Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-05
Raise More Movement
Is Gaining an Immense Impetus
stockmen and Even Lawyers Going in for Corn, Cattle and Hog
Wealth; Headquarters Opened at Hotel Mckenzie 80 Millions
Predicted for North Dakota.

President J. H. Worst Of the Tri
State Gram and stock Growers asso
citation appointed A. E. Tye of Hazel
ton, y. D.. to represent the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Unior
on the committee that will meet al
St. Paul Monday TO begin its study Of
livestock marketing. The Union in
this state now has about five thous
and members. with a membership OF
three million throughout the country
He raises registered hogs and sheer
and is familiar with the st. Paul mar
ket question.
Believes in Open Competition.
II am getting top prices for my
stuff" he said Thursday. Because
| raise stock that is worth a good
price and because ! market it through
the commission firms at So. st. Paul
which give me the best service. !
make them all compete to get my bus
mess. There is no probability OF any
one firm being able to render me good
service if ! agree that firm and no
other shall handle my stuff.
Il want competition between all the
t~wenty-One firms at So. st. Paul as 10
which al get me the best prices. Ano
we. all feel the same way. We believe
in competition among those who sell
our stuff and those who buy it. We
want TO get the highest prices and no
shipping club can do that by agreeing
to ship through any DIE commission
firm. That kills competition and
builds up MONOPOLY"
All Members Have Accepted.
President Worst stated by long dis
lance telephone yesterday tina. all
members Of the committee. repre-
senting the three state: had accepted
the duties of studying the So. St. Paul
market and the Exchange rules which
protect formers and producers.
The So. s.. Paul livestock boosters
opened a pubiis bureau in the lobby
of the Hotel Mckenzie Thursday in
order to distribute literature, answer
questions and register those interest
ed in the movement TO raise more live
stock.
First to register was N. G. Myhre
of Walcott who said his section rails.
ed nothing but wheat until the mort
cages got SO big they had to raise
something else and that they we're
now making money with hogs, cattle
and corn.
WaIcott Raising Many Hogs.
I'VE shipped our first load Of hogs
five years ago. Now Walcott ships as
many as five carloads of hogs a day.
he said. They all 90 to the So. St.
Paul market to be sold through what.
ever firms an get us best prices with
open competition"
p. K. Krainger of Blaisdel said they
were going into corr in his section
and that he got $500 for hogs last
summer. He has twelve brood SOW
and is looking forward to a good hog
crop. He enquired of M. Rogers,
president of the Exchange, how long
it takes TO receive money from live
stock sold at the Exchange.
The Stock Men Pay at Once.
I'VE pay it V e in from fifteen
minutes to eight hours" said Mr..
Rogers. I'VE send the money for
every head Of stock sold the day it
is sold and if the owner is at the
yards with the stock We pay him on
the spot"
Livestock Insurance Explained.
r. A. Smith of Ellesdale enquired
about the new livestock insurance is