The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-16
BUSINESS MEN :.
/ ENLIST N MOVE
TO BOOST CROPS
Congress Urged to Adopt Eng
lands Policy Of Fixing
Minimum Price
FARGO CONFERENCE
Is WE'LL ATTENDED
National Reserve Banks to Co.
Operate With Local Institu.
tions in Crisis

Fargo, N. D., April 16.r!nteres. III
North Dakota's part in the war meas.
ures centered today in the appoint
ment of an executive committee, au-
thorized here yesterday. wHen $50
bankers and agricultural, leaders of
this state and adjacent portions Of
Minnesota, in conference Eere on
means of increasing and con;ervir 5:
foodstuffs production during the war
adopted resolution urging congress
to follow England's, polio? of fixing
minimum protective price to the
farmer for all food production w!lic
the war continues.
For Conscriptio1.
Another resolution adopted favored
congressional action allowing home,
steaders credit for claims in time
spent for farm labor in tima of war
and universal selective scription,
80 that the boy required on the farm
and who is trained in farm work and
produces the food to supply the fgh".
ing forces at the front shall be rec.
ognized as performing no less a pa:ri
otic duty than the soldier anI sailor
under arms"
Eleventh Hour. Call.
The conference was the result OF
an eleventh hour call issued Satur
day by Chairman John II. Rich Of the
Ninth federal Reserve District, with
headquarters at Minneapolis. In re
sponse to summons by telephone and
telegraph, Representatives were pres
ent from every section af the state
particularly from Isl, 'aul and Min
neapolis The meeting was marked
by d willingness to cooperate in as
suming a responsibility enabling the
farmers to produce the maximum
food production possible, as a meas
ure OF promoting the war success
fully. w. c. Mcdowell president Of
the First National bank at Marion
N. d., presided.
John Rich Present.
Mr.. Rich was present and gave as
surance that the National Reserve
banks would provide the country with
plenty of money to finance the farm
ers of North Dakota in their farming
operations, and also guarantee plenty
of help to harvest the crop.
Attorney j. M. Witherow of Moor.
head. Mimi, late in the meeting, ask.
ed the gathering to let the farmers
know what rate of interest should
be charged for the money advanced
to finance seed operations.
Not to Fix Interest.
Following the adoption of the reso
luton favOring the establishment OF
the minimum price for products, Mr..
WitherOw said per cent should be
the rate allowed. He was advised by
Mr.. Mcdowell, the president, that
the conference was for the purpose
of providing ways and means to in
crease the products Of N,rth Dakota
farms, and not to fix interest rates
or the price of wheat.
Insure Against Lose.
Mr.. Witherow was supported by f.
o. Hellstrom, former warden of the
penitentiary at Bismarck. who assert
ed the government should insure the
farmer against loss of crops.
Action was taken authorizing the
appointment of an executive commit
tee by Mr.. Mcdowell.
The advisability of holding a meet
ing of this committee at Grand Forks
some time this week was considered
informally by members of the COM
mittee, following the gathering.
(Continued on PAGE Three.)