The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-24
FRAZIER DECLARES TX
ALL MUST LEND AID

Fargo, Jan. Ex-Governor Lynn j.
Frazier of North Dakota, speaking at
the afternoon session of the Tri-
State Grain Growers today, declared
this is the time for the full co-opera-
ton of everybody if the nation is to
win the war.
"A Governor Frazier noted the alb
sence of the women and said that he
believed the reason they are not at
tending the convention was because
they are at home knitting for the SOL
diers while the men are here.
He spoke of the seed contest and
said he hoped when the Equity pack
ing plant is completed stock show
and sale will be carried on at future
meetings. Everyone likes to excel
and great benefit results from heal
thy competition. d.
f., The farmers are doing their part
to produce large supply OF food.
The crop failure in the western part
Of the state was not due, as some
have said, to poor farming, but to
climatic conditions. These farmers
are now without seed to plant and
have no feed for their stock. Several
methods for helping them have been
suggested but it was found neces-
sary to call special session of the
legislature to authorize the county
commissioners to furnish seed to en-
able the farmers to put in good
acreage.
When the first liberty loan sub
scription came the farmers of the
state had spent their money to buy
seed and it didn't go very we'll; but
when the second loan came they did
better and over-subscribed the al
lotment 72 per cent leading every
state in the Union.
We are told that good supply
of food products will win the war
and the farmers are going to do their
best to produce them.
There will be scarcity of help as
SO many of our boys have gone to the
war. The farmers must do the best
they can to supply this labor. There
is no question that the farmers will
do their best-they are just as pa
triotic as any other class of people
and their record is just as good.
The farmers do not object to the
fixing of the prices and grades of
grain by the government but they
do not want the grain dealers and
the millers to get the long end of it.
They will insist upon readjustment
Of the grades of grain until they are
fixed and equitable.
The farmers do not believe that
the price fixing should be confined to
the things they produce but think it
should be extended to the things they
buy as we'll. They believe that the
price fixing of all necessities should
be regulated by the government.
The laboring men of the cities
must receive more attention than has
been given them. They must decide
I" for themselves whether or not they
will wear union buttons on the lapels
Of their coats. The laboring mans
job is his own and he should be
given more consideration than at the
present time.
Governor Frazier told the audience
that the general theme of the day is
Incorporation" He urged the elm
nation of waste and the introduc.
ton of real efficiency in business and
all lines of industry.
..AThe farmers" said Governor Fraz.
Ter, shave often been asked to change
their methods to. meet the demands
Of the times, and now business is be.
ing asked to change it's methods. Any
man or group of men who would re-
fuse to change their methods of bus.
mess to protect the same little 'shel
game, can be- .classed as unpatriotic.
Touching the farmers meeting, the
governor said that opposition or the
kept press had characterized as sedi
: tious talks made at meetings of la
borers and farmers, because they
dared to talk politics.
Governor Frazier, in closing hi!
address, paid a tribute to the rura
consolidated schools saying that HI
didn't care what they cost because
they are worth it. He said the sam,
was true of farmers organizations.
,"The meetings that are being hel,
in Fargo are worth every cent tina
you farmers spent in coming here,
said the governor. "Next year wan
to:see you here with your wives"
He made plea for a fair and ope1
market, and stated that some of tn
old politicians have begun to real
ize, and some Of them will admit
that the farmer is power in poll
tics.