The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-26
The North Dakota Laws Said to
BE In "A Bad Tangle and the
Companies Kicking.
An Effort to Arrange Matters by
Conference Else Trouble
May Follow.
Three Distinct Laws. Pr0nGunc-
ed as Oppressive. Bankrupt
cy May Result TO Some.

udiy hll WOEkeu up ONcL NlldI Iltl
are pleased to term the mixed up con
dition of the elevator laws Of that
state. AS the matter is one OF great
significance and Importance to the
! farmers and merchants Of the state
we give the following lengthy summa-
ry OF the situation, presumably writ
ten from the standpoint Of the elcva-
| tor men:
The trouble has been agitating the
elevator people for some time past,
but was only brought prominently to
the surface this morning upon the an
nouncement in a st. Paul paper,
under form Of a dispatch from James
town, that after Ang. | all public ele-
vators throughout the state would be
come private. 1t was a long story
that was sent out from jamestown,
and most of it is denounced as false.
| The sole reason for this radical change
was stated to be the new law which
makes all public elevators and ware
houses pay an annual license of so. so
for each 900 bushel capacity. In
otSni So, ,,,,I,i;, ' l,s;,,at,, ,h. ar
t;aiS aIoi aoI, uI''' 10 !" so.., "to 'mu o'Id
Ln to'e atIaI n1' t ell .II tba;r I ,i" ros $500 -
r,h I - , atn''d, -, @ 10 aIoTatar cop,non.
les chose to pay. The crop will be so
large that all the railroads combined
cannot furnish cars to move it AS fast
as required. Ii the elevators refuse to
store the grain, unparalleled confusion
"n9 ,n tas tha 49, - IL, La',a ~ ~, IA ~
',,' onu 49, .,oo;snn W., EinoIi,, tha a.
~atnh a e frnn, 1 Iomantown o az ~ saws }hat tbe
a~ernaa pI,or 'i nrhl;n eievator of 20 o0o
hnShaIS coPpacitv Pi wonid be reouirad ~
a. ;ts LorS of stata toxot;on nm,
r. 49,, H., ~ SzE go M
L, o,'o no" ,''" ,.a,,ar+.5 dot.,r,,
.ta,U ;nat;o,' ~ o'~ IL Ill., tbdnau. f,Pn, 10 GoId ;s
thara5nra harlHm ~ s+"iod h;oh handad ~ '>' -
T1aua ,,,1,,:o e,rSS 49, n,od .Iavo
80. rra,, "tlu "Ln,,t e. ohonnI I,ar rs nor,-
,,,arna ln,' th;s '',,,,i;ro "'ban tbo,, road
thn a d;snntch at The renort t6av ali
sn;a ~ tLo,, la oIan,a1 20 ,,,.;
Tatn oia,o+nrC Vas NOT fr,e ,Ebe
atI tter Az was Si ~ tbo bonds of attorpsvs
nmd tho', "'I unrId not nharoo nnl.sS >"
"on,noIlod w Erom tbo tapoIa tbo
oIn,,ator Iows xera ;r IN in NorTh To.
Loto thav wouId he obGaed eitba, ~
NJ o',t ~ +ho h,IsinooS nn7irol, ~ to
FL anno t,, rr;wota oIorators nnIess
snn,aIod,, :, ,pntannIod tLe snail Neoo.
t;nttl,,,, go r,,' -. n,a,, IooI,;,,o
tnward "' " confarennn of rSnrese,,t - ;
t;,'nS IS all nin,,ato,. non,,op;oS tbo
thn no;l."aa non'nI;ssio orai.s I'D tha
attor~nv atrt w % ,genaraI ni North Dakota
~ Iat}oS w;lI he oskad to ad;nst
n,attnrs sa+isfact oriaIly e noasiLIe
"'.. ..I, tba frst ,,Iono - So;d n Poh-
bins namarai n6anoGo, of tba Nartb-
,,,,,, ,tar, EIo,atnr connonv ..thera
ara thrao sanarote ar+I r. reo,Iate
H. ,o haya consulted the host leyaI tai,
a,,t ~ N;nnn.noIis on tbom ond tLsv
I'll 49,, - - ;,t,posa;IIIa ; 70 6nd on+ me-
what tha Iaw wonId baveus do Tbe
Sm,th Wei DoIoto iaa;sIatrro acc.ntnd
a,.,,,, In on,tLo s,sLiact that vog in.
trodncnd Jt was wiling I'm mass
o,D,tai os,,4T;, ,d tbn ros,'It - ov os,,drat 10
;;.',S F,Sa;, .,,uS ;''o' 0noI Iar nror';daS fnr
l''s Ioi'ai'., ,I tos ohl,,t S,no ,,a,. oi,,-,o
"a H.. 49,, =. H. ,,|1,,,Io.n ,,'o
o~r ara 80 mna',;rad '''t - nov ma nrnnarty own.
g., iSn;s 'ro ,,ri,,ay,5ad oS mn;,,St L,t
~o,,Ia rav % were we : tbe onIv avSI Rut
w. "o" nrpt:,t PnS, ,,,;th that Srother Low
,'wS ,'ro.,o'.;ha, oG,s ,ha rotaS at whinb re
pho9Ji, lpho,,id ~ ao ~" Lu.;ness rotos wb;cb
Iii no+ nov Cor tho insurance
"f ,ha rvhoat ,h;Ia i - ba;ng storad
W. IS oil St;ii anotbar law n,o,
s,n;hoS mhot nr;ns we sbaII nav for
"nr wbeat In this wav. Thav saw we
,I,alI ,'a,, ,,aiat;,ro ,,r'oa ~ a. frnnS +bo
Stallt ;,im l,"S oda as ubaat '' ond 6x i ~
,,,' 'i'to''t t;s,i'at ,,t1a,, ;ss,,ad H. 90,
80 si 49, a",,S of on doI,s g thor" :, =
pp;s ps, CO. |,' of 90 ,,a, L,,ehai hat
ul,,' IN W. bard Ia r. NJ +La,,, wa
Wv ne w. nnn,,;rad 10 nma,, th,+ d;yoranca
m, ;'at;oa af !RI;SS :. VOW, a,.;dnnt
~ hio ael;1aa, y, tl,o+ a,ctnat;ons
""eu o''e .o'i7iu,@ ''i 49,, S'ars I,,,', NJ =
III pr"e9 Sio 49,, nJhI ho,.o ~, -, =
,lalu anu .,o, +o, ,'t 80, tl w.,
kilo"h 10 'l',oa oloeueii "''' W ~ ''''' P''
pusreio is1,, ooIiieIii'ie en-
nete y tha s.Ia Ia ao'I,1r nnv o ~ haId
r"'GaI ;ns t;aI a. -, III r. ~r;sbas Sb"at Shinnol
Us s slr% rntnSn ~ tba t;cLatS ond fron, tb t %
,H" ,~o',m 80, ',,,tS tha ,rheat !" sb;nna5 tha
~ IN On W, "not nnn;an rmp connnt colIact
en e,oS auoi - ra at;I ha',n5 ~ ;Og,,re
| tht DV " NJ" "tLnr foat,,as
ne -, -, aa,,I ,Iota ,,,ohiI;t;on
p,Ji'',S s ~ ~ " oInt "os' ns;nas,, .''G, :,
WI NJ .n1 PL. PpH ',oi ;St 49, " ua,It;lo1
80 egrhs ~ D'nn. :. s.aten'ont - fhot thn aIsSat",
| Iii ,,,;tL5,.o,,, - os,, Sa,De ~
| companies VIII miUiuraw 10 sscaPe
taneS ~ ~ M 1'p othnr T,.,, 49, 60 ",n,,aus
Ts,.. nNo sn -. 80
"a ne arh,, r" Vi ~ Ga arnarS % TIE S ,.ere mn.
thras; ~, bs III thn ;,,tara.t ., ~ scal ,ars rs
~ ~ o,% 80 S,,,, o,,r t;cLetS aa5
All all ,s - ~ He' so We ~ could D not bandIa tba
cron Tha alsvator comnanies bave
/ -. D.Llk...a. 4, 10 ma, s,,l