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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-10
TRIBUNE sTIRs UP THE SINGLE TAKERS

Recently The Tribune had an editorial paragraph
the so-caed "unearned increment" which to
the farmer who has the courage and industry take
piece of land and make farm out of it: We stated
that believed the farmer earned cent of this
and our main purpose was to warn the farmer of the
subtle attack which is being made property rights
under high sounding phrases of the socialist agitator
The paragraph reprinted in the Minneapolis Journal
and Immediately number of contributors that
started in to educate the editor of The Tribune.
We found that had especially stirred up the
single TAKERS who advance many plausible arguments to
prove the beauty of having all taxes rest upon land
Henry George taught that all levied against
land and upon improvements and the products of
labor that poverty would be abolished, want would dis
apper abundance would reign and would bloom in
billiards. We believe nothing of the kind. Georges
theory predicted the proposition that society
prosper the values which society created that
could lift itself by it's bootstraps George wrote
volumes to his case, and we can't refue all his
arguments in stickful but that is the meat of the
whole matter. No has yet said the last word on
taxation but two principles pretty we'll established
that should upon consumption and ability
pay.
Another correspondent AYERS that he cannot under
stand why society should reward John Smith, farmer
with present of $4,000 faithfully using his brain
and Drawn in performing his share of building the
state when does give JONES' blacksmith Henry
Robertson merchant, the writer of the above article
cent of unearned increment for doing exactly the
thing" The answer is plain. Getting back to
original illustration, the who homesteaded piece
in western Minnesota forty years ago enjoyed
special privileges Every other citizen the United
States owning land had exactly the right
John Smith go the prairie build shack, brake
the prairie build roads, drain the sloughs organize
township school district, fight prairie fires and
hang on until breed of along will
ing to pay pioneering that had been
than do it themselves.
Nor is that day passed. There are still millions of
acres of unearned increment stretched Northern
Minnesota and any blacksmith, merchant editor who
wants to go there start in clearing, draining road
building fighting and in time establish farm which
in the course of thirty years will have nice profit of
unearned increment attached itunless the
-starred union agators and paror Bolshevists get
their work and put skid under the social structure
man painfully building since the day of
expulsion from Eden. And opportunities are by no
means limited Northern Minnesota where land can be
homesteaded bought pittance but no where are
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-10

$4,000.
Harold Norman to T. G. Lien, lot
8, block 1, 9Th addition to Hancock,
S2350.00.
Andrew D. O'Brien to Farmer St.
Bank Chokio, lots 8, 10, IL, IL,
block 3 of Caldwell & B1aisdel1's ad-
dition to Chokio, 81 other.
Caroline Zahl and husband to Max
Trantow, lot 1, block Is, Ry. sub.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-10

Yes, the whirlwind has broken loose in North
Dakota. The Scandinavian American Bank of Fargo
(known the 'Non-Partisan League bank') has been
closed by the state banking board and it's officers arrested
for making false statements to the bank examiner AS
the of North Dakota carried of it's funds in
the closed bank the attorney ordered the state
auditor to make examination of that bank but
stopped by injunction proceedings Of there
lot of charges and countercharges, and nice family
is All power in North Dakota has been
trated in the hands of bunch of socialist agators and
carpet-bag politicians, to the to control
public opinion by throting the free of the state
The headache which The Tribune several times pre-
dicted is coming and coming than expected
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-10
block 70, Morris, $2,80O.OO.

DR.. Amos Leuty, specialist in eye,
ear, nose and throat. He treats and
corrects all diseases and defects Of
the eye, ear, nose and throat. He
also has a complete equipment for
fitting glasses accurately and correct
ly. Examinations free. Office over
Sylvander's Drug Store. 23tf. adv.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-10
Real Estate Transfers

Carrie c. Flatner to Ella Calvin,
lot 4, block 26, Morris, 81 other.
Annie A. Geary to Thomas T. Nc
Laughlin, se14 9, Rendsville, $1O,-
024.00.
John Nerhagen to Ida M. Roberts,
lot 1, block 16, Morris, 100000.
Daniel W. Northcott to Maurice
Olson, lot IA, block 8, Morris,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-10

opportunities than right here in Stevens county
which is still comparatively and which will
some day reach point in agricultural development
where it will support agricultural population equal
half present population of the city of Minneapolis
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-10

The whole country sympathizes with President
Wilson in his sickness, which doubt induced by
overwork and the disappointment attendant upon the
disapproval his the Peace Conference 1t is
altogether the credit Of President Wilson that his view
point the time the United States entered the
was crusader, but history the
a great tragedy. President Wilson set out to
Europe what William Allan White aptly described
as the "high emprise of short hike to the millennium
there in contact with the practical problems of the
conference had surrender various of his high
purposes He returned country into
with the Senate and then appealed to the
try only to the country it's ardor for
the League of Nations-or at least for league of
lions the United States the policeman
of the world wonder that the strain has been
too much the president He had great dream, and
he did his best realize it, but the short hike to the
millennium to be. The United States would only
be surrenderng its moral leadership of the world by
entering engagements which it would fulfill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
OFFER ILL. CENTRAL BONDS,
Syndicate Reports subscriptions -
Issue Unusually Heavy.

, Kuhn Loeb & Co. and the Na..o7al
City Company began 10 offer yesterday
az o., ard interest. 20 yield 80, ofr
cent. IL held to maturity and g. 'e'
cent if taken at the earliest rcienp .o1
date. $4,000. 900 Illinois Central Rail-
road hfteer year -. per cent houd'
Subscriptions have been s'ir"s.ra''Y
heavy to indicate that the harht's Wy!
have to exercise their reserved '.-'' -
allot less than have been subscribe .'..
The subscriptions must he o"-
panied by an initial payment Of ''r
every 81 900 bond. The balance o- ''A
alotments will be payable At th' u"'s
of the bankers on five DAYS noti.e
The bankers who uuderwrp,e O." p7'-
ment Of the notes which We're % SOW
Nerted into twenty year o.. pc ,'7'.
United Kingdom of Great Er'taa -
ireland bonds. offered the bonds --
vatelv Yesterday at lol. Sales "'
New York Stock Exchange have n.'' -
high as l0l y The group had .: g. =
posal SOS, $4,000.
The bankers we're enabled 10 oAr- .a.
bonds at l0l and interest BY reason ~
the clause in the syndicate letter wen
permitted the withdrawal OF bonds fr''u
public sale 10 an amount not CNcort.HS
the individual participation in TIE rn'"r-
writing. The bonds not withdraw NJ
der notification to~the syndica;a man
ayers not later than 10 A. NJ Text r -
day will be offered publicly next Thurs
day. subscription books opening t-'' gay
at 10 A. NJ. at the oftlces az j. + NrrS7a
& Co
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
FINANCIAL N0cES

Williams & wismore. Inc. who had been
on a ten weeks tour in Europe. arrived in
New York Trust COMPANY announces
that the New York Trapreck Corporation
permanent first mortgago 6 per cent
OF interim receipts.
Southern New England, Telephone Com
pany reports operating revenue OF sl.92s,
t31 for eeven months en- ded December 81
last.
Ter Company IN January totalled 1,sle.ooc
pounds of copper againsu ..sss.ooo pound:
In the previous month
the board of arbitrator OF the New York
Coffee and sugar Exrhange: Addison
a y Smith nsaFin r SeDassg hee G.
williams. C. W. Glover land W. II. Ben
The director. ~ the Denver and Ric
Grande Railroad have ORD cred the payment
on April Of the full ss1!i,annual Interest Sss;
to msm5eTship {, !. j,Fanson, JAR James Me-
1ns9tr an% a. oop sSi Copper Com.
pany produced $500 600 pounds Of copper
II II. !snpsT p:,o af. dr last pounds in
Steel Foundrles Comrhry. who wen. tc
his duties ga As l hsst q Il, com psny
the Brooklyn Edison Company common
stock to list. The aibrevia ton will Ia
BE and the stock Will. be located at post
American smelling ind Refining Com.
pany has reduced thu. price OF lead from
SO cents to 5 cents e pound.
fsctnrer, has raised uie dividend on IN.
common stock OF the concern from to
per cent.
IegAt & Drexe' have prepared a circu.
lar reviewing BROOKLYN Rapid Transit
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
Calls It's LOa ms.

In fact. the Federal Railroad Admin
istration's situation is critical right now
and the Director OF Finance has had to
adopt the policy OF calling loans 20
railroad companies. These are Eener-
orally euphemistically called advances.
which mean payments on account Of
past due rentals, but they stand in the
nature Of loan until the contract Is
actually signed. As a sample OF the
policy OF calling loans. the Illinois Cen
trail. faced with the alternative OF bor-
rowing from the War Finance Corpora
ton sold s1s,0n0.oo0 fifteen year bonds
TO Kuhn. Loeb & Co. The roads credit
fortunately was good and II got its re-
Quired funds for s per cent. The issue
is being disposed OF easily by Kuhn,
Loeb & co. and the National City Com
pany. The 7redicament OF other rail-
roads which have had advances from
the revolving fund. now exhausted and
which must borrow from the War
Finance Cooperation, easily can be i'm
agined
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08

Carter Glass, Secretary Of the Treas
ury. will come to this city next Friday,
1t was learned yesterday. TO attend a
dinner given by the Federal Reserve
Bank officials and directors. and It Is ex-
pected that new and novel Victory
bond proposition will be presented to him
at that time. The proposal, toward
which the trend OF thought of the local
Government bond committee is directed.
provides for the issuance OF two classes
OF Victory bonds. one that will appeal to
those Of large incomes and the other that
will appeal to the buyers OF small bonds.
The former would be 3i5 per cent or
4 per cent bond. with liberal exemption
from surtaxes the latter ~ or per
cent bond. with limited exemption OF
principal from the normal tax but not
from surfaces. There would be no limit
on the amount OF each class that would
be issued. but the sum of the two would
have to be not less than $4,000. 900. 900.
II is proposed also that the Government
has the right to call the issues at the end
or two or three years
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
The Conner Market.

A canvass OF opinions expressed In
Wall Street yesterday with respect to
the breaking open of the copper market
by means of lowering the price OF toe
red metal from % cents a pound 70 1917
cents shows that the financial COM
munity almost without exception con-
, siders the move bound to prove very
favorable 10 copper producers. The stag
nation into which the market had fallen
by reason of the deadlock between pro-
ducer and consumer on price. it was
pointed out by one man close to big cop
per interests. was about the worst posi-
bile thing that could happen, because
the companies could not obtain business
with which TO reduce the big surplus
stocks. and these stocks were being con-
stantly increased. The action OF the cop
per stocks yesterday was excellent, re-
flecting better feeling which has devel-
oped in regard to the industry
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
wall street Bolsheviki.

A canvass OF commission houses yes
terday continued to disclose a curious
mixture OF opinion as to immediate pros
poets OF the market. But in nearly all
quarters the impression seemed to pre-
vail that while there have not been as
yet any Indications OF rush to buy
listed securities, the weeks selling has
been OF A rather umimportant character,
to say the least In fact a great deal OF
II is said to have come from the Waldorf
crowd. which Is known as Wall Streets
Bolsheviki. These particular interests
were busy again yesterday testing out
the market, looking for the softer posi-
lions in the general list in order to start
one OF their intermittent raids which
seem to have got on the nerves of
some Of the downtown interests. As the
short side was not especially inviting at
the closing Wall Street was busy at the
finish speculating as to the kind Of treat
ment which would be accorded In case
the Bolsheviki could be caught in the
proper position"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
Barrett's Contract.

From reliable source IT was learned
yesterday that the Barrett Company has
made a contract or was about to enter
into 'one, with the Standard OIL Com
pany for the sale of benzoi. a coal tar by
product manufactured by the Barrett
Company. Among the problems of re-
construction which the company was
forced to solve at the end OF hostilities
was the finding OF n market for that
product, all of which had been taken
over by the Government during the
war. The contract which f,as been
made. or which is soon to be closed, is
declared in authoritative qrarters 70. he
highly profitable to the Barrett Com
pany and that as result Of the new
agreement the earnings from that source
will be considerably higher than they
have been
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
LABOR CONDITIONS
| HOLD BACK TRADE
Continuing Readjustments Of
Prices Regarded as Favor
able Symptom.
RECOVERY STILL ELUSIVE
Some Lines Of Wool Industry
Are Firmly Established
on New Basis.
RECOVERY STILL ELUSIVE

While tho long expected recovery "
business from tho depths to which It
dropped with the signing OF the ARM.
stce is still future development the co...
tinuation of Establishments in prices n
all lines Is looked upon as very favor
able feature. The increasing labor trol.
bles are regarded with uneasness. and
the fact that more and more machinery
Is becoming idle Is disquietng. but the
idleness Is regarded more as a result OF
the labor situation than as anything else,
except perhaps the slow development OF
new orders to replace Government con-
tracts.
THE anticipated general business re-
covery," says Dunn's Rerieic, lis still
deferred. but the way is being gradually
shaped for its coming. Foremost as a con-
structive element are the continuing price
readjustments, essential to wholesome
and lasting commercial revival, and
other favorable auguries include the re-
cent reductions in ocean freights and tie
easier conditions in money. OF dsquer-
ing features the existing labor troubles
notably those in eastern textile centres
are conspicuous, and the percentage Of
idle machinery has steadily risen, either
because of strikes or from the slow de-
velopment of new orders to replace tie
expired or cancelled Government con-
tracts. That progress mainly hinges on
prices, as has been the case since tie
signing of the armistice, is now mora
widely recognized, and sellers display
less independence as buyers hold off FOR
the further concessions which they be-
lieyc to be inevitable.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08

Initial loans and the renewal rates OF
call money yesterday at ; per cent. for
mixed collateral and ~, per cent for all
industrial indicated a slight hardening of
that class OF money on account of prepa :
rations by the banks to pay next Thurs
day for subscriptions to tho sixth Of
fering Of certificates of Indebtedness In
advance of the Victory Loan. The new
Offering is dated February 10 and ma =
lures July Is. Subscriptions begin tho
day after Lincolns Birthday and end
on the goth. The minimum quota IL I'M
changed at tSoo,ooo.ooo for the country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
Russian Bonds strong.

The announcement published ycs,er-
day to the effect that the Soviet Govern
ment in Russia had announced to the
allied Powers its willingness TO assume
the Russian national debt and pay the
interest on that obligation with raw ma
terial was reflected in the price
Of Russian bonds. both 5i3s and 6Ss,
traded in on tho curb, The former
issue opened AZ 60. UP four points from
the previous closing, and sold up to
6S for a net advance OF nine points at
the high. The 6i3s opened with n nine
point advance to ~ and held closely 10
that figure for good while. Pront
taking in the late trading carried the
prices back TO so and 6s respectively for
net gains OF four and Ave points on the
day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08

Railroad men and bankers who could
be reached yesterday agree With the
statement OF Representative F'orlney
before the House in Washington to the
effect that before the Government relin-
duishes the railroads it's loss will exceed
$500. 900 600 but they do not follow his
argument that a halt be called in APP
preparation Of large sums OF money
They say that Congress must meet at
once the request of Walker n. Hines.
Director General OF Railways. for an APP
preparation of $3.50. 100000 or the Fed
eral Railroad Administration will go
bankrupt IL 1t does not welsh on the
rail contract payments
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
OLD N ETALS.
DIV bends.

Stock of Pay
- Record. able
Manat sugar Co.., q, "a 20 Feb is Mar. !
Standard OH Co. OF y. Y.
Brown Shoe 90. Inc. q, -
$3.50 ........-.,,....... Feb 20 Mar. 4
ives, Penn. RVS. CD. pr q, -''
~ .n;....;:. Mar. Mar. IS
I5c .,;,;,,;.,,..-.;..... Feb. 20 Mar Is
q. ~ Feb 16 Mar I
Porto Rican-Ani -rlcan To-
bscco Co tscgI ~. q, SEQ --
hltman Mils ~ .......Feb. Feb Is
Eo,mes MIG. toi. 50. Feb. Feb. II
Gosnold Mills ~ a. 3e Feb trsb :
Cosnold Mills ca NJ us.a "
10 .,........4 Feb
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
ARGENTINA GIVES CREDIT.
Great Britain, France and Itily to
Get Loans for Grain BuyIng.

WAsHINaToN, Feb. "Details OF the
cereal convention negotiated at Buenos
Ayres between Argentine and tho Euro
peap Allies were received to-day by the
State Department showing that Grea,
Britain and France are to b. loaned
5000. 900 pesos each, and 1taEy 10000
600 for the purchase Of Argenthna's sur
plus grain. The conventions are to run
for two years.
Members OF the House Agriculture
Committee stated several days ago al
the hearing to establish a uaranteed
price for wheat that Europe was turn.
Ing to South America for foo d because
credit could be obtained thtre.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08

WAsHINGToS, Feb. 7.-Four steam
ships were released from reqnisition by
the Shipping Board to-day and turned
back to their owners. They were the
Parismina Omitted Fruit Company, al
New Orleans: the Nenezusla (Pacific
Mail Steamship Company. at San Fran
cisco Fairmont (Coastwise Transporta-
ton Company. at New York, and the
Clare Dull Steamship Company, at
Phlladelphia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
Readjustment Making Progress.

ION the reverse side Of The industrial
picture may be cited the beginning a.
some centres OF progress toward read
justment in manufacturing from wa
TO a peace basis, with peace time actiri-
ties beginning to forge ahead.
Some important branches or tie
woollen industry are reported firmly &c
tabMshed on the newer basis of time run
Overtime in industry and on the raj
roads has definitely ended, but reports
from steel mills. particularly at the
West. is that the wheels are beginning
TO turn faster in answer to calls from
new domestic business. Export trade
has liyened up a little in lumber, Leather
and provisions, but iron and steel are
declared 10 still lag in this respect.
In distributive trade. while the gen
eral report is that affairs as whole are
st!ll at a waiting stage. there are signs
that spring distribution. especially 81 -
West. ia trife more active. not so N''!'l
in textiles as in shoes, millinery. had
ware. agricultural implements and bu
ing materials. These are most In eve
dence at Southwestern markets, .'-A
mild weather and the nearer approach
OF spring makes for little more a.
tivity."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
Prices stu the Crux.

ITO what lengths the price reaction,
already marked in some instances, must
carry before there will appear the broad
and confident demand necessary TO Wig
orous trade expansion, is not clear At
the moment but that it has not yet gone
far enough in many lines, the diminish
ing consumption indicates. With the ac-
cumulated needs here and abroad known
to be extensive and various wartime
regulations and restrictions WITHDRAWN
the present hesitation Of business "a
chiefly a reflection OF the prevailing dis
position to await sill lower prices. even
after eleven consecutive weeks in which
recessions have outnumbered advances
The beginning aS some centres @;
progress in reimbursement of manufactur-
ing from a war to a peace basis is looked
upon with much favor by BrddSfreff'
state OF Trade. which says: TRADE IN
dustry and prices. all alike, seem IN
state Of fux, the most definite conclusion
to be drawn being that in some lines. at
least price cuts have brought business
within hailing distance of new demand
and therefore of ultimate bettermeit IN
the variety OF conflicting elements pre-
sentng themselves may be mentioned tie
actual precipitation In the form OF strikes
and lockouts of the movement tor
shorter week at textile mills, and OF
trend in the Pacific Northwest toward
the calling of sympathetic strikes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
Elk DII iIDEND TABLE,
EARNIT Gs STATEMENTS,
n UbIic UNITY.

Reports to Ina Srstatc Commerce Commission
'ENIHA . UNION TELEPHONE,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-11-02
CURIOSIDADES

FL dia mas largo del ano dura en-
Londres y Brema (Prusia) IS horas
y media; en- Estocclmo, IS y media,
en- Hamburgo (Alemania) y Dan
ling (Prusia( ell dfa es mas largo, y
en- Tobolsk (Siberia) Ia duracion es
de - horas e. mas largo y 8 el mas
corto, Y en- Finlandia tienen un dia
al ano que dura q horas, y ctro
que solo dura dos Y media. Pero es-
to no es NADIA ST Sc compare ~ 10
que ccurre en- Wardhuys (Noruega) },
donde hay un dfa que dUra desde ell
81 de mayo al % de Julio, sin inte-
rrunlpcion. En- Sptsberg, el dia mas
largo tiene tres meses y medic de
duraci6n.