The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1922-01-20
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congress s4.l..a Young's statement
was> not surprise to. those who,
know the representative from Valley
City. when Mr. Young came 70
Congress ten years ago he let it be
known that his 1uture, il any. was to
be in the House Of Representatives.
A long line of predecessors III the
House, after gaining q foothold
there, had turned their attention to
the Senate, or the guber11ato
chair. The House merely served as
stepping -stone.
. The justice Of this course has now
become manifest. Young has. been
in the House nearly ten years: To-
day he represents the agricultural
Northwest upon the committee on
Ways and Means. As such he was
the author Of the emergency tariff
law, and supervised the writing of
the agricultural schedules into the
permanent bill. Young is nearing
the top Of the Committee on, Ways
and Means, the big committee of the
House. The present year may be a.
bad one for Republicans in many
districts in doubtful states. Another
Congress should see him even far
ther up the ladder. To leave the
House now for other honors would
certainly seem anything but wise un-
der such circumstances.
In the first district it lis believed
that Congressman o. B. Burtness
will. stand for reelection. Mr.. Burt
ness has been mentioned among the
prospective senatorial candidates
but has given no encouragement to
the rumor. On the other hand he
seems to be concern chiefly with
his duties in the House From all
accounts he is very popular in his
home district, where a year ago he
was elected by a comfortable ma
jority. He has been an uncompromi-
sing foe Of socialism while his re-
cord on farm legislation is such that
even rabid Nonpartisan should
have no cause for complaint.
While the League NAV adyance a
candidate in the first district if they
decide on a straight slate for next
year the attitude of John M. Baer in
the last session of his term must
have cured those in the Red River
Valley neighborhood Of congressmen
of the Townley brand and such opro-
sition should not be formidable. Baer
himself will scarcely be in shape to
make the race again. Following his
defeat a year back he shook the dust
of Dakota from his feet and has been
in Washington since that time. He
did not take the trouble to rive his
friends a hand in the recall fight and
at last reports he was mixing up
with a single tax group in the East.
Exponents of the, Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence river project are gather
ing in Washington. preparatory to
launching drive for the enactment
of the necessary legislation at the
resent session. J. Adam Bede, of
ne City, Minn., is already on the
job after an extended tour of the
middle and northwestern states. He
reports a great interest among the
farmers in the project, and states
that sentiment is alive to the impor-
tance of the undertaking all over the
country. The opposition Of New
York City interests, according to Mr..
Bede, is the result of immature judg-
ment. He states that the cheap pow.
er which will be afforded the Empire
state through the construction of the
canal and dams is bound to win fa-
vor with the people there once they
realize just what is contemplated.
Cheap heme-seekers rates may be
granted by the railroads this sum-
mer, according to Congressman Geo.
M. Young, who has had the matter
before the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Mr.. y. S. Milloy, secre-
tary Of the Minot, Association of
Commerce, recently called attention
to the desireability of securing spe-
cial home-seekers rates in order TO-
give the people of other states an
opportunity to examine and avail
themselves of the bargains in farm
lands now offered in Che state.
In reply to Young's request the
Commission has announced that it
will call the attention Of the rail-
roads to the demand, and it is con-
sidered probable that such a request
would be granted as it would incre-
ase passenger traffic during the COM
ing months. Attention was also call
ed to the fact that the Great Nor