The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12
National President Among
Speakers, M. p. John
son Announces Today
MANY CHANGES IN
EQUITY SITUATION
Mail Order Business Latest
Plan - Dunn Center
Gets Into Politics

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day, and probably until Friday.
NJ. p. Johnson, of Tolley, N. D.,
president Of the society, a visitor in
Fargo Monday and today, anticipates
big attendance, and very interest
ing sessions.
Because of the predictions made
that the convention would become an
important factor in this years poll
tical activities In North Dakota, gen.
eraI interest has been centered upon
National President to Speak.
Mr.. johnson announced today that
the speakers will include ID. o.
Mahoney, of Viroqua, Wis, national
president of the Society Of Equity.
William Langer, attorney general
of North Dakota, and j. A. Little,
rate expert with the state railroad
commission, also will speak. Mr..
Little will deal with the rate prob
lem.
Equity Sees Many Changes.
In the past year, the affairs OF the
Society of Equity and its several
commercial enterprises, have wit
messed a number Of important
changes, not the least noteworthy OF
which is the development OF the
Equity Cooperative Exchange, Of st.
Paul and Fargo. ...-
Since the recent annual meeting OF
the exchange in Fargo, steps toward
the Capitalization Of equity energy
into that body have been taken, these !
including the purchase OF The Co |
operators Herald by the Equity Ex- |
change, from. the former owners, A. |
M. Baker, founder Of the paper. be- |
ing the heaviest retiring stockhold- |
er.
Mail Order House Next
The next important development |
in the Equity Cooperative Exchange |
Is the establishment OF a mail order |
house for the handling of groceries. |
Recent issues Of The Co-operatorS
Herald have carried big advertise
ments for the exchanges mail order |
department. ~ ~ |
M p. AxteII, representa- tive in Far
20 OF the exchange is supeFintend- /
ing changes in the exchange quarters /
in The Herald building, on Roberts l
street which will make possible the
handling OF much OF the mail order
business out of Fargo. A stock Of
BOods will be placed here at an early
date, according to Mr. Axtell.
J. NJ. Anderson, president Of the
exchange, still retains that post, and
is directing the new work of the
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The convention probably will wit
ness the closing up OF the affairs Of
the Equity Rural Credits association.
Organized some time ago with 3
capital stock Of $1,000, ,00O,F the COM
pany is, being dissolved at the pres
ent time. 1t is held that the gov
arnment's entry TO the farm loan tield
the necessity for the as
ISOLATION.
Local Gets Into Politics.
An important development In the
equity field is the action taken by
the Dunn Center Equity Elevator Co.
1t Dunn Center, Dunn county.
A meeting OF the farmers Of that
district has been called to be held
n Dunn Center this afternoon for
the purpose of recommending candi-
iates for nomination at the Nom
partisan league legislative conven-
tion-one candidate for representa-
i've and one for senator, according
% the notice sent out.
The Nonpartisans will hold their
ownship caucuses on Feb. 22, for the
election of delegates TO the legisla-
i've conventions.
Dates for legislative conventions
lave not been made public, but it is
likely that the same system used
.wo years ago will again be employed
the conventions being rotated in
uch manner that a representative OF
ne National Nonpartisan league may
,e present at each convention. This
afeguard was used two years ago as
|. means OF insuFfug the nomination
4 men satisfactory to President
sownley.
Just what effect the action OF the
Dunn Center Equity organizations
aove will have on the situation In
hat district Is uncertain. Two years
SO President Townley would brook
3 outside interference,
Store Project Approved.
The Co-operators' Herald, in the
urrent issue, gives an account OF
ne meeting held at Crosby several
avB ago of the Farmers Co-opera-
We Elevator az Trading Co. OF
rosby, at which resolutions were
dopted censuring a Crosby newspa-
er that has recently published con-
Iderable matter with relation to
n. Townley's chain store plan-The
United Stores company.
The resolutions also so into sew
raj local issues at Crosby, and, in
art follow:
'iWhereas, we have noted the un~
arranted, uncalled for and wholly
ntrue attack on S. s.. semingson,
member OF this company, on the
onsumers' United States company,
al on the Nonpartisan league, In
scent issues Of The Divide County
1urnal. and
Whereas. The farmers move
ent as represented IN these organ
ations and as exploited by Mr..
emingson we believe to be right
1d deserving the support of every
0nest man, and has the support and
Of this company, therefore
} it
Resolved, That we strenuously
1iect to the attitude Of The Divide
ounty Journal on these farmers or
and condemn the motives
,ompting these various attacks.
Critics Lauda ToWnley.
j. q. Critics. former general man
-er OF The Equity Co-operative EEx-
Iange, was the principal speaker at
e meeting, and he devoted much
hts attention TO the work Of. the
bipartisan league. and to the Aate
gorge s. LOTUS and TO Mr.. ToWn-
"F4e urged upon the farmers pres
{ to stick and advised that as long