Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-07-21
PAPER Mill MEANS CASH FOR FARMERS!
A LITTLE BOOSTING WILL LAND
THIS INDUSTRY in THIS. COUNTY
Club Proposon lie People
this Section On Their
idon Study Garry.

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The year just past taught us a lesson
The lesson Of one year should be ap-
piled to the years foil lowing, It was the
lesson Of drouth. There was little
money to be had. Thousands Of acres
were turned under and stock suffered
for want Of food 5s=53s .5 1, s
Our cities felt the ditions for
there was no money. The churches,
the stores, the railroads, the lawyers,
the doctors, and artisans of all kinds
are dependant on one source Of reye-
nue,the crop, and last year it did
not come. The fall money did not pourI
In as in other years. The banks loan.
ed TO their limit and outside sources
Of money refused to loan when there
was so little security The country
was crippled for 9 year and our eyes
were turned one year ahead for relief.
s$5 Then enters the question Of the ele-
ments, the chance Of rain, possibility
/ Of hail or cyclone, Of rust or hot winds
and SO, year after year, we stand by.
B hoping the elements will supply to the
crop what our hands were only able:
to start. Il 81
Grain is what we want, for without.
that, We have nothing. There Is no
other source ofs TaNenue as the matter,
STANDS now.
The aDoye facts have for years
disturbed the thinking men Of this
\ state and many suggestions as to ways
/ for remedying such q condition have
\ been onsidered. The solution is. bring
to the state something that will bring
money with It; that will employ men
and women the year round j; that will
u use our natural prod ducts, manufacture
something Of them here, send the An. an
d ished product away and E bring the
money home. AS It IS now, the crop
money as it stands Is really the support
OF us all. The more Of us there are
B the less each one Of us gets. II is
\ merely All example ii division.
It is the question Of how to increase
the revenue Of the farm that has been
Il given So much thought; and the 8foE
\ lowing plan is one that should interest
every farmer and land owner in the
D state.
The Devils Lake Comm ercial club
had brought to Its notice nearly two
d a years ago the value OF the straw that
4 IL. burned each year in this section of
4. q he country. After a general nsidera-
ton Of the subj II was ecfded that b at
the best known d use Of such straw,
namely. the making of paper. hs' should W
h be investig
January 1910, Dr. Fierce Pierce
u M went east with crede ials Of the De;
Wis Lake CONNIE mercial club and made e
s a careful SinYestig ation of the straw
paper industry. ne found that II the
:sEe eastern sect ions Sof the ountry straw y
~ was saved with as much care Sas tmhe m
B grain and and was sold Is Us. factories
packing hons m fact ha6 y uses most
81 ,,s give no# tthough II sto whateyer eyer
straw paper mills buy thousands s.5 q
tons yearly, the price varying in n. dif .Lli:
ferent localities He also found mills tlll
t,at were short on straw, and one mil
III New, york state that was obliged g
d shut down in February Of that year l,e' pe
cause there was not enough g .se
II make it possible to run g prontt
han we consider the quantity sSo' g
81 straw burned here each year the east als
ern situation seems II e nigh nigh
seem possible ~ saiI, some of onl sa
tray there, but there fifteen dolla' ll:a'
d ton freight rate to preven tha
win III paper II sWeetWatel
BY Lake using large quan titles of straw n
the farmer would gain source ''s ~ q
revenue 1T once, ana ~ Was with this sEEls
4 Il nina that :ths u ficers sofI tle Deyils
Il NJ CONNIE roial clup ofed thil 1l1
anvesti
Upon tie return sf Dr. sssirce Iron
fhfs tsss i'll tne earl ssisdsne ner lEl' 1s1o g
sl,a club eid shl a rneetlnt
aa,a ttll,e If esta blasn lssl
su,ss & forty sos print psspsr Ini ID q q
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