The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-14

protection Of agriculture and believe
sentiment in congress is favorable to
the same as one Of the early measures
to be considered" wired DR.. E. f.
Ladd. Congressman Young, who will
introduce the bill, wired Secretary
Macfadgen as follows: 81 have done
everything possible to overcome OBJ
structions to it's passage. My report
on the bill is complete and ready to be
filed. The committee has been called
to meet Tuesday morning, the earliest
possible date after the Introduction of
the bill. 1t will be reported for pas
sage Tuesday afternoon. Western SEN
ators will work hard to expedite it's
passage in the senate but no one can
guess how long it will take"
Representatives of the farmers of
the country in convention at Chicago,
voted unanimously to accept the report
of the Committee Of II which provid-
ed for formation Of a cooperative
agency to market the nations grain.
The report was adopted after two
day fight in which various delegates
sought to have it amended so that
pooling of grain by the farmers would
be compulsory instead of optional as
provided in the report An amend
ment to this effect was defeated by
vote of 81 to SO. Another amendment,
offered by Carl Williams of Oklahoma,
that the pooling be made compulsory
in states where wheat is the predom-
convention then unanimously adopted
l. y &c W.
the plan, non-stock corporation will
be formed through which the grain
will be handled from the time it is
raised until it reaches the manufac-
turer or consumer. Local agencies
will be formed throughout the country
and elevators. terminal warehouse cor
porations, port corporations, service
departments will be part of the plan.
Each member of the corporation will
pay fee of $40 which will be used for
expenses. Surplus over expenses will
be returned to the members. The or
ganization will be governed by board
Of directors elected by the grain
growers. Organization of the cor
poration will be begun Immediately
and it is hoped to have it working in
time to handle part of the 1921 crop.
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Unqualified support to R. A. Nestos
of Minot and Sveinbjorn johnson Of
Grand Forks, independent candidate
for governor and attorney general, re-
spectively, has been promised by Gun
der Olson of Grafton, republican ma
tional committeeman for North Dako-
Ia, in an interview with Minot news
paperman. Mr.. Olson's statement was
very clear and concise, showing eX
actly the stand he took. He said in
part: Il can say without hesitation
that Mr.. Nestos is one of North Da-
kota's finest type Of citizens and l am
convinced that the coming election will
result in his election as governor
Mr.. Olson stated. "In Mr. johnson of
Grand Forks the independent forces
have an exceptionally strong candi-
date to oppose Attorney General Lem
Ike, candidate who will be fully quail
flied to satisfy those who elect him by
discharging the duties of his office
completely. The Committee of AZ
which is to name the third candidate
who will run for commissioner of ag-
riculture and labor. is representative
of the independent forces in North Da-
kota and l feel assured that it will
make wise selection CAS- to the out
come of the election l have no doubt.
1t remains for the men and women OF
our state to take hold of this recall
election in earnest and from my OBJ
servation since the Devils Lake con-
vention I can state without fear of
contradiction that this campaign will
find the Independents more strongly
united than in any campaign in the
past. Accepting the will of the ma !
jority os expressed by the Devils Lake
convention, those who counseled
against recall election are throwing
their whole-hearted support behind the
cause of good government. The fact
that nonpartisan ballot will be used
in the election and republicans and
democrats will forget party lines and
join in common cause means that A I
C. Townley's reign in North Dakota
will be repudiated by majority which |
will be decidedly emphatic"
The Mandan Pioneer starts out in
an editorial this way: There is lot
of "bunk" about the so-called blue law
agitation and as has been intimated |
before in these columns there is good |
grounds for suspicion that the blue
law talk all emanates from the IL
quor interests. It is supposed that by
exaggerating the restrictive laws
which every once in while hobs up !
in some legislature and slips through !
the public will get so thoroughly riled
up over the attempt to interfere with |
their liberties that they may rise up !
and with one fell swoop clear the sta.
tute books of even the anti-prohibi-
ton laws. That was the start of a
mighty fine editorial but the writer
spoiled it by adding that there are just
about so many cranks extant today
yesterday and forever, men and wom-