The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-30
HOLD TAE WHEAT

Wien JAS ]. Hill d to hold your wheat,
he meant just whal said-the wheat IT.
se]f-not the wheat let. The farmer who
does not need to sefald who wishes to hold
his wheat for higher Prices must remember
he is knocking his oWn price down by put
ting his wheat in the eleVatorssAl ne eleva-
tor is the place the speculatSr wants 1t; ne
doesn't give a pcayune whether the farmer
sells or not or whether he ever takes his
cav or not He wants the Wheat-lts in
SIGHT and he knows just what to bet on.
In spite of the warning OF Mr.. Hill and
hundreds of others; in spite OF the warning
OF the Society of Equity and the agreement
Of its members, the wheat is beng hooded
into market and the price forced down.
Suppose you make ten cents Dushel on
our srarl-or more, by holding, why not
aiso make the storage too, keep the wheat
ont of sight and make buyers bid up tor 1t.
The farmers can control the price II they
woud.-W alfalfa Mountalneer.
The tariff address Of the president at WI
nona has drawn forth much comment. The
tone of the western papers Indicates a dis
position to commend the president Tor ms
courage and directness, to accept his sig
nature OF the tariff bill as the best that could
he done under the circumstances, and the
bill itself as an Improvement over the law
which it displaced, and to maintain an at
t;tude Of perfect independence when 1t
comes to the approval or dlsapproval OF the
action Of senator or congressman. lhose
uho think they find in the address note OF
dictation as to the attitude of the people OF
a community toward those whom they sent
tn represent them in either house OF con-
press are not slow to assert that such mat
fers are for the people themselves to deter
nine. and that it is not necessary for voters
20 90 to Washington for information as to
rhe charter of their own nelghbors and TEL
low citizens: And there is difference not
ed between the act OF signing Dill as presl-
dent and working for it as member OF the
legislative body When the tariff bill went
TO the president he knew, and all the nation
knew that unless he signed 1t there Wouid De
no tariff legislation at that session. Inc
Ground must all be gone over again, with
fhe issue doubtful, and it would not have
been reasonable for the president, after all
fhe negotiations and all the controversy, to
throw the country into turmoil by the dis.
aonroyal of the bill But the members OF
congress had charge of the bill in the max
;ng. Collectively they could pass any bill
thew desired, and individually each man had
his choice between working for high and low
schedules. And those who took the high
tariff side of the foht will find it difficult to
explain to many OF their CONSTITUENTS why
INV did so. Grand Forks Herald.
Editors who find it hard sometimes to
hlt their columns with. good live reading
matter, ought not to fret when thew think
81 the responsibilities that rest upon the edl-
tors of New York city, where four visitors
Strive in the city everv second, train and
in1n9i grant arrive every AZ seconds, someone
IS arrested every three minutes there is a
funeral every seven minutes, child is
every six minutes, there Is wedding every
thirteen minutes, every hour building
catches fire and new business starts up,
every hour ship leaves the harbor and
new building is erected, every two hours
someone is killed by accident, every eight
hours some pair is divorced every ten hours
soneone commits suicide, ever night a
million and quarter dollars are spent tor
come to town to live. They have to go
come.