Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-02-09
CHARMING THE FARNERS.-

Mosbak which was reply to our
editorial i'm the issue OF Jan Goth
with the article he sent a note In
which he wrote: Il hope you will be
fair and give room for this in your
next weeks issue" This same article
was also sent to the Hinckley News
and there published last week. or in
It's issue Of Feb. LIST. In the first place
Mr.. Mosbnk went to the Hinckley
News and had an article published
In their issue Of Jan. Is, digging at
the American. instead OF coming u
his neighbors and having IT published
here as up to this date we have
never yet refused the publication OF
one Of his articles In the American.
26th and then he squirms around and
wants us to be fair" and publish his
article In the next issue. at the same
time sending IL to Hinckley where
only Mosbak's side OF the question is
given which apparently Is alright
with him. On account OF rush OF bot h
state and county printing. we could
not find time to set his article last
week but had intended running il this
week. Now seeing that he went to
Hinckiey again he may continue 60
ing there, we are not so easy that we
are fools. file may publish his views
there and we will publish our views
here. Mosbak has a strange con
ception OF what is fair
We contend that the only reason he
started writing i'm the Hinckley News
Of Jan. Is was his desire to see his
name In print and on account OF the
personal enmity which he harbors for
the American editor. as he published
private letters written to him con-
| fdentially by the American, we
thinking that he at that time still
had little good will toward us.
In his article of last week. he tells
Of him holding Farm Bureau offices
mt little or no compensation. Sure, 1t
Ii quite necessary for man who
wants to farm the farmers" to get
around and get acquainted and be
a good fellow at times, as without
acquaintance and publicity he would
not get far, II Is quite necessary to
make "A grandstand play occasionally
| 1lx. m hs,n hr
farmed the farmers. He undoubtedly
remembers that a few years back. he.
as n member OF the Askov Co-Opera-
tive Association was engaged by the
board Of directors Of that association
to ship their rutabages on a commits
sion Of soc per ton. He started out
but refused to- show the farmers in
voices Of what he was getting for the
bagas. which request by the farmers
was only matter OF purely business
principles. The rutabagas yielded
good prices that fall and he saw a
chance to make some money for his
own pocket so he dropped the farm
ers and bought Independently. Who
farmed the farmers that time? And
whore was his loyalty toward his CO.
which he and other soft shirt para
sites use ct Is not popular for those
to appear with white collars any
more IA they figure the soft shirt Is
better fooler) is the following: I'VE
should cooperate when It does not
pay to cooperate" This phrase GER
tainly also fell flat with him In his
rutabaga dealings. The phrase is n
good one and Is worthy Of much con-
sideration and real action but surely
sounds empty when II comes from the
lips OF those who do not practise It.
| As manager OF the Produce Asso-
citation CHE farmers potato ware
house here In Askov) three years
ago, Mosb@k engaged his brother-in-
law, A. Bobjerg. as bookkeeper and
general office helper at salary of
$l25 per month. while girl
stenographer and bookkeeper at about
SIS per month or less could have
answered the same purpose and then
they would have had their letters
written on typewriter with dupli-
cate copy OF each for future refer
ence. Who farmed the farmers, II
MosbWk Is unable to superintend the
office work In an ordinary potat,
warehouse--that Ia, give orders to :
girl as to how the books should be
kept and dictate letters. without call
ing in another man who was gettins
a managers salary or nearly so. h.
should not be engaged for such f.,
position. The other potato house,
here have not paid out such salaries
for their office work. but leave IL I,
him to run UP expenses on the farm
ers which his home community folk
will verify.
In his article Mosbak also refer
tn NJ G. Bendiks as not attending I,
business when he was manager OF tn
| Produce Assocjatio As far rs w.