Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-12
THE NEW DAY WAVES.

Under the above caption, "Thc Country Gentle
man will begin in its issue of May 21. the publication
of a series of articles by Philip S. Rose, who has spent
considerable time in the state and has familiarized him
self with its recent developments. In one portion Of
the forthcoming article, Mr.. Rose analyses the Townley
industrial program with remarkable terseness and clarity,
as follows:
THE industrial program, which was intended as the
principal curtain raiser for the New Day. is worth CIV
ing more than passing consideration. 1t provides for
some tremendous business activities. There was to be
a bank with deposits estimated at s1o0, 900, 900 or more;
a mill with a capacity of at least 2,500 barrels of flour
a day. with perhaps a number Of other mills and
branches; a terminal elevator and a system of marketing
that might include even foreign branches; a housing as
ISOLATION that might easily be expected to build hundreds
il not thousands Ct houses annually, besides several in
surance departments.
IF all these functioned as the various spellbinders
pictured they would to the people of the state. the
aggregate of business transacted would amount to a right
tidy sum. Here was Big Business in dead earnest. And
who was to have charge of all these activities? The in
dustrial commission. consisting of three politicians. de-
void of business experience, were given unlimited au-
thority in order to make them efficient When one gets
that lar one is compelled to smile. The whole thing is
absurd.
But no legal restraints are thrown round these men.
They are given instructions under the law to establish
branch industries wherever they desire and to hire men
for every job in all the state-owned industries and to en-
ploy as many people as they deem necessary. All the
law asks of them is that they use sound discretion. But
that il not all. The three members OF the commission
are not Of equal rank. The governor can veto anything
the other two may agree upon. That makes the COVER
nor the virtual dictator of all the stAte-owned INDUSTRIES.
These men.are simply overwhelmed. First Of ALL
thsy have to get elected. They must have served their
apprenticeship In the political ranks and be known to the
LEADERS,. Their next task is TO hold their Jobs. which
means that the political machine must be taken good
care OF and properly fabricated. These two tasks-Eet-
ting elected and holding the 3ob-are. the big tasks In
thSnmsslves and tax the time and abilities Of our very
bel statesmen. No one but . polittci6nt can perform
these two taska
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tate to look after. Then . multitude OF industrial con-
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