Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-15
EQUITY NOTES

Several months ago, department
was created at the st. Paul office for
the purpose of finding good managers
for Farmers Elevator companies.
Managers that would work for the far.
mers' interest interest instead Of the
interest OF the grain combine that
have been fleeing them for so many
years. Many Farmers Elevators have
taken advantage Of this department,
and have, during the past few weeks,
employed many managers through
this department. PA
G. "A. Skeie, a man with Is or 16
years experience in the grain bust
ness was placed as manager Of the
Farmers Elevator Co. at Finley. N. D.
Valentine Orth Of Sleepy Eye, Mimi,
was placed as manager Of the new ele-
vator company at Neville, N. D.
Frank McGrann of Greene Isle,
Mimi. was placed at Brantford, N. ID.
II. l. Kolberg of Crosby. N. D., was
placed at the new elevator just east
of Crosby.
M. N. Pratt was placed at Berlin,
N. ID.
Frank Morlan at Edmore, H. G. Pud-
erbaugh at Granna, and five or six
others have been sent to Montana.
This shows that the farmers are
really interested in this fight and that
they are anxious to get managers that
are on their side in this battle for an
honest grain market. Any Farmers
elevators wishing manager or sec
ond man, should wire or write a letter
to the Equity Cooperative Exchange,
and the st. Paul Office will make every
possible effort to secure for the ele-
vator company. satisfactory held.
Willard Il. Myers. managing editor
OF the American Cooperative Journal,
the mouthpiece Of the Chicago board
or trade, was a pleasant caller at the
Exchange offices last week. Mr.. Myers
like every other shrewd observer Of
the present trend of events, is begin.
ming to realize that the farmers are
going to market their grain cooper
atlVely, not only at the local market,
but at the terminal as we'll Mr..
Myer may not admit this fact, but the
uprising among grain growers of the
country is so general that anyone in
terested IN the grain business can see
that the terminal cooperative market.
ing OF grain is very close at hand.
"A. Il. Egness, manager of the Farm.
ers' Elevator Co. at Mooreton. N. d..
was a pleasant caller at the st. Paul
ONCE this week. Mr.. Egness came to
st. Paul with stock for the farmers
adjacent to Mooreton. He reports
crop conditions in that locality very
poor at this time. but the Elevator
Co. will be a busy one this year, as
they have embarked In the co.operat-
i've shipping Of live stock as well as
grain.
Harris Oakland and b. c. Berwick
OF Neville. n. D., were pleasant call.
ers at the st. Paul office this week.
They came in search of a manager for
their Elevator company and also in
search OF grain cleaning machinery to
be installed in their new elevator. In
both missions they were successful
and were very much surprised to find
that the st, Paul market had grown
to the proportions that 1t has.
A. d. Thompson, one of the large ex-
port buyers at Duluth. Mimi, and
Superior. Wis.,, was transacting bust.
ness at st. Paul last Friday.
The new season on the st. Paul
grain market has already started.
Several bills OF lading have been re.
ceived for cars OF this years crop.
l.. H. Brochman. general manager
OF the District Clearing House Mt
Parkers Prairie. MIMI, and A. II.
Grothen, member OF the national
board Of directors Of the Farmers So.