The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-07
MEETING
At WHEATLAND
CARL RAkoW ADDRESSED THE.
MEETING ON THE GREAT WORK
BEING DONE BY THE SOCIETY,",
PROF. H. RATcHELoR ALSO
GAVE AN ADDRESS.

A well attended meeting Of the A. S.
of E. was held in Wheatland Saturday
afternoon. That part of the county is
now being thoroughly organized. Carl
F, Rakow, one OF the most prominent
equity men in this state lives in this
vicinity, and he is determined that
his neighborhood shall be one of the
strongholds of the society.
Mr.. Rakow delivered a most forceful
and entertaining address. He spoke
pf his recent trip to Washington as
delegate of the society, and of the good
results accomplished through his work
how the duty on barley and other
products has been raised to figures to
meet the demands of the society and
give full protection to the grain grow
er against the Canadian grown grain
He spoke of the splendid work that
has been done by Senator McCumber
in behalf of the grain grower, and said
that his work had been invaluable
that our state should be proud to be
represented in the senate by such an
able and broad minded man. Mr.
-Rakow is most entertaining talker
and his address was thoroughly en-
joyed by every one present
Prof. H. Bachelor delivered a short
address on the subject of control of
marketing Of farm products. He said
the business of farming was divided
into two departments; first there was
the department of cultivation and
production. and second, the department
of harvesting and marketing. While
most farmers were proficient in the
first department, almost all of them
were lacking in good practical knowl-
edge regarding the marketing of their
products. In fact, the marketing of
the grain was the most important part
of the business, and that that was the
part that the farmer neglected, and
left it to middlemen, with the result
that the middlemen got the wheat and
the farmer got the chaff, so to Speak
The society was organized to take the
selling department of the farming
business and conduct it on modern
lines, such as has been shown to be so
successful In the great industrial en-
terprises. Many instances were given
of where the society had been instru-
mental In raising the prices of farm
products TO figures that gave the
farmers a living wage and a profit on
their investment. Notably the increase
in the price of tobacco from cents to
I16 cents, thereby placing the tobacco
grower on better plane than he has
ever been. Then, too, take our own
state; the wheat farmers have been
growing grain at loss for years with
out knowing much about IL, until the
society by educational work taught
the farmer how to figure the cost Of
production, and for the first time in
their lives the producers really know
Just what they are doing in the way
or making losses instead Of profits.
The real facts as to cost OF produc-
tion being before the farmers, they
knew just what to ask for their grain
The pledging Of the grain to be held
Tor fair prices, and the grain gamblers
al. over the world were Surprised At
the result No longer could they beat
down prices and force the producers
TO sell at a loss Fifteen million dol
lars was added to the wealth OF this
state alone on this years crop by yir-
tue Of the Society OF Equity. The
producers are now realizing these
facts and are joining the society III
large numbers that these dement's NAV
continue for all time and not relapse
into the old methods which have
proved so disastrous In the past.
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