The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-04
Col. Lounsberry's Washington Letter

| notice made light, sort o. giggIed over
the senator's illness. The gobblins are
waiting for such fellows Another de-
MED some statistics the senator gave
as to what North Dakoya steer would
bring, If cut up and sold at the prices
charged the members of congress and
their guests at the senate restaurant.
II the fellow knew what he was talk
ing about, or had occasion to sit down
to dinner with a friend at this res
taurant and start in with porter
house steak at S2.5O, and other things
in proportion, he would admit that
he was taking the first steps in high
life. If he should be so unfortunate
as to gain a government clerkship in
Washington and pay 40 cents a pound
for butter, 40 cents per for eggs, -
cents pound for liver, 20 cents for a
pound for steak, 80 cents a pound for
ham, Is cents a pound for chuck, 80
cents pound for liver, 20 cents for a
quarter peck Of potatoes, and eyery-
thing else in proportion, and from $50
up for a four room fat he would be-
gin to see why there is unrest among
the residents of all OF the great cities,
and begin to understand that there is
reason for the high price inquiry that
Is being made all over the country.
He would also begin to have a faint
appreciation of the fact that there is
no community on earth that has less
to complain about, aside from the
combinations of the grain dealers and
the packers to beat them in grades
and prices, than the people of North
Dakota. The farmer VINO sells his eggs
In summer to the local dealer at 10
cents a dozen would be compelled to
pay 40 cents. to the packer who has
kindly preserved them in cold storage
for the next spring. He sells his but
ter for 10 cents pound and buys it
back at 40 cents as choice creamery
butter. Beef goes at $3.50 on foot; he
rushes his bunch to market and is
compelled to sell at 81 to $3.50, and If
he wanted beef for his Dinner he could
not get a beef bone for soup for less
than 10 cents. There is somebody that
is not getting a square DEAL and it is
not the villianous crowd who are rob-
bling the farmer on the one hand and
the consumers in the city on the other.
Senator McCumber has been after
them during his whole term in the
senate.
Mr.. Marshall Of North Dakota is
getting one bit Of advertising for
which he did not bargain. The Wash
ington Times of this evening publishes
double column portrait of him as
Governor Marshall of Indiana Since
North Dakota needs it's wealthy in
surgents to make the campaign inter-
esting we will not be able to spare
Tom until it's over
The Cong essional Record of Mon
day contains Senator Purcell's speech
on the court Of commerce. He roasts
the lumber dealers, quite equal to the
roasts given them by the republican
senators, and from democratic point,
justifies the state, when it becomes
wholly democratic, in selecting Mr..
Purcell for the hall of fame as North
Dakotas greatest man. That is the
logical result of prohibitionists and re-
publicans voting the democratic ticket
just because they like Governor Burke
and Doc Purcell.
The Record Of Tuesday publishes
Mr.. Gronna's speech on the withdraw
al public lands, showing the advan-