The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-02-15
A FARMER AIRS
HIS BIASED VIEWS
Would as Soon HELP the Mllionaires Of the
East as a Minot Merchant-Such Man
IS Menace to Community.

chant does not dare to 40 that.
His territory is limited. He has
to be on the square.
Did you ever ask for an ac-
commodation from a Minotmer-
chant and not get it? You asked
for credit once, did you? And he
did not know you very we'll. Per-
haps his capital was limited and
he could not afford to let the
goods out on time. Well, neither
can II. Nj. Roberts afford to sell
to Tom, Dick and Harry, and
then wonder why his goods
dwindled to such meagre pro-
portions. and likewise his bank
account.
And you don't want to help
the Siinot merchant. You would
just assoon help some millionaire
in the CITY. Well. that caps the
climax. You don't see how leav-
ing your money with the home
business man helps you directly
or indirectly. Then your case
is almost hopeless. You don't
advocate first class schools and
churches. No, you care nothing
for the institutions that are doing
so much for the growing children
You never care for a goodlecture
You don't believe in such little
things as Grain Growers Con-
vention. You don't enjoy hitch
ing up in the evening with your
family and driving into the city
to hear a band concert or you
don't care to take the boys to
Ringing Bros. circus to see the
elephant. You care nothing for
the Fourth Of July. In short
you are not patriotic. You do
not see any pleasure in life other
than making an acre ofland pro-
0uce twenty bushels OF flax to
the acre, regardless OF the fact
that in your eager desire to get
a penny that land is wearing out,
You do not take time to figure
out ways and means OF preserv-
ing your land, you are in such a
hurry to pull together a few
paltry dollars. Such men as you
think little of your family, only
as a means OF getting that which
you most desire in this life
money.
| Now we are not speaking of
every farmer who sends away for
his goods, when we say this, for
there are many who do not realize
the consequences Of their sending
their money out OF the country.
They pride themselves on the
fact that we have the greatest
city in the Western part OF the
state, but are thoughtless. But
you deliberately make the state
mcnt that you see no good to
come from spending your money
in Minot; we feel sorry for YOU
rather than desiring to censure
you.
The Independent does not wish
to be too harsh on anyone for
sending away for goods. The
farmer realizes that his money is
his own and it's no business where
he spends it. This may be true
to a degree, but it is the object
OF this article TO show you where.
in you may be mistaken. You
want a good city out here in the
West. You want large fine stores
where you can take your friends
from the East and say with
pride, 'This is Minot OF which
you have heard 80 much; haven t
we fine stores and a brilliant set
Of business men,"
i Why the fact that we have so
good q city in the West adds IS
an acre to the value of yourland.
! Yes it does. Now the next time
you think that you are doing
1yourself Justice by sending away
for that bill Of goods, think over
that you read in the Independent
the other dav and don't 1o II