The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-24
FARMERS TALK STRIKE
THEY ARE DlsGRUNTLED At THE
TREATMENT ACCORDED
~ GOVERNMENT.

While the Farmers union OF South
Dakota, which completed it's annual
session in Mitchell, did not 60 on rec
ord officially as favoring a farmers
strike, the project vas given wide
discussion by almost every member
Of the organization during the SEES
sion. Farmers Of this state are in
clined to be greatly disgruntled over
the way in which they declare the
government has sighted them in the
various war, industrial and labor con-
%ferences which have been held at in
tervals during the last two years, and
especially at the apparent neglect OF
their interests in the great industrial
conference o in session in Wash
ington. I'VE don't want higher wages
or shorter hours" said a prominent
member OF the union. but we do
want to be recognized. Our invest
ments and interests are far larger
than those OF organized labor. Yet
we have three representatives at the
Industrial conference while organized
labor has twelve. We have sought
In vain for a remedy. II we can get
1t In no other way we will get it By
. strike. II W. simply refused to
given period we could impress upon
the public the necessity for granting
our demands. We do not care to do
this save As q asst resort. but Il
driven to 1t we a stage a strike
beside which the greatest organized
labor efforts will be as the struggle
Of a pigmy."
Prairie fires have been reported
the past week In many sections Of
the state as far eas as Turner u
ty, and west to the state line. The
loss has been largely that OF hay in
stack and feed on the fields. In one
case where a rancher from the dry
section Of the state had come down
into Stanley county to get feed for
the winter, and was just ready to
move down his herd. all his stacks
Of hay, and the ground he vas count
ing on for winter range was burned
over. While the losses are not heavy
except in rare cases, the aggregate
from fires this fall is q rather heavy
toll on the stockmen Of the state.
II the New Way Harvesting COM
pany." Of Sioux Falls, makes good on
it's plans, the matter Of harvest help
will be materially reduced as a prob
lem in the future. The company is
nruorfnAI with q oon{f0l ~ XCk nm
for the purpose OF manufacturing the
device patented by Christian Chris
tianson,s as a mechanical shocker. II
this proves practical the question OF
harvest help will be so materially
reduced az to relieve the usual press
ing demands Of that season.
The frost line has not yet reached
the Missouri section OF the state. The
average date is September 80 for the
first killing frost. The corn crop is
all past the frost danger, and husk-
ing has been commenced in some Of
der way for several weeks. Prairie
grass is dry enough to prevent any
frost damage when the first frost
comes, and this assures a good quail
ity OF feed ca the prairie for the
winter.
The showing OF the condition OF the
state treasury at the close Of bust
ness September 80, gives total cash
in all funds at 81, s 4.311. The larg-
est part of this was in the common
school income fund. with $1,491, 359.
The highway fund was at $685., 056.
and the Irvine plant fund was at
$251, 6S9. The county agricultural az
tension fund was $66.7 S0.
A rancher near Wasta this year
sold alfalfa seed from his held which
brought him a return OF 1854 an
acre. The crop was rather light this
year As compared with other years,
but a return OF that amount Is enough
to give land which will produce 1t
value above that OF the western
part OF the state generally.
That Mitchell may be chosen a.
the location for a million dollar state
Wholesale and jobbing center to serve
the Farmers Union Cooperative ex-
changes throughout every county In
South Dakota was indicated by dis
~cussions at the state meeting OF the
Farmers Union in session there.
Tho Lutheran church OF Hot
Springs has purchased q block OF
ground for the erection Of a church
and parsonage, both OF which will be
doafrnveh q large harm on the old Men.
MONTE colony north of Huron, causing
. loss estimated at about $4,000.
There are to be no dances held
In a Of the school houses in the
Timber Lake independent district No.
2, according to q notice just publish
cd by the board OF education.
Representatives OF different seed
houses are out In Sully county pick.
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