The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-25


City, representative in congress from
the Second district was "ghosting
North Dakota farmers, situation
more than half suspected here from
the date of his wild telegram to the
Fargo Commercial club predicting
$1.G5 wheat, seems substantiated by
advices reaching the capital city to-
day from Washington, which tell OF
few decidedly unpleasant moments
which Representative Young had with
Hoover after the latter had read the
North 'Dakota's telegram home.
Your telegram saying l advised
the committee to fix the price OF
wheat at $1.65 is great injustice to
me-" said Hoover, when Mr.. Young
called upon him.
"Did you advise. higher price,
asked Young.
NO." declared Hoover, 81 didn't ad
wise any price"
Young then declared that someone
in Hoover's department had offered
such advice, suggesting that the price
be made s1G5 to $1.S5 at Chicago
equivalent to $1.45 to $1.65 in North
Dakota. He assured Hoover that il
he had not recommended that ANY
price" be fixed for wheat he was shirk
ing his responsibilities, 'A..s,7 s
The fact seems to be that Represen
tative Young's telegram, which threw
all of North Dakota in turmoil, was
based on something not much better
than hearsay, or at best upon sug
gestion of some under-secretary. Rep
resentative Young still insists that 6
low price for the northwest's wheat
is the price fixing committees idea Of
wartime economy and efficiency, but
this is matter which has not beer
decided to such an extent as to war
rant soaring the North Dakota grain
grower to death at this juncture.
Three States Name Men.
There has been one beneficial re
suit. The dynamite which Rep. Young
dropped into the Flickertail camp this
week aroused the entire northwest tt
an appreciation of the necessity OF let
ting the price fixing committee know
something about the cost of north
western wheat. Three states nov
have delegates on their way to Wash
ington to tell the price fixing commit
tee number of things. Warde1
Frank s. Talcott, a classmate of Har
nv A, Garfield at old Williams, goes a:
a representative of Governor Frazier
and of Talcott's friends and neighbor!
at Buffalo, where funds were raiset
to defray his expenses. Governor
Burnquist of Minnesota yesterda!
named Dean r. w. Thatcher OF tht
farm school of the University of Min
nesota, and Governor Norbeck o
South Dakota has appointed Deput!
Marketing Commissioner Simonson
Governor Stewart of Montana alread!
is in the east and will personally pre-
sent the cause Of his state.
The impression locally is that tn
minimum established by the price fix
ing committee will be around $2.4O o
$3.50. There seems to be no othe
basis for this belief than pure con
lecture, but it is quite prevalent.
Hoover Makes Denial.
In a special telegram to the pres
TODAY, Food Administrator Hoover EN-
phatically denied that he ever pre-
posed 81. .65 for wheat, and also assert
that he has never given any advice O
suggestions as to the price to be fixe'
by the committee named by Presi
dent Wilson. He declares that Con
gressman Young appears to be unde
complete misimpresslon.'
Farmers will be given every cor
sideration in fixing the price o
wheat" stated Hoover.
Locally no further advices hav
been received in reply to wires from
Commissioner of Agriculture and La
bor Hagan and the state railway com
mission. They have adopted a polio.
of watchful waiting
BIames Minneapolis.
That the representatives of Nortl
Dakota who have been laboring IL
Washington for reasonable price 10
wheat have been blocked at ever.
step by the influences OF the M1nns
anolis chamber of commerce is
statement attributed in St. Paul yes
terday to William Lemke of Fargo
state chairman of the Nonpartisa1
marty. Lemke returned to st. Pau
Yesterday with Rep. c. A. LindDerg
IF Minnesota after spending tW'
weeks in the national capital.
Julius Earnes Of the Duluth boar
of trade personally appeared befor
the committee and argued for le1
price, said Lemlle yesterday III
told the committee that he kneN
where 500 million bushels OF whea
could be had at dollar a bushe