The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-01-29

passed by representative body OF
farmers in Fargo last Thursday. It
will be of interest to everyone:
! Reso buttons.
First, We believe in Cooperation
and define the essential fundamental
principles Of cooperative organization
in this manner:
l. Equality Of vote, regardless OF
investment or shares held;
2. Interest on shares to be limited.
3. A division Of profits whenever a
division is made, in proportion to pa
tronage.
Further, All men being created
equal, we believe in the enfranchise-
ment of women.
Further, We denounce the vicious
and malicious attacks made by the Co.
operative Manager and Farmer, the
mouthpiece Of the Chamber of Com
MERGE of Minneapolis, on the Equity
Cooperative Exchange, and our sales
manager, Geo. s. LOTUS; we highly
deplore the course the National Grain
Grower has taken, and believe it was
brought about by the vicious and cor
rupt methods of the Chamber of Com
merce of Minneapolis.
Further, We most highly appreciate
the splendid and self-sacrificing work
and support the officers of this organ
ization performed.
Further, We have the most implicit
faith and confidence in the integrity
and ability Of our Sales Manameg, Geo.
S. Lotus; he has by his splendid work
demonstrated that he is the right man
in the right place and fully able to
fill that most difficult position in the
most satisfactory manner, the prom
inency the Equity Cooperative Ex-
change has attained today is largely
due to his untiring efforts.
We extend a vote Of thanks to our
attorney, Mr.. Benz. Drake, for the very
efficient service he rendered the cause
during the recent Minnesota legislative
grain investigation.
Whereas, The Chamber of Com
merce of Minneapolis and the Board
Of Trade of Duluth have until recently
afforded the farmers of the Northwest
the only available market, and where.
as, these institutions are strictly pri-
vate and operated as such, and where
as, by virtue Of their being private,
they have created monopoly in the
grain trade with resultant abuses;
Now Therefore, be it resolved that
We condemn a private market where
such volume of business Is handled
as in the above named terminal mar.
kets and we respectfully urge the pro-
per authorities in the State of Mime
sofa to take such steps as are neces-
sary to place them under state con-
troll and make them a free and open
market to the producers of the North.
west.
1t has come to our notice that there
has been placed before the Railroad
and Warehouse Commission of the
State of Minnesota the question of
commission firms selling to their sub.
salaries; the question of commission
firms buying grain and selling it in
competition with consigned grain; the
question of allowing cars to be switch.
ed to terminal inductries before the
right of re-inspection and appeal has
been exercised; the method of weigh.
ing grain on cupola scales in terminal
elevators instead of on track scales;
the present arbitrary discrimination
against VIC and the method among
members Of the Chamber of Com.
merce in Minneapolis to sell grain on
the basis of delivery at an industry in
stead Of on the incoming track.
. Now Therefore, Be 1t Resolved by
this gathering that we go on record
and urge most emphatically on the
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
of the State of Minnesota to regulate
and remedy these abuses complained
of and which they now have under
consideration. We believe that the
right Of re-inspection and appeal
should be exercised before the cars
leave the terminal track Of tn incom-
ing road We believe that no commits.
sion firm should be permitted to buy
grain and sell it in competition with
grain handled by them on cons III
ment. We believe that there is a rlos:
unfair and unjust discrimination row
being practiced by the large millers
and terminal elevators against the va
riety of wheat known as Velvet Chat.
We believe that the present method of
weighing grain in the .'upola of ter
minal elevators instead Of on track
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