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About The independent. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1904)
FEBRUARY 18, 1904. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT 15 No Dry Dock Available Russia at a Decided Disadvantage in the War With Japan on This Account. Her VESSELS ARE OPT OF COMMISSION For the War. Russia Has No Means . of Making the Necessary Re- ' pairs to the Disabled War Ship. The full extent of the first disaster to Russia will be more fully cornpre hended when the reader learns that Russia has no dry dock-in Asia. The damage done by a torpedo cannojus ually be repaired excepting at ilry dock. Great Britain has a great naval station at Hong Kong wnere European and American vessels may resort for repairs in time of peace, but in time of war no neutral port is open for war ships of the warring nations. JAPAN AT HOME. , Her naval armament is by no means insignificant. Her naval stations, are well equipped. Her navy is efficiently officered and her men know how to shoot. Russia, therefore, engages at a decided disalvantage, for Port-Ar thur and Vladivostok are interlocked and Japan controls the open harbors. The bear is at bay and the prestige of the czar of all . the Russians 'teems fated to suffer Meanwhile America" will feed both armies and, navies ard remain neutral. Our people will have time to build up. home enterprises and ptrcngthen financial undertakings like the ';, . . -' ; - . - ' I BANKERS RESERVE LIFE, th youngest and most vigorous of western life companies.. This company wrote $2,630,050 last year. She closed the year. 1903 with5 f 7,000,000 in forte' made of the best risks ever aken in the great health belt of the Union. Her stakes are get how for $10,000,000 at the end of 1904 and nothing less than' panic or extensive disaster' can prevent the Bankers Reserve Lite be coming a $50,000,000 company by 1915.' B. H." ROBISON, ihe experienced and energetic presi dent, has just returned troni -Oregon, where the Bankers Reserve life was admitted to do business during Us visit to the states of the rorthwest. Another officer has just secured a J mission in Texas. The omy problem confronting - the management ib that cf men. State managers, general and special agents and good solicitors are badly needed. Write B. H. Robison, president, Omaha, Neb., for partic ulars. Especially desirable fields are now available on extra liberal terms. Farmers' Elevators The general condition has become such that the agricultural classes of Nebraska are-very much agitated over tne question nf shipping their own produce. The reason for this agita tion seems to re that the tine tlcva tors who havo grown rich on handling the farmers" products are talilng too large a percentage of profit. The line elevators have always glv en out the impression to the people that they wore losing monej on tuo bujing and shipping of grain. Thet their chief objection to the farmer handling his own product wag the sympathy that they expressed for hs welfare, uanif-ly: that they did net want him to Invest his niouey Id ele vators and be in danger of losing it. After some investigation, and a lit tle experience, the farmers have dis covered that wherever trm m' k vator have been constructed, thr ir.ar kft price, for all farm product", ha advanced from 2 to ? cent .c bnhl. Which proves very connumly Jo the proiu(lri tlas of poople that th lino elevator have been drcelvins them all lhv yearn, Of rourse. the lln eleva tors content! that owing to tnc las t f tat U.ry have Invested their money In elcvitor pl.it, hey aro rtititlct to mnw protr, tUa from oth em k)Jojc info romr-ctUlon with than. 1 h'jr rtn to think that the a!'rut li of Nihr's4-j hniM protect th tu by fifm them UtUf rate ilm in lUir rompfU'ort, If it community f.f Mrmeri te fit to organize and erect an elevator, in vesting therein their own capital, it seems a fair proposition that they should be entitled to the same fatiii ties as the ling elevators. It would be just as fair for a farmer to ask for some special law to protect him m his agricultural business, where he Lad invested -his money in a farm au improvements" thereon, and say that another f armer, should not .hrvo the right, to buy and Imnove the d joining farm and engage in the same line of business. . - " We believe in, giving the line eleva tors the same treatment under ihe laws of our stete that every individ ual is entitled to. We are in favor of treating them fairly -and justly, but we are opposej to granting, them any special favors. . , This, in our . mind, seems to be a plain business proposition. Of course we are not blaming the management of the line elevators for taking ad vantage of opportunities aad legisla tion whenever it comes within their power to do so.; The blame seems to rest upon ' the -.-agricultural classes themselves. -When they hove within their power the facilities for handling their own product, taking Into con sideration Ihe fact that they a'so hae .he product itfelf,. it seems that tho producer is entirely to blame when he allows a corporation ' to make a pront on or his laoor. v It is an "easy matter for the farm ers. of a neighborhood to tase out their sutscrfpHon papers, sell their stock, then call a meeting and incor porate, build an elevator, and tbey are ready tp ship their own grain. Of course, they will find in every com munity men.. who are employed by the grain trust to discourage the farmers and try to kee, them from gcing Into business. , J JAS. T, BRADY, Secretary Farmers Co-operaiive Grain and lAvfi Stock Association. Albion. Neb." National Cooperative Congress As chairman' of the united commit tee appointed by the Lewiston conven tion of the Co-operative Association of America, the Kansas btate, Co-oper ative Union, the Pacific Coast Co operative Union, and the State Co-op erative Union of Washington, and In dorsed by the Faneuil Hall Co-oper ative convention, and by instructions through s a referendum vote of said committee, I fterlby issue the follow ing call: -. ;. - , r: All industrial and commercial co operative societies in the United States and. Canada, are inyited to partici pate in the organization of an Ameri can Co-operative Union; the congress for that purpose to be held on the World's Fair -'grounds at St. Louis. June 16 and 17, 1804, and representa tion to be as follows: Each local so ciety,' either Affiliated or non-affiliated with other societies, to be entitled to one delegate; and each general or ganization of such societies, either state, district, or national, to be en titled to five delegates: one vote to each delegate, and no proxies. Delegates should bring credentials signed by the proper officers of their societies. The purpose oT this congress? is to form an unincorporated fedeiatiou of Ihe industrial and commercial co-opcr- auve societies or America ror echica tional and organization work, to pro mote our business Interests and to" arrange for holding annual coneres-.es. Under the head of industrial Co operative Associations are Included all torras of agricultural organizations. i ii - ... snipping, iruu. cneese, nutter, et It is suggested that In connection with this congresspreferably p-ecJ ing it each natural division of the co operative movement, &uch a the Kochdale Co-operators, Farmers' As sociations, etc.. not already organized nationally, meet at the nrao place and perrect their national organizations on their special lines. All Individuals who are friends cf mo movement, but uniide to attend a delegates, are invited to attrnj as Individual and participate fraternal, ly in the conrrrrs. All labor orjtanl xatlon and the patrons of husbandry and profit-sharing companies, are cor. dlally Incited to send liatemM dele ft. The proirim vlli be publMued bt.r. Alt (societies are reflated to a. tion at rn early dat and r.itif either the th.ilrman or the tn-rctm at once. The folio in- rentlmn are rt. qirsid to ad m tht romnltlo of arrangement: N. t) Nrlaun. m. I.ouli. of H. n. K. U 'n Mf,r CtK. t h.urmn. Alotiru Wardnll. Totk Km nt ha. Btatt Co op, t'ejun, il.c t hair- in an. Palph Alrtiton. ljmLiton tl- 0-op. Atn cf Amrha, imrUry, u, n. i. i-t, ouaeo, of Mliau. Siiiillil Orter Offer We Lave bought a great quantity of all wool Al batroa cloth one of the desirable fabrics for spring and summer dresses, every color, all the leading shades. W5 are going to make a special mail order offer of this cloth which is a ' 60 c Gloth For 39c The Yard Send for samples and order by mail. f LINCOLN, NEB. kee Ave. Co-op. Store. C. Y. Roop, 634 18th St., Oakland, Cal., of Pacific Coast Co-op. Aisn. J. A, Everitt, Indianapolis, Iud., Tjf Society of Equity. C. B. Hoffman, Enterprise, Kas., of Farmers' Co-op. Shipping Assn. A. H. Naftzger, Los Angeles, Cal.. of California Fruit Growers' Agt-ncy. K. N. Moody Aberdeen. Wash., of Washington State CoKip. Union. The time is opportune for a gieat orward movement. Hcip us to make the congress a great success. ALONZO WARDELL, Cha!rman Committee. 307 Van Buren St, Topeka, Kas. (Friendly paners please publish.) Iteniftrkabl Low Bt Lincoln to all points in O'xlahcma rmd Indian territories, $9.00 Lincoln to all points in Texas, east or ort worth, San Antonio Houston and in Louisiana west of Alexandria and Monroe, only $10.50. .The Missouri Facific railw&y m put in the above one-way ratea on eoruary 16, March 1 and 15. The only electric lighted train out cf Lincoln. luill information at cky U.-kel oiTlCe. o. vv. cor, fe U BIS. F. D. CORNELL, P. & T. A, VdaftbU Informattan If you are Interested In set da, the Kina ana amount to sow. the nua itv and importance of haviug tbf- best. write to the A. a. Berry SeoJ Co., of uannda. la., for their large lUusttatd and instructive catalogue. It h frre and contains much valuable Informa tion. Berry's Mammoth Kin Corn vield 75 bushels per acie. Write to day for sample and catalogi e. Kindly mcutJou The Independent Many of the reople of Nehrr ka are lacking in a tnittir of imuh Import ance to the paeral prcnixri'y cf the state they have not a iuVtrnt ptlde in me welfare ana growth of home in rtitutloM. Othr thinw btlnn equal, isr nearly no, every homt ,ompai;y should hif jour prett-reni wbrii nm have bulnfn to glte out. V.xtry tnttltutum In Ncbra! that icrow o larr. proiorthmg hut a tandem to build ur other Inatltuiinns in other llnet It help In bu'tneis rr u- ery reablent and property ownrr in tn itat. For rumple. In the mat ter of fire lni.ranie: tf wni your money to rhl!dlphi, Nw York and Hartford when a better, more con venient and equally afe ".insurance can be had from Nebraska vorapa nie3? The home company as it grows empibys more peoplo and buys more .upplies to carry on its business. Its employes ; spend their money with men in every Jne of business, and pay taxes upon their property to help sup port the state government. In this city the Farmprs and Merchants In surance Co. 13 one of the heaviest tax payers. The patronage of the cub panj and it3 employes is felt by. every merchant- It? policies are as liberal as any and the Insurance absolutely safe. It always keeps .cash on hana to meet any loss immediately when it occurs. When ; ou need fire insurance old linethe best that's wiitten stand up for Nebraska and remember the Farmers & Merchants of Lincoln. A. D. KITCHEN, Real Estate and Rental Agency, 1222 O St, Lincoln, Neb. , FARMS WANTED. If you want to buy a farm, or If you ' want .to sell a farm, see me. I have x several buyers who want to buy, Ll&t your farms with me. Tho World's Broad Casliol with Ita 700,000 square miles of ter-ritory IVostern Canada afford hom for 2,000,000 rwmle. THOUSANDS OV U. S. SETTLED ft rt toinf, Millions of acrM of the flntit farmlnjc aod trulmg laade opea for cttlnint. bmall taie, chap "'. curaiw, Borraous crop. Unds Mil atSj.se I'tr Acre and tin. pa.Mble Jo Un Runual intUUuitnU Why rent a farm when vou can Lu on fur le4 monty thsa you jy as rnt, Tor full Information, tppfy to r. v. jinnw, uen'l Ai IWr. Dpt , CANADIAN rAciric itv. ciucAtid Irira an I lih a U ...n.i t.. ralj iH' mrr)ai a-l aiat ir i... h.l t-nalUMti tlti rftuanMl ftMrwft. rnai t M.irl Mii atifd in rata aH tira an-l am Kmmi i. i ,...(..... Ttla.XAIlUNAL, XX) lyaiUtttn., tlH,lll