The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-25
LOTUS ADDRESSED
farmers MEETING
MADE TWO ADDRESSES IN THIS
CITY TUESDAY-PAID HIS RE-
0PBCrS TO LEGISLATURE -
THD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LOBBY.

Equity Exchange OF st. Paul, ADDRESS,
cd two meetings in this city Tuesday
afternoon and evening, speaking to a
large crowd Of farmers at the Grand
Theatre in the afternoon and at Labor
Hall that night.
Mr.. Boylen, who is connected with
the Exchange, also addressed the
meetings.
LOTUS took occasion to correct a
statement that someone had made that
the Equity was against the proposed
Farmers cooperative mill in Minot.
He said that the Equity believed that a
mill anywhere was a good thing,
whether it be built in Minot, Lone
Tree OF Deering.
He explained the object Of the
Equity movement, saying that it was
not only tdesecure better prices for
what the farmers had to sell, but to
secure better prices for what the farm
ers had to buy. At the same time, ne
explained that the Equity is not fight
ing the battles of the catalog houses,
but urges farmers to buy at home
whenever possible.
"The Equity Exchange made some
money the past few months and the
directors deserve credit for this" he
said. "Don't give the credit to Boy
len, Anderson or Lotus, for we are
merely your hired servants: Personal;
", came in at the eleventh hour and
was drafted into service"
He paid his respects to the leglsla,,
tors who voted against the terminal
elevator bill at the legislature and
warned the farmers to note carefully
those who stood against it. He urged
them to send men who would not be
expected to represent the big business
interests alone.
A collection was taken for fund
to print the North Dakota Legisla-
tive Manual for 1915, showing how the
LEGISLATORS voted on the various bills
of interest to farmers. Thousands OF
these manuals will be distributed
about the state.
He hoped the time would come when
women can vote and said he did not
believe that women would select candl-
dates for their good looks alone. ,
Referring to the proposed termina!
elevator, he said that SO per cent OF
the voters had cast their ballots for 1t
and in defense for locating it at st.
Paul. declared that most Of the big
business of the state was looked after
by men living outside the state. He
could see no good argument why the
elevator should not be placed outside
the state. He declared that the Cham
Der Of Commerce had maintained a
lobby of nine men at the legislature
during the entire session.
Lotus was enroute east from Great
Falls, Mont, where he delivered an
address and on Monday night ne spoke
at Williston. 80.
The speaker referred to, the article
written by H. A. Foss, which appears
elsewhere in this issue, wherein Foss
claims he did not write the article
printed in this paper some years ago;
Lotus claims that he never accused
Foss directly with having written it;
He claimed that he had been told
that Foss was the author of it. He al
20 denied that he had ever made the
statement that had he had the money,
he would have started action for libel
arainst the editor of the lndependent.
This had reference to an article pub
iished in this paper two years ago,
handed to us by N. J. Thorson.