Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-12-02
ITS POSITION
CLEARLY STATED
Society Of Equity Not a Political Par
ty. Equitable Prices for Farm
Products its Primary Object.

Products Its Urinary OBJECT.
Fargo, NJ D., Nov. .27. The posit-:
ion that the American Society Of
Equity takes on certain matters of
public interest is stated as follows by
one Of the officers of the society:
The Society of Equity is not in
any sense of the, word a political
party. Its objects are primarily to
secure equitable prices for farm pro-
ducts, to accomplish this desirable
end, it viii use all legitimate meth
ods.;
Certain abuses in the grain trade
have existed so long that they have
now become a vested right, that is
to say, the question of 1dockage for
dirt has been permitted by the farm
er, because he could not help himself.
An investigation of the dockage
assessed by the Minnesota Grain In
spectors does not bear any just re-
lation to the actual amount of for
eign matter in the grain. Further
the cleanings from the grain have a
commercial value.
Now as a sure remedy for this
state Of affairs, the Society has advo-
Gated Federal Inspection for grain,
to have such law enacted.requires
political influence. If the society
can convince the politicians that they
will suffer if they do not give the
people relief, then there is some hope,
otherwise not.
The Society of Equity is not in
politics, nor is it allied with any
political party, or any factions.
The dockage of grain is generally
admitted to be an arbitrary method
of despoiling the grain grower, for
while there is chaff, in much Of the
grain shipped, it does not contain
dirt in the ordinary sense. On the
contrary the so-called dirt is in most
instances wild oats, or other volun-
teer matter which grows up with the
grain, and has commercial value.
Owing to the fact that grain cleaners
are now installed in all of the local
elevators, the grain is shipped as it
is taken in.
The universal complaints of ship
pers of grain to the Minnesota termi-
nails, that they are not fairly treated
in the matter of dockage caused the
Society to take up the matter, inves-
tigate it thoroughly, and it finds as
the results of its Investigations, that
the complaints of the shippers are
justified in nearly all instances.
The inspectors appointed. by the
State of Minnesota, owe their posit-
ions to influences surrounded by the
elevator trust, and the Board of APP
peals get their positions largely
through the same influence, therefore
they must serve their masters, or
loose their fat jobs.
The whole Minnesota terminal sit
uation looks as though it!were rugged
against the grain growers of the Da-
kotas. To the numerous complaints
OF unjust Ndockage made by shippers
from this state,swe are told by the
Board Of Trade men to get cleaners,
and ship clean grain.
The Society has positive knowledge
of numerous instances, where grain
was thoroughly cleaned before ship
ment, yet this same grain was dock
ed to the tune Of two pounds Now
II it be true; that the installation of
cleaners will do away with all dock
age, how does it happen that grain
cleaned as stated, was docked? In
replying to this question Board Of
Trade men say that they cannot al
ways go by sample, they have to- go
behind IT.. s.ss RI
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