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pledged that the resolutions passed at the proposed 

 conference would be converted into legislation. 



After adopting the Agricultural Committee's report 

 the Government did not act independently regarding 

 the suggested charter amendments, as the farmers 

 had hoped they would; instead, the whole thing was 

 shelved, pending the suggested conference. When this 

 conference was held in the latter part of February, 

 however, the Government was duly impressed by the 

 earnestness of the Grain Growers. Many strong 

 speeches were made, including one powerful arraign- 

 ment by J. W. Scallion, of Virden, whose energetic 

 leadership had earned him the title : " Father of all the 

 Grain Growers." The Government promised to amend 

 the Exchange charter at the next session of the 

 Legislature. 



The activity of the Manitoba Grain Growers' Asso- 

 ciation was putting a new face upon the struggle of 

 the Grain Growers 7 Grain Company for the restoration 

 of their trading privileges on the floor of the Exchange. 

 It demonstrated that the farmers. could act in cop cert 

 if occasion arose and that the Grain Growers' Associa- 

 tions were in accord with the principles for which the 

 farmers 1 trading company was fighting? When, there- 

 fore, the Manitoba Association took a hand in the 

 matter by officially urging the Manitoba Government 

 to assist in restoring the Company to its former 

 position on the Exchange in order that it could enjoy 

 the rights of the seat for which it had paid, the 

 Government was forced to take action. 



It is doubtful if a Minister of the Crown in Manitoba 

 ever had been called upon to make a more remarkable 

 official statement than that which now appeared in 

 print in connection with this matter. In the absence of 



