Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-24

future will be met. What excuse can
the government have. after the farm
ers have como to the rescue and PROB
ably saved the day. what excuse can
there be for turning US back to the
mercy of the m~anipulator?'
Price Question.
do we want a minimum price
alone for our grain. or a maximum
and minimum, or do We want one
basic price, a Standardization in fact?
We must go to Washington and say
what we want. The committee Of
congress has withheld its final report
on prices until this meeting can send
a committee to confer with them.
Congressman Young has advocated
one basic price. If We fix a maximum
price, let us make it high enough, for
1t will go to the highest. This may
be a selfish way to look at 1t. but We
must look after our own. We must
not wait o. we will have no influence
government in these matters.
United States will follow unless We
have our say first. We are under re-
ciprocity with Canada now, and We
cannot have a fixed price here larger
than that Of Canada.
IT wouldn't object to giving control
of this matter to the department of
agriculture II all the men there were
Of the type Of Car vrooman, not only
for the war. but for all time. 1 would
be in favor OF the government fixing
prices of all commodities. II that be
bureaucratic or autocratic, then l am
for bureaucracy.
II would not be surprised to see
wheat go to IS a bushel and -four to
$50 a berrel, and I say the farmer
should be permitted to get all he can
out of his crops"
Wants Action.
Theo. Nelson of Dunn Center, was
wen a trif1e more vigorous than At
torney Drake. I'VE should strike for
our rights" he said. while the war
Is on we should strike a telling blow.
Go on record, take some action. set
some standard, fix a price. 1 should
knowledge of affairs, we should go on
record as requiring the government to
guarantee to pay US 50 per bushel for
our wheat"
]. ]. Fleckler Of Fargo, who said he
had farmed without a just profit for
IS years. asked IF the government
guarantees the price and owns the
terminals. why should not the govern
ment buy the crop outright
AiLdtS just WHdI IL INoAnS, re.
sponded Nelson.
Among the other speakers were
Secretary Holman of Madison, Wis,
Of the National Agricultural Organi-
zation society; Representative Magnus
johnson of Kimble, Mimi; j. g. Gun
derson of Aneta; President Frank l..
McVey Of the University Of North Da-
kota; NJ. A. Rakow of Cass county.
and M. V. Boldly Of the Equity socie-
ty.
Committee Named.
On motion Of Charles J.. Lee, the
chairman was authorized to appoint a
committee of four besides the chair
man to go to Washington to confer
with h congressional committee on
price fixing. The following were then
named:
]. M. Anderson. President of the
Equity Exchange; Benjamin Drake,
attorney for the Equity Exchange;
Howard Wood. former speaker; Sena-
tor Thomas Pendray Of Jamestown:
J. E.. Kelley of South Dakota; c. r.
Lowrie Of Montana, and one more to
be selected tomorrow to represent the
National Agricultural Organization so
ciety. Alternates are H. G. solem of
South Dakota: Magnus johnson of
Minnesota: B. c. White, Buffalo,
Mont, and Senator Charles e. brown.
Page.
Resolutions Committee.
The following was the committee on