The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-06-22

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know they will get off shortly. Speed
the day when the law breaking class
will realize from the sentences they
receive that they will have to serve
time. They get into the penitentiary
on their own initiative and they should
be allowed to remain there if that is
what they want. Judge Coffey is to
be commended for that sentence.
More power to him.
"The general trend of prices of
farm products during the last 80 day
period shows a tendency toward sta
Utilization rather than continuation
|of the slow adjustment with prices of
other commodities which has been in
Operation for some time and agricul-
|ture is still in poor position to buy
|other commodities" said Rex E. Will
lard, far meconomist at the North
Dakota Agricultural College today in
speaking of present farm prices.
Wheat is 81 percent above the pre-
)war level or the 1913 price but the
prices of commodities that the farmer
must buy are, as whole, much high
Ter so that bushel of wheat will now
buy only II percent as much building
material as it would in 1918; it will
buy only 70 percent as much house
hold furnishings and IS percent as
much cloth and clothing", explained
Mr.. Willard. "The prices of farm
products have, for some time and up
to the beginning of the last 80 day
period, shown steady and gradual
tendency to adjust with the prices. of
other commodities" he said. "Beef,
different from most Of the farm pro-
ducts, has shown a slight increase
during the last 80 day period. Beef is
now 6 percent below the 1913 prices
and will buy only At percent as much
building material as in 1913; and As
percent as much of household fur
nishings. Potatoes are 62 percent
above the pre-war price and have
shown a decrease during the last 80
|day period. Hay is Is percent above,
and eggs are percent above the 1913
prices. The average of a group of
all farm products is 81 percent above
the pre-war price but the average Of
all commodities, 1928 in number and in
Guiding all agricultural products, is
|52 percent above the pre-war or 1913
price. This spread between farm and
all other commodity prices has been
much wider in recent months and
there has been a slow and steady
move for it to close. The reduction
in freight rates has had general
tendency to help reduct the spread,
Explained Mr.. Willard, "and to in
crease the purchasing power Of farm
products. Unquestionably the farm
ers pay the freight both ways". While
wheat, hay, eggs, corn, and other
products Of the farm are above the
1913 price, it is found that the price
of cloths and clothing are 81 percent,
building materials 10 percent, chemi-
cal supplies go percent and house fur
nishings Ill percent above the 1913
price.
The commission form of govern
ment does not seem to be the real
thing in those places where it has
been tried out. At Fargo they are
getting sick of it and petitions are
being circulated to recall the present
city commissions and to vote on the
proposition Of returning to the old
system of board Of aldermen and
mayor. The reason for this agitation
mostly is because the people of Fargo
) are becoming tired and weary of the
way the garbage question is being
handled. The dump grounds at Far.
go are nothing but live mass Of
rats and putrid decay and nothing is
being done about it. Then again they
have an ordinance providing for {
garbage collector and he is slow and
according to the expression of many
taxpayers charges very high price
for carting away garbage, charging
people from 81 to $1.25 per month
for the service and poor service al
that. This is not right and we do moi
blame the people for putting up {
kick. The city Of Fargo should pro
vide proper facilities for handling
garbage and the taxpayers should b.
given this service without extr;
charge. They are paying enough il
l taxes as it is. It would seem under
the present existing conditions tina
the recall will go through. When thu
people wait patiently for long per
iod with no relief they get mad ane
: rise up in rebellion - so it is in Far
go. There is no excuse for existing
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