Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-08
CATTLE AND
SOWS BRING
GOOD PRICES
Live Stock Association Sale
Considered Successful
by Experts.
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Banquet at the Dacotah Last
Night Was Splendid
Social Event.

tnS NOTtn DdkOLa LlVe otOCh dbSOGi~
alton this morning In Murphy's livery
stable was highly successful, upwards
Of SO hogs being disposed of at prices
ranging from $40 TO $140. :
The city Of Fargo, represented by
Sam Crabb and Secretary McRobcrts
Of the state fair board, purchased a
! hog from the association for sos, the
proceeds of which was donated to the
Red Cross.
At i O'Clock this afternoon 90 head
OF cattle were put under the hammer.
some Of the choice bulls selling at
over $500.
Cattle mon from every part of tho
state were in attendance to the num-
Der OF five or six hundred. J..
H. q. Teller of Pennington. Mimi,
occupied h auctionccr's stand. The
bidding was rapid. interest never
tagging from the time the sale opened
until the close. ~.
i Banquet last Night. -.
Last nights banquet wa Il huge
success. A splendid collation. was
given. President Powers of the Live
Stock association, who acted as toast
master, gave a little Of the history Of
the association.
He then introduced Attorney Geo.
a.. Bangs. who in h absence OF
Mayor Dinnie welcomed the %associa-
ton to the city. Mr.. Bangs told of
to offer to visitors. such a. the edu-
''cational institutions, the churches and
other public buildings. He praised the
live stock dealers and paid them
many high tributes. saying among
other things. the world at large
should praise the man who. for the
love of the beast itself, gives his life
A., ;<, l@,,4I1~r.a,
Mr.. Prophet of Sentinel Butte. n.
D.. spoke very highly Of the honor
of stockmen. and quoted the president
of the Shorthorn Breeders Associa-
ton Of America AZ saying that in all
the years tina he had hecn selling live
stock. most of his business was done
on a credit basis. and that no once
had a debtor failed to make good.
MIR. Prophet is a man who Il spent
all his life in the border country,
and ave some very interesting things
Of the west. He told something Vf
the characteristics of the men in
western Dakota and. Montana, and
spoke of the migration of the south
ern people to the west after the Civil
North Dakota. will grow much more
live stock than in the past. He also
stated that Colorado and Montana
were urgently in need OF pure bred
stock. and that they depended upon
North Dakota to make up the def
cheney. He urged that the men who
are In the live stock business stay il,
1t. and that those ~ho have dropped
out get hack into the game.
Mr.. Hartley of Duluth. Mimi. WAS
the next sneaker. He said the live
stock breeders. in putting their time
into stock, should not forget the boys
and girls. He displayed his faith in
the stockmen OF the state when he
said that: "So other bunch of me
in the state have a more important
lob, and no bunch of men Is more
lcapahlc Of ACCOMPLISHING it than the
members Of the association. He told
tie men to nut the acrcnt on Live
make it q live stock breeders assc-
citation. and said that when trey
sent stock to other parts Of the state
for sale to send some of their best
"Ihc hest al - stock breeder ran get
is to put a good hill in q new nc'EF'
:horbood." he said. Mr. Hart'c'
wound M his speech with a. little ga
trio.ic address in which nc said tina
he was sur that he voiced the cent
r,epts Of vi, when he said that No-'}
Dakota viii give freely of men. whoa
and stock That The Wa" may nc
brought 10 q sattstactor: an" SPECIFY
.rlnse.
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l. !. Ferguson Of Chicago. repro
%sentin- Swift and con,nany: gave 9
fine address. in order that tire ~"
RS would notthinkt that he knew moth,
ing of their Situation. he rem nde!
them 'hat he owned and operated 9
farm In Cass county. with chicNen'
and pigs. and COWS. and everyth'nr
+ho. roes to make an honcst-to-God'
farm"
MI. ferguson expressed his surprise
that tho farmers would listen to hi
t side OF tho. story after all they had
read and heard about investigations
. After thorouehly explaining the in
| vestigation. Mr.. Ferguson told ct to
use Of the packer to the farmer. H
.be raw product one point nearer tn
, consumer. If the farmer turns II
scrubby hogs and cattle, the packe
cannot he expected tu\tnrn out frs
class bacon and beef. He also statet
that the country is going through
.period Of rapid fire changes. Pro
auction must be kept up to normal
it follows that the consumer must pa,
a big price for It, when to 1t must b
added the profit Of the packer ant
: the n,iddleman. The price ia SO Se~
| orb;tant in the larger cities tina
! nany people have not had an oule,
: iof meat this year, he said. ...-.y.
) "Heney ana the others can tall
all they please, but with the demans
constantly going up. and prices fol
lowing. and the supply and labor low
err than normal, prices must he hi"h.
he stated. when men find that the.
car make more money by ratsin.
wheat than they by raising stool
they will naturally paS more attention
ITO grain. However, the shesp bushes
IS the only one that has s,ifsered>large
~. and from now on the livestocl
business is here to stay. 1t tstthe mos
conservative investment any ma cal
make. ana is also one ct the mos
prontable." ssss@ @aS4
In connection with the food situa
TON he! said that It Is freely admit
ed that th&fsUnited States nlust futntal
food for the allies. SIS The thing tina
worries the officials at WT4Shlngtcl
{ the mott. islnot men,, hut whether tn,
country can supply what men ~
over there with food. The asubmarin
u warfare is bys no me4ns. defeasad. h
! remin4et the men, ana unless Amer
4 EjcagpsSdsSun her wal machinery an,
! .5gAta the food over there on tinlesAth
! boys will be spinched for food. asthinI
. that must not be allowed.
4 Why business ~ IsIG,
l The reason thst Swift " compan,
have built UP such q trade Is becatis