The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-18
RESOLUTIONS BY
GRAIN GROWERS
DEMAND PRICE.
ON ALL WARES.
Farmers Protest Hinder
ance of State Grain
Grading Department
''KEPT PRESS"
Is CONDEMNED
Confidence in State Ad-
ministration Expressed
Abolish Barberry

Resolutions adopted by the Tri-
state Grain Growers convention, al
the closing session in the Fargo au-
ditorium today, deal interestingly
with a number of problems. The
resolutions committee was headed
by c. P. Peterson, Of Bisbee, Non
partisan league leader in the house
Of representatives, and included Z,
A. Bowman, Kuhn, N. D., one of the
Nonpartisan candidates for speaker
of the house; Magnus johnson, vice
president of the Equity cooperative
Exchange of st. Paul, George w
Dixon and Theo. Andrews.
Striking points include:
Ask government to establish fixed
price on all commodities.
Ask that millers be restrained
from charging IAN extra profit"
Protest against hindrance of state
grain grading department and thank
DR.. Ladd for his work on national
price fixing committee.
Condemn the kept press" and de-
clare people of North Dakota are
loyal.
, Express confidence in state ad-
ministration.
Support of the ideals promulgated
by President Wilson on Jan. 8.
Ask abolishment of agreement on
importation of wheat except through
corporations.
Propose national eradication of
the barberry bush.
Ask that the legislature or board
Of regents reinstate John H. Worst
in some honorable place in agricul-
turai development work -
Endorse federal law for woman
suffrage. VT
The resolutions follow:
Mr.. President. your committee on
follows:
Whereas, we. the Tri-state Grain
Growers association in convention
assembled. realize more than ever the
necessity OF organization and coop
Grafton for the beneht of both the
producer and consumer.
Be 1t resolved. that in this gigantic
struggle for q world democracy, all
should share In the burden and that
no excess profits should be paid to
any man or corporation, therefore. we
asked the government to establish a
nxed price on all commodities. and
whereas, certain millers are charging
an extra profit on their by-products,
we request that it shall be stopped
Be IL resolved, that we extend to
Pres. =. #. Ladd, our sincere thanks
for the hght he made for the farmers
or the country as q member Of the
national price fixing committee. also
for protecting our rights in this un-
just grain grading and docking. We
protest against any move now being
made for to in any way hinder our
state grain grading department.
Be 1t resolved, that we extend to
the Officers of this association, all
the speakers and the A. c. Cadet band,
our thanks for making this conyen-
tion success, we believe one of the
best ever held in the city of Fargo.
To the citizens of Fargo, we thank
you for the cordial treatment durinp.
our stay in the city, and to the com
merctal club for its generosity in
paying the expenses for speakers and
the use of the auditorium.
Whereas, the kept press in this
and some eastern states have de-
famed the good name of this state.
its administration and its people. ac-
cusing us all of not being patriotic,
and loyal, therefore, BE 1t Resolved,
that we condemn such action and
brand them as lies and falsehood. as
this state has proven beyond a. rea.-
sonable doubt that its people are as
loyal and have sacrificed as much,
1t not more than any state in the
union according to its means, and
are still willing to sacrifice for the
sake of democracy, and have the ut
most confidence in our state adminis-
tration.
Further, Be It Resolved, that we
pledge our support and all to. defend
the lofty ideals promulgated by the
President, Jan. s, 1918, in his ad-
dress to congress.
Whereas, the United States Food
Administration board has entered in
to an international agreement which
precludes the Importation Of wheat
by individuals other than grain cor
porations and wheat export COM
panies, and Whereas, many farmers
OF the spring wheat producing states
have been in the habit of procuring
high bred or pure varieties OF wheat
by direct importation from Canadian
growers, and as such pure breeds OF
wheat cannot be handled in bulk to
commercial elevators. without injury
to the additions of mixtures, we deem
1t important that they should still
be allowed to have this privilege of
direct individual importation in the
interest OF the present and future
crops, therefore,
Be 1t Resolved, that. we respect
fully ask the u. s. Food Administra-
tion board or other authority to
whom this specifically belongs to
consider the matter from the view
point Of the growers and users Of
improved seed. and if possible have
this order preventing the direct i'm
portation Of seeds for sowing re-
scinded.
Resolved, that as the Investigation
OF leading plant pathologists proved
that the barberry bushes are ap-
parently quite essential for the
starting Of black stem wheat rust In
the spring, that as the survey made
by the U. s.. Department OF Agricul-