The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-15

nearly as delicate a plant and the
returns on it will beat the re-
turns OF wheat by nice fat per-
centage.
We don't like the spirit of the COM
ment any too we'll, but unfortunately
there is a large measure Of truth il
it.
Cooperation" is the theme Of this
well considered editorial in The Park
River Herald; pass.
... Cooperation is the watchword
Of the. day. The cooperative idea
Is here to stay and many splendid
things can be accomplished by CO.
operation. But this same idea
can be carried to excess. An eX-
ample of this is the large number
OF Farmers Cooperative Stores
that have been established
throughout the state most Of
them going bankrupt after few
years compelling the members to
pay extra assessments in order
to settle the Indebtedness of the
company. An example Of this was
demonstrated only this year in
the Crystal Farmers store which
showed a deficit OF about S15,-s
600 after doing business a few
years. Cooperation 10 all right
when used in connection with
your own business but when used
to induce men to enter other
business, foreign from their own,
&c ceases to be cooperation and
becomes investment and you
take your chance in making or
losing. The Consumers United
Stores company is another i'm
position that is being made at the
present time on North Dakota
farmers, and while the farmers
as we'll as business men and pro-
fessional men have right to buy
stock in whatever business en-
terprise they want to, they should
examine carefully every. con-
tract entered into and ascertain
that it is a safe investment. Only
in this way will they be protect
ed.
The Schafer Record, which is put
ting up a good fight against the store
scheme, has this comment:
Mr.. BrintOn's resolution con-
demning The Schafer Record and
its editor listens like the kaiser's
peace proposals to the Russians.
SNAAAC VI LAAG HAEILC E14LOIp NhA
draw & few wise conclusions
from that. Offer your columns
on the altar Of the store company
and, you will not only have the
farmer against you in the end but
you will make il easy for Brin-
ton to 60 through your business;
as the kaiser is going through
Russia,-without scratch or q
bruise. -
The Washburn Leader urges town
jewellers to come to the aid Of the
farmers, in this manner:
There lis talk in this county of
trying TO get every man who lives
in town to pledge ten days of his
time this summer, to farm work,
not work in hts own garden, but
on a farm. This does not neces-
sarily mean that he will not re-
ceive pay for his time, but that
he will give the farmer that much
assistance when the busy season
comes and labor is scarce.
The Williston Herald gives the fol-
lowing good advice on thrift stamps:
Tho government Thrift
Stamps and War Savings
STAMPS are Inc LuTlLNy way OF
lending your money to the gov
eminent for war purposes. They
come in small amounts and they
are always available. The school
child can invest pennies earned
and even the business man will
find them a good place to put
something aside for the future.
The wrong way to buy war
savings stamps is to invest a few
dollars and then say, 1--we done
my bit; I've invested I'm thrift
stamps and have bought my
Liberty bond and / have given
my dollar to the Red Cross:
what more is there for me TO
do?"
The right way to buy war saw
ings stamps fs to adopt a pro-
gram Of saving, one that will be
continuous II may not be a.
regular amount every day or
week or month. hut it should be
on a working, continuous basis
It might have a constant relation
to your earnings
Money put into these govern
ment securities is, Of course. not
money spent nor money wasted
il is money put away for use in
another time when 1t will prob
ably be needed much more than
1t Ii now.
GREEN MAKES PROTEST.
Bismarck, nj. D., March IA pro-
a. a. n. n.