The Farmers' Union from Topeka, Kansas • 2

THE FARMERS' UNION son county was one of them, but Organizer J. W. Anderson of Dresden started to preach the gospel of cooperation about a month ago in that county with i splendid success. He wrote us a few 'weeks ago that he had organized five locals and had several more started. It would not surprise us to hear that when Brother Anderson gets through with McPherson county that there will be many cooperators in that county as in any other.

The Swedes are a very progressive people, and when ever they enter into anything, they make it a success. Douglas Co. 293 F. E. Deskins, Lecompton 575 Elmer Bahnmaier, Lecompton.

587 J. D. Lecompton. 587 J. D.

Henry, Lecompton. 620 Aug. Lecompton. 295 C. A.

Richards, Lawrence. Ellis Co. 478 Hugh Cress, Natoma. 496 John A. Nielson, Natoma.

486 G. W. Stone, Turkville. 519 Jacob Brummitt, Fairport. 534 J.

M. Dreiling, Victoria. 554 Mbritz Baier, Victoria 570 Mike Pfeifer, Victoria. 606 John Tauscher, Ellis. 571 could not get the 80 cents to buy It jvith.

This state of affairs continued until the price farm products advanced 1 in price and with the advancing price of farm products all lines of business took an new life, to such an extent, that the country-has been more prosperous in the last ten years than it ever was at any period before and this prosperity will continue so long as the farmers are prosperous and no longer. What will, be the effect on the country if the plan outlined by the Soil Fertility League could be put into execution? It certainly would bring about the same condition of tilings that occurred in the seventies and nineties. If we double the pro-- ducts of the farm they certainly will decline in price. The price of the sack 1 of flour and of the pound of pork and beef will be much less than itMs now but the ability of the working man to buy it will also be lessened to a much greater extent, if not entirely wiped out. If the prices of farm products are lowered the purchasing power of the farmers is correspondingly lowered and if the farmers are not able to buy the products of the mill, factory and mine they will shut down, the working man will be out of employ-, m'ent and the whole commercial interests of the country will be paraliz-jed.

Being thoroughly convinced that the plan outlined by the Soil Fertility League if put into execution will bring disaster to the whole country, we can not assist them in any way to secure the legislation they are seeking, but on the contrary we will use every effort in our powor to defeat it and we hope every he be a Union man or not, will do likewise. The following is a copy of the bill: After numerous consultations with many of the foremost authorities on agriculture throughout the nation, the National Soil Fertility League lias prepared the following biM, which will be introduced into cong ress and pressed for passage: To provide for the further endowment and support of agricultural colleges to enable them to assist in getting into general practice the best methods of agriculture evolved by the operation of the plan established by an act of congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty two, and acts supplementary thereto, but supplanting no provis and at the same time restore and maintain the fertility of the soil. Sec. II. That the amount hereby appropriated for the: year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, shall be five hundred thous and dollars ($500,000) and that the annual appropriations for said purpose shall increase each year for eight years by an amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) and for the tenth and succeeding years the annual appropriations for the purposes herein provided for shall be the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) per year.

Sec III. That the sums hereby appropriated to the several states and territories shall be apportioned among and paid to them on or before' the thirty-first day of July of each year, following the administrative plan now in operation under the provisions of "An Act pf Congress For the Further Endowment of Agricultural Colleges," approved August 30, 1890: Provided, That for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, the' sum -v of five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall: be paid to each 5 of the several states -or territories for the purpose of this act; for the fiscal year ending June, thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, thes um of six thousand dollars and for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifteen, the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars and said appropriation shall continue thereafter at seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) per year. Sec. IV, That after these; sums shall have been paid, the remaining part of said appropriations shall be apportioned among the states upon the basis of the number of persons en-; gaged in agricultural persuits in any state bears to the number of persons so engaged in all the states as determined by the last federal census: Provided, That in case any state does not on or before June "thirtieth," nineteen hundred and fourteen, accept the provisions of this and appropriate a sum of money equal to the amount allotted to it for the same purpose, then and in that event the appropriations hereunder for such state shall cease until it shall have compiled with the conditions hereof. Sec.

V. That no state after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, shall receive hereunder any greater sum than the amount appropriated by it for the same purpose; and, provided further, That any money remaining in the approp- riation unexpended in any one year shall be carried forward and added to the appropriation for the following year for this specific purpose. Sec. VI. This' act shall take effect immediately upon its passage.

ADDING NEW LOCALS. Every week day new locals are being organized in all sections of the state. The Sixth congressional dis-r trict, however, is taking the lead in the number of mew locals that is being organized. The Eighth congressional district Is getting in line in very good shape. The slowest progress is being made in the First and Seventh.

Not but what the First and Seventh can be organized as easily as the other congressional; districts, yet it seems hard to get organizers to work i in these districts. We have been told that some counties wouldn't be McPher- FARMERS' UNION ROSTER OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. List of Locals With Name and Ad dress of Barber Co. J. Clark, Medicine Lodge.

Barton Co. i N. J. Geer, Olmitz. E.

L. Jacobs, Claflin. F. A. Schneweis, Claflin.

356 141 142 233 273 159 161 506 344 448 28 76 100 31 511 523 566 592 304 .317 390 J. Depiesse, Red Wing. Fred G. Hall, Hoisington. Bourbon Co.

A. O. Barnes, Hepler. Chase Co. C.

C. Hancock, Saff ordville. Earl Austin, Saffordville. Cherokee Co. Harry Albertson, Columbus.

E. C. Barrick, Columbus. Thos. Relf, Columbus.

J. M. Forbes, Hallowell. Clay Co. J.

W. McKee, Clifton. Dee Bagby, Morganville. W. Lloyd, Green.

Roy Doig, Idana. Cloud Co. 1 J. R. Haley, Delphos.

Ql. Holbert, Aurora. C. Boyce, Aurora. W.

E. Keil, Glasco. O. Neptune, Ames. I.

II. Duffy, Simpson. Aug. Larson, Concordia. iC.

E. Smullin, Concordia. A. J. Stockton, Concordia.

W. S. Davis, Concordia. Coughlin, Concordia. J.

R. Brooks, Concordia. 333 417 49S 501 507 541 555 564 565 577 G. L. Avery, Concordia.

578 J. M. Murray, Concordia. 524 M. Y.

Bedor, Concordia. 529 S. A. Decker, Concordia. 527 530 547 556 560 563 T.

G. McCall, Jamestown. Earl I. Wallace, Jamestown. Frank Mooney, Jamestown.

C. A. Campbell, Ames. P. N.

Slipsager, Clyde. E. A. Fortney, Clyde. 604 Robt.

Chartier, Clyde. Crawford Co. 303 40? 426 435 Thomas Callahan, Walnut. O. W.

Berry, Walnut. Ernest Phillips, Walnut. E. B. Wampler, Walnut.

450 Geo. Viets, Walnut. 431 E. E. Hartsock, Girard.

487 T. A. Emery, Girard. 494 R. D.

Worley, Girard. 581 Archie A. Roseboom, Girard. 617 Fred Goshert, Girard. 626 H.

M. Ellison, Girard. 611 i Howard Welch, MoCune. 662 S. C.

Dalton, Arcadia. 599 "Wm. Frazier, McCune. 663 J. i W.

Didlake, Hepler. 627 Joseph C. Allison, McCune. Decatur Co. 508.

D. W. Ballard, Dresden. 522 H. H.

Thieler, Seidell. 542 Mike Zimmerman, Jennings. 551 H. Fangman, Selden. I 553 Don A.

Koehler, Oberlin. 557. E. L. Walker, Oberlin.

639 J. 1VL Millison, Oberlin. 559 L. W. Click, Jennings.

Finney Co. 192 Chas. M. Beck, Eminence. 208 Chas.

M. Rowan. 275 Sallie DeArmond, Kalvesta. 415 II. F.

Miller, Ravanna. Ford Co. 45 Nelson R. Perkins Spearville. 84 G.

C. Sckniehr, Bellefont. 157 E. G. Hain, Bellefont.

158 E. N. Butler, Bellefont. 170 W. H.

Herron, Spearville. 268 -Wm. S. Slattery, Spearville. -482 F.

G. Ravenkamp, Spearville. 327 Walter V. Scott, Ford. Graham Co.

586 Bert Mitchell, Bogue. 590 Fred A. Foster, Hill City 651 C. E. Webb, Hill City.

665 Dave Williams, Wakeeney. 666 A. R. Blackford, Hill Gray Co. 206 Theo.

Sharrock, Cimarron. 276 S. E. Barton, Cimarron. 294 Wm.

Fowler, Cimarron. 207 W. F. Montezuma. Harper Co.

184 J. C. Callison, Hazelton. Hodgeman Co. 185 C.

E. Stites, Wittrup, 186 J. R. Tonar, Spearville. Jewell Co.

.504 Bart VanDonge, Cawker City. 531 W. VanAmburg, Glen Elder. 544 Dan Schrender, Cawker City. 591 F.

R. Goodrich, Scottsville. 593 George Kaad, Randall. 594 Geo. W.

Frank, Randall; 596 J. J. Cooper, Randall. 602 Helmer Hoel, Randall. 597 A.

E. Sanders, Jewell. 598 P. Wells, Formoso. 607 A.

F. Turner, Formoso. 615 C. Formoso. 601 Bjorn Dahl, Montrose.

616 C. F. Haecker, Montrose. 609 W. F.

Groves, Webber. 621 J. C. Moss, Mankato. 623 B.

J. Vandiventer, Mankato. 624 H. M. Sweet, Hardy, Neb.

628 C. W. Donahoo, Superior; Neb. 636 Webber. 630 R.

J. Malpass, Burr Oak. 633 E. E. Fletcher, Burr Oak.

660 C. F. Lichty, Jewell. 667 O. C.

Seamens, -Mankato. Lincoln Co. 336 Mrs. Geo. Kopp, Beverly.

411 A. J. Porter, Beverly. 412 Ed. Jackson, Barnard.

413' A. E. Tescott. 423 B. M.

Donovan, Barnard. 424 Elmer C. Lincoln. 430 W. T.

Watson, Barnard. 434 Frank Lincoln, i 442 Chas. Swank, Milo. 451 G. A.

Morris, Lincoln. 452 C. P. King, Hunter. 454 A.

E. Strange, Lincoln. Lyon Co. 163 Edwin G. Kulander, Emporia.

182 Chas. E. Loomig, Emporia. 307 John H. Miller, Emporia.

312 C. E. McCoy, Emporia. 403 H. M.

Drake, Emporia. 30S J. Fleming, Reading. 381 Harry Whitaker, Reading. 661 J.

M. Miller, Dunlap. 579 D. A. Reaka, Bushong.

402 I. A. Laughlin, Americusv ions thereof. Sec. 1.

Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled, That there- be and hereby is appropriated, out of the money: in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the several states and territories for the further endowment of the land grant to agricultural colleges, to enable them to establish and maintain extension work In the interests of agriculture the sums, hereinafter mentioned: Provided, That the said appropriations shall be used by the said colleges for the specific purpose of getting into general practice the best methods known of scientific agriculture by furnishing trained agriculturists or practical farm demonstrators, skilled In the. most approved methods of farm practice, to take to the farmers of the various communities and assist them, in- Interpreting and adapting to their local condition that i knowledge which will enable them, to make farming more profitable and insure a more abundant food supply.