The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-15

Equity OF their stockholders.
Endorse the Cooperative Elk.
change.
Condemn certain individuals and
| corporations" which are held to have
| attempted to create dissension be.
tween members Of the Society OF
Equity and the Farmers Nonpartisar
| league.
Extend thanks to the people -oi
Valley City for courtesy, reception
and treatment while in the city.
Store Issue Raised just Once.
| It was late Thursday evening, with
| the convention business disposed Of
that the issue raised by Pres. Al. G.
Townley of the National Nonpartisan
league, in connection with the Con-
sumers' United Stores company, was
brought to the attention of the con-
vention.
Fl. T. Monson of Mayville. promin-
ent Equity man, raised the issue
when he suggested that inasmuch as
there was a lull in the proceedings,
1t would be a good time for some
body to explain the store plan that
had so recently been given attention
in the papers.
There was no response and Mr..
Walton ended the suspense with a
motion for adjournment, that car
ried.
Little Comfort For Mahoney.
Judge Mahoney, president of the
National Union, Society of Equity,
was given little comfort by the North
Dakota society because Of the ma
tional organizations attitude on the
endorsement of private commission
companies for the handling Of live
stock sales.
In the last national convention, the
plea of the Equity Cooperative ex-
change for recognition by the Ma
tional Union as the recognized equity
selling agency in the livestock mar
ket, was turned down, and the Kirk
Commission company of South st.
Paul was endorsed.
The issue is a rather sore point
with leaders Of the North Dakota So
Ciety, and they were free in their
criticism of the national organiza-
tons position, the sentiment finally
developing in a resolution condemn
ing the nationals position, and ask
ing that it withdraw endorsements
now standing.
Will Raise Capital Stock.
L. c. Hoopman, manager OF the
Equity Packing company, addressed
the convention yesterday afternoon.
ne 6dslA tAAGLL 0AOSFN oNAANo @ANefN
very good, and that the total sales
now exceed $965,O00.
Mr.. Hoopman said also that the
board is making plans to continue
sales of stock on the basis of an in
crease in the capital stock Of the
company at an early date.
The speaker also declared that the
company would be in operation with
in the coming year, and he predicted
big savings to the farmers Of the
state by virtue thereof.
LANCER Lays Campaign Basis.
w. f. LANCER, attorney general OF
North Dakota, made an extended adj
dress yesterday afternoon with refer
cnce to the state administration,
sounding the policy that probably
will be maintained by the admins
tration forces in the rapidly APP
preaching campaigns. 4
Mr.. LANCER also made a hot attack
upon Judge K. E. Leighton of the
district court of Ward county, and
upon Judge G. NJ. Cooley, Of the dist
riot court of Grand Forks, in Connec-
ton with the MinOt vice cases and |
the East Grand Forks brewery cases. |
Mr.. LANCER reviewed the two cases |
insisting that the Minot raids had |
made the city a safe place for young |
girls. and that the East Grand Forks !
raids had rid the state OF a constant