The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-02-24
Declares Northern Minnesota
and North Dakota Will
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Benefit Soon
GENERAL SITUATION -.
:, SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
Gives Impression That Mill
Here Will Continue for
~ Number of. Years -

Minneapolis, Fl = \>24.-Better
times are on the w e the North
west, and especially bern Mime
sofa and North Oak Z 4: !.
This is the opinion t,essed here
today by Tom McCaE rmerly<of
Bemidji and now vice 'dent and
general manager of tn I Win Car
penter interests! I'll !:
"Of course the thrs -aed coal
strike is bad feature Of the present
come back" said Mr.. Mccain, "and
it is having an especially disastrous
effect on the lumber business. The
railroads are directly affected be-
cause of the high cost of the fuel
they now are burning and this natur-
ally reflects back on freight rates,
making the hoped for adjustment inn
possible and delaying the general pro-
cess of getting back to normally. :
aside from the coal miners COM
plication, the general situation shows
Improvement We are following IN
the footsteps of the south. Down
there an advance in cotton acted as a
stimulant to business and the present
advance of grains ought to snap US
back into an activity not experienced
for several months. &c. :.
Many persons would be surprised
at the actual wheat shortage which
today exists in the world. The only
reason we have not been selling grain
in this country at profit to the
farmer is because of the distorted old
world finances. With Improvement
along that line and "a good crop this
fall, Northern Minnesota and North
Dakota, where the land values were
less highly inflated during the war
period would come back with q
bound" e. & s.@ 'ss: X.
Mr.. McCapn. leaves Minneapolis
today for Washington where he will
sit in at al meeting of the advisory
committee on transportation. OF the
congressional commission of agricul-
ture inquiry. Mr.. Nc Cam. was APP
pointed member of this advisory
committee by President Harding be-
cause of his reputation as an anaiy-,
tical expert on transportation. He
is the only member from the North
west. Pro-, g.. :. 5'
Sydney Anderson, representative
in congress from the First Minnesota
district, is chairman of the commas
sion made up Of FIVE members OF the
house and five members OF the senate.
r., "Objects of the commission" ex-
planned Mr.. McCann, "are:
"To investigate and report to con-
gress upon the following subjects.
: "The causes Of the. present condl-
ton of agriculture a..,.5. :. -
"The cause Of the difference be-
tween the prices Of agricultural prod
ucts paid to the producer and the
ultimate cost to the consumer.
"The comparative condition of in
dustries other than agriculture. r.
"The relation Of prices of commo-.
dities other than agricultural prod
ucts to such products: s.z.sss.,s--....
ssThe banking and financial resour-
ces and credits Of the country; espec-
tally as affecting agricultural cred
it's " '-'@e@.7 : s Y ~ IL. :, = -, 10.
aThe marketing and transporta-
ton facilities Of the country.
at is the purpose OF the commis.
sion to obtain such information tnat
it will be able to make an Intelligent
recommendation to congress Tor sucn
legislation as may be needed to re-
lieve existing undesirable conditions:
This is the first time in the history OF
the country that active heads IN the
various lines of business to be at
fected by the proposed legislation
have been called in for information
and advice. s ,s e. s... II. -.
"The commission was authorized
+o name various advisory committees
and it is as a, member Of the trans
portation committee that am going
to Washington to confer with the
other members. = =; - ( :. 60 &s:-,s.:
1--WE meet in formal session on
Monday Of next week and we plan 10
have our report ready for the, com.
mission by the end of the week: OF
course a great amount Of preliminary
work had to be done. -. :.
personally, / feel that this is a
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