The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-06-29
Manv Farmers Will Wear
Equity Exchange Buttons

Many farmers are writing to the st.
Paul office asking for auto banners
and buttons advertising the coming
annual convention which will be held
on Dec. S, and 7. Every indication
points that this will be the greatest
convention ever held in the northwest.
Representative of the two large
farmers grain companies in Canada
will be present at this convention to
tell the farmers of the states of the
struggle for the cooperative market
ing of grain in Canada, which has
been so successful.
A telegram from A. II. Frele, OF
Berling, N. D., brings the news that
he has accepted the position of state
manager in Montana for the Equity
cooperative exchange, and will leave
for Great Falls in the very near fu'
ture. Mr.. Freie has been one of the
loyal boosters for the exchange, and
his promotion was certain, though to
what position he would be promoted
had been more or less OF question
until the present time. Mr.. Freie will
undoubtedly make good as state man.
ager in Montana.
At the annual meeting of the Farm
ers' Elevator company at Litchville,
last Wednesday the manager tender
ed his resignation. The farmers in
the vicinity of Litchville are waking
up to the fact that the Equity cooper
alive exchange is the only selling
agency that is putting up real fight
for the farmers in the terminal mar
ket and that they should lend their
support to this organization. The
manager was opposed to shipping
grain to the farmers selling agency,
hence his resignation.
The entire student body of the grain
school attended a banquet at the
Golden Rule department store, tend
cred by the Fairbanks, Morse & Co.,
of St. Paul. There were 70 plates
and at the close of the dinner the
POSTMASTER called for stories from
both the representatives of the Fair
banks, Morse & Co., and the officials
of the Equity cooperative exchange.
All responded, and left the banquet
voting Fairbanks, Morse & co. royal
entertainers.
General Manager j. G. Critics will
leave this week for a flying trip to
Wild Rose, and possibly will visit
points in eastern Montana before his
return to St. Paul.
Magnus Johnson, of Kimball, MIMI,
is back with the Equity cooperative
exchange at this time and will fill
dates in North Dakota until thresh-
ing begins.
The past week has been very sue
cessful week for the Equity co.opera'
tive exchange. The most grain re-
ceived any one day at the st. Paul
office was Sc cars, which is very nice
business for one firm to receive.
Last Thursday the farmers adjacent
to Marion, N. D. held meeting in
the town hall. Even though the
crowd was small they decided to or
ganize an Equity cooperative eleva.
tor company. Twenty-one hundred
dollars was subscribed on the spot and
a committee was appointed to canvass
the surrounding territory. After the
stock is all sold meeting Of the stock
holders will be held and officers and
directors elected for the new company
A very successful farmers picnic
was held at Sterling, N. D., last Fri
day. A representative of the st. Pau
office was present and discussed with
the farmers the cooperative market
ing of grain A representative of the
Farmers Union of Washington was
also present and told the farmers
something of the struggle that the
farmers have had west of the noun
tains in their effort to market their
grain to good advantage.
F. B. Wood, Louis Noltimier, j. c.
Leum and VIM. Olson have been at
the St. Paul Office the past days, check
ing M the months business.