New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-06
SEEK ] !. RELIEF FROM
Big FLOOD LOSSES
MINNESOTA VALLEY FARMERS
ORGANIZE AT NEW uLM
COURT HOUSE.
RESOLUTION CALLS FOR STATE
AND CONGRESSIONAL AID
FOR SUFFERERS.

New Um seems to have a special
attraction for people who are looking
for a change in the present order of
things if this order is not in harmony
with their claims to- just treatment.
Only short while ago Minnesota Labor
came here to organize political party
for the purpose Of opposing the forces
now in power at the State capital and
hundreds of labor representatives spoke
in unmistakable terms about their
economic and social grievances. Now
on Monday, about two hundred farmers
from the Minnesota valley gathered
at the Brown County Court House to
form an organization to crystalize their
claims in regard to compensation for
the losses sustained through the recent
flood in the valley. Most probably
there are other reasons for the selection
Of New Uhn as Injecting point of that
sort, but it also goes without saying
that the people who come here for the
accomplishment of these things know
very well that in the population Of this
city they always find that spirit of SYM
pathy and cooperation that has its
origin in; the two great fundamental
principles Of right and justice.
Pass Resolution.
The idea underlying the farmer meet
ing last Monday found clear and
complete expression in the resolution
adopted by the farmers present. It
emphasized the necessity of permanent
organization among the owners OF farm
land in tksl lew lying districts in the
Minnesota valley and sets forth the
claim for an adjustment of present
taxes on just and equitable lines. It
calls for legislation that will furnish
machinery ito secure abatement of our
taxes on destroyed acres in the future
and to take steps to compel the State Of
Minnesota to protect US from increased
damages etc. Finally, the resolution
stipulates that the Minnesota river is
to become a judicial ditch assessing
all whose run off waters reach the same
for the cost of construction thereof. .
The resolution in full reads as follows:
g Resolved by the meeting of the
Minnesota River Valley farmers held
at the Court House in the City of9New
Ulm, on August 18th, 1919:
That q permanent organization be
formed for the purpose of obtaining
relief from the periodical destruction Of
our crops and that such organization
when perfected take immediate steps
to have assessment Of our lands adjusted
so as to be just and equitable, to obtain
abatement of the 1919 taxes on our
flood destroyed lands, to secure legis-
lation that will furnish machinery to
secure abatement Of our taxes on de-.
stroyed acres in the future, to take steps.
to compel the State Of Minnesota to
intervene in all county and judicial
ditch proceedings and protect US from
increased damages, from the increases
( of run off waters and to compensate
us for past damages from county and
judicial bitches and to take steps to
secure from Congress such aid and
assistance as our lands should have,
and to urge upon the State Commis-
sioner Of Drainage and Waters The
Strengthening and deepening the Mime
sofa river, and for that purpose to cause
the Minnesota to become judicial
ditch assessing all those whose run
off waters reach the same for the cost
Of construction thereof and to stren-
uously oppose the creating Of any run
off waters from any other water shed
into the Minnesota River valley basin. ;.
This resolution was signed by the
following committee members who had
been selected by the different county
delegations:
Fred Pfeiffer, Renville county; Thomas
E. Harkins, Redwood county; vii
liam 81. Y Dung, Sibley county; N. w.
Tesrow, Brown county; William Jentz,
Scott county; D. 8. Williams, Blue
Earth county; Henry o'Bien, Nicollet
county, and N. 3. Trusbey, Le Sueur
county.
Not q Hostile Movsment.
The meeting was called TO order By.
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