Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-14
the consumer pays, direct to the pro.

the consumer pays, direct to the pro.
ducer.
Lynn ]. Frazier, governor elect of
North Dakota, who arrived at the head
of delegation 81 North Dakotans III
two special trains from the northwest,
was the chief speaker, telling of the
handicaps that have hindered the ship.
pers Of his state and toward the re.
lnoval of which the state adninfstra-
tion is pledged to work.
The broader needs of the northern
farmer. he said, were state elevators,
state.owned terminals, state-owned
packing plants and insurance from
hail at a reasonable cost from the
hands of the state. The ills of pri-
vate grade grading and inspection
were shown, Mr.. Frazier said, In
series OF experiments just completed
by DR.. Ladd of the agricultural expert.
ment station at Fargo, N. D. In these,
he said, Sc samples of wheat were fol
lowed from the elevator to the re-
taller and every grade showed a range
of from is to III per cent. OF profit
extracted by middle men between the
two ends of the transaction. The loss
to the grower from being compelled
to take the elevators grading was in.
estimable, he said. The loss OF grain
through faulty tanning systems, he es
timated at $55,O00.000 year.
Because OF lack Of storage facilities
for potatoes this year." he continued.
growers we're forced to market their
potatoes at once and received an aver
age Of 80 cents bushel for potatoes
that sold on the market for $l.3O to
$1.76 bushel as soon as they reached
the large markets.
Fred Stoul Of Ashkum, ILL.,, dis.
cussed the costs Of handling grain at
the country elevators, and O. d. An.
derson, president OF the Farmers Co
operative association OF South Dakota,
spoke of the farmers views Of the ter
minal grain market. The cost finding
program will be continued tomorrow.
Debate on the livestock marketing
problems was continued from yester.
day, Louis D. Hall, in charge OF the
new livestock information service OF
the United States department OF agri-
culture; S. S. Beach of Minnesota, and
f. A. Bingham OF Rockford, ILL.,, being
the chief speakers In this section. Ap.
proval was expressed generally Of
plan for an investigation by the fed.
eral trade commission of the prob.
lens attendant on the transformation
OF steer from the grazing land to a
steak on the table, including a com.
prehensive investigation OF the big
packing plants.
Need Of national immigration pol
icy that will deter immigration from
settling In the crowded cities and aid
them in reaching the sparsely settled
sections where their labor will be
more productive to themselves and to
the nation was expounded BY Frederic
G. Howe, United States commissioner
Of immigration from Ellis Island, N.
Y Mr.. Howe declared that prime
need not only In aiding the immigra.
ton problem but in reducing the cost
OF living was government ownership
OF railroads. He said private owner
ship Of transportation systems had
been proved failure and that rail
roads were no longer railroads but
only something that men gambled
with"
Farmers have 1t in their power to
reduce the high cost Of living, Mag
nus Brown Of Pennington, Minn., pres
ident of the Farmers Wool company
OF that city. told the delegates.
I'VE farmers so far have had the
best Of it," he said, "but you can make
sure the high cost of living is going
to bring us to the stake and not let
us get away.
"One of the greatest difficulties is
that there is too much machinery in
existence to handle the American
products.
"At Pennington" he continued, I'VE
manufacture our wool products and
can sell at from Is to 40 per cent.
under any competitor. We can make
blankets from 81 to So under the price
of commercial blankets, which will
last from four to flee times longer.
while prices of other products
have gone up an average of Is per
cent, we have made only nominal
Increase and are giving our members
the benefit of multiple and compound
profits
A. c. Schmidt OF Wausau, Wis, edi.
tor Of the Organized Farmer, told Of
the business success of the American
Cooperative association with head
quarters at that place which, he said,
sells anything from tooth brush to
q threshing machine. and saved the
customers rs per cent. on purchases.
ITS all your own organization" he
pointed out. 1T takes the Equity
farmers products in one state and sells
them to the Equity farmers in another
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