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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
NEWSPAPERS SHOULD
SUPPORT The STORES.

What have the anti-farmer news
! papers and the interests they serve
! in North Dakota ever done or what
Z are they doing now to protect the
farmers and the small merchants OF
the state from the abuses OF
mOnopolies and controlled markets
Have you ever seen these papers
fighting these big interests in the
interest either Of the farmers or the
small-tOWn merchants? Have these
papers been the ones that have point
ed out and exposed the excessive
profits made by these monopolies as
| a result OF the war? Let these pa
pers answer these questions! Let
| them show that they have a better
way of protecting the farmers than
the Consumers United Stores COM
pany has.
1T is out opinion that every news
paper in North Dakota should be
fighting for and protecting North Da-
kOta institutions like the Consumers
United Stores company; that they
should be lending their aid and en-
enlargement to the farmers and their
cooperative institutions. Are they
serving the small-tOwn merchants
and the business houses in general
in North Dakota by attacking the
United Stores company? No! They
are serving the interests of the big
monOpOlies and of the politicians
who seek to discredit farmers bust
ness enterprises, because it all goes
TO undermine the solidarity of the
farmers and prevent their success
politically. That is why there is an
attempt made to discredit the Non
partisan league by discrediting the
United Stores company.
You may be assured that, regard
less of what the form of organization
of these stores was and regardless of
in whose hands the farmers placed
the management, these attacks would
have been made. We know they
would have been made, because the
papers that are now attacking the
Consumers United Stores company
are the same papers which attacked
George s. LOTUS, which attacked
the Equity Cooperative exchange,
which have fought against farmers
cooperative institutions everywhere,
and which have been fighting the
Nonpartisan league for three years
without success. Do you think these
newspapers and these interests are
capable Of treating fairly any farm
ers' organization or business enter
prise?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20

which control markets. and Cypress
both the farmer and the small BUSH
ness man. who suffer alike from
these abuses.
What have local merchants to say
about the price OF farm machinery,
shoes, oil, flour, sugar or any other
necessity? Nothing! These things
are controlled at the source Of supply
by the trusts, and the small mer-
chants and the consumer alike guf-
fer. What can one merchant in a
small town do against these great
mOnopOlies? Nothing! But a farm
ers' cooperative enterprise, operat-
ing a number Of stores i'm different
localities, by uniting the farmers
buying power-eventually. if need be,
operating their own wholesale houses
and factories-can to a large degree
solve this problem
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20

every day. The stores are new En-,
terprises. Their savings TO members
will be much greater as they becoms
more firmly established and mors
farmers pool their buying power il
the organization.
1.-THE newspapers in North D.
kota which have been serving
the politicians, the war profTteers
and the other interests that the
organized farmers are fighting,
INDUCED in a most remarkable
attack on this cooperative store
company. This attack was freely
copied by papers in other states.
The ConsumeFs' United Stores
company was pictured au some
kind Of a huge, all powerful graft
or swindle- Just what kind was
not made clear. IL was said 20
have collected millions OF dol
Iars'-or was IL billions from
farmers and IL was intimated that
this money was going into the
pockets of individuals, although
nobody has been put in Jail yet.
IL was said that the stores COM
pany sought to monopoIize all
the business of North Dakota and
drive all the merchants out of the
state II was said that the stores
company or those connected with
1.-THE farmers, we suppose
expected to run all the livery
stables, hotels, banks, regtaur.
ants, ETC., etc. We suppose this
remarkable company will also be
running the peanut stands and
shoe shining paFlors. Maybe the
reason the papers 'hoilered' was
because they thought the farm
ers intended through this COM
pany, to drive all the newspaper
men from the state and run the
newspapers.
The reason for this hysteria on
the part Of the newspapers, which
for three years have been fighting
the NOnparhsan league and which
only recently got through fighting
the farmers Equity operative
exchange, is very plain. IT is merely
an attempt to stir up the small mer-
chants Of the state against the farm
ers. There are not enough merchants
in the towns OF North Dakota fight
ing the farmers, these papers think.
So, to line up more and keep those
already lined up in line, The Grand
Forks Herald and Fargo Forum
spring the Wild and impossible yarns
they have about somebody going TO
drive all the merchants out OF tho
state. simply because a few hundred
farmers decided to go into business
for themselves to sell themselves a
few supplies at cost.
1.-THE Leader ventures this
guess! The time is past when the
North Dakota snti-farmsr press,
by circulating wild stories and
sensational Misrepresentation
can make any progress against
farmers institutions in North
Dakota, be they political or
economic organizations like the
League and the American Society
Of Equity, or farmers business
institutions, like the Farmers
Union and Equity stores and the
stores of the Consumers United
Stores company.
1T is our guess that the Consum-
aTs' United Stores company will be
doing business long after Norm
Black Of The Forum and Jerry Bacon
IF The Herald, following the preced-
ent set by Doc Guild, have pulled up
stakes and left North Dakota to seek
gTeener pastures.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20

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farmers may demand them in var
ious localities.
Company's Plan Open to All the
Public.
The articles Of agreement that
the farmers have signed in or
ganizing these stores are public
property and are in plain
language, which every one can
understand. The agreement is
that these stores when establish
ed will furnish supplies to farm
ers at wholesale prices, plus
freight and plus a margin of not
to exceed 10 per cent for doing
business. This agreement is be-
ing faithfully adhered to in the
five stores in operation, and will
be adhered to in such other
stores as may be established by
the Consumers United Stores
company. This plan has, of
course, greatly lowered the price
OF supplies to farmers, and that
is probably the chief reason why
this attack has been made.
This is, in brief, what the Consum-
ers' United Stores company is and
what it is doing. It has nothing to
conceal and is working in close har-
mony with all Of it's members. Yet,
with these facts to go upon, The
Grand Forks Herald and The Fargo
Forum, and their followers among
the rest Of the press in North Dakota,
make such frantic and sensational
statements as the following:
ttFThn b1fa Is told
that the Consumers United Stores
company intends to 'mOnopolize and
dominate every business industry in
North Dakota. We are told that the
stores company has collected mil
lions Of dollars from farmers and it
is intimated that most of this money
has gone into the pockets of
individuals. We are told that the
stores company expects 'tO put every
merchant in North Dakota out of
business We are told that this is
only "a starter and that the stores
company will soon control all the
banks, livery stables, hotels, restaur-
ants, barber shops, shoe shining
parlors, pool halls and every other
kind of conceivable business in North
Dakota, not excepting newspapers
and peanut standsl
ATTEMPT TO STIR
UP THE MERCHANTS.
wild statements as to how many
farmers belong to the Consumers
United Stores company, about the
of stores to be started and
other sensational details, for which
there is not a particle of foundation,
are given I'm these attacks against
this farmers institution.
I'VE feel complimented indeed that
the modest organization that we have
formed, i'm order to supply farmers
with their needs at cost in a few
localities, is credited with the power
and millions OF dollars which these
attacks attempt to show. Ut would
be futile to attempt to reply to all
these ridiculous statements.
''.The management Of the Consum-
erH' United Stores company is not
surprised at this attack. We have
been expecting it for some time. We
know that no farmers organization
or business enterprise can be estab-
lished without bringing upon itself
the wrath of the newspapers which
serve the politicians and the big
business interests.
AT the foundation OF this attack
Is the desire on the part OF The Far
go Forum and The Grand Forks
Herald to set the small business men
OF the state against the farmers.
These papers. and the interests they
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
DRAFT TREATY SIGNED,

(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 20.-Signing of
the army draft treaty between Great
Britain and the. United States was
announced today. The new British
ambassador, Earl Reading, affixed
his signature to the document as his
first official act in Washington.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
ALL TESTIMONY is IN.
Final Evidence In Drainage Damaa,
Suit introduced.

st. Paul, Feb. 20.-Taking OF tes-
timony in the $1,000, 900 flood damage
suit of North Dakota against Mime
sofa, was completed yesterday at the
capitol. The evidence will be trans
nitted to the United States supreme
court when it is prepared by Com
missioner w. B. Douglas, former at
torney general.
Hearings to take testimony in sim
liar suit brought by South Dakota
against Minnesota will begin in March
and probably will take place at points
conveniently located in the western
pert of the state. Both cases are
based on a contention that the state is
liable for damages for alleged flood
ing of Dakota lands by Minnesota
drainage systems.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
HIGHER MINIMUM PRICE
FOR WHEAT FAVORED
CRv Associated Press.l

Washington, Feb. 20.-A favorable
report on the Gore bill to increase
the minimum price for wheat of the
1913 crop from 81 to $3.50 per bushel
was made today by the senate agri-
cultural committee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20

enemies OF the farmers have intimat-
ed, do you think that these i've
stores would be doing business, or
that the management Of this COM
pany would be out of jail? As a
matter Of fact, representatives OF the
anti-farmer press of North Dakota,
and the interests they serve, have
been engaged for months in trying TO
find out something crooked or illegal
about the Consumers United Stores
company. Do you think that IL they
had found anything illegal or dis
honest that they would have quit
with NEWSPAPER ATTACKS? No;
they would have had the stores
closed through court action, and
would have had its management in
Jail.
THE best proof that the Consum-
ers' United Stores company Is a
legitimate farmers cooperative
organization is the fact that the
enemies OF this farmers enterprise
have been unable TO find anything
illegal or dishonest about the com
pany. as evidenced by the following
statement, taken from The Fargo
Forums article attacking us:
"There is nothing unlawful or
dishonest in the plan they have
outlined, although IL gives them
every opportunity in the world
for misusina funds entrusted TO
them
There you have the word Of the
enemies Of this farmers enterprise
TO the effect that the company is
lawful and honest. Why the kick
then? Simply because it is the policy
oS these papers 10 fight every farm
ers' organization and every farm
ers' business enterprise.
y. w. Brinton,
General Manager, Consumers
United Stores Company"
Editorial Comment.
The store issue is also treated at
length editorially by The NOnpaTd-
san Leader. AS Mr.. Townley testi-
fed in his bankruptcy hearing, he
personally directs the editorial policy
of The Leader, and by reason Of that
fact, the following editorial probably
is to be accepted as his personal
viewpoint Of the store system and OF
the criticism that has been made Of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
Publishers Ask
That Two Cent
Coins Be Minted
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 2O.-Recom-
mendation that the treasury resume
minting Of 2-cent coins has been
made by the executive committee OF
the American Newspaper Publishers
association in session here. The new
coin, it was pointed out, would pro-
vide a convenient medium of ex-
change in purchasing newspapers,
the price of which generally has adj
vanced to cents because of the
news print paper shortage.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
SIXTY MILLIONS FROM
THRIFT STAMPS TO DATE
(By Associated PressN

Washington, Feb. 20.-Treasury
receipts from war savings stamps to-
day amounted to $2,s45, S2S, bringing
the total for February to SIS, 134, 933,
and the total for the campaign to
$50 q31 l07
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
Eight Injured
In Fire AT Camp
Dodge Barracks
NV Asgociated Prerg- }

Camp Dodge, Ia, Feb. 20.--Eight
soldiers of Company II, ordnance
corps, we're seriously injured here
when fire that started
from a stove completely destroyed
the company's barracks and adjacent
Iatrine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
Editorial Comment.
1.-THE CONSUMERS UNITED
STORES.

Another farmers cooperative
organization has drawn the fire
of the newspapers whose policy
il is to fight farmers business or
political organizations whenever
one shows it's head. This time
il is the Consumers' United
Stores company of North Da-
kota against which the wrath of
the anti-farmer press is direct
ed. This attack has been sspec-
tally vicious, and especially SEN
sationaI.
The Consumers United Stores
company is a farmers co-opera tive
company now operating five farmers
stores in North Dakota 1t expects
to start n few other stores soon.
Several hundred farmers belong to
each store and they have agreed
among themselves, and with their
company, that these stores shall sell
farmers who are members supplies
at cost plus freight and a margin not
to exceed 10 per cent for expenses.
This contract is being carried out to
the letter and the stores 50 far es-
tablished are in n fourishing cOndi-
ton. They are saving their farmer
members substantial sums Of money
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
NEWSPAPERS ADMIT
PLAN Is HONEST,

IF there was anything crooked
about the Consumers United Stores
company or it's plan or organization.
as these assassins Of character and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
arOnm rs BOLD.

Dickinson, N. d., Feb 20.-L j..
Bremen. deputy treasurer Of Stark
county has purchased the Dickinson
furniture store, which stock has been
under the trusteeship OF j, w. Nc
Hose. OF Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
BARN DESTROYED.
Structure at SRrIes Burns With Num-
her Of Head OF Livestock.

| livery barn here was leveled to the
ground by flames. Six horses, four
cows and a number of hogs and three
automobiles were burned. The Origin
| of the fire is not known.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20

Get wise and order Flavo Four
from the manufacturers, Phone SO.
=-AdYt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20

A desirable place TO stop. Hotel Ell
gin, s1.0O per day. Eighth and Henne-
pin. Minneapolis.-Advt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20

1T is our guess that the Consum-
ers' United Stores company will be
doing business long after Norm
Black Of The Forum and Jerry Bacon
Of The Herald, following the preced-
ent set by Doc Guild, have pulled up
stakes and left North Dakota to seek
greener pastures.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
STORE PLAN EXPLAINED
BY TOWNLEY PAPER

Continued from page -
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-28
News Budget from Salters.

Salters, February 25:-The fine
weather we have been having dur
ing the past few weeks has been
used by the farmers to great ad-
vantage in catching up with their
work which was badly delayed on
account of the severe weather of
January.
More attention will be given to
provision crops this year than before.
most of US realizing that it will be
necessary to produce what we con-
sumo or we may have to do without.
More tobacco will be planted this
year than last in this section. Truck
is also receiving more attention
than formerly.
Mr. w T Britton motored over to
Sumter Sunday to see his brother
who is in the infrmary there. We
are sorry to note that he is not do
ing well.
Mrs J M Spann and little son,
Robert. spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives here, returning to
Florence Monday morning.
Mrs A M Fetties is visiting her
daughter, Mrs J M Spann of Flor
ence.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-28

possessing the space for an ample
growth, in direct touch with the
coal fields and blessed with a eli
mate making it possible to do full
work the year around-these were
some of the considerations which
have helped to shape and secure the
destiny of the navy yard at Charles
ton.
All these things have been plain
and familiar. The only question
was as to when this expansion could
best be undertaken. That was for
the navy department to determine.
in the light not only of conditions
here but of the needs of the navy as
a whole. The announcement. indi-
eating that it is to begin at once, is
good tidings, for we are confident
that the move will be abundantly
justified. The Charleston Navy
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-28
PATRIOTIC MEET
ING OF NEGROES
COLORED SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED
AT AME CHURCH MON
FAY NIGHT

COLONkD SOLOlCN0 LlN EN- nAA>SN
ATAME CHURCH MON
NAY NIGHT
Through arrangements made by
the pastor, Rev Julius Holman,a a lit
erary and patriotic meeting was held
at Bethel A NJ E church here Mon
day night. The building was taxed
to i.s uttermost. Men sat on the al
tar rails and steps of the rostrum.
while standing room was at pre-
MUM. Pupils of the Tomlinson high
school, in the rendition of pro-
gramme, acquitted themselves we'll,
and showed good training on the
part of the principal and teachers.
The main feature of the program
was a debate, Resolved: That the
United States Government Should
Place an Embargo on Sugar. The
soldier boys who were to leave Tues
day for Camp Jackson were present
to be addressed. They sat, some
haggard and worn from having trav-
eled long distances to reach their
county seat. The grave expression
on their faces seemed to say that
they were looking all the way from
a happy home to the field OF blood
in France. Notwithstanding that.
they were cheerful and determined
to 20. NatiCnal hymns were sung.
Rev Harrington said that 1T was
an honor to be an American soldier
and that the president of the U S
A would risk his life for the protec-
ton of negro soldiers" Rev Holman
SAID to the boys: Go on to camp.
Cheer up. and if you never engage
in a battle, the discipline at camp
will make you better men," also if
need be, be ready to spill every drop
of blood in you that democracy
might have worldwide establish
ment. If summoned. go on to France
and tell the German Kaiser that If
he has not God with him as he says.
that you have come from America
in the name of the true and living
God, to take his head as token OF
fallen autocracy and to cause demo-
cracy to fill the earth as waters COW
er the sea-" He emphasized that
they should put their trust in God.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-28

In reply to inquiries regarding the
possibility of redistilling seized spir.
its for alcohol the war department
has announced that the small amount
of alcohol recovered, the cost of
transportation, recopperage, and re.
distillation would make the cost to
the government greater than it is
now paying. The average yield
from confscated liquor would not
exceed 5 per cent of alcohol.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-28
NEW DRYDOCK AT CHARLESTON
Will Make the Navy Yard There Up-to
Date In Every Respect.

Date In Every Respect.
The news from Washington that
the plans of the navy department
call for a great new dry dock at
Charleston. which is to cost 50. 4.OOO,.
900 and the construction Of which is
to be provided for Immediately. is
another grateful surprise to the
people Of Charleston. 1t brings in
sight at last the conversion Of the
Charleston Navy Yard into a first
class yard in every respect.
No one has doubted that in time
the action which has now been taken
by Secretary Daniels would come. 1t
has long been evident that the up
building of the navy yard facilities
of the United States was of the
largest Importance. One of the
main sources of strength of the
British navy. as Admiral Edwards
has pointed out. has been England's
policy of Systematically carrying for
forward the work of dry dock aug
mentation along with the extension
of her feet. The progress of the
war has removed the last yestige of
opposition to the proper develop
ment of the navy yards of this coun-
try. MIR Daniels declared only a
few days ago that the time was not
far distant, he believed. when the
American navy would be the great
est in the world. We shall need
and must have the shore facilities
for maintaining such a navy.
With this settled, the expansion
of the Charleston Navy Yard into a
first class yard was no longer to be
questioned. The Helm commission.
in its voluminous report which has
Just been submitted to Congress, de-
clared unequivocally in favor of
Charleston as the one harbor south
of Hatteras at which develop
ment of the kind contemplated could
he undertaken. Charleston's splen-
did harbor, easy of entrance and
with the deepest water along this
coast; landlocked, with anchorage
for all the ships of the navy which
might be assembled here; protected
by Fort Moultrie and its fortifica-
tions; affording a site for the navy
yard sheltered against storms and
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-28

Yard has proved already what it
can do and we are sure that when
the time comes that its war record
under Capt Bryan can be revealed it
will satisfy the most exacting. The
enlargement that is now at hand has
been earned on merit and is the
best evidence which could be had OF
the wards established value to the
nayy.-Mews and Courier.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-28


We will be glad to make credit
arrangements with responsible par
ties, or we will accept wood in
exchange for manure. Wood to
be delivered during the summer
months.
We specialize on car lot ship
ments. Cars average 80 tons. Buy
a car in conjunction with your
neighbor and save freight
Right now is the time to use
manure. If you are Interested
in prompt delivery, write us to-
day. We already have numer-
GUS orders booked for prompt ship
ment, but will use our best ef-
forts to make delivery in accord
ance with your instructions.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-28
A Comparison

of the cost of plant food in COM
mercial fertilizer and manure.