The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

I'M HYC "Vo//CuC/ Il
Members of the Bismarck Post of
the American Legion who are employ
ed in the State. capitol undertook the
work of signing up the state employ
ees in the Roll Call Drive.
The Legionaire working the base
ment floor called on Strangaland, re-
ceiving that reply. So one Of the 9TH
er boys approached him in the state
library
mo, I will not give you a dollar"
insisted the man of many degrees.
"Then take it that that is final 20
queried the soldier.
"Certainly it is final"
Strangaland is said to be awaiting
his passports to Norway.
However, the members of the Bis
marck legion will take up the ques-
ton OF Whether or not the state should
have in it's employ one who refuses to
allow his name to go on the rolls of
the Red Cross.
Horace j. Baird of Robinson, N. D.,
has been named deputy inspector in
the state license department to sue
coed Valentine Koch. The latter has
resigned to accept the cashiership of
the Farmers State Bank of Dickin-
son, new banking institution which
has recently opened in that city.
The recent announcement of the Of
ficials Of the Order of the Post Dated
Check that the Consumers United
Stores company chain of 33 stores
would be turned over to the farmers
and that the men who subscribed 500
each for certificate permitting them
to trade at at C. us. u. Store would
be allowed to run the outfit and be Civ
en- stock, has been received by at least
two officials, Secretary of State Thom-
as S. Hall and Attorney General Will
liam LANCER, with a great deal of per-
sonal satisfaction.
These two officials were unmerci-
fully panned by Townley organs some
six months ago when they passed res
olutions over the governors opposit-
ion advocating the same procedure
which has now been adopted. They
were then accused of conspiring to
wreck the farmers store plan.
The whole story is told in the min
utes of the State Banking board. At
a special meeting Of the state banking
board on March 20, 1919 in the book
of official proceedings it is shown that
1T was moved by LANCER, seconded by
Hall, and carried unanimously that
the secretary (of the banking board)
at once notify the Consumers United
Stores company of Fargo to cease SELL
ing "buver's certificates" in the state
Of North Dakota until the company
had complied with the requirements
Of the Blue Sky Law"
On the next day a special meeting
Of the state banking board was called
to order in the office of the governor
with LANCER, Hall and Frazier pres
ent. The session was called, accord
ing to the minutes, for the purpose of
considering the matter of the Con-
sumers United Stores company. A
resolution introduced by LANCER, sec
onded by Hall. and passed by these
two officials voting FAYE" against Fra
zier "No", which insisted that the
stores company be made what it pur-
ported to be-a mutual cooperative
organization.
AS far as the banking board knows
there has not been a certificate sold
since this meeting, and the Consum-
ers United Stores company promoters
have been collecting their $1OO notes
instead.
The resolution which at that time
was called an attempt of Big Business
to prevent the farmers stores, and pre-
vent them from taking advantage of
buying comparatively, is now almost
the identical basis which Townley de-
clares the stores shall be run upon.
1t contains the following paragraphs
"Be it further resolved that mas
much as the members of the banking
board have seen the contract issued
by the Consumers United Stores COM
pany; that they express desire to
meet with the officers of the Consum-
ers United Stores company for con-
ference next Thursday afternoon, the
object Of which shall be discussion
dealing with the desirability of plac-
ing the affairs Of the Consumers Unit
ed Stores company on strictly coop
erative basic fashioned after concerns
like the Equity Cooperative Packing
company of Fargo or the Equity Co.
Operative Exchange of St. Paul; that
stock be issued to the farmers and con-
tract holders and that the manage
ment be placed in board selected by
the farmers and contract holders
themselves.
"Be it further resolved that the state
banking board go on record as advo-
eating the proposition that the Con-
sumers should organize so as to buy
goods at lowest price possible; and
that they endorse that general idea