The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-17
''The Farmer Gets Deflated"-COn-
Trusting N. p, l.. and l. V. A. Ways

trasting N. p. L. and l. v. A. Ways
with rye fifty cents per bushel
and fourteen cents for threshing and
nothing for hauling, we wonder what
the poor cuss is going to do with his
money.
"The price reduction will strike this
district particularly hard as the fail
ures the past few years places the
farmer where he must sell at practi-
cally what he is offered. That those
who control the market are we'll aware
of this is not disputed.
"The rye that is bought for fifty
cents will be sold for $3.50 in Buffalo.
4 81 If some of you fellows have a
way out Of this, speak up-now is
good time. "-Minot N. p. l.. Press,
August 3.
"Those who control the market" is
an expression which should direct our
attention to the solution Of the mar
ket problem of the farmers rye,
wheat, flax, etc.
Every class which is subject to buy
err regulation Of prices, is at the mercy
of the other fellow; while those who
have organized market system for
regulation Of prices.
Oike wheat, rye, etc., maintain, the
three G's (greed, gouge and gamble)
is practiced; while where ownership
regulation of prices Clike flour, lum-
Der, dry goods, etc., maintains, sup
ply and demand is the regulatory
feature.
eff some of you fellows have way
out Of this, speak up-now is the
time," so invites the editor.
The N. P. L. has collected, accord
ing to the best information l can OBJ
tain, since 1915, from the farmers OF
North Dakota, viz:
Dues Observation-Disclosures, 800 ,OOO.OO
Stores Observation-Disclosures 100000
Recall, 1921 --------- 100000
Accommodation notes. 125,000.00
Now collecting -------- 100000
Every cent has been spent and is
being spent to build up political
party. Not one cent spent to build
up market system for the farmers
so that they may get that "dollar and
| fifty cents in Buffalo,
The N. P. L. way is to fight COOP
Grafton which would enable the farm
ers to take their wheat and get that
"dollar and fifty cents in Buffalo
see National Leader, issues of Jan. %,
Feb. 6, 1922.
The N. P. L. way is millions to ex-
pertinent in socialism,, and not one
cent to build up market system for
the farmers. That is the ''way'' that
socialist dictators are running the N.
P. L. in helping to "defate" the farm
erS.
The Independent Way
If the Independents had started out
| to solve the farmers market problem
or build flour mills for the farmer,
they would have invested every cent
of that big sum in flour mills-but
not one cent in Walter Thomas mills.
The Drake mill cost $4,000. AL
lowing $4,000 operating capital to
each mill, then that 3,550,000.00
would have built and operated 142
such mills. The report of the Bank of
North Dakota (under Cathro) claimed
that the Drake mill could grind 49,
| 500 bushels Of wheat per annum. Then
on that basis 142 such mills could
grind 19,525,000 bushels Of wheat and
rye per annum.
Under the independents way,
| every man, woman and child might be
eating bread made out Of flour ground
| in this state, and there would be
enough left over to feed every citizen
of South Dakota. Not only this but
every man, woman and child would
have owned big bunch of bonds in
stead of go" in political party, and
be drawing big profits earned in
grinding flour. You remember that
Townley told us that the profits in
milling wheat was SO great that they
would pay for mill in short time.
See National Leader, Jan. 25, 1917,
page ten.
The Independents are supporting
such organizations as the U. S. Grain
Growers, Northwestern Wheat Grow
ers, Oklahoma Wheat Growers, etc.
But the Independents Il. V. Az are
opposed to mixing market systems
with politics. They believe in the
maxim "Just governments derive
their consent from the governed" AS
| politics is the science Of government
and all classes are to be governed,
therefore they are uncompromisingly
opposed to class political parties. In
short the Independents way is that
farmers as class, wholly apart from
| politics, should organize themselves
and get that dollar and fifty cents in
Buffalo"
The Independents know that social
list organizers, editors, speakers, agi-
tators, and dictators can no more leg
islate money into the farmers pock-
cts, than can Russia and Germany
(socialists) legislate concrete value
into their money" by fiat methods.
Therefore the only way that socialists
may render valuable services to the
farmers is by tossing wheat bouquets
in the stubble.
"..,s Ward County Farmer.