The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20

fee Of state elevator inspector or audi
tor whose business 1t would be to
look over the business of the differ
ent companies OF this state
Another was passed asking the state
legislature TO enact bill to appropri.
ate money for the purchase of buying
or leasing terminal elevators in and
outside OF the state.
The meeting endorsed the work OF
the North Dakota grain commissioners
and their recommendations TO Governor
| Burke and the railroad commissioners
| There was no discussion on these
matters, but they passed unanimously
| 1t was stated that the committee would
find more resolutions to pas on before
the meeting was over.
Many Speeches Made.
| During the morning addresses were
made by a score or more members and
| visitors. Most os the addresses were
on the lines of the good terminal
elevator would be to the farmers OF
North Dakota as we'll as to the people
| in general, and one OF the speakers,
who had been a grain inspector In Min
nesota, gave some very important facts
| and figures. Mr.. Brown, one Of the
commissioners who is stationed in Min
neapolis, also gave a talk that was
| most interesting and instructive. He
was chairman OF die resolutions com
mlttee and SIS he read them he ex-
planned their import.
The union was In session again this
afternoon and the elevator matter was
again discussed. The meetings win be
continued tomorrow.
After the annual address of President
Worst of the Grain Growers association
yesterday afternoon the American So
ciety of Equity again took charge Of
the meeting.
President Nelson introduced Inspect
or McManus, formerly of the Mime
sofa board OF appeals of grain in
| spection and he showed there was a
| different standard of incoming grain
to that of outgoing grain by which mil
| lions of bushels Of grain which had
| been received as No. 2 grain was sent
| out as No. /. The difference in the
price between came out Of the pro-
/ ducts of the producer or farmer.
| Mr.. McManus was stationed at Min
neapolis and he gave many instances
as to what the farmers by their So
ciety of Equity had done to bring a
different state of affairs by getting bet
| ter legislation. A great deal of his adj
dress was of a statistical nature.
! Mr.. McManus' address will be pub
| lished in full in later edition Of The
| Forum.
President sharp's Address.
Theodore G.. Nelson, of indianapolis.
president of the grain growers depart
nent of the Equity society, introduced
| M. f. Sharp, of Kentucky, president Of
| the National Union. His subject was
The Mission of the National Union of
the American Society Of Equity and he
said in part:
THE object of this society Is to solve
| the problems that come before the
1 farmers. The mission is to teach CO.
operation among the farmers, and to
obtain reasonable rates for the farmer
and to build elevators, cold storage
! houses and warehouses on the farms
! and in the terminals. We want to
/ teach the best methods of marketing
| the crops. You all know that when
| the farmer prospers all other manner Of
/ business prospers. The trusts and
| those who deal in and make the mar
/ kets have done much to improve the
| farm ers, and in improving them inn
proved the common people. They use
| the farmer and their products to en-
able them to live in luxury while the
| farmer ekes out a. miserable existence
on the farm. We have been made
/ wards of and treated as a piece Of
| machinery. The trusts do not want
| you to get scientific knowledge, They
don't want you TO know what the cost
of living is. They do not want you to
/ tax or have liberty. 1t does not suit
them, because knowledge begets UNI
easiness and makes it's possessor a
man Of inquiry. The trusts have the
same idea that the old slave owners
had and that was to keep their slaves
| in ignorance so they wouldn't know
anything more but to work.
"One or the missions of the Society
| is to lift the farmer out OF that con-
dttion; to acquaint them with the needs
of the farmer. This will place them on
a level with the very best business
men Of the country and then they WIFI
take their hats off to the farmers.
There is TOO much indifference
among the farmers there is too much
| carelessness, which permits your bust
ness to go into the hand of parties who
care nothing for you.
'Onc OF the objects OF the society is
to cut out lot of the useless toll gates
that exist between the. farmer and his
final market: to establish a system OF
prices that win insure the farmer get
| ting what is his due I am nor going
to spend my time in cursing the trusts
and combines.
cit is the lack of cooperation and
selfishness that have prevented the
farmers from getting what is due them.
There Is no law in the land which COM
pels you TO sell at any time or even at
all. You know we are living In an age
OF organizations, therefore 1T is tneces-
sary for the farmers to organize. All
branches OF business have organiza-
tons except the farmer, and the time
is coming when he too, will organize.
These business men organize the
trusts because fl is to their interest to
do so. The meat trust, the milk trust,
the grain trust all are making money
out OF the farmers product without
any labor on their part"
The speaker then denounced the
American tobacco trust. the Standard
Oil Co., the meat trust. the steel trust,
and several other monopolies. 1t is up
to YOU to change these conditions IL
you organize and fight. It is up to the
own salvation. Mr.. Sharp then gave an
s,,4 to- "a.