Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-27

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VAToR QUESTION
Lake Andrew Citizen Makes 4
Plea For Unity Among
Farmers.
Lake Andrew, Jan. Is, 1909.
Editor Willmar Tribune:-Allow
me space in your paper for q re-
mark or two in regard to the Farm
ers' Cooperative Elevator Of New
London. Since our last meeting
we have put up with somewhat dis
agreeable weather and our work has
not been pushed as fast as we might
Nevertheless. the work is
going on slowly but we hope surely.
We feel grateful to those who have
stood by the work so far and aided
it by their signatures for shares.
On the other hand, we admire those
not willing at the first rap. It is
wise and advisable to be careful
and think twice before acting, but
it is not wise to pinch the penny
and let the dollar slip thru the fin
gers. l have been studying this
farmers elevator problem for years,
and have come to the conclusion
that cooperative farmers eleva-
tor is one of the best things a
farmer can invest his money in.
The present line elevator system is
detrimental not only to the farm
ers, but also to the business men in
our towns and villages; that is a
fact that is indisputable. The
Kerkhoven Farmers elevator, in
spite of its scratch and scramble, is
said to have shown up q gain of
$4,000 at the New Years business
meeting, and similar reports come
from all over the country. l have
taken pains to correspond with ex-
perienced men and managers of
farmers elevators all over the coun-
try, among them in the neighbor-
ing towns of Paynesville. Belgrade,
Kerkhoven, Kandiyohi. and to those
who feel somewhat suspicious as to
the building of farmers elevator,
l beg leave to take the liberty of
referring to the following manag-
ers of farmers elevators and be
convinced: E. P. Greaser, Britton,
S. D.; E. A. Monroe, Browns VAL
ley, MIMI. J. D. McBrady, Barry,
Mimi; W. R. Henry, Calvin. N.
D.; o. c. Helgeson. Carburry, N.
D.; B. A. Sonstegard. Sisseton, S.
D.; H. M. Mcnamara Hazel, S. D.;
E. H. Wood, Lane, S. D.; c. A.
Plate. Sec, Langford. S. D.: w. l..
johnson. Livermore. iowa: w. G..
Wilkinson, La Bolt. s. D.: D. G..
Grant, Max, N. D.; john Holden,
Minnewaukahn. N. p: John O..
Hageback, Madison. nj inn: F. l..
Stone. Marietta, Mimi; Nels 1ver-
son, Troas., Mohall, NJ p: NJ J.
Thorson, Minot, N. D.: lnos' fen-
dergast, Northwood, NJ -; FRANK
Hayden, Ortley, S. D.: -: >; 1ay-
Tor, Oriska, N. D.; A. H. noln-
berg, Renville, MINI. A. a, fatcn'
Redwood Falls, MINI. :. W. o %
ton, Stanton, MIMI; Aoam = >'G ~
hart, Pres, Tylor, N. - e f. n n: .
Montgomery, &c.,, WilntoE, >. =;
L. H. Smith, Waubay, 81 - . e. q
Creighton. Washington Spr'ngs, -
D.; N. G. johnson, Wheat M mn =;
Neil Campbell, Sec. Wy3amele' n
D.; Clinton Gibson, Ypslantl' N
d.: Berlin Farmers Ele 20.
Berlin, N. D. Each of tne apov'
named gentlemen, except waet !:
some other position is ''0','eu' Il
manager of the farmerst e'eva:o
in his town. could fur . .a,.e W." a.
as many references. buti ,: :ane ~
|granted this will be suff aer. az -
will cut short. can als$ ~ y
Loomis Benson Co., Gr ta;.an ~, J 81
mission Co. of Minneapoi 49, w." "hn..
handles the grain from 8, ;n ~,
named and reports are very oia. op'a
ing. The first farmers s,"1,
company which has not done - :
yet to be heard from, and it, 80 a,;t
be hoped that we will succee, W "
our problem at New London, .n+ =
farmers. like all others, are ole
look for ease and let someone ~ +
do the pulling. It should 4, "+;o
, so. If the farmers of this ~ 49,
put head to head and should@ ~
shoulder, all in unity pullin!e ~
t same way, they would suprrise+ th
world. 1t would be found THAI ~
farmers of this country contr%o =,
. power that would make the millir.
| aires SILVER in their boots. =.
many farmers are in the mud !,
the ankles. which is serious enou9,
considering that, like the bibernia,,
r they are in "head first. " Let !
= see how many we can find willir