The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-15
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted to the Task of
Keeping Up With North Da-
kotA Editors.

The Parshall Leader decides that
half q crop and a big price is moi
so worse" and says so as follows:
There Is scarce need for pessl-
mism over the crop outlook be-
cause we did not have the usual
good fortune in securing a full
crop. We have O half crop, that
at the prices likely to prevail
win be profitable crop, and
that is a long way from a failure.
In the reservation proper the
half crop estimate is conserva-
tive. In the county north Of here
IL seems the crop Is poorer, but
that country has been agoing
longer and can stand 1t even If
they get nothing more than seed
back. Stock Is a considerable
factor up that way. Buck up!
We prophesy business will be
fair the coming year even though
the yield as a. whole is poor;
that high prices for everything
the farmer has to sell will bring
a big amount of money into this
section Of the state.
The Watford Guide joins most O.
the other newspapers Of the country
in paying it's respects to New Ulm
as follows:
That bunch of New Ulm, Mimi,
pacifists, who couldn't very
we'll get out Of addressing the
mass meeting to protest against
the draft have now come out in
direct opposition to the govern
ment in another mass meeting
held at Gibbon, where Mr..
Pfaender said he was going to
do his bit toward preventing the
boys going to France" Pfaender,
Vogel, Fritsche, a fine bunch of
patriots, who will no doubt get
word OF praise from Kaiser Bill.
The Washburn Leader comments
on the lessons of thrift being taught
by the war, as follows:
People are buying what they
want, say the Minneapolis
shopkeepers. There is no sign of
imprudent spending, but good
materials and qualities are be-
ing sought. This continued pur-
chase of customary articles
holds throughout the northwest.
A further, modifying tendency is
observed by the manager of an
establishment doing very ex-
tensive merchandise business in
this territory. Consumers are
freely buying customary articles
at near-farnine prices, but they
are making them last longer.
Thrift, it appears from many
indications, is beginning to be a
known virtue; and in all our
business management. 1t can be
safely said, we are learning the
true worth of an honest patch.
Recently The Forum commented
on the necessity Of stabilizing potato
prices, to protect both the consumer
and the producer. The jamestown
Alert agrees with us. as follows:
The immense crop Of potatoes
which will be gathered through
out the country this year is
threatening low prices, and the
reports from Canada are that
farmers are contracting to sell
the entire crop next fall for 80
cents a bushel, fearing that the
large crop of the northwest can
not be handled without loss, If
kept beyond the safe shipping
period.
The high prices of potatoes in
the United States appears to
have been due to the boarding
by farmers, and food spectators,
and in order to protect consum-
ers and producers at the same
time the Federal reserve board
have agreed to stabilize potato
prices, by CHASING potatoes with
-perishable products, when
stored in warehouses, and dis
counting warehouse receipts.
This move will. If SUFFICIENT
warehouse capacity can be OBJ
tanned, make growers and local
dealers independent of potato
spectators, who may seek to
control the market.