FEBRUARY 18, 1904.
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
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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
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