Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-18

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Icy proved that. ,Lundeen had conf
dence In his ability to interest Town
Icy IN sa8al, for was not sfsal bread
and butter to the farmer and was not
ToWnleys organization a farmers or
g~anization?
So Lundeen raised money at At
water. MIMI, pom his future PROS |
poets. He securedk as it developed
recently. $500 from August Broman
and s. B.. /Glader. "Mr. Glader and |
myself paid Mr.. Lundeen $3.50 each,
when he went up to North Dakota. to
see the League about the sisal propo-
siton, n he gave US q written agree
ment tosive us 1850 shares<each in
the new sisal company" wrote Mr..
mad organised a company. Like many
a man who has helped a promoter out
IN q pinch, Mr. Broman was looking
FOR q return upon his investment.
Lundeen had been taken sick in st.
Paul and died and Tovnley had not
been informed OF the Atwater prom
Uses.
wrote to Bank Examiner Lofthus of
North Dakota, who had Officially in
spescted and reported favorably upon
Through the Minnesota Leader we
are informed that you have recently
been in Florida inspecting the sisal
plantation now under the control of
the Nonpartisan League. Some Of
the people Of this place bought stock.
Lundeen, promoter of the business,
and bought at the time that he went
to Fargo to meet representatives Of
the Nonpar tisan> League"
This brings US to Fargo, North
Dakota. To q room, in the Gardner
hotel, with Edwin Lnndeen. OF Miami,
and A. e. Tow4ley, the promoter,
then Townley's private secretary and
personal representative. It wasNthere
that A. c. Townley. the boss poll
tfcian, surrendered to A. c. Townley,
7 the promoter. It was there that Ed
win Lundeen walked the floor and
painted a picture as only a,promoter
can paint. A picture Of Sunny South
ern Florida; a picture of groves of
oranges, grape fruit and tropical
OF land-the best that God has pro-
duced-in a perfest climate that will
produce millions for those who get 1t
before the boom sets in. ~
Ehe Florida gentleman was at his
best. He had already sold stock at,
Atwater, Mimi. in Townley's futur4
Florida enterprise. He must make
good. He painted another picture Of
a. 8 sisal plantation, of a cordage
plant and Irvine for the farmers: how
the great farmer-Eeader could get
I~inancial assistance, If necessary,
from the farmers of North Dakota.
Town1ey, the promoter, also, walked
the floor. Townley the dreamer, then
TOOK possession Of Townley, the pro-
moter, and Townley, the politician,
was entirely forgotten in that room
l IN no0nrnhnN 1o1H 49, ---.-
OF North Dakota and the terminal ele-
vator was forgotten with him.
On that day, in the Gardner hotel,
a deal was closed. Townley paid Lun-
deem $3.50 to bind the deal whereby a
sisal enterprise was to be promoted.
Lundeen went back to Florida a happy
man. Townley was to e an IN
v~estigator and if his report vas favor
able great activities would be the re-
suit in Dade county, Florida. N
In March, 1917. the writer, THEN in
California at theldeathbed Of his wife,
received a telegram from Townley his
employer. It said: when can rou
leave for Florida? Lundeen getting
anxious" The writer had been select
ed as the investigator. "A sight draft
for $500 was drawn on A. c.. TownIey
through a bank at Norwalk, Cal. and
on April 10, 1917. we left over xhe
Southern Pacific for Maimi, t'byl the
sea" with visions of sisal fields. negro
wage slaves and non-union cordage
plants, for we were in the employ then
of A. c.. Townley, the promoter, and
not Townley, the farmers friend and
union labor advocate.
In due time we arrived At Maimi,
m pade county, o1e Of the most won
have Travelled in 40 states. Dade
county. Just recently according 10 the
federal census, took the record for the
largest growth of any county IN the
United States. 1t certainly was At
tractive. We registered at the Majes-
tic hotel as y. w. Brown" for rea-
n given us by our employer. Fol-
thousands Of northern tourists win.
terfhg there. to have 10 known that
!. the North Dakota political boss and
his private secretary In Florida. He
was SUPPOSED to be interested II
North Dakota and the farmers and
their marketing problems-not In
Florida land. sisal and promotion
And 80 ". W. Brown investigated
drove q Ford car purchased by -: "
brown with funds wired to u. w
Brown, by A#C. Townaey, the pro.
moter. At st. Paul. Since Townley
the politician, now deems 4 wise Il
disown the acts Of Townley, the prO.
moter, we will state for the benefit 81
mos who doubt that. the Western
Union office at st. Paul and Main.
VIII show money remittances in Aprt
and May. 1917, to 81. W.. Brown
The records in Dade county will alst
snow q Ford q owned by j. w
BroWn. bought and registered in
April. 1917. =. W. Brown" rode ii
1.-THE Townlsy Ford. inspected and ii