The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-01-05

gency in the money market and the
low prices for farm produce, we have
Jared very we'll when we compare con-
ditions in other countries. America
may have experienced hard times in
a way, but after all the people of this
country seem to be able to get good
living, enjoy lots Of Injuries and
pleasures that peoples of the old
world are not enjoying. We are glad
this note of optimism has been sound
ed and as the old year dies away and
the new one comes to light let us look
forward to brighter and more pros
porous times in the coming year.
Press reports claim that the Grain
Growers organization has something
over 10000 900 bushels of grain con-
tracted with their concern. This is
some grain and should give them suf-
ficient leverage on the grain market
to assist materially in stabilizing the
price of grain, if the members who are
at the head Of the organization use
their power properly. There is an
item Of cost in this organization how
ever which appears little out OF
proportion. We have been indirectly
Informed by a man who is engaged
in the work of contracting this grain
that he receives a commission OF &c
per bushel for all the grain which he
can contract. If this is correct, and
we have no reason for doubling. MS
statement, the total cost to the farm
ers who have contracted the gram
would be $1,s00,0O0, which is no
small item of expense. OF course, II
the Grain Growers can elevate the
price of grain beyond the two cent
commission cost the expense will not
be on the farmer. But this rate
seems an exorbitant price to pay for
the service when we consider that 1t
was not very many years ago when
elevators throughout the country were
glad to buy grain on one cent mar
gin and considered it pure luck when
they were able to get margin OF one
and one half cents. While the cost
of this service will not be on the far
mer, if the price of grain is raised
above that level, it is an added bur
den to the consumer and enlarges the
spread between the price received by
the farmer and the price paid by the
consumer This is one of the evils OF
the marketing system which the TAR
mers- are continually working against
and which is also source of indigna-
tion to the consumer. While the
Grain Growers may be a great organ
ization they will not be in position
to lay any claim to efficiency until
thew evolve system of marketing
which will reduce this spread, cut
out a part of the organization expense
md return to the farmer a greater
percentage of the money which the
consumer pays for his product.
One of the greatest conventions or
them all is to be held in Valley City
the coming summer-that of the U.
G. 1.-THE best bunch Of fellows that
ever got together. Valley City has
asked for this convention which takes
in Minnesota, North Dakota and 9th.
er points, and the general meeting OF
this body in convention last year
awarded the convention to this city
This means that every business man
and citizen will have to get back OF the
project and help it along. There IS
much to be done to complete arrange
ments for this convention and some
folks may think that this is an early
date to agitate convention that Is
six months away-but it isn't. We
want to do this job up thoroughly and
we'll. 1t means that hundreds of trav-
cling men will assemble here next
June at this convention and we want
them to know that Valley City is
live town and we want to give them
the best that it is possible to give
The local U. C. 7. boys have been
making plans for this for many weeks
already and they will need the coop
Grafton of the citizens of the city. Let
US get back of the movementlOO per
cent so that when they have. come
and gone the knights Of the grip Will
say that they were we'll pleased that
thew came to this city with their an
nual convention. As an advertising
feature alone the town will get some
of the best publicity possible to get II
we give them a real time-and we can
The travelling men are the best ba,
rometers in the world as boosters and
thew 90 all over the country and when
tNeV IKE d COWIl IICy Wv AASN
to saw so to their friends and besides
we like those knights of the grip and
want them to have the time of their
lives. Put cross on the June calen-
dar so that this convention Will be
ever present in your mind and BOOST
the proposition along.
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Barnes county is gradually but
surely going more into dairylng: Dure
inc the past year seven car loads OF
choice cows and bulls have been pur-
chased and distributed in this county
The great problem of the day with
the farmer seems to be how to fix it SO
that in case Of a crop failure they are
going to get meal ticket, and many
Of them have solved that question by
buying cows and getting a sure living
by being able to market the products
Of these cows which can always be
done and for which cash is received.
1t is not. our mission to tell farmer
what to do or how to farm-he knows