Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-28
& CO.
USING The LEAGUE II
FOR us. STORES
PROPAGANDA

ASaMlGftSA S ROSSIBLE,SAt 0ahlkner
pricS every year; hut tto ssscurs tie
goods Tor the league members As
sschSApEsi they can be secured onsfhA
world ElArket--where the goods 2fe
manufactured OF products grown.
! When you have deleEateds your, pow
er and eaaAblished. this store eystkm,
the farmers will have more power; not
only politically.. .bltsin doing busiilsAs
they, will never secure that power mn
It'll they give men Authority to work
out q plan the same u Mr.. a9hN!Ab
worked out. q plan whereby the steel
ownArs4can now ret $2ifor steel where
they only got 81 before. b si
MI. Townley only received $1,000
month and $500. trayelinE .expAhsSt;
Mr.. schwab OF the Steel trust reteiyes
ONE MILLION aGyear and expSnsefe.
And schwab is not paid too mpth.
jbe6iuse last year under his manate-
h,ent one company in-tf1e steel trust
made .324s. 100000 more than 1t made
II Mr.. sTownley could be given tie
power to ave the. farmers $24S. 1o0,-
900 Il, their buying during enc ayAAtr.
It would be a good investnaentsto pay
ley = not loo::ing ct q in this lishttaz-=.
Feet An ORGANIZATION THAT,
WILL GIVE THE PRODUCERS AND
CONSUMERS A SQUARE DEAL. and
whhtAver his rewards may be, he IL
willing to leave that to the future. y
How Can You Do Business with
Noes?
Ninety per cent, Of all abusinesss IL
done with paper. For. instance. II Ill
the farmers and business men at
name of atown) would take all their
money out of the (nafne. Of town.
banks. THE BANKS WOULD 90
BROKE, or AK (. q -.
II all the farmers and merchants
at! and around (nan1e> dfGtown) would
banks; THE BANKS wouLD HAVE
WOULD HAVE No. INCOME.
They have power and make money
because the people Cooperate with
them. because they have THOU
SANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF
FARMERS NOTES. BEARING IN
|TEREST,' IN THEIR VAULTS. They
can borrow money from the big city
ment-not because they have money
but they have farmers notes In
their possession. drawing d good rate
Of interest.
Did YOU ever stop to think that i
o lis, better thar money. or a farm?
MONEY IN A VAULT HAS NO IN
COME: A FARM DOES, NOT PAY
THE INVESTMENT AFER PAYING
YOURSELF AND FAMiLY. !. etc.,
HAIL INSURANCE. TW1NE AND
OTHER THINGS NECESSARY TO
RUN A FARM, A NOTE COSTS
NOTHING TO KEEP AND IT
DRAWS EIGHT PER CENT PRO
we propose to. put your notes. in
the.vanl Of this orsanization, certify.
to them. make q sworn statement
like a bank does and then borrow
money on these interest bearing notes.
Take he money Ind pay cash for
what the stores buy and. sell for cash.
The interest you pay on the notes will
Tor than pay the interest on the
money we borrow.
10000 farmers in North Dakotas1 at
$1o0 means a FIVE MILLION Doll
Lar organization: An organisation
with ~$5,000,0o0 drawing an. income
Of 8 per cent-that means the biggest
financial organization in the state, and
means not only SO stores, but hun
dreds Of stores in the state, in all the
trading .centers. An, Organization that
can borrow all the money It needs. go
direct to the factories and get the
goods. pay the cash for them and de-
liver them to the farmer for whatsit
costs. We would be compelled to 10
to the, factories because the jobberA
could not give us service. That is.tust
whst the Norpartisan league proposes
to do: perfect a s5.ooo.ooo orEani1a-
ton North Dakota. alone to serve
the farmers. in buying their goods.
the, pubic and there will be no divi-
depds paid. The only benefit that
anyone will receive aside / fron3the
farmers will be the salaries patdgto
the men who run the stores ana the
systlAnn, the same as John d. Rookie
feller payk his employees. and the
famz az the league pays the naen. who