Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-28
T0WNLEY' eco.
USING
RU.S.ST0RE
PROPAGANDA

Built at Grand Forks, Mi
not, Mandan and Fargo
Propose .$5,0o0,000 Cor
poration.
Fargo, N. D., March 2s.-Despite
the fact that A. {. Townley. j. w.
Brinton and the organizers maintain
that the Consumers United Stores
company Is an organization separate
from the Nonpartisan league and not
dominated by league oficials. the
~ sets forth the fact that the stores
company is a corporation and that
the organizers go to the farmers as
representatives of the league. The
store proposition is being run under
the auspices of the N%onpartisan
league through Its president and ex-
~ecutive board, declares the prospectus
ton, manager of. MI. Townley's store
scheme.
Brinton's memorandum for the or
ganizers prepares Them to meet ali
objections the farmers may raise to
tn, plan and tells why absolute pow
err of domination should be- placed in
Townley's hands.
And the N~onpartisan league pro-
posed to give Townley and his asso-
Gates all the power it can to secure
goods for league members.
1t. also disclosed the fact that ware
houses are-to be built at Grand Forks
Fargo, Minot and other places and
clearly shows that the company was
launched for the purpose Of domiIae-
ing the whole mercantile industry IN
the state.
The prospectus follows:
Observation-Disclosures Of Organization.
First understand you are a men,
Der OF the Nonpartisan league? You
realize then that the league has ac-
complishcd a great thing. It has
shown al has never been shown before
that farmers a work together. That
farmers have great power when they
move together in an organization like
the league. More power than any
to do a thing.
Mistake Not to Use Power.
Second-Now, it would be a great
blunder, in fact it would be a crime
for the farmers of North Dakota with
all the power they now have, not to
use that power for their own and inn
mediate benefit. You will agree with
me that il you had the power and the
opportunity to do something for your
self and your family and your farm,
AND DON'T-DO 1T, you would not be
doing right by yourself o your fam
Fly nor right by the investment you
have here in your farm.
Power OF Collective Buying.
(name Of town) would appoint one
man as buyer. with power to buy all
the things that the farmers need in
this community, you will agree that
you could buy merchandise and daily
wants much cheaper than you are
now paying: you will agree with me
that if all the farmers in North Da,
kota would buy all h things TREY
need through one organization,
goods for half the money they are
now paying, for less money than they
now pay Sears and Roebuck.
Object of Your Visit.
Fourth-Now that Is why l am out
here today. To explain to you what
the Nonpartisan league is going to do
for its members RIGHT AWAY, so
that they can reap q benefit. an i'm
mediate benefit from their organiza-
ton, FROM THE POWER 1T HAS
WHICH YOU AND THE OTHER
FARMERS IN NORTH DAKOTA
HAVE MADE POSSIBLE. The Nom
partisan league is going to establish,
as fast as the ground can be covered,
2 local store in every county. in the
state, n eventually two, three or
four stores in every county in the
state, and eventually two, three OF
four stores in each county, but Just
now we ~are1going to put in one in
each county in the most central and
best trading center. In addition. we
are going to put in a warehouse and
distributing place in such places a.
Minot. Mandan, Fargo. Grand Forks
ETC., places where we can ship goodt
IN carload and trainload lots to re,
the benefit of carload and ~trainload
freight rates. n then distribute the
goods to the stores in the section OF
the state surrounding the warehouse
For insta We are going to put il
warehouse as we'll as q retail store II
the city Of Minot, to supply all the
stores IN this section of the state
AlGHT NOW We are going to organ.
ice ten stores. buy. ten stocks OF good,
It n time for the lot and then re;
distribute to the ten stores. Eventu.
ally there will not only be ten store
to supply through Minot, but 50 o,
even more. just As soon as the orEani
cation can organize the territory-ant
IL Will be very rapid-as this ID muct
more important n will bring more
direct and immediate dement's thar
the political organization.
Drive Arguments Homie. ;
Ffth-Now. to better illustrate Il
you the benefit Of this system Of do.
ing business, I know you will agrel
that II all the farmers in the vhcinit,
(nane OF town. would buy all theil
overalls at n time. they could buy
them much cheaper, and il All Thu
FARMERS OF NORTH DAKOTA
overAlls at n time they could re
them for Less than half the none,
that you now pay at your local stores
II all the farmers Of North Dakota