The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-13
START CAMPAIGN
FOR A TERMINAL
FARMERS ELEVATOR MEN HOLD
ZIG MEETING AT DEVILS
LAKE.
Movement Started vvhiohs Mearo Much
to the Tillers Of ths Northwest-WiI
Break Away from Grip Of Line Els-
vator Terminals.

Devils Lake, N. D.. May ia meet
ing was held at Devils Lake yesterday
which may prove Of great value to the
farmers Of the northwest For. many
years the farmers of Minnesota and
the Dakotas have been paying heavy
tribute to what are known as the Tine"
elevators. In late years some relief
has been obtained by building farmers
elevators, and now there are several
hundred of those throughout the north
west After ALL however. under the
present system all the grain must pass
through terminal elevators owned by
the line companies and this is where
the farmers elevator companies suffer
| most now.
The meeting held here yesterday
was called for the purpose of starting
a movement for the purchase of a
terminal elevator at Minneapolis and
there was a goodly representation
from the three principal wheat grow
ing states of the northwest.
To Take in Three States.
The meeting was ca.lled by C.
e. Jackson, president Of the Farmers
Mutual Terminal elevator ait Mime
apolis. for the purpose Of placing the
matter before some representative
farmers of their respective elevator
companies to devise plan by which
to organize a terminal elevator of the
three states viz: Minnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakota, in which 1t
was very well represented, and the
matter taken up and fully discussed.
c. E. Jackson called the meeting to
order and nominated ]. A. Van Liew,
treasurer and general manager of the
Farmers Mill & Elevator association
of Devils Lake, N. d.. as temporary
chairman to preside over the meeting
and Mr.. Van Liew gave very good
and instructive talk on the subject.
| "A general discussion was then tak-
en- up in an informal manner and the
many points of advantag brought out
by competent grain men who were
| present. 80
! Owing to the busy season of the
year several representative farmers
elevator companies teIephoned their
rgerets at, not being able to attend
and expressed the fullest possible sy4n-
pathy with the movement and stated
that anything that could be done to
/ further the interests of the farmers
would be appreciated by them and they
would meet with this body later in
Minneapolis to organize and take over
the proposed terminal elevator
Resolutions Adopted,
The following resolution was then
unanimously adopted and signed by
those present:
III. -, ~ ..,...,..A a & y,,. - tsa.s u
/ tatives of the farmers elevator com
panies convened at Devils Lake N. d..
/ May 10, 1909, would recommend that
a meeting be called at Minneapolis at
date named by c. e. jackson Of
Grand Forks, N. D., to thoroughly in
vestiRate, with view OF organizing
and purchasing The Farmers Mutual
Terminal Elevator Co of MINNEAPOLIS.
Be 1t resolved further, That we, the
undersigned. recommend that. the
farmers elevator companies of North
Dakota take Immediate action with this
I end in view and request that every
/ farmers elevator company In North
Dakota send a representative to Min
4 neapolis to said meeting for definite
and, final investigation.
(Signed:l
i Z x A..y
Farmers Mercantile q Elevator Co.
/ Jessie .sN ID. Also representing Coop
4 erstown Farmers Elevator CO.. Coop
erstown, N. q.
/ w. e. Powell, manager Grand Har-
Dor Elevator Co, Grand Harbor, NJ. ID.
w. j. Doyle, director Penn Elevator
| Co.. Penn, NJ -.
1 IL. w widdiield. president Leal
as..s Vs~y.@y b " a nn1 N
c. p. Peterson. president Farmers,
Elevator Co. Bisbee N. d.
ID. A. Hill, vice president Maddox
Farmers Elevator Co, Maddox N.
D.
j. ]. Grandson manager Flora Ele-
vator Co... Flora, n. d. ..
sJ. a.. Van Liew, treasurer Farmers
\ Mill IA Elevator Co., Devils Lake N. d