The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-11-19
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from Mondays Daily.

ciety OF Equity. will hold its annual
meeting at the old capitol wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday. and Il II no
secret that II win be about the live
Hest meeting the state union ever has
held, says Tho st. Paul Pioneer
Press. ~,
The organization has added, seven
ty-five new locals during the past
year. and II is expected that each OF
these, as we'll as all the older ones,
will be represented by It's full quota
of delegates. Credentials already for
warded to Secretary C. r.. Whitaker
Indicate that not less than $40
delegates will be present, and In ad-
lition probably there will be at least
many visiting farmers. 20 II
List Of Present OFFICERS. o.. !
The present officers of the Mime
sofa state union are:' Colonel r.
A. wilkinson. Lake Elmo, president:
William Machemehl. Lester 'Prairis,
vice president: C. r. Whitaker, Has
tings. secretary treasurer. The d.
rectors are: B. T. Evans. wadena,
J. II. Knox. Granite Falls: A. A.
Schlegel, lie Sueur: Mossis e. Sltney.
lake Elmo; F. W. MANI. Paynes-
Vile; II. A. Fuller, Mankato; J.. z.
Enders. Dassel. -. q. t3..aG, .
There will be n hot fight over the
election of officers. All present Of
ficials probably will be candidates. for
re election. and Endorsement OF their
administration will be asked. This
battle will involve two other-in-
dorsement OF the organization pro-
noting the Farmers Terminal Pack
Ing company OF St. Paul. and an at
tack upon the policy OF the former
administration In receiving commits
sions on behalf Of the society for in
fiuencing the shipment OF live stock
by equity shipping associations, to q
certain live stock firm in South 81
Paul. -.
Circular Letters Sent Out. !,
Ira NJ. ]. Chryst OF Hudson, Wis,
national president OF the society, has
sent a circular letter to Minnesota
members. urging them to make a
complete change in the administra-
ton. He bases his demand on this
action in influencing shipments. He
encloses a copy Of letter from Mag
nus Johnson. who was president OF
the state society for three years, as
sorting that he refused to be a can
didate for reelection at the last con
vention because he could not stop
this practice, the directors always
having overruled his protests. He al
SO is out to defeat the present ad-
ministration.
President Wilkinson says the prac-
tice of shipping to one firm and re-
ceiying commission has been discon-
tinued during his administration, be-
cause such action had a tendency. TO
limit the market for the shipments. OF
members. which In the end might re :
suit In harm. g. ,'l.r . =
Fights Packing Company. -
That the present administration ie
prepared to put MP the hardest kind
of fight is indicated by the suits
against the Farmers Terminal Pack
ing company filed Friday.
The war between the packing cpm
pany and the administration was pre-
cipitated by the refusal ri tho pres
ent state officers to '"'''--" re pro-
motion Of the company. or TO recon
mend It's Endorsement 49, he locals
BY some II is asserted that. thia r.
struggle between those who favor
dealing with the old packing com
panies and commission men. and
those who favor the erection OF a
farmers packing plant near ST Paul
ny, L
the business of the society TO indorse
business enterprises of this kind. az
the society is supposed to be a pure
ly educational organization. ~ :.
There are other matters. howeyer
to come before the meeting. The So
ciety has fourished during the past
year. and the demand from farmers
for lectures by It's experts has IN :
creased to such an extent that ar
engagements probably will besmade 10
increase the staff Twenty lecturers
and investigators have been en-
ployed during the past year. IA =
There will be addresses by promi
nent members of the society and a.
many entertainment features as can
be crowded between the busy ses-
sions. .s', -.r'. - . -
Nearly $500 assessors In all couri-
ties of the state will receive instruc-
lions during visits OF members Of the
Minnesota Tax commission to be made
m February. March and April. The
itinerary of the visitors was made pub
lie yesterday by II. A.. s. ives. sec
rotary or the commission. @sEfS r,
The law requires that one or. more
members of the commission shall visit
at least half of the counties. annually
and shall visit every county at least
once in two years. The three com
missioners, Samuel Lord. J. d. Arm
son and ]. T. Hale, and the secretary
will make the instruction visits, each
one being assigned number OF coun-
ties. The visit to Mankato win be on
February 20. The visit TO Sc. Peter
win be on March Is. -. -, .. -.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs, -
From Morday's Oat;,. - s.
Real estate transfers were recorded
today by Register OF Deeds GabIer as
follows: E@
William J. McDuffee to Louise San
ger both of Blue Earth. county; 81