The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-07-15
credit Company, Defeated
Nv Farmers, Takes Five
Head of Cattle
NO BIDS AT SALE
Conditions of Minnesota
Farmers Become Worse,
Organize for Struggle
CBv JOHN KEINONEN)

address this letter TO all my 1ellOW /
workers, farmers, U. F. L. mem
rers and readers of our paper, The
Producers News, with hopes and
wishes that the farmers from all
different parts of the country
would do likewise and help in all |
possible ways to better the already |
most first-class farmers paper.
Most Of US are very much in
terested in getting more news of
the struggles and achievements of
OUT comrades in different parts of
America. I will here try to tell
Of the developments of our small
community of Corbin.
The condition of the farmers here
have become so grievously miser-
able that they can hardly get food.
The taxes have been left unpaid
in most of the farms. Mortgages
become past due and can't be paid.
As far as l know there has been
no evictions yet, although there
was one sheriff's sale already, the
first one in Corbin.
That same afternoon, June 81,
when the farmers marched TO Du,
uth, the Agricultural Credits as
Sistant had planned to hold a sher-
ifs sale of one farmers cattle, a
foreclosure of a debt incurred in
buying purebred stock.
Farmers Don't Bid at Sale
The U. F. L. called big
meeting the night before at the
hall, where the sale was discussed
and resolution was adopted thai
all those unable to go to the hun.
ger march, would go to the place
Of sale and tell everybody to holC
back and not bid.
Because most of the farmers
went to Duluth the crowd at tn
sale was rather small and whel
no offers were made the credit
corporation couldn't do anything
else but take just five head o
cattle and leave. The sheriff's sal
was miserable failure, thanks t
the United Farmers League.
1t is only 80 years ago when m
parents, with a small group o
other emigrants tramped through
the woods and swamps, waded tn
streams and creeks to the then ur
inhabited wilderness. They hat
Just arrived from Europe, som
from Finland, some from Swede
and Norway, others from Austri
and Hungary.
They had heard of wonderful
America and had come across, d,
termined to make their homes hel
and become worthy citizens of Il
United States.
Marched 2O-SO Miles In WiIderne
They were a brave and darir
group of men and women WI
marched 20 or 80 miles throul
Wilderness, carrying their childr
and food supplies, to the sm'
pieces of land Uncle Sam had Civ
them in the wilderness, which
now Corbin; named in honor
The first school teacher.
Theirs was a heroic struge
against tremendous odds, a n
battle for existence with natur
powers and extreme poverty. F
several years there were no ros
other than deer paths. All t
lood and supplies had to be C
ned with packsacks.
For over a quarter Of a cent?
they struggled, worked and slav
% conquer the wild wastes
northern Minnesota, and fina
they had established their hon
here and raised their famili
they had cleared great fields, b.
roads and highways and drail
Ce swamps, they had conque
the wilderness.
Program of Land Banks and
Cnun&v A o~r&n
Then came the agents of
Federal Land bank and the cou
agents. They called the farm
70 meetings, where they m;
speeches and told the pioneers
70 farm. They said to the ia
ers that they are always ready
help.
They said, "you want to
oefter farmers, more success
farmers You have worked
nard. You do not want to w.
mat hard all your life. Y
want to make more money M
- You can rest as you get
ano enjoy life. YOu want
aHe more money, 50 that
an send your children to I
Nge give your children an e
OAelOn 50 that they wouId
r.