The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-28
VIGOROUS PLAN
PROMULGATED
BY STATE BODY
Minimum Production Price,
County Organizations and
Labor Bureau, Proposed.

i At the meeting OF the state efficien-
cy commission held last evening in
Jamestown the organization went en-
Irecord for a government fixed min
imum price for products of the soil,
urged schools over the state to give
credits to the older boys who work
on the farms. and laid plans for the
organization of the state by the APP
pointment of committees in each
county. who in turn would appoint
committees in each township. to make
a survey of the labor needed on the
] farms, and the establishment of a cen-
trail labor bureau, under a special
committee, for the purpose Of work.
/ ing in cooperation with other like
organizations over the country with
the view to importation Of farm la
Dor needed.
The object Of county and township
committees is, to get an authentic sur.
vey of crop conditions and the amount
of labor that will be required to har-
vest them, the central labor bureau
to then take action in bringing work.
ers to the state.
The matter of financing this central
labor bureau was discussed. 1t is the
belief that the cost will not be great
as practically the only salaries that
would be needed would be for the nee
essary clerks in the central office. 1t
is believed that the agricultural ap-
preparation will take care of this cost.
The body also named a committee
composed of Horace Bagley, j. n.
Hagan, commissioner of agriculture
and labor, and q. E. Shipley, to take
up with the railroads the matter of
transporting laborers in order to make
is unnecessary for men, to ride the
bumpers" II some such arrangements
could be made with the roads. it is
believed that 1t would go a long way
in eliminating irresponsible labor.
In urging credits for the older boys
in the schools of the state the COM
mission also urges that the younger
children be not worked hard as they
are greater asset to the state and
nation than any material thing" The
commission also urged a delay in the
opening of schools until after the har-
vest.
Another important resolution passed
by the commission was one urging the
planting of the later crops, such as
barley and potatoes.
The commission was completely or
ganized last night, DIR. John II. Worst
Of New Rockford, former president OF
the North Dakota Agricultural COLI
lege, being chosen permanent chair
man and o. ]. Seller of jamestown,
secretary.
In order to be q more mobile work.
ing organization an executive commit
tee was named, composed Of Chairman
Worst, Secretary Seller, w. r. Por-
ter of Fargo. II. r. Wood and Mrs.
r. e. Weible OF Fargo.
A publicity committee was also
chosen. This is composed OF Messrs.
Seller and Boldly and Mrs. WICK.
Letters will be gotten out in the
near future showing the entire propo-
sition as outlined by the commission
and these will be sent broadcast over
the state.
Another meeting of the commission
will be held in the near future. prob
ably in Fargo, according to Mrs.
Weible, who returned last night from
the meeting.
Mrs. Weible is very enthusiastic
over the meeting last evening and ts
especially elated over getting the CO.
operation OF the three great women's
organizations-the w. G. Z. u, Wom-
ems federation, and Women's Suffrage
league.
I'VE are going to make this an abb
soIutely non-sectarian, nonpartisan
for everyone, no mat
ter what his religion or politics are.
said Mrs. WeibIe. Another thing Is
that we do not intend to put this en-
tire burden on the farmers OF the
state. The sense OF the commission
was that the city people are expected I
to get out roll up their sleeves and
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