The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-20
FARMERS GIVE GUARANTY
FUND TO MAKE GOOD THE
EQUiTY's CAPITAL STOCK.
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torney Manahan continued his argu-
ments started in the morning, stating
no instances had been cited where any
harm had been done and who had
| been wronged and the extent of the
wrong. He stated that the exchange
stripped of it's surplusage, stands as
an amazing thing when analysed.
1T Is the first time in the United
States" said Attorney Manahan, that
an attorney general has brought a
complaint to favor monopoly. You
will find that the charge states only
legal conclusions and does not 60 into
merits of the case. The Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce is the founda-
ton and the inception of this suit
from the beginning. The attorney
general in his complaint says it is a
fraud upon the farmers say even
if farmers sell below price, it is not
fraud. 1t does not lie in the power
Of the government of North Dakota
to stop them. They grow the grain
and have the right to market it at
sacrifice and by doing so they will
drive the parasites of Minneapolis out
of business"
Galleries of the, Cass county court
house were packed with members of
the Equity Cooperative Exchange
here to show their loyalty to the indie
pendent grain marketing company
when the case against the Equity Co.
operative exchange, instituted by At
torney General Linde of North Dakota,
asking the exchange to show cause
why it's charter should not be annull.
ed, be declared insolvent and a receiv-
er appointed, was brought to trial be-
fore Judge Pollock of the district court
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
Four hundred members of the Elk
change, each carrying a red ribbon on
which the words 1--WE Want an Open
Market" were printed, arrived in the
city Monday evening to attend the
big trial. Headed by a Fargo band
the members after gathering in their
hall at noon yesterday, marched down
Second avenue north, turned south
down Roberts street, then east up
Front street and returned to their hall
taking in Broadway. In the process
sion numbered some $50 farmers,
Signs painted in red "Give us Federal
Inspection" 'No Skin Grades" ''The
Consumers Dollar Counts" "A New
Deal in Grain Marketing" and other
slogans appeared in the parade.
It was little after 10 o'clock when
Judge Pollock announced the names Of
the counsel for the defense and the
compliments. At the north side of the
counsel table were Attorney General
Linde, Assistant Attorney General
Murphy, Assistant Attorney General
Biting, all three of Bismarck, and
Judge Engerud of Fargo, representing
the state. On the south side appear
ed Attorney James Manahan Of Mime
sofa, ex-congressman; Attorney Ben
jamin Drake of Minneapolis, and At
torney William Lemke OF Fargo. The
press table was alive with, representa-
tives from the twin city newspapers
and those from the Fargo papers.
While Attorney Manahan was pro.
posing to show cause why the COM
plant was issued against the Equity
Cooperative Exchange and asking for
an elimination of certain amount Of
matter considered irrelevant and scan.
dalous and for about two weeks time
in order to prepare proof, a voice of
approval sounded out from the CALLER
les, and resulted in the first confusion.
Attorney Manahan, interrupted in
the course of his argument, sat down
Judge Pollock arising, addressed the
crowd in the galleries. II feel" said
the Judge, there are large number
of the people interested in this matter
and that vast interests are at stake
Expressions of approval or disapprov
al cannot be allowed in this court. We
are here engaged in solemn trial. Il
the court room persists in it's voicine
approval and disapproval it will be
cleared. l want it understood tha
every person will have full hearing
I speak of this at the inception of thu
case that every man may understand
When through with this case want i
placed on record that every one ha!
had a fair hearing at this trial."
Continuing his argument to the cour
Attorney Manahan stated that the is
sues, many of them, reach far beyond
technical proceedings of the case
This complaint" said Attorney Man
ahan, lis based upon large humble
of affidavits of an irrelevant and scan
dalous nature which I ask may b
eliminated. 1t was not prepared b,