The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-13
Friday, January Is,
URGE ON LEGISLATURE TO ACT
FOR cO.OPERATlvES.
Endorse Fight That Is Being Made
60 Secure the Enforcement OF
the Reciprocal Statute; Request
That n. c. Rustad BE Appointed
a Member of State Board Of Ap-
peaIs; Thank Mankato.

That H. c. Rustad BE Appointed
a Member of State Board Of Ap.
peas; Thank Mankato.
From Saturdays Daily.
Urging upon the legislators the
necessity Of enacting laws more ia
vorable to cooperative enterprises,
and endorsing the fight that is being
made in the courts to secure the en-
forcement Of the reciprocal demur-
rage law, from the basis of the
resolutions adopted yesterday after
noon by the Farmers Grain Dealers
Association of Minnesota, just be-
fore the adjournment of their con-
vention which had been in session
since Thursday.
The Set of Resolutions.
The resolutions in full follow:
Resolved, that the benefits of CO.
operation can only be realized TO the
fullest extent when all cooperative
companies are united i'm the state
association as well as all farmers
united in their local companies, and
we as an association pledge our
best efforts to attain this desired
end
Resolved, that we urge upon the
members of our present legislature
the necessity of enacting laws more
favorable TO cooperative enterprises;
and especially a law forbidding any
company who owns more than one
elevator from discriminating in prices
at different stations.
Resolved, that we are in favor of
the enactment of laws tending to-
ward the improvement of our high.
ways.
Approve of a Fight.
Resolved, that we heartily ap.
prove of the fight which the Hard
wick Farmers Elevator company is
making i'm the courts TO secure the
enforcement of the reciprocal de-
murrage law; and as it will take
considerable more funds to carry it
through the United States supreme
court where it is now pending we
heartily urge the cooperation of all
cooperative and independent grain
dealers in every state for this Is
their fight as much as that of the
Hardwiclz Farmers elevator.
Resolved, that we endorse The
American Cooperative Journal, the
official organ Of this association and
appreciate the work it is doing for
the cause OF cooperation. and espe-
cially the furnishing of cooperative
speakers
Be it further resolved, that we eX-
tend a vote of thanks to all the of.
ficers for the efficient service they
have rendered in conducting the
business of the association.
Resolved, that we extend our sin.
cere thanks TO the mayor and Com.
mercial club of MankatO for the
hospitality extended to us during
our stay in their city.
Urge Rustad's Appointment.
Resolved, that we strongly urge
the appointment of Fl. C. Rustad,
the manager of the Farmers Eleva.
tor company of Kirkhoven as a mem
Der of the state board of appeals.
We recognize in him a candidate
who is able and progressive and EN-.
incntly fitted for this position.
Resolved. that we extend our
thanks to all the speakers and to all
others who have helped to make this
meeting a success. /. l.. Demaray, c.
H. AhlfS, III. 7. Hammond .committeo
Report of Secretary.
The report Of secretary Johnson
follows:
For the fourth time in the his
tory of our association we are in
convention assembled. We are carry.
ing the same work and keeping up
the same aggressive fight that we
did at our first meeting. While the
results have not come up to our ex
pectations we are justly proud OF
what we have accomplished New
farmers elevator companies have
been organized throughout the state
by our association and our legisla
tive committee has looked well tC
the farmers elevator companys in
terests and prevented the passage OF
several bills that if they had beer
enacted in law would have worked 6
great hardships on the companies
that were engaged in the business
1t has also used it's influence to have
old laws enforced and new ones en-
acted The work of tho ofbar oou,