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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08
BY Herbert NJ. Peet.

Despite the popular belief that
blowing, seeding, harvesting and
threshing are the essential operations
in grain raising, there is one very i'm
portant step that has been generally
overlooked by farmers themselves
and, as consequence, is little
thought of by the public. This step
is the marketing and the distributing
of the product when it is ready to
leave the farm. We are told that the
farmers of Montana sold their last
years wheat crop at an average price
of $1.35 per bushel, yet this same
wheat is being ground into flour at
the rate of over $3.50 per bushel.
1t is a very complex and ponderous
problem for the ordinary man to con-
ceive of the many influences and cal
culations that enter into the market
ing of one of Montanas chief crops.
For this reason the general business
of marketing grain has been left to
specialists who thoroughly under
Stand it's intricate phases. Farmers
are being forced, however, to give
this matter more consideration now,
when the spotlight is being played
upon the subject of High Cost of
COLSu lt1l
grain growers that cereal fOodstuffs
are too high. The reply is made that
the farmers are not getting enough.
So it is in marketing that both pro-
ducers and consumers are looking for
relief.
Naturally, so big a problem, which
has been established for so long a
time, cannot be solved in twinkling
of an eye. Patience, perseverance
and loyalty are some of the qualifi-
cations the grain growers must pos
sess. They must organize themselves
to handle their own business down
the line of distribution, endeavoring
to meet the consumer way beyond the
halfway mark. for the consumer has
not, as yet, made any effort to meet
the farmer. Farmers must build their
own local elevators; must sell to far
mer-owned or public-owned termin
ais; which in turn must sell to Coop
erative or public-owned mills. 1t is
the element of speculation-the de-
sire Of enormous profits on the part
of those who are now privately mani
pulating the system of grain market
ing-that overcharges the consumer
and underpays the producer.
Big Consolidation Planned.
The day of distribution through
producer and consumer-controlled
agencies is not Immediately at hand,
but there is relief in sight. Already
grain farmers in Montana own and
are operating large number of local
elevators. This is a primary move
in the right direction. The next step
is harmonizing, unifying and central
izing the various local elevators. This
step will be taken when the amalga-
nation plan of James A. Moore, chief
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08

of the Equity grain department at
Great Falls, is completed and in op-
Grafton. Mr.. Moore's plan is adapted
from the methods of Capitalization Of
the Grain Growers Grain company
of Canada, the Saskatchewan Coop
erative Elevator System and the AL
berta Farmers Cooperative Elevator
company, Mr.. Moore being general
manager of the latter company for
over three years.
Briefly, it is the intention of the
Equity elevator amalgamation to
form central body from 40 local
farmers elevators by each elevator
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08

"Women must take an intelli-
gent and responsible share of
the worlds work if we are to see
that all of the people are fed all
of the time.
1.-THE work, such as gathering
information and preventing
waste, includes activities that we
have been accustomed to seeing
women engaged in. And when
these activities are So closely re-
lated to the home as is the food
question, women are especially
well fitted by their training and
experience to do this work. 1t
is self evident that women are
going to fill many positions that
have been filed by men in the
past, and this is one of the places
where they can be used effec-
lively.
This was the keynote of the maiden
speech of Miss Jeanette Rankin,
representative from Montana in con-
gress, delivered in the house of rep
resentatives the other day. The
house was considering the food bill
and Miss Rankin made a fight to pro-
vide that in making the proposed
should be used so far as practicable.
Won Her First Fight.
Jeanette won her first fight in
congress. She succeeded in having
she desired.
Her initial effort provoked much
applause from both sides of The
house. Members poured into thu
chamber from Hobbies and cloal
rooms when the word went forth tina
the first woman congressman wa
making her first speech. Her senti
ments seem to meet with the approx
al of all her listeners. The vote o
her amendments was unanimous.
Uncle Joe Cannon went over to he
when she had finished speaking ant
the house was applauding her efforts
and said: :
Better Than Uncle Joe.
"Little girl, you handled yourself
splendidly. You were as cool as ;
cucumber, and talked like a veteran
I remember quite we'll when I made
my first speech in this chamber. l die
not acquit myself nearly as we'll al
you did. l sat down quite wobbly
and there was but little applause. AL
most you pursuade me to be a suffra
gette."
Congressman Evans also congratu
lated his colleague, as did a number
of other representatives who sit il
her neighborhood. Miss Jeanette
all smiles, accepted the compliments
of the statesmen graciously and TOLD
them she was quite happy to have
made her first fight for her sex, ra
Their than on some proposition involv
ing political consideration.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08
CANADIAN EXPERT PLAINS CONSOLIDATION
OF ALL EQUITY ELEVATORS ON MONTANA

vators, and also each of the grain
growers who are stockholders in
those elevators, a better price for the
grain passing through the local
points. This will not represent specu-
lative gains, but legitimate savings
in handling grain comparatively on a
large scale.
The farmers in the Grain Growers
Grain company of Canada saved
themselves over half million dol
lars last year through this method OF
Capitalization In marketing. What
Canadian farmers did, Montana farm
ers can do, thus the growth of the
Equity amalgamation of farmers ele-
vators will be watched with interest.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08
Ha1es Patriotic
Appeal

In this connection it is interesting
to recall the stirring poem of Edward
Everett Hale, written in May, 1861,
at the outbreak of the civil war, ap-
pealing to patriotic citizens to sub
scribe to the Lincoln war bond issue:
Come, freemen of the land,
Come meet the great demand,
True heart and open hand,
Take the loan!
For the hopes the prophets saw,
For the swords your brothers draw,
For liberty and law
Take the loan!
Ye ladies of the land,
AS We love the gallant band,
Who have drawn soldiers brand,
Take the loan!
Who would bring them what she
could,
Who would give the soldier food,
Who would staunch her brothers
blood,
Take the loan!
All who saw her hosts pass by,
All who joined the parting cry,
When we babe them do or die,
Take the loan
AS We wished their triumph then,
AS We hope to meet again,
And to meet their gaze as men,
Take the loan!
Who could press the great appeal
Of our ranks of serried steel,
,1,~ +o WIN al
Take the loan!
That our prayers in truth may rise,
Which we press with streaming eyes
On the Lord of earth and skies,
Take the loan!
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08
Classified
FARM LANDs-FOR sALH


327 ACRES, Livingston, - miles, railway
station PA miles. school one mile church
one block; nearly level, 200 acres pillow
land, balance fine pasture, some timber !;
120 acres cultivated o25 inches decreed
water, fenced, cross fenced, some hog.
tight fenced, Frame house 5 rooms first
floor, second floor unfinished, will make
4 rooms. Barn holds IS ton hay, 20 cows,
houses. Among weaithiest and best farms
in county. Price $4,000; half cash. Own
er disabled, must go east. IL purchased
at once includes all machinery, imple-
ments, tools, wagons, harness, about
$1,000; also 20 head cattle, horses, hogs.
sheep, over 800 chickens and turkeys,
about $4,000. Also 90 acres crops, wheat,
oats, peas. potatoes. alfalfa, timothy,
about $1,000. Total, very conservative,
price. An elegant, we'll located. rich soil.
Farm all cropped, equipped and stocked,
and fine buildings to move right into. A
fortune for any farmer to possess. First
man investigates this bargain farm will
buy. j. w. Hefferlin, Farm Opportuni-
tics JiyinpStOn Montana.
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JEANETTE MAKES.
MAIDEN SPEECH
CONGRESSWONfAN FROM MON
TANA WINS FIRST FIGHT
IN THE HOUSE.

Brings About Amendment of Food
Bill Providing for the Employment
of the Services of Women i'm the
Food Survey Which the Bill Con-
templates.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08

Before you get her everything
wrong she does is right. After you
get her, everything right she does
is wrong.
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Fact.

Fact.
Don't pass this by for it is true,
Even though it may be blunt;
When you are pushed for money, you
Are not pushed to the front.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08

The Wise Fool.
"All the world loves lover" quot
ed the Sage.
eyes," agreed the Fool. ut likes
to be amused"
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Classified

Classified
FARM LANDs-FOR SALE.
1eo ACRES just cut of Great Fails; snap
at $4,000 per acre. One years crop will
pay for it. NJ. A. Ford, Great Falls, Mont.
500 ACRES first class wheat land on rea-
sonable terms. Milwaukee survey runs
miles off this land from Lewistown to
walton will sell from $50 to $50 per acre.
Strouf Realty Co., 1913 Central avenue,
Great Falls, Montana.
1880 ACRE stock farm, good, cheap prop
osltion, 1920 acres decided and three re-
NneIhs nnnn good water located in
Co. 123 Central ave, Great Falls. Mont.
10000 ACRES of best Farming and stock
raising lands in northern Montana in
tracts to suit purchaser, $3.50 to $4,000
per acre. Easy terms. Harris 4 Wilson,
~ Dunn DOCK Great Falls. Montana.
$50 ACRES fenced, close to school, town
and railway, in famous Shields River val
ley. Nearly level, $50 acres cultivated.
256 inches decreed water. Fine trout
stream flows through farm. Spring wa
ter ter pp ed into into house .; Fairly good build
GO acres alfalfa and timothy. Two ordin-
airy years grain crops should pay for
TINS farm, saying nothing of the dairy
ing. hogs and livestock it will support in
addition $50 per acre including all
the start. J. W. Ilefferlin, farm -opportu-
mites, Livingston, Montana.
FOR SALE-24O acres of beautiful land,
2A miles from good town, 81 miles from
Butte, all in wheat, excellent stand,
should bring good yield. lays beautifully.
Price $50 per acre, terms $500 cash
down, substantial payment after harvest
hn IN in oo%R
Crop should almost pay for the land this
year unless sometime unforeseen happens
but act quickly. Fl. o. Clark, Jr., 1875
West Broadway. Butte. Mont.
PICKING A FARM is not like picking
cotton Skill. Judgment and experience
ner. / have for sale, productive farms
OF all kinds and sizes in this class at
bargain prices, located in the Dream
land" section of this splendid state.
Stock ranches where there is hay, water,
shelter and range. Wheat and alfalfa
lands and combinations properly blend
ed-like "made to ORDER" good stuff"
c. c. Newman. Helena, Montana.
100 ACRES with good house large barns,
suitable for dairy or stock farm, some
farm land, mostly meadow, good water
right, close to town and school, $4,000
Geo. w. Peterson, Anaconda, Montana.
| FOR sALE-The f. l. Long ranch on the
Teton river, 1,12O acres, 200 acres in al
| falfa, rest river bottom. Fine stock
| ranch. improvements cost $4,000. VIII
| sell for $1,000 an acre. 1000 acres state
land under lease fenced with it. H. I.
Long, Great Falls, Montana.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08

100 ACRES. ~ miles west of Fairfield, all
fenced. 14O acres tlilable 35 acres in win
ter wheat that has not been frozen out
three room house, we'll furnished; barn,
14x24: granarry, 12x16; good we'll of wa
$3.50 per acre; $1,000 down, balance to
suit purchaser. j. r. Mcdonald. Thisted
building Great Falls. Mont
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NJ. N. A.-WK-6-4-17.
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800 ACRES, $4,000 One mile from station
and good little town. 200 acres can be
cultivated 40 acres under CIVILIZATIONS
fenced; small improvements. Fine for
stock farm. Terms: One-fourth cash,
balance 6 per cent. American Land Co.,
3 N. Arizona st, Butte Mont.
THE INDEPENDENT MAN owns a ranch.
Whatever you want In ranch lands it Will
pay you to write G. G. Curtis, 610 DAILY
Bank building, Butte, Montana.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08
HELP WANTED-MALE.

HELP WANTED-MAIIE.
YOU SHOULD BE EARNING more money.
Let us help you. Be successful: Tele-
sitions guaranteed. Qualify four months.
Largest school, II you think you are
ambitious writing us will prove it. Butte
College Telegraphy, Butte, Montana.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08
TRACTOR ATTACHMENTS.

AUTO PULL TRACTOR ATTACHMENT,
the original and best. Send for cata-
logue. c. A. Hunt & Co., Great Falls,
Montana.
Make A TRACTOR of your Ford, $40.
Phone 1856. Tractor Attachment Co, Box
121l, 513 End Ave. s. Great Falls, Mont.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08

READ TIlIS-1GO acres bottom land, fully
irrigated; close three railroad stations
fine locality; big crops; sure profits; $St
per acre; easy terms. Full particulars
free. Penwell Companies, Helena, Mont
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100 ACRES with good house large barns,
suitable for dairy or stock farm, some
right close to town and school, $45OO
Geo. w. Peterson, Anaconda, Montana.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08

ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS.
JOHN ii. CLARK, specialist In grain au
diting Ford bldg, Great Falls, Mont.
DOUGLAS WILSON d CO., inc: we spe'
cialize in grain audits. Ford building,
Great Falls, Mont.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08

LEARN the automobile business Most
complete equipped automobile college
in the west. You can enroll any time.
Montana Automobile School, 127 South
Main, Butte, Montana.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08

FOR SALE-The +. l. Long ranch on the
Teton river 1,12O acres, 200 acres in al
falfa, rest river bottom. Fine stock
ranch. improvements cost $4,000. Will
sell for $4,000 an acre. 1000 acres state
land under lease fenced with it. II. I.
Long, Great Falls, Montana.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08

SEVEN SECTIONS of good land, goot
water and grass. $500 per acre; $40
cash, balance In 10 years at g per cent
Mont
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A SNAP-Choice section Missouri river
bottom land; IS per cent tillable; will
divide; fenced; live spring; ca terms
dandy dry farming locality; money
maker Investigate sure. Penwell Com
nanieS. Helena. Montana.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-08

AHRS. Rosetta Baldwin Selby, whose
marriage to Don Gilmore OF
Honolulu was announced a few
days ago In the Star-Bulletin, is a
daughter of the famous Lucky" Bald
win, according to mainland advices.
Young Gilmore, who was employed in
the Oceanic Steamship office while in
Honolulu, is now in the aviation corps.
The amount of Mrs. Gilmore's in
heritance was S125,000 from the estate
of her father Suit for divorce was
brought by her former husband, David
F. Selby, who alleged desertion, claim
ing that "her Inheritance had spoiled
her"
She met Don Gilmore in Honolulu
some three years ago and they were
married on the 9th of last month ct
her home, 40 Eucalyptus avenue,
Claremont, California. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. c. w. Cart
wright in the presence of about 30
close friends and relatives. That
day the bride had received final de-
cree of divorce from Mr.. Selby, the
Oakland real estate dealer
According to coast papers the couple
was to spend a three day honeymoon,
after which Gilmore would return to
Berkeley to the aviation corps.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-08
ANOTHER CONTINGENT
OF BRlTiSHERS WILL
LEAVE HAWAII SOON

More than 40 men of British birth
who are residents of these islands are
expected to leave here as recruits for
the Canadian army on a liner which
will soon sail north from this port.
A squad of 40 men left last month
and J. H. Wilson, in charge of British
recruiting here under British Consul
E. l.. S. Gordon, expects that more
than that number will be in the next
detachment.
We've only had five applications
so far" said British Consul Gordon
this morning, ''and We will not know
the exact number, that win go until
within few days Of sailing time.
All the men but one who have
applied are residents of the other is.
lands. Two came from Hawaii, one
from Maui and one from Kauai. The
other man is Honolulu resident"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-08
new KNITTING
CLASS FORMED
BY RED CROSS
Throne Room to Open at Noon
Hour to Enable Business
Women to Do bit"

\ new knitting class. n which the
women workers will -" Instructed
how to knit socks for soldiers, has
been inaugrrated at the Red cross
headquarters in the throne room OF
the capitol, and the first lesson will
be given Friday morning at 9 O'Clock.
The classes are exclusively for the
shifting OF garments, and Will be
held every Monday and Friday morn.
ing commencing at O'Clock. Any
one wishing to learn the knitting pro
cess may apply 1T the throne room.
The Red Cross Officials in charge
will supply the needles and material.
A new rule III regard 10 iht
hours which the throne room is kept
open on Fridays has also been put
into effect Formerly. the hours were
from SIS in the morning 10 y noon
and from to. 4 In the afternoon
Mrs Henry F. Damon said this morn
ing that the closing of the rooms dur
ing the noon hour excludes the down
town husinesswomen, a large number
of whom have signiticd their will
ingness to aid in the sewing classes
if they had the opportunity. To &C
commodate these volunteers. the
throne room will be kept open con
tinuously firm S:15, in the morning
through to o'clock on Fridays.
Mrs. ". A. Wall and Mrs. Arthur
Smith will teach the new Friday and
Monday classes how to knit sweat
ers, mufflers. wristlets and socks.
The Red Cross will furnish the
needles and wool. Maj. Murphy, head
of the Red Cross in Paris, has called
for a million and half sets consist
ing OF the four garments. and there
is work ahead of the local knitters
for weeks to come. The Red Cross
shipment of wool has not yet arrived.
but the public will be notified through
Hle medium of the press as soon as
it is received and ready for distri-
button.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-08
WOODS COMMISSION
WENT TO WRONG MAN

Sgt. James F. Wood of the quarter.
masters department was recently
commissioned a captain in the army,
but his commission by some mistake
went TO Frank Woods on Hawaii, and
the former did not receive the news
of his promotion until last week.
The new captain has served q years
in the army, eight in the line, and 10
on the general staff of the quarter
masters department In 1912 he was
made a commissary sergeant.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-08

Prof. J. S. Wanrell. voice instructor,
has removed his studio from 1907
Fort street 10 1888 kapiolani street,
In police court this morning - Jap
anese. who were arrested by Capt 4.
McDuffe's men last Saturday night.
each forfeited $40 bail
With a game between the Pineap-
pie Factors and the Auto Factors, the
commercial Bowling Leagle series
opens tonight on the Y. N. c. A. alleys.
Charles Matthews has been appoint
ed temporary circuit court messenger
and grand jury bailiff, succeeding the
late Samuel W. kaleikini, Who died
last Wednesday.
The case OF Jesse Duke, charged
with soliciting, has been continued in
Circuit Judge Ashfords court to give
the defendant an opportunity TO leave
the territory.
Former residents of Ohio now resjd-
ing in Honolulu are invited 20 attend
a meeting Of the Buckeye Clu0 20 he
held at clock tomorrow evening in
the parlors of the Alexander Young
hotel
At the Moiliili church, it being the
English service Which Is held once a
month, Miss Nhiteman o. the Cen
trail Grammar School, gave a very in
teresting talk to the children and the
girls of the industrial school, max
ing some very helpful suggestions
from the life of Queen Esther. The
Rev. W. H. Bradley and daughter,
from Oregon, gave a talk to the Ha-
waiians. Special songs were sung in
honor of the guests. Mr.. Cuei from
Pasadena was also a visitor The
meeting was in Charge OF John NJ.
Martin.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-08
SUGAR MARKET
HASQUIET week
UNDER CONTROL

The first week OF government con:
troll of the sugar market resulted IN
a Quiet week in New York, accord
ing 10 advices received by Alexander
& Baldwin in a weekly cable report
from the New York office. This
catle reads as follows:
sugar market quiet Beet sugar
firm. Only small quantity sold dur
ing week. Holders asking Z. Re-
finers and Canadians willing to pay
GEO"
Local sugar men believe the big
sugar dealers of the country are at
tempting to contradict the alarmist
report that there was apt 70 be a
s,lt.ar shortage in this COUNTRY to
keep consumers from buying big lots
for boarding. This they say may
account for the small amount of sales
in New York.
The argument against the alarmists
il based upon the editorial advice
of Facts About Sugar in the Septem-
her 22 issue, which had the follow
ing to say about the supply and de-
mand being nicely balanced, and
recommended that orders be held
down TO, actual requirements. This
editorial read as follows: -. Fl
The most mischieyous influence
that can possibly be brought to bear
upon the sugar situation at the pres
ent time is the circulation, encour
acement or acquiescence in alarmist
reports of an impending sugar short
ase. While the relations between cur
rent demand and available supply are
so nicely balanced as at present,
scare that would frighten consumers
into increasing their purchases for
the purpose of boarding might work
inealculable harm. Every day that
eIapses without any stimulation of
demand beyond actual day to day
needs makes the situation easier.
Members of the sugar trade should
make it part of their business dur
ing the next Seyeral weeks TO hold
down orders to the level of actual
requirements, to refute GroundlesS
reports of impending shortage and to
allay needless alarm among Gus
toners.