Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18

Everybody would then not be so enthus-
tastically In favor OF the war. Take
the profit out OF ali as IL has been
taken out Of wheat ard the war will
be ended a good deal sooner than II
was sbegun."
AT the evening meeting, Nj. Town
Icy paid his respects in scathing words
to the travelling men OF the state, the
representatives Of ""Big Business" and
u. 6. T. Council OF Minot In particl-
lar, which he declared vas the II. W.
w local at Minot,' because that sbody
last Sunday adopted resolutions de-
nouncing the governor, In concluding
he asked that a committee draft reso-
|1utions telling the Minut local what the
league thought Of 1t.
Baer AS the Farmers Friend.
Congressman Baer's evening talk
was a surprise all right, as 1t wa de-
voted mostly to knocking North Da-
kota as an agricultural state and
should have a very fnen effect on
promoting the interests Of the farmers.
He devoted half an hour to showing
how he as a farmer had lost $i6,632
in six years on his fat1er-ln-law's big
farm In, Golden Valley aside from the
loss in fertility and mortgage interest,
which would have made a net loss Of
nearly S1U,UUU dllOWiHs TlOT Ell III
crease In value Of the land. He ridi4
ycuied Senator Knute Nelson Of Minnee
sofa, as a stool Of Big Business" de.
fiottnced Hoover as a food dictator"
ana said the secretary Of agficulturs
didn't know az much about conditions
in North Dakota as a hog does ABOUT
holidays and was more interested in
politics than In the interest Of the
farmers. In conclusion the cartoon
list eorigressnaan gloried in the fact
that William Randolph Hearst was re-
publishing an old series Of cartoons
from the Leader in his sensational
scandal sheets from coast to cosEt.
The following resolutions were
iadostsd:
spring urged the farmers of, North
Dakota to increase their wheat acre-
and assuring, them In no uncertain
terms that the government would fix
q fair price.
"And whereas the farmers respond
ed toSthat appeal, and did increase the
wheat acreage of the state to the max
imum, and did this by Borrowing
money at a high rate Of interest and
paying big prices for seed, labor, ma
chfnefy and other necessaryslabor and
material.
"And whereas, the government has
fixed d price OF $2.17 for Nod North.
ern wheat at Minneapolis, with com.
charges to the Chamber Of
Of over two cents a bushel,
which means an average price in our
state NOT to exceed 81 per bushel for
No. 1 Northern, but due to the unfair.
grading system established by our gov
this year, the bulk OF wheat
In our state will not grade above three
and four, although this wheat has e.
milling value of No. 1 Northern, maxi
the average price Of the kind Of
wheat grown In this state an average.
Of $3.50.
"And whereas the average cost Of
a bushel OF wheat in this
state In 1917 is owe $500 a bushel,
thus making a net loss to the farmer
Of s1.1o for every bushel raised in
the state.
And whereas the farmers Of North
Dakota r willing to make this sac
rffce and pay this tax to help our ma
ton during the war, yet they wish to
call the governments attention to the
fact that the price Of steel. -four, meat,
clothing, farm machinery, coal and
other necessartes OF life have notSbeen
to h consumer, o have
they been fixed.
products are not only guaranteed b
profit but are permitted to make q
profit Of untild millions out Of thu
agonies Of humanity.
Therefore we respectfully petition,
our government that IT. take over all
OF these great Industries during the
war, or fix the price go that these In.
.ustrtes will be compelled TO produce
q loss, the same as the farmer.