The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1922-03-17
GRONNA IS OUT
FOR u. 5. SENATOR
COMES OUT ON A PLATFORM
ENDORSING NONPARTISAN
PROGRAM

A. j. Gronna of Lakota early
Tuesday morning announced that
he is a candidate for United States
senator to succeed Porter J. NC.
Cumber, whose term expires March
a, next, and who has served in the
senate since March 4th, 1899. Mr..
Gronna represented North Dakota
in the upper house of congress tor
.12 years, being defeated at the
1920 primary election by DR.. q. F.
Ladd, then president Of the North
Dakota agricultural college.
Mr.. Gronna issued statement IN
which he appealed for support Tor
the nomination on the Republican
ticket by citizens of all factions,
and outlines the platform on which
he seeks such endorsement. He de-
clares himself in favor Of the farm
ers' program and urges the speedy
completion of the state mill and
elevator at Grand Forks He wants
these institutions tried out thoroly
and the Bank of North Dakota to
function to finance the state indus
tries. He is also in favor of ex-
tending the farm loan department
OF the bank.
A part Of Mr.: Gronna's state
ment follows:
have often been asked if / favor
the farmers program. My answer
has always been that I favor any
program that is economically sound
and lust. I favor any program
which can possibly improve the con-
ditions of the farmer. I am OPP
posed to any program based upon a
false economic principle, and which
turns out to be only fake and
swindle.
l believe in constructive things,
| and would not raise a finger
against any program which could
! possibly be of benefit to the farm
er. have always said that the
| farmer should transact his own bus
mess, and welcome the day when
he shall be in a position to be able
to fix his own prices and conducl
/ the business on the farm according
to the same rule and system that
other business is being conducted.
In this way only will he succeed,
and when the farmer makes sue
cess it is possible for all kinds OF
business to prosper.
| I favor the early completion OF
the state mill and elevator and
there is no reason why it should not
be completed by August first, 1922
We should give this plant faii
trial in operating it. The build
J ing OF the mill is only the begin
. ming. We must look into every
| phase of the industry and the op-
/ Grating expenses must be taken into
/ account.
The discrimination in rail rates
against North Dakota is unjust
Here is a comparison of North Da.
kota and Minnesota state rates or
wheat, carloads:
/ SO miles haul IL cents North Da
kota.
SO mile haul, 8 cents Minnesota
100 mile haul " cents NORTH
Dakota.
100 mile haul, II cents Minneso
200 mile haul, 221a cents NORTH
Dakota
| 200 mile haul, IA cents Mime
sofa.
800 mile haul, 2s cents NORTH
Dakota.
800 mile haul, 16 cents Mime
sofa.
400 mile haul 20 cents, Nortl
4 Dakota.
! 400 mile haul, 17k cents Mime
s. sofa.
In Minnesota 151s cents pc
hundred pounds will haul a carload
q OF wheat distance of ESQ miles, il
North Dakota this rate will onl.
pay for 100 miles.
4 The Bank Of North Dakota coult
and should be made a real farmers
bank to finance the farmer and th
state industries. A scientific rura
credit law on the amortization plal
should be enacted IN substantially
the same form as the federal rura
credit act.
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