Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-11

the financial secretary" was, as il
by magic, vice president of a string
OF banks and was organizing others
at a rapid rate. 1t developed that
as financial secretary" and presi-
dent of the political boss stores
company. he had control of the stores
company funds. 1t was but a promo
ton step to take the funds and buy a
bank, a second bank and a third one.
The political boss refused to buy
merchandise warehouses or employ
merchandise men. That was unim-
portant. Only a small stock was
purchased for each local store while
thousands were used for banks. news
papers and political campaigns. 1t
was then hat the financial secre-
tary" took charge Of Townley's sisal
plantation.
Before closing this article, and TAX
ing up the sisal plantation enterprise
in the next, let me record here a de-
tense of Townley, the boss politician.
This was his greatest mistake. all his
close associates admit it and Town
ley. the political boss. now denies the
acts of Townley. the promoter. Blu,
let me say that there was an excuse
for the Florida venture. Every man
has his weakness, and Townley. the
promoter, has his. His activities lead
ing up to h formation of the Non
partisan League show that he had a
weakness for big things. for big p.o-
motions, for big developments, and.
as we related in the preceding article.
Townley, h promoter, became inter
! ested in the Florida sisal enterprise
because of its wonderful promotion
possibilities.
Binder Irvine is made from sisa,.
Binder Irvine sold in North Dakoia
for 10 cents per pound. when Town
ley started the League. When Edwin
Lundin. of Miami. Florida, induced
Townley in the Gardiner hotel in
Fargo, North Dakota. to inveS
for double the price. II was only q
matter of getting a plantation started.
as Town!ey the dreamer dreamed
when Townley. the promoter. the
great farmers leader, with his or
g%anization and his employees and
official" papers. could go out and
promote and put over n Of the big
gest promotion schemes and money
making enterprises eve attempted
by a man without capital. Twine
was bread and butter to the farmers
Florida was far enough away 10
keep his initizlc activities a secret
All AZ "oS oAl@ 49, ~ = 80
promoter. It vas attractive TO OH
ers. A prominent writer on -he
Country Gentleman. writing Of tls
enterprise. said:
THE Florida story that viii cause
the blood Of the visitor 70 tingle and
make hirnsiake a stronger grip on his
pocketbook is no., the orange sto-y "
vegetable story. 1t relates % E1ssL
In summarizing this story as it is sold
in Florida-by Intelligent, and ag-ee-
able gentlemen from the north o.
cupying elaborate Offices. l quote IL
erature they distribute"
The writer on the Count-. Cent-e-
man didn't know that he was taking
to Intelligent and agreeable gentle
men in the employ Of A. &. Town
ley. Hs didn't know that it waz
ITownley's money that fitted up the
elaborate of1icss. And he didn't Know
that Townley when he heard THE
Florida story about sissi, forgot n
take a tighter grip on mis- pocket
book" n the treasury Of h Non
partisan Publishing company. That's
where Townley- the boss politician.
made his nnistake-and that's when
Town]ey, the promoter. got the pest
of Towniey, the politician. Our next
article Will begin here-the story Of