Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-20

'ii>i wiz LA lue prices. AumDeG, IN
the last ten or fifteen years. has ad-
vanced one hundred per cent in price.
; This by the efforts of a half dozen
men who control the forests of the
United States. He then spoke of the
machinery trust, particularly the har-
vester trust A half dozen years ago,
he said an eight foot binder could be
bought for sos or s1OO The price this
year is about $145 next year, he was
| told it would be $3.50. The organiza-
ton has SO far successfully evaded the
antitrust law. The present admins
tration proposes to break up such
combinations, and the senator pre-
dicted that there would soon be test
of the present harvester trust By
these short examples given of what
the law makers have to fight in the
way OF gigantic trusts, the senator
bid the people have confidence and
faith in their public servants He said
that he had perfect confidence and
faith in the administration, and that it
is straining every nerve in an effort
to break up these monopolies
Mr.. Hansbrough reiterated his state
ment that the present tariff was not
yet ready for revision, but that in
1903, after the next presidential cleo
ton. if he was still in Washington, he
would do his best towards overturning
the present decision of the tariff i'm
portation on wheat from other coun
tries. There were many things in the
old tariff which should be changed
among them the tariff on lumber
This tariff should be made free be
ca Sc at present it was practically II
the hands of half a dozen men. He
said he had been charged with incon
, sistency in holding that tariff on lum
Der should be removed, and that OF
wheat sustained. He thought that h,
was more consistent in his views thai
g, was the man who made that charge.
The senator closed his remarks b,
again congratulating the people OF
, the prosperous and healthy appear
ance of their town, and said that b
, was proud of the fact that he has tn
:. honor of representing such a prosper
:. GUS state iii legislative affairs.
r The chairman then introduced Hor
t Joseph Kelly, president of the Farm
o ers road. Mr.. Kelly said, that a
= though his politics differed from tn
t senator's he believed in protectio
e when it protects the farmer. He sal
I. that the people of this state had M
g Hansbrough to thank for a great man
things that he had one for North D;
O kota. He said that Rock Lake stoo
e second in the towns along his line {
e a shipping point. From Starkweathe
t. thus far this year, the road had shi
a ped 100000 bushels of wheat. Roc
it Lake came next with 100000 bushel
vi Mr.. Kelly advocated diversife
IS crops for the farmer of this sectit
d of the country. The poor crops of ii
al present year should teach us a lesso
RI We should not only diversity o.
Do crops, but also raise stock so that
as event of crop failure we will ha
co something to fall back On. He adv
n. icated the establishment of creameri
,w also along the railroad lines, and a
of vised the people to lay in their sto
yn lof winter fuel as soon as possible,
RS there would be no danger of a repe
in ton of last winters hardships.
rel The speaker closed by saying tn
it, ianything that the Farmers road COT
In do towards promoting the prospect
u.s. LOT Rock Lake they would be glad
nd LIDO.
Of This closed the afternoon progra