The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-03

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OFFICIAL COUNTY CITY PROCEEDINGS
ARE WE DowNHEARTED?" "No"s,
An editorial in the October issue OF one OF the %
final paragraph that article is quoted as follows In + inu
is that nothing vital the matter WIN Us or e
nohinq TO be Indifferent pessestc about except our
from the effects the and this we haze ndulgd
ourselves long enough is ed to x ASK u e od Aercsn
formula of confidence and little bluff good hunor sen
mentality little I . and keen and
to work. half dozen fine big JOBS konng TO
and in the prime OF life "hat more coo'o " "'''
e. G. Kbbie director savings oFgan,
zaons personifcaon of the above sentlmet III
short trip through Montana and reports his innings
in remarkably en]ightenng summing up) &c
Montana you all know has just wound up TOUR years %
extremely difficult The first three of the four were
drought years that the fourth year has lar
crop parts of the agricultural sections OF the sa
markets for the products raised has been slipping away from
them which almost impossible to make pr0n 0"
Price Of Instead of beng h s2 s no
pro6ab market WOOL the wheat market has dropped So
cents bushe and cattle selling at prices "hch
em Sroush last Winters terrible cold The people
of have spite Of all handcaps simply TAKEN up e
and said to each the world at large Are we down.
hearted? No. just beginning to hght IL seems 70 70 H
Ninth Federal Reserve district there of us who could
deal from these splendid men VINO are carrying on
many who charging our own little
and forgetting the fact that as a. we are IN
GENERALLY is the same which patient undergoes when
given temporarily tide him over severe Illness
that he may regain his normal health 49, ,
We firmly convinced that in most parts OF the Ntn
SO keeny since the Arisce has practically passed.
do believe of realized what the acta
ay amounted to before Treasury department made public
it's statement after returns uxuries The
records Treasury department. compiled tor Secretary
Houston, show expenditures for o-caed iuXurles curing
month period amounted to 2000o00ooo based on
and tax receipts Let me give you the items:
Candy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000 Oo0O00
f HvlI cr unnas " 2500Oo00o
CONNECTIONS Observation-Disclosures. 5000o,000
Ciqarettes .. 80oo0o0oo
Cigars Observation-Disclosures. 5lO000,000
Cigar and cigarette holders 100000
Tobacco and snuff ................. S000O0OOO
Toilet soaps, ETC. .............. 4OoVo0'OooVV
Jewelry, Watches etc. .............. 5O0OO0,OOO
Perfumery and cosmetics 75OOO0,OO0
Admissions to places OF amusement ~ oo
Pianos organs, victroas, etc. :::::::: 25oooo,ooo
ca Car et.S: rugs luxurious wearing ap-
Hunting garments iiveries, firearms
Art works ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 250OO,OOO
Yachts Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Portable electric fans :: :..:::.... s,ooo.ooo
Sporting goods Observation-Disclosures. 2500O,00O
Luxurious services .............. 5000 100000
Luxuries in hotels an drestaurants 75,0O0,O0O
Luxurious articles of food etc ..::.. 10000 600
Other uxuries, including joy riding,
pleasure resorts races, etc. 3OOO,OO0,oOO
Automobiles and parts ............. 1900 100000
Think Of it, an expenditure Of $50oooooo for chewing
year should be able to do almost anything may
differ tqwheher of these articles could be cassed
Injuries and expenditure them unwe extravagant.
Expenditure in reasonable for of the articles
would luxurious wasefu but expenditures such
of them and the aggregate expenditure for such
things, make it unreasonable and exravagan especially in
view Of the present world conditions and financial situation of
the Ninth Federal Reserve district.
What's the cure? Why Montana found it last year. Think
Of that state completed of investment government
savings securities ranking them third capita the nation
The District of Columbia first the state of Ohio second and
Montana third The first two because of prosperity and Mon
tana because thrift real thrift which meant going without
things the rest of thought needed No wonder they