The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-02
CLfNBURN SOCIETY
PASSES RESOLUTIONS
A. S. OF E. LOCAL UPHOLDS
LOTUS AS CHAMPION OF
THE COMMON PEOPLE AND
CONDEMNS ACTION OF THE
FARGO CHIEF OF POLICE.

Resolutions of the Glenburn, N. D.,
local, American Society of Equity:
Whereas; the allied monetary inter-
ests Of middlemen are making con-
certed attack on tn Farmers Cooper
alive movements wherever they as
sumo sufficient Importance to prove
a menace to said interests, and where
as in response to the teachings of our
society and bur repeated requests, and
resolutions adopted at local, county,
and state meetings, our membership
subscribed for stock in the Equity Co.
operative Exchange and in the first
combined effort to get free from the
extortionate methods of the Duluth
board of trade and the Minneapolis
chamber of commerce, and whereas,
members of the Glenburn Local Union
No. 1898 hold one thousand dollars
worth of stock in the Equity Corpora
tive Exchange and thoroughly know
that the real fight is against the CO.
operative selling movement and only
incidentally against the present Of
ficers and manager, because they have
proven faithful to the interests who
elected them, and,
Whereas, we believe that the fight
against any Farmers Cooperative
grain selling agency and the North
Dakota terminal elevator amendment
has just begun, and,
Whereas, we have carefully read ac-
counts of the various State Conven-
tons in South Dakota, Minnesota and
North Dakota and Tri-State Grain
Growers Convention at Fargo, in
which various attacks were made on
the Cooperative Exchange as report
ed in the Fargo Forum, Cooperative
Journal, National Grain Grower, Co.
operative Herald and other papers,
therefore,
Be It Resolved, that we wholly in
dorse the Equity Cooperative Ex-
change as the lawful incorporated
company to carry out our principles
of cooperative marketing of farm
products; and hereby express our
greatest confidence in the honor, in
tegrity and business ability of the
present officers of the Exchange and
congratulate the board Of directors in
being able to scure the services Of that
able business manager, Geo. S. LOT
tus, champion of the common people.
Resolved, that we commend the &C
ton taken by J. M. Anderson, our
North Dakota state secretary, in re-
gard to the unlawful breaking up of
the Tri-State Grain Growers conven-
/ ton at Fargo, Jan %, 1914, and con-
denim all the Chamber of Commerce
emissaries, including the Fargo chief
of police, in their disgraceful attempt
to break up the meeting and inter
fere with the Equity program; and,
Resolved, that if the Fargo Forum
correctly represents the citizens OF
that place we hereafter hold farmers
meetings in cities more in sympathy
with our lives and purposes, and
Resolved, that we indorse the reso-
lutions passed by our state delegates
at New Rockford, n D., Feb. rs and
26, 1914, and
Resolved, that we indorse the Man
ahan resolution for the investigation
of the great market exchange just
passed by congress, and. demand that
it be thorough and impartial in every
way.
Resolved, that we advise the adop-
ton of the amendment to the North
Dakota Constitution relating to q
state terminal elevator and urge every
farmer and farmers friend to work
and vote for it's adoption, and
Resolved, that since the Department
of Agriculture, State Agricultural
Colleges and Better Farming Associa-
lions are also strenuously working
to increase the production of farm
lands without any adequate attempt
to cheaper the enormous cost of dis
tributing such products to the con.
sumer, we believe that the only relief
for the producer is the uniting Of all
local Farmers clubs and individual
farmers in the American Society Of
Equity, and we recommend q more
vigorous campaign for members than
ever before, and be it further
Resolved, that copy Of these res
olutions be sent to the Cooperative
Herald, the National Grain Grower,
Fargo Forum, Ward County 1ndepen-
dent, Glenburn Advance, The lcono-
clast and the Minneapolis Daily News
with the request for publication.
E. P. KEEFE, Pres.
CARL MATSON, Sec.