The Bottineau courant., 1921-10-20

|DR. {. +. LADD'S
| WEEKLY letter
Washington, D. G. Oct. Ia, 1921.
Thinking that our readers win ap-
preciate the viewpoint of representa-
tive men throughout the country on
different measures and movements
engaging the attention of the public,
am taking the liberty. of quoting
below extracts from recent correspon-
dents with regard to banking and
credit, the North Dakota program and
the pending tax bill.
G% Banking and Credit T.,
II wish to express to you the pleas
ure that has come to me from your
action in introducing in the Senate
your bill in regard to banking and
credit. I believe our banking system
as it is carried on at the present time
is one of the most monstrous pieces
Of she'll l-game robbery that human in
genuity can invent, and I am thor
oughly pleased that an open discus
sion Of this system is likely to be had
in the near future. The awful loss
that has come to the farmer through
the rapid deflation Of prices can hard
ly be imagined. In my opinion it is a
very dangerous thing to give to a
few men the power to make money
plentiful, or the power to make it very
scarce. It causes see-sawing up and
down of prices that may be helpful to
gamblers, but it certainly is very de-
structive to all legitimate business"
., The North Dakota Program
"I am very much interested in this
North Dakota movement. 1t seems to
me that those rugged farmers Of
North Dakota are on the right track.
I do not blame the great money in
terests for fighting them to finish
because the, moment North Dakota
farmers successfully establish their
state institutions and begin to enjoy
the prosperity that will accrue, then
the neighboring states will take up
this movement and these big special
interests will, within generation, be
taught some lessons that have been
due them for great many years. I
believe that the solution of many OF
our problems lies in this very program
of the North Dakota farmers"
"The correct title of the proposed
bill (H. R.. 8245) should be An Act
to untax wealth and penalize indus
try and enterprise One single prin-
ciple dominates the entire bill-to
lift the war burden of war costs and
Government extravagances from the
backs of individuals and corporations
of great wealth and transfer this
burden to those whose industry and
productivity is essential to the Ma
tion's prosperity. Not only are the
super taxes upon the incomes OF mui-
timillionaires cut in half and the tax
es upon the profiteering of corpora
tions abolished, but new loopholes are
provided by which, in the future,
American capitalists can more and
more completely escape taxation"
Vote mo" Nine Times
ANNUAL FAIR MEETING
The annual meeting of the Bottl-
neau County Agricultural Society
was held in the court rooms Tuesday
afternoon of this week. Presldent
Brainard officiating. Practically all
the board members were present as
we'll as many more fair boosters and
while the meeting could have been
better attended, yet great deal OF
Fair enthusiasm was displayed and
all expressed desire to still further
improve the already Big Bottineau
County Fair, and to enlarge into
District Fair as soon as conditions
will warrant. q,
The personnel of the Board remains
the same as last year: Messrs Herman
Thiel, Kramer, Mennick Fossum,
Maxbass and J. A.. Cameron of West.
hope being all reelected to succeed
themselves. County Agent Aamodt
was elected as Ex-officio director: The
present makeup of the board is as
follows: F. A.. Brainard, President,
at large, east of the river, Olaf L.
Vinie, vice President, director, first
Commissioner District, R. w. Wilson,
director End District; Herman Ihell'
director Third District; Mennick Eos
sum, director fourth district; Alex
Cranston, director fifth district and
J. a.. Cameron, director at large west
of the river and C. B. Aamodt, Elk.
officio, Bottineau County. The board
will organize by electing officers at
the January meeting.
Aside from the Presidents speech,
a.. II. White was the chief orator OF
the day, and he certainly paid the
Bottineau County Fair, some high
compliments by way Of comparison
with other noted fairs Of the North
west where he attended in the capac-
ity Of livestock Judge. Mr.. Whites
speech was recorded by the secretary
and the applauses duly puctuated.
Aside from Mr.. White the livestock
interests were represented by Duncan
Beaton. Dave Clark, v. ]. Mcfarland,
d. D. Condia, Richard Mari, T.. N.
Trimble. Ad Cranston, Bob Kippen,
John +. Artz, II. r. Russell, j. a:
Tons. j. B. Russell, John Burkhart OF
the firm Of Burkhart & Morris, a. y.
Ertresvaag, r. B. Hamilton, Charles
Whitteron, w. .. Dinwoodie, DR.. J: 2.
Jirikowic and Pete Olson Of Leverick,
Pierce County, as well as several OF
Che Fair directors who are breeders
Iof pure bred livestock. It is just such
men as these who have put the Botti-
neau County Fair on the map as one
I of the Biggest Fairs in the Northwest
and enabled 1t 70 weather the storms
through the most adverse conditions.
The executive board will meet again
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