The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-10-13
The e h Of Nonsense

Located at numerous places in North Dakota are flour
mills Ran;.s Sv ,,ssl1 y ! Tv H., city TN, %iils : z r. t for yssl 81 ha ss;. 5sse
!: into flour. Prior to the passage Of the state grain grading
sDG b these : ,' %1esrs ;, srbi th r grs established 6Ihi}sa,; their d.t own sfad f.
mount of dockage, foreign grain in the consignment, which
deducted from the, farmers check.
For instance, one farmer who is now actively identified
with the state government, took a load of wheat to one Of
S 1asaa mn's Il as' %ss p gss5d as as9 = pe es %Ss b sssss'sl1 Se 1 had raised nG; j.
such fine wheat The load that he brought to the mill con
measured "a d. and dit it was sla almost t. entirely IF free from ioa for foreign seed:
He had more of it, and he. had given that field the careful
Arriving at the mill, the wheat was transferred to the
receiving bin for measurement, and this chuckle headed farm
He got it, where the turkey got the machete = The mill lin mana
ger t 5Eo. =, a ts Raftq BUSHES sXs on d ein; sd said
mo, no." angriy exclaimed the farmer. "Tn take it back
The miller threw a lever, instantly dumped the wheat
into a storage bin. along with other wheat, and genially in
the wheat, and is sold by the milers. So also do they sell
flour ( 'i mill, s and this @i s%o makes the he S ses G find Of sstt Gs s sSd
poultry feed. Annually in North Dakota it amounts to a
,,sl Sss%Ss: =? II e. & % %id:Msst states buy range sheep from
M Morts 5,f Idaho AM and { Nevada t,s bring g,; them 9', across ross the he s sst,e e
which Which they he buy from milers who have derived them from
norm ''A0'a s's Growing 2as f stsadi Ss d Rssi'ss'
s+or1 So ne x.a is one Of the latest and most astounding brain;
b bs01 pr. f La dns snd f 61s Wo %9tt9 tb eaf Ssza come LED 10 d tSa e ins51 q
that they shold retain those by-products Of flax, and wheat
in their own state, feed their own purebred cattle, fatten
their own high grade sheep, make and sell their own butter.
cheese and other dairy products; raise and sell their own
wool, lamb and mutton, and increase the individual and COZ
lectye wealth of the state by many millions of dollars. 1
basis. Not content with ~indulging in their own ratlebrained
fancies, they propose to dominate the distribution Of their
products, for-insanity of insanities-they hold that the
mere fact that a farmer receives a fair price for his product
is not, of itself, necessarily a matter for rejoicing. They*ho
that their program falls short of its full purpose if the ulti-
mate consumer is compelled to pay an exorhitant price .fr
their products. Therefore, the North Dakota program con
templates alike production and distribution.
"GlOrified Lunatics"
Immediately upon receipt of the recent decision Of te
United States Supreme Court, these glorified lunatics began
actively to prepare for the day when North Dakota distribub-
ing agencies gill be located in big centers of population IN
people; who believe in the principle of five and let live" viii
be able to buy North Dakota. flour, bread, butter, cheese,
production, and without the overload of ~prohibitiive freight
differentals, commissions and excess profits.
to be crazy!