Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-10

ton that the reports from the Bitter
Root valley and the FlAthead reser-
walton, indicate that the crops have
so far held UP fairly well.
Damage In Montana.
Northern Montana reports extensive
damage to the crops. but with some
what better conditions in the strip
|~paralleling the international boun-.
dairy. East OF the Missouri river the
situation is Exactly reversed. In any
thing, there q been too much water.
and there will be some loss in both
South Dakota and Minnesota from
overlooked fields and on land which
lacks drainage or has not been suffis
GENTLY titled. These losses will, how
ever. be more than offset by the gem
orally excellent condition Of the crop.
North Dakota, South Dakota. Mime
sofa and Wisconsin,. large yields Of
small grains with. ample hay and for
age. During the past week there has
been considerable discussion relative
to the movement Of stock from dis
tricts in Montana that are very short
Of feed, into South Dakota and Mime
sofa.
The warm weather which has been
so Injurious to small grains in the
western part Of the district has been
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tory east Of the Missouri river. and
the corn crop has made very substan-
tial progress during the past 10 days.
The present outlook is very good, and
with a large acreage planted. the
prospects are for substantial yields.
Farmers are busy with the first
cutting Of clover. and the hay crop
in the eastern half Of the district will
be excellent.
There has been some improvement
In the construction situation during
the month. especially in the rural dis
tricts. where tho demand for lumber
and building makerial Is active. There
has been no tendency toward lower
prices, and lumber, together with
some other items on the building ma
terial list, has shown advances during
the last month.
Banking Quiet.
The banking situation is quiet, al
though the demand throughout the
district is fairly active for this season
of the year. Rates r at about the
same level n a month ago.
There Il a noticeable renewal Of the
activities of promoters and stock
saleEmen, who are out after the Lib
erty Bonds held by individuals, and
who are even offering to take War
Savings and Thrift Stamps. The pub
lie cannot be too emphatically. warmed
against the operations of swfnd1ers
and takers who are trying to trade
securities for the war investments of
the public. Obviously, the faker il
trying to get rid of something he does
not want in return for something
some sacrifice to himself. and which
he ought to keep. If Liberty Bonds,
War Savings and Thrift Stamps we're
not much more valuable than any
thing the faker has to sell, he would
not be making such a determined eff
fort to trade the holders out of them.
War obligations that were bought
by the people should remain inc the
hands of individuals as a permanent
investment They were bought to sup
port the United States government in
war and to back up the boys who were
at the front. One of the young men
from this bank. WHO has Just returned
from nine months service on the hr-
ing line, remarked:
There is not a village in the battle
rea in northern France, no matter
how small, hat does not have its lit
tie cemetery plot set aside, and there
you will SEQ orderly rows Of graves,
each marked with the emblem Of one
Of the allies. Many, many times I saw
the colors of the United States on the
little white wooden crosses that mark
ed these graves. Many Of our men are
dead over there, and I think If they
could4speak, they would say that they
want to stay forever in the little
graves where they fought. Those