The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-11
DEFENSE COUNCIL
ISSUES AN ORDER

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kota newspaper organ before it was
presented to the state council. and
the latter, which Is controlled by
league members Of the state admin
istration and whose members are
appointed by the governor, pre-
scented no objections Several days
were devoted to drawing up a plan
Of operation, which, when submitted,
was adopted with little comment.
All But One Eliminated.
Under this plan the control Of
North Dakota's 1900 elevators will
be concentrated in local committees
to consist Of two toWnspeopIe, two
farmers and a fifth person to be
selected by these four. This com
n.ittee will take over all elevators in
it's community and will appoint one
man to manage the entire group.
The owners Of the elevators, whether
they be farmers cooperative as
sociations or line elevators, will be
paid a reasonable rental, based upon
the actual assessed valuation. Inas-
much as the actual assessed Valua-
ton Of farmers elevator plants US
uaIly has been very low, the aver
age rental fee will not be small. In
towns where there are now five
elevator managers and five district
STATS, under the new plan there will
be but one manager and one stair
Of helpers, who will operate all Of the
elevators. There. will be d central
point for weighing and grading, and
thence the grain will be delivered to
the different elevators. One plant
may be reserved for one type OF
wheat, while another elevator will
receive a different type. The Defense
corporation claims that
weighing and grading may be done
more systematically and the grades
separated more satisfactorily. 1t is
also claimed that the corporation
plan will overcome difficulties now
existing where small elevators have
found It difficult or too expensive to
put in all the grading equipment
which the government tests require.
Buy on Margin.
Wheat and other grains will De
bought on a safe margin, the COST OF
handling and the rental Of the ele-
vators, salaries Of managers and as
sistants and proportionate expense
accruing to the defense corporation
will be deducted, and any surplus re-
manning in the hands of the commit
tee at the end of the season will be
pro-rated among all those who have
sold grain through the local com
mittee. The defense council holds
that its committees, reducing over
head expense to a minimum ana
paying but one managers salary in
each town where now there may De
as many as a dozen, can do business
on a. closer margin than any private
or cooperative concern and that
whereas the elevator cost Of hand
ling a bushel OF wheat under the
present plan has been as high as
II cents, the cost under the new sys-
tenn Of state control should not e1-
coed an average Of two cents. the
difference Of nine cents per bushel'
says the defense council, will go TO
the farmer.
Full Local Control.
The board OF trustees TO be Sc
Iected by the community from city
and county will have full control To-
cally, employing the manager and
other helpers. Present employees OF
elevators who are not needed under
the new plan, will be released for
other work. Over the whole system
the North Dakota council of defense
corporation, born OF the council Of
defense, yet distinct in law from 1t,
will have jurisdiction.
Ignite Coal.
In the matter of Ignite, the mines
are not to be taken over, for the
present at least. The project is one
OF distribution, the defense council
corporation announces. 1t is
planned to conduct a campaign Of
which the Ignite produc-
ers will finance, and the present in
tention is to establish distributor
in every town and village in the
state, providing there is no dis
tributing agency already on the job,
or If such already established
agency refuses to cooperate. Co
operation will consist principally in
the sinews Of war and in
investing in a share or two OF the
corporations non dividend paying
stock. In exchange for this support,
the corporation will advertise Ignite
coal, relying upon the patriotic press
Of the state for liberal free pub
licitY; win take UP and thresh out
traffic problems, go into the matter
Of price-f fixing and do other things
which the corporation contends can
best be done through the welI-reeog-
nized trust" form of control. The
defense council corporation will not
concern itself with the distribution
of anthracite or bituminous coal, but
win concentrate It's efforts on the cx-
clusion of imported Goals, by edu-
eating the people OF the state to burn
the native fuel.
VETERAN TEACH Frs RETAIN Ed
Bismarck, m. d, July III. The
Bismarck public schools win retain