Kump of Cambridge is secre-
tarV