The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-04
Sen. M'CUMBER
FOR EQUITY SOCIETY
SENIOR SENATOR HANKS THE
HEAD or THE. AMERICAN So
GETTY or EQUITY FOR COR
REcTING TORY or A MENpA-
cIoUs CORRESPONDENT.

/ The following is a copy OF a letter
sent to Chas. u. Pierson, president OF
the American Society of Equity:
/ Wahpeton, N. d., Nov. - Hon.
Charles u. Pierson, state president
American Society Of Equity, Cassel-
ton, N. D. My Dear Mr. Pierson: I
first desire to congratulate you on your
elevation to the presidency of the
American Society of EQUITY of this
state. 1t was a well deserved compU-
ment to your faithful service In behalf
Iof the society.
/ My attention has been called to the
report made by the Valley City COR
respondent concerning the action taken
! by the society in reference to federal
grain inspection, and also to your re-
ply thereto. I thank you for the cor
irection. stand ready to work for and
ito consult with the members of the
American Society of Equity for any
federal inspection bin which we can
pass through congress. received a
favorable report from the committee on
agriculture at the close Of the long
session of the land congress- but too
late to secure any action upon IL in the
senate. In the ensuing short session
lof only three months no important
measure could be brought before the
senate. Those three months were al
most wholly given to the considera-
ton of appropriation bills. Then fol-
lowed the special session which of
course was called for the specific pur-
pose OF passing a tariff bill.
You and Mr.. Nelson are so thorough
ly acquainted with every phase of this
bill in congress, with the obstacles we
had to meet and the causes of delay,
that you will understand and appre-
ciate the difficulties to be overcome,
and your combined efforts will greatly
assist in securing proper legislation.
We have been constantly making head
way against very strong and or
ganized opposition. The fact that we
have finally secured a favorable re-
port from the committee on agricul-
ture and have the support of the de-
partment of agriculture back of us
speaks for the progress we are making.
l shall be more than gratified to have
back OF my efforts the organized eff
forts Of the society of equity.
We need not only the society of
equity of this state but of every other
state where one exists, to show that
the farmers are interested in this
measure. So far we have had all the
hostility of the wheat mixers against
1T and no support where we ought to
have had it. We have had the sup
port of the society of equity Of this
state and of the Independent grain
buyers of two or three other states.
We ought to have the support of the
American Society of Equity of every
other state. In order to get this or
any other like bin through we have
got to have an expressed sentiment for
it equal TO the power OF hostility
against 1t. / have spent much time
and money in travelling over other
states to create the proper interest.
and wherever ] have gone / have sue
ceeded in awakening an interest and
the measure is gaining strength. What
we need is the activity of your society
in other states. You are working along
the right line.
Thanking you for your timely reply
to the erroneous statement made by
the correspondent of Valley CITY. and
assuring you Of my earnest desire to
cooperate with the society in any
thing that will be beneficial to QUA
farming interest, beg to remain.
Very sincerely yours,
p. J. McCumber.