1891-08-25-sc-p1-reardan-farmers-alliance

August 25, 1891 Spokane Daily Chronicle Page 1:

FARMERS RESOLUTIONS.

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Equal Rights to All, Special Privileges to None.

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REARDAN, Wash. Aug, 22.—[Special correspondence.| At a meeting of the Reardan Farmers’ Alliance No. 117, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:

Whereas, The members of this Alliance believe that the Northern Pacific Railroad company is discriminating against the Reardan Farmers’ Alliance Grain and Produce company in favor of the Northern Pacific Elevator company, by refusing to put in a side track to their elevator, we take it as evident that a combine exists between the Northern Pacific Railroad company and the Northern Pacific Elevator company’s warehouse, by their not complying with our request for a side track to our elevator,

Therefore be it resolved, That this Alliance pledge themselves not to sell their grain to the Northern Pacific Elevator company until the Northern Pacific Railroad company put in a side track to our elevator.

And be it further resolved, That any member selling his grain to said Northern Pacific Elevator company after the passage of these resolutions, shall be deemed unworthy to longer remain a member of this alliance.

J. B. FLEWELLYN, President,

J. SHOEMAKER, Secretary.