Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-10
sanimous, and made hut little contest
for the other Office. sEsz.r

sanlmOus, ana made nut little contest
for the other Office. #sEsr
sss Mr.. Nm Anderson OF Bu1faloLake,
was chosen vice president ana Mr.. "
sE.Barrick of Litchf eld secretary and
treasurer in place Of G. r. Whitaker
who declined to be candidate for
reelection, having already held the
office for some ten years. The six
delegates elected to the National con-.
vention were all progressives. Hon.
John Spence OF LeSuer County was
chosen for a: member of the Board Of
Directors The purpose of the Society
as is well known, is to promote and
foster cooperative business enter
prises, among farmers and to buy CO.
operatiYe1y, thereby effecting saving
both ways. = -, go. s: : II ~
Local Equity Societies have promot-
ed and established numerous cooper
alive creameries, grain elevators and
farmers stores and have also organiz-
ed shipping sassociatiOnh and few
farmer owned banks and members Of
Equity associations, asindividuals are
| large stockholders in farmer owned
newspapers all over the state. Sew
eral instructive and entertaining ad-
dresses were delivered. "
Hon Harry N. Owen, Editor of a
Minneapolis Agricultural paper made
plea against mob law and the mob
spirit which was vigorously applaud
ed. Suggestions were made and steps
taken looking to the future payment
/. of all dues from the sinking funds OF
various business enterprises promot-
ed by the local societies.
The keynote of President We1ch's
address, was cooperation among farm.
eds all along the line. He desired the
Society as such kept free from politics
but made it plain that the tillers OF
the soil, in his opinion, should make
political matters an object Of study
and they should. stand together as
one man for legislation in the interest
of agriculture and for good govern
; ment in general.
Equity Cooperative Exchange told
how the grain handling business was
gradually built up in spite of the efforts
of some big bankers to hamper the
work by refusing credit and other
means. He said that in addition tc
the one big terminal elevator at St
Paul, the Exchange now owns some
eighty local elevators at points il
growing sections in the Northwest
and predicted that the big millers
would soon have to come to this farm
ers selling agency for their supply Of
grain.
Mr.. Fred E. Osborne, manager Of
the Stock Selling Agency at South
st. Paul and at Chicago, delivered {
very interesting and instructive ad
dress and told how the regular StOcl
Commission Agents often contriveC
to get two commissions, premiums. Of
rake OFFS, in handling stockers ant
feeders. He also gave facts showing
how the organized farmers were be
ginning to appreciate their own sell
ing agency and giving it the bulk O.
their business, which is fast increas
ing.
Hon. E. G.. Quamme, Regional Dir
ectors of the Federal Farm Bank tolt
how the institution was proving ;
benefit to the farmers in the way O.
long time loans and low rates of inter
est. The committee on resolu
tions submitted a series of Resolves
too lengthy to give in full, which were
unanimously adopted. The Society
went on record as opposed to Compul
sorry Military training for the you'll
of our land, which in effect mean!
Kaiserism in America. It strongl,
favored government operation of thu
railroads for at least two years longe