The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11
WOULD HAVE WORST
SUCCEED WILSON
AMERICAN SOCIETY or EQUITY
PASSED RESOLUTIONS TO THAT
EFFECT RECENTLY - OTHER
ITEMS FROM THE RECENT CHI
CAoo MEETING.

It's nlntn annuai convention, held in
Chicago last week, the following reso-
buttons were adopted:
lnasmuch as the stand taken by Sec
rotary Wilson of the department OF
agriculture on the investigation Of pure
food and drugs. also his stand on the
investigation of what constitutes pure
beer and against DIR. Wiley who has
shown himself to be a friend OF the
farmer and the consumer OF farm
products, has proven himself detrimen-
tai to the interests OF the farmers,
Therefore, the American Society OF
Equity, q national organization OF
American farmers in annual conver-
ton assembled, does emphatically re-
quest the removal Of Mr.. Wilson from
the department OF agriculture and that
a copy of this resolution be furnished
President Taft, Mr.. Wilson, Or. Wiley
and the press.
Whereas it is evident that a change
will have to be made in the secretary
ship of the United States department
of agriculture in the near future, If it
shall serve the present needs of the
farmers of the nation. therefore,
BE it resolved that the American
convention assembled at Chicago. Ill,
Dec. 8, 1911, recommends for an APP
point as successor to the secretary of
agriculture Or. j. H. Worst, president
OF the North Dakota Agricultural coli
leg We urge and respectfully ask all
others farmers organizations and the
farmers Of this country generally to
join hands with us with petitions to
the president of the United States and
otherwise to have this change brought
about in the department of agricul-
ture and give our assurance that his
record in the upbuilding of the agri-
cultural interests of his state and the
country as a whole and that his ad-
vanced ideas on the conservation of
our natural resources and on country
life uplift unqualfiedly Justifies this
request.
Whereas DR.. Wiley, pure food expert,
has done a great work in giving the
consuming world pure food and has
now taken a stand on the great ques-
ton Of cooperation and the necessity
for the elimination of unnecessary
middlemen and has thereby aroused
the undying enmity of the commits
sion men and others interested in
maintaining the high cost of living
and the old system of robbing the
producer and consumer, and
Whereas these interests are now
petitioning the president OF the United
States to remove DR.. Wiley,
Now therefore, the American Society
of Equity, an organization of farmers
of national scope. resolve in annual
convention that we heartily endorse
the work Of DR.. Wiley not only in the
interests OF pure food but for his as
sistance in the development OF CO.
operation between producer and con-
sumner and that copy OF this resolu-
tion be sent to those who have the
removal and retention OF DR.. Wiley in
hand, also to DIR. Wiley.
Realizing that much harm has come
to our farmers by the pernicious prac-
tees of the system Of commission men,
Therefore, be 1t resolved that we
condemn such practices and urge our
members to get in position as soon
as possible to market their produce
comparatively and through their own
cooperative agencies.
News items.
A committee Of three men was elect
ed to investigate the advisability and
practicability of a cooperative busi-
ness organization on national basis.
Such organization, If found advisable,
to be incorporated under the laws Of
some state that permits such corpora
ton to be formed.
The contemplated organization is de-
signed to be buying and selling
agency for farmers but will be chiefly
concerned with the marketing of farm
products and the development OF com
mercial cooperation In the country
communities. An interesting feature
Of this proposition is the fact that In
all cooperative activities established
under it the plan OF the American So
ciety OF Equity of setting aside def
mite percentage OF the profits annually
for educational purposes Is followed.
The committee was authorized and
instructed to effect such organization
il 1t deemed best. This committee
was also ordered TO keep an eye on the
society's interest in matters before COM
gress from time to time during the
coming year.
Members OF the committee are A.
Slaughter. secretary OF the Wisconsin
Cooperative union, Menominee, Wis:
III. G. Tank. member OF the board OF
directors of the National Union Aneri-
can Society OF Equity, and Theodore
G. Nelson, editor Of The Cooperative
Farmer, Chicago, Ill.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
are as follows:
President Ira M. j. chryst, Hudson,
Wis, member Of the Wisconsin state
board Of Agriculture
Vice President--S. B. Robertson.
Calhoun, KY, secretary Of the Ken
lucky State Union OF the American
Society Of Equity.
Directors--O. Ell. Olson. New Rock
ford, N. D., member Of the board of
directors North Dakota State Union
American Society OF Equity and Of the
Equity Cooperative exchange, Min
neapolis. Mimi; Fl. G. Tank. Wausau,
Wis, manager Of the Farmers Equity
Produce company OF that place. and
a. $. Mueller, Madison. Mimi. mem
Der Of the board Of directors Mime
sofa State Union American Society OF
Equity.
Retiring offacers are: President M
r. Sharp. Barrett's Ferry. KY; Vice
President James Wood, Lockland, Ohio;
Director Louis Lockhart, Bonneville,
Ind.
National headquarters are in the
Northwest State Bank building at 1912
milwaukee avenue, Chicago. III.
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