Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-16
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lie ownership scheme yesterday when
should engage in everything from
raising Belgian hares to running a
barber shop. Rep. Patterson retorted
rather sharply when he said some
folks didn't> even want to give the
farmer the right to run his own little
procedure is being taken on both sides
as a matter of course, and the oppo-
sition is more formal than fiery.
Two New Bills In.
The leagues state home-building
association and its mill and elevator
association bills were introduced In
the senate Tuesday by the state af-
fairs committee, which thus divides
honors with the state affairs COM
mittee Of the house. These measures,
which were approved, in league
been fully explained. They stand on
the calendar as senate bills 20 and 10.
respectively, and both have been rer
, ferred. to the state affairs committee.
which is expected to report them out
as soon as the senate has ratified the
league amendments removing the
constitutional debt limit and author
izing the state to engage in n In
dustry or line of business except the
manufacture of ~intoXicants.
One of the rather remarkable fea-
lures of all the leagues economic en-
terprises is the extent to which hey
F., interlock and the degree to which the
state industrial commission, composed
of the governor, the attorney general
and the commissioner of agriculture
and labor, dominate every proposition.
There are some leaguers who would
rather see the industrial commission
composed of five, and to include the
state treasurer and the state bank ex
am-nier or perhaps a member chosen
directly by the people as a member
of the commission, The governor, the
attorney general and the commits
sioner Of agriculture, however, are
three thoroughly dependable leaguers,
and it is not probable that h mana
gers Of the organization will wish to
see. their harmonious direction OF
state-owned enterprises possibly COM
plicated by even a minority of two
who have not been 10 long or sc
closely identified with the heart OF
the movement.
More Funds for Bank.
! The state home building association
created. by S. B. 10 will be another
important source of venue for the
Bank of North Dakota. The bill pro
vides hat all funds Of the home
building association shall be deposited
in and disbursed by the Bank of NORTH
;. Dakota, which shall act as %f1nancia
agent for the association. If the plar
succeeds at all the average paid in IL
each Of the states 53 counties within
two years should not be less thar
$780, 900, adding a neat $%5,000,00O t.
the of the Bank of NORTH
Dakota.
The Bank of North. Dakota also il
official repository for all funds Of TIN
North Dakota Mill & Elevator associ
alton, created by S. B. 20, and which
if it lives, up to expectations, shoult
develop into a mammoth concern
The association is authorized to manu-
facture and market all manner o
farm products. 1t may establish mill
and factories and buying and selling
agencies to any number required
within the state and MAJ establish a
many branches or bureaus or agencie
outside the state as it may see fit. I
is provided with an initial capital o
$4,000, 900, which probably will b
Immediately full paid in In the form
Of state bonds, which will be deposite'
WILL ~ ooAin u = wv I"
collateral for the actual money whicI
the association will require in its ex
tensive transactions.
This association may establis
either retail or Wholesale markets i
the Twin Cities. Chicago or New Yorl
and it may If it chooses carry out tn
league program of direct Distribute
from the producer to the consumer
eliminating all middle men other tina
a. 1cCoo{of;oo ;fco1f Tho oCSooio tin
is required to provide its services 8
as near cost as possible, allowing
reasonable margin to take care of dc
probation Of it's plants.
Terminals and Mills.
Undoubtedly the first act of the mi
Inc elevator association will be tn
establishment of several large tern
inal elevators, with mills attache,
The association will be expected ult
mately to entirely control the graf
and milling business of the state.
is also predicted that the ~associatio
will lose little time in purchasing an
placing in active operation the Equit
packing plant at Fargo, which coul
out packed products within a very fe
weeks. This plant originally we
capitalized at $1%,00O,000, n a
the stock offered for sale has bee
absorbed by North Dakota farmer
President Casey advises hat a ma
- jority Of the notes given in exchane
for stock have been taken up. Thel
has been current for some time
rumor that the capital Of the con
panyH was to be increased to $4,000
900, which in the event Of a sale
the state Of the plant and good wi
would mean 5000 water Of each $1(
share of stock held by North Dakot
farmers.
AS one Lacquer put it, ut has bee
done in the best Of families"
The magnitude of the leagues pla,
does not appear to stagger anyor
but the opposition. All of tt
: schemes have been explained in cal
Gus by Walter Thomas Mills, who
- Townley's great medicine man in III
session, and who processes to ma,
seen similar experiments in pul
democracy in successful operation
Australia. New Zealand and other el
lightened countries, where he II;
y spent much of his time. .,y
Daniels suggestion hat the Germa
battleships be used as targets for gu
practice recalls a -four years ardel
J and unrealized ambition Of the Bri
ish navy.
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