The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-11
GREAT BOON TO
N. D. STOCKMEN
Equity Cooperative Exchange
to Establish a Selling Agency
at the Chicago Stockyards.
Opportunity for Farmers.
BOOM LIVESTOCK BUSINESS

Opportunity for Farmers.
BOOM LIVESTOCK BUSINESS
U. L. Burdick Tells His Exper-
fence With the South st. Paul
Stockyard Sharpers- $4,000
Pigs Shipped to Iowa.
South st. Paul, July 11.-One
Of the biggest forward steps ev-
er recorded in the livestock his
tory Of the United States will
be taken August 1st when the
Equity Cooperative Exchange
will establish a selling agency at
Chicago. Not only will the OPEN
ing Of this agency mean the
granting of a great opportunity
for farmers of the north and
middle west to market their cat
tie comparatively but it also will
mean another pledge Of the
farmers of the United States to
aid their country in winning the
war. The founding of the live
stock department of the Equity
Exchange at Chicago will mean
that thousands Of farmers, here
tofore at least partially discour-
aged in raising cattle, because so
much of their profits have gone
into spectators pockets at the
terminal markets, will be inspir-
ed with new faith and increase
their livestock business. Such
an increase will be exactly in line
with the plans being made con-
stantly by President Wilson and
his co-workers for more produc-
tion Of food stuffs' for the boys
fighting "over there" to make
the world safe for democracy.
In addition to increasing the ma
tion's food supply by giving the
farmers the largest possible per-
centage Of what the consumer
pays, the cooperative selling
agency will also aid war work in
another mannerby releasing
men now working as spectators
at the terminal markets to enter
the ranks of their nations army.
The opening of the Chicago Of
flee by the Equity Exchange fol-
lows not only the marvellous sue
cess and growth Of the Equity
Exchange proper, but also that
of the livestock selling depart
ment at the South st. Paul stock
yards. This department was
opened October /, 1916. At that
time the South st. Paul stock
yards were being operated under
the usual system whereby the
speculator and the commission
men were getting most of the
profits. With the establishment
Of the Equity department it went
on record as the only one of it's
kind in the world at a terminal
livestock market and the start
ing of a similar department at
Chicago will mark the founding
of the second department Of its
kind to push forward the co
operative movement.
Conditions at the South st.
Paul market were typical Of
those at other markets where
the farmers had to stand being
"feeced" by spectators or quit
shipping cattle.
u. i. Burdick, one Of the big
gest stockmen of North Dakota
tells in a letter sent out recently
of conditions as he found them
at South st. Paul, relating how
he lost $4,000 on one bunch of
cattle. Mr.. Burdick's experience
is as follows:
Mr.. F. B. Wood, Manager,
Livestock Department,
Equity Cooperative Exchange,
South ST. Paul, MINI.
Dear Sir: !.
Referring to the report that ]
shipper you 80 head Of steers
last September and that I lost
approximately $4,000. 90 on them,
/ wish to state that this is not
true as to the first part Of the
proposition. have never ship
ped you any cattle at any time.
The second part Of the propo-
sition IS true, and the facts are.
IS follows: On or about the first.
day Of September 1917, I ship
ped to South st. Paul $50 head
Of steers, all branded with q u
bar on the right shoulder, same
being q brand I use ia Williams
county, North Dakota. "a max
ING UP my mind where Is ship.
these cattle / at once decided
to ship tnGlm 10 On, old friand Of