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tee satisfaction in these respects to
any purchaser. With it's control of a
large majority of the supply of all
grades of bright tobacco for five
years, it will be able to contract to
sell any quantity of any grade in the
green state to those preferring to
redry it for themselves. Having con-
troll by ownership, lease or contract
of adequate redrying facilities, it
will be as easy for the association to
redry it to suit other purchasers as it
is under the present system for the
big independent buyers and export
ers to do this.
All these requirements can be met
more easily and probably more eco
nomically by one big cooperative as
sociation than under the present sys-
tenn.
Objection 5: '"The length of the
contract !
Answer: The length. of the con-
tract-f1ve years-is the strength of
the contract, or at least one of it's
chief elements of strength.
No big business like this could be
successfully organized and operated
on a one-year basis. At least a five
year term has been shown by ex-
perience to be necessary to give per-
manency, protection, and confidence
to the business, and to secure the
sort of big business men and experts
necessary to run successfully this sort
of big business. Men of this type
would not be willing to leave good
positions to take positions with an
association organized for less than
five years.
Objection 6: "The impossibility of
placing value on tobacco in ad-
vance so as to get reasonable safe
advance upon it on delivery"
In this admission, of the present
impossibility of placing value on
tobacco haven't you given your case
away and, if you honestly have at
heart the interest Of the grower,
offered the strongest argument for
changing such a hap hazard, gam
bling system and substituting there
for a system of cooperative selling
that proposes to standardize ., and
classify grades and to stabilize prices
and value according to quality and
real demand, and to protect the same
by commodity organization and in
telligent and orderly marketing ac-
cording to demands of the markets?
Under such system 1t will be poss-
ible, as it ought to be, for sensible
Board OF Directors of the Marketing
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Association in a conference with
to agree upon a reasonably safe
value and price of scientifically
graded crops any time.
Objection Z: ''The farmer who
needs his money to pay debts for
fertilizers and other supplies will
be forced to wait indefinitely for a
big part of his tobacco money"
Answer: The Cooperative Market
ing Association is essentially a SELL
ing association and will hold tobacco
only so long and only so much of it
as may be found necessary to pre-
vent glutting the market and break
ing the price. The experience in Cal
ifornia has been that members of Co
operative Marketing Associations,
because of better prices and profits
from better marketing, are usually
transferred in about three years from
a credit to a cash system of crop pro-
duction. Only two per cent of the
sociations there are producing their
crop on a credit under liens and
We believe that because Of the
ought to receive for his crop under
a better and more profitable system
of marketing, the fifty or sixty per
cent advance received upon delivery
will amount to approximately as
much as his entire crop sold under
the present system. If the farmer
secures a better price he will finally
have fewer debts to pay mad more
to pay them with. 20 the
great benefit of both creditor and
debtor.
Objection 8: The last objection Of
fered is what Editor Webb, vaguely
and insinuatingly terms, "The niger
in the wood-pile.'
Answer: 1 am surprised that the
editor, whom I know to be an hon
orable gentleman, should have SO far
forgotten himself as to impugn the
motives of others whom he ought to
know are honorable gentlemen and
seek thus to- becloud a great and
vital issue by an unsupported ap-
peal to suspicion and prejudice.
If one were disposed to answer
such an appeal in kind, it would be
very easy to call attention to the
fact that the editor is a tobacco ware
houseman and auctioneer, honorable
callings both of them, but both of
them liable to be materially affected
by . change from Il auction to the
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title to and actual possession of
three-fourths or more of the bright
tobacco of the United States, aggre-
eating annually in value several hun
contract for FIVE years-if such an
association caH not use such tre-
mendous agricultural assets as coll
lateral for financing safely the nee
essary advances and expenses of mar
keting the crop to the best advan-
tage through even the most conserva-
tive banks and other financial insti-
tutiOns,t with guaranteed aid from
the Federal reserve bank, the war
finance Corporation and many of
the biggest banks of the country at
home and abroad who have endors-
ed the plan as financially sound, it
will certainly be a sad commentary
upon the financial ability of the
directors and other administrative
officers of the association.
The divided crop is used now by
a large number of individuals and
companies to finance itself under a
much more expensive system of mar
keting. 1t certainly ought to be easier
and safer to use the collective crop
to finance itself one channel under
much less expensive system of
marketing.
The best and complete answer to
this objection, however, is to be
found in the facts, ascertainable by
any honest enquirer, that numerous
Cooperative Marketing Associations
elsewhere for all sorts of agricultural
products, perishable and non-perish-
bale, including cotton and tobacco,
operating under contracts exactly like
ours in principle and provisions are
now being successfully financed.
Many of these have been successfully
financed under this plan for years.
Objection g. .'The impossibility of
grading and classifying tobacco
Answer: Tobacco can certainly be
graded and classified before selling
by few experts employed by the
association such as are now used by
the big buyers and spectators after
buying, far better than it is now by
growers, each grading according to
his own standard. Under the present
system there is no real grading, only
sort of Sorting before selling
hnu
sort of pig in a poke. The experienced
buyer usually knows more about the
real value of the pig than does the
seller, and takes advantage of his su-
perior knowledge to buy mixed
grades at the price of the poorest and
then employs experts to separate and
classify. This work is now done after
selling in the interest of the buyer
Any sensible person ought to know
that if it can be done profitably for
the buyer after buying, it can be
done profitably foc the seller before
selling. Nobody can know or expect
to receive the full market value of
any commodity until it is graded and
classified according to quality. Gov
ernment experts have been at work
for months on standardizing grades
of tobacco and assure us that it can
be done.
Objection 4: "The redrying may
not suit the big purchasers of to-
bacco, who have special processes of
their own" 1
Answer: The Association will be
in the best position of any selling
organization in the world to guaran-
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"Only One Thing
Breaks MY Cold !"

HE relief that DR.. Kings New
Discovery gives from stubborn old
colds, and onrushing new ones, grippe
and throat-torturing coughs has made
it the standard remedy it is sy.
Time-tried for fifty years and Ter
more popular than today. No hsi full
drugs.
You will soor notice the zelief in
loosened phiegm and eased cohgh.
Always reliable, and good for the
whole family. Has convincing, heal
ing taste with all its good medicinal
qualities. At all druggistsk so cents.
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furnished and set up by Adjutant
Gen. Rhino Of the Minnesota Nation
al Guard.
On Tuesday of this week boys } e
gan treking through Sauk Centre en-
route for the play grounds in the
north. The invitation extended by
the Northern Association to all news
paper men in the state to participate
in their annual outing is being ac-
cepted in larger numbers each year.
"Doc" Rutledge the secretary OF
the Northern association has tie fac
ulty of lining up more Give ones
for the summer outing than any 9th
er man in the state and the program
each year is just a little bit different
than its predecessor.
The Herald editor regrets that 1t
will be impossible for him to take
in all of the outing but the rest OF
the bunch will probably have fairly
good time in spite of that fact.
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More Bargains on New
Babcock Highway Jobs
State Low Proposals Without In
creases-No Bidding Against
Harvest Labor Demand

Tentative awards of contracts on
80 state trunk highway improvement
projects in many parts of Minnesota
at figures averaging as low as those
at past lettings were announced this
week by Charles M. Babcock, state
highway commissioner.
The list as already made public in
cludes nearly $50 miles of gravel
surfacing, 100 miles of grading, 2
miles of paving, several bridges and
other work, and bids are more than
$4,000 below engineers advance
estimates, says the Highway Depart
ment bulletin. Final awards will be
made on rechecks to make sure the
bids accepted are the best in each
case.
Work not interfering with harvest
ing on the farms will be pushed, ac-
cording to John H. Mullen, assistant
commissioner and chief engineer.
Grading operations are to be well adj
vanced this fall and the gravel-sur-
facing, guard rail and other improve
ments completed before heavy
highway travel opens next season.
This will put the betterments to pub
lie use as early as possible, it was
said, and keep Minnesota in first place
among the states for completed mile
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Sydney R. Smith, Grand Army vet
eran and oldest living citizen OF the
village, died at the home of his son,
George A. Smith, Saturday morning,
July 20. Death was due to the in
firnities of age. He had been in
failing health the past four years and
was more or less helpless. He would
have been 90 years of age at his next
birthday. The funeral services were
held from the home of his son Mon
day afternoon, July 81, Rev. Lane C.
Findley officiating, and interment was
in the cemetery at Osakis.
Mr.. Smith was born January 81,
1924, at Brockville, Ontario, Canada.
His parents were Jacob and Sarah
Smith. He came with them to the
United States in 1889, locating first at
Willsboro, New York. When the Civ
il War broke out he enlisted in Com
pany L, 11th New York cavalry, and
served from September,3, 1862 until
the end of the war in 1865. He had
an honorable war record and did his
part to help his country in it's time
of peril. He was married in 1845 to
Miss Esther Allen Blair. After the
war they moved to Minnesota, COM
The Sauk Centre herald., 1922-08-10
AN EXPLANATION THAT DOES
NOT EXPLAIN

Chairman Swendsen of the Min
nesota Board or Control and head OF
the Minnesota parole board, made an
extended statement in the Twin City
press the latter part of last week
which was purported to be a justifica-
tion to the admitting to parole OF one
Wm. H. Schaefer, who MIXED innocent
victims of the northwest out of
several hundred thousand dollars and
was convicted and sentenced to ten
years in the penintentary.
Mr.. Swenshen argued from a the
oretical standpoint about the duty OF
parole boards to assist penitent
criminal when he has desire to re-
form. But his statement failed to give
any valid reason or justification for
giving this man Schaefer his liberty.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1922-08-10
NEWSPAPER MEN TAKE TO
TALL TIMBER"

1t is rather unusual for newspaper
man to stake to the woods" but
many of the Minnesota publishers are
doing that very thing this week.
The annual play-time Of the North
ern Minnesota Editorial Asso-
citation is at hand and this years
outing will be held in beautiful Itas-
ca State Park. The festivities will
start with big reception and BAN
quet at Park Rapids on Thursday
evening. There will be another feed,
reception and dance at Bemidji on
Friday evening and the entertain
ment at the park will be varied and
interesting. The newspaper gang
and their families will live in tents
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department.

department.
There was no room for all the cit
les and villages on the map, accord
ing to the explanation in the highway
bulletin, and forced to limit the list,
the department put on only the towns
named in good road Amendment No.
1. It is planned in few months,
however, to issue another Minnesota
highway map on which all towns will
appear, also many important roads
in addition to those in the trunk sys-
tenn.
Not only does every town want to
be listed, the bulletin states but many
want stars to indicate free camping
grounds, circles for parks, and SO
forth-and lack of room, for all,
forced the limit to avoid unfair dis
elimination.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1922-08-10
THE 1922 COUNTY FAIR

Ihere is nOCnlng CnaC so "lSd1ly
shows the development and progress
of a community as the county far :.
What the great State Fair at Hamline
has done to open the eyes of the Unit
ed States as to the greatness of Min
nesota, so can the Stearns County
fair demonstrate to the people O. 9th
er sections of the state the greatness
of Stearns, Todd, Pope and Douglas
counties, if the farmers and pure bred
stockmen of this section fII!y ap-
preciate their opportunity that the
county fair gives them 30 display
their products.
For several years the exhibits at
the Stearns County Fair have show n
very gratifying increase, this is par
ticuIarly true in the showing of pure
bred live stock. Prior to this year
it has been customary to accept grade
stock, but the fair officials believe
that the breeder of the pure bred
should be encouraged and nothing
but pure bred stock will be allowed
to compete for prizes.
The 1922 fair which is TO he reid
Wednesday, Thursday, friday and
Saturday of next week gives every
promise of being positively the most
complete exhibition of the products
of the home, garden, field and stock
yards ever shown in this section of
the state. While it is true that the
fair is located at Sauk Centre it is
not and should not be a Salk Centle
institution, but rather belonging to
the entire county, and as such is en-
titled to the enthusiastic support of
every resident of this section of the
state.
The Stearns County Fair has each
ed the critical stage of it's existence.
The $4,000 deficit facing the associa-
tion at the close of last years fair
has been cleaned up by the progress
sive business men of Sauk Centre. A
large amount of the waste and ex-
travagence of former years has been
eliminated and this years fair is
working under a strict budget sys-
tenn. The amusement program is so
entirely different from anything ever
attempted by county fairs of this
section of the state that it should
and will undoubtedly appeal to a
large number.
A growing evil of the liberal Gis-
posing of passes to the fair has been
abolished and this year every officer
of the fair association will pay his
fare into the grounds the same as the
citizen who merely goes to enjoy the
entertainment. 1t is only by trim
ming the waste at every possible
point that the Agricultural Society of
Stearns County can be made a per-
manent institution. If the fair is to
be continued it must have the active
support and cooperation of all the
people of this locality.
Give your family little play-time
next week attend every day of the
fair. It will be money well invested
The Sauk Centre herald., 1922-08-10
Illinois Troops Called.

Chicago-Two hundred and fifty Chi
cago guardsmen enroute home from
Clinton, ILL.,, where they have been on
strike duty for two weeks, have been
ordered to proceed to Joliet, where two
men were killed and the sheriff wound
ed in rail strike.
Governor Small assumed control OF
the affairs of state this morning af-
ter a months vacation.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1922-08-10
ing to the state in 1866.

ing to the state IN 1900.
For many years he lived on farm
in southern Reynolds and later lived
at Osakis. His wife died in 1896. Af-
ter that he lived at Long Prairie and
for nine years resided at Walla Walla,
Washington. He also lived for a time
at the State Soldiers Home at Mime
haha, Park Of late years, however,
he had made his home with his son,
George, in this village. He is surviv-
ed by two sons, George A. Smith, of
this village, and Elbert Smith, of
Walla Walla, Washington, also by two
brothers, Ezekiel Smith, who lives in
Idaho, and Horace Smith, who lives
at Swift Current, Sask., Canada. He
is also survived by Ia grandchildren,
Al great grandchildren, and 6 great
great grandchildren.
neighbor and friend and had wide
acquaintance, all of whom will regret
to hear of his death. 1t had been his
ambition to live to be hundred years
old and the took pride in the fact that
he was one of the county's patriarchs.
With the exception of August Denien,
who lives in the township and who is
three months older, Mr.. Smith was
the oldest citizen of our county
Long Prairie Leoder.
H.
Dairyman Meets With Heavy Loss
r. F. Storrs of the town of
Orange, eight miles southwest of
Osakis, has had twenty-six head of
cattle out of a total of 40, condemned
by state inspectors this week after
being tested for tuberculosis. DR.. w.
L. Lindquist of the State Livestock
Sanitary Board made the inspection
and found Is mich cows and II head
of two and three year old heifers eff
fected with the disease. che stock will
be shipped to St. Paul and Mr.. Storrs
will be partially reimbursed by the
state, but will suffer heavy loss a.
bove the amount allowed for grade
cows and heifers.
The Review understands that other
herds in this vicinity have been in
spected and from one to three head
condemned in some instances.
The inspection has been brought
about throught the efforts of H. w.
Van Valkenburg, well known stock
breeder Of Leslie township, who is in
terested in the work of stamping out
tuberculosis in herds in this locality
The efforts now underway should
not stop until every dairy herd in
this territory is placed on the ac-
credited list. -Osakis Review
The Sauk Centre herald., 1922-08-10
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Ever notice that it is the gent who
wears the No. hat who gives the
most advice about running the govern
ment?
Opportunity seems to like to knock
on the door of the man who rushes
out and grabs her.
A lot of the men who boast that
they are self-made at least have the
courage to assume the responsibility
The trouble is that the man who
blows his own horn makes so many
false notes.
What has become of the old-fash-
ioned man who used to use curling
iron on his whiskers?
Job was a patient man-but he
never got caught out in the rain with
one Of those rain-proof coats.
War is no doubt what Sherman said
it was-but did. you ever have your
trousers rip up the seat when you
were miles away from home?
A fat man has to be good-natured
-he can neither run nor fight.
1t is a wise man who early in life
learns that the world isn't interested
in his private feuds and troubles.
A man doesn't have to be a second
Christopher Columbus in order to
find trouble if he is looking for it.
Wisdom comes as the result of prof
iting by the mistakes of the past.
The deaf man is in luck when some
one asks him for a loan.
AS a general rule, the man who
does the most talking about betting
wouldn't even put up an umbrella on
rainy day.
The trouble is that when you try to
climb up the Ladder of Fame you
find that the whole world has guessed
the rungs.
What has become of the old fash
ioned novel heroine who dropped her
eyes" and had an "alabaster" brow ?
If money talks, we wish we knew
the language.
The prize boob of the universe is
the simp who is satisfied with him
self.
Base ball is now popular in Chira.
Seems the Chinese took their. queue
from America.
Speaking of figures, 81 Johnson
says he has hogs on his farm that
know all about cube root, and there
are snakes on the place thar are
adders.
The fellow who let the big one get
away will soon hunch over and make
room for the chap who killed 81 a.
one shot.
There ought to be some way for
folks to get yaccinated against those
who are afflicted with an ingrowine
crouch.
The fellow who max IS excuses finds
it mighty hard to make go d.
Glory is a good thing il. its place
but it's well to remember that you
cant trade it in for i1ac. and eggs.
War has its heros but how about
| the fat man who is trying to diet?
The Sauk Centre herald., 1922-08-10
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In the wee small hours Madeline
wallace returned to her beautiful
nome She sat down on the stairway
and ordered the butler to take off
room as though in a daze, untangIed
her lustrous hair, and <we Of course,
are not permitted to see what fol-
loWs) in few moments she is. en-
Now Mr.. Wallace, her father, pro-
prletor of big department store,
had watched her every movement
with an Interior motive in mind. He
entered her bed chamber and told
stairway. She was disturbed, but
in another moment ne asked her
yes. to teach him the latest Jazz step.
50 to the victrola and the reception
room she took him. and as they
whirled and jazzed, as only Made.
line knew how to teach her dad the
Jazz steps, in came the stately. stern
MRS, Wallace. just returning from a
ss Dglage party. And then what hap
courage his daughter TO dance with
him at two in the morning?
This is but one Of the novel feat
ures to be found in "Why Girls
Brothers which nieb viii be " the mstnee festnee
Friday and Saturday.
"Fightin' Mad" which comes to the
Caughren theatre on Sunday and Mon
day, is picture of a red bIooded
young American who finds the course
OF ordinary life rather too prosaic and
seeks adventure by becoming a mem
Der Of the Border Patrol.
In this release, from the original
story story OF H. H. Van Loan, who wrote
The Virgin Of Stamboul," and MANY
oIner screen successes, William Des-
mona star OF the stage and screen, has
another Of those thrilling outdoor
pictures. filled with love, romance
and adventure.
In the character Of hard riding
youth, ne shocks the passengers on
the overland limited, fights his way
to friendship among his comrades in
the Border Patrol and then furnishes
many thrills in his daring rescue of
the girl OF the train from bandit
In the notable cast supporting Des.
mond are Virginia Brown Faire, as
ieadlng lady; ROSEMARY Theby, who
nad the leading feminine role in "A
connecticut Yankee" Doris Pawn,
Emmett G. King, Jack Richardson
William J. Dyer. Bert Lindley. George
Staniey and Vernon Sniveley.
F1ghtin' Mad" was directed by
1Hsapn 1 =. Franz and photographed by
Tom Mix is returning here Aug. Ia
0niy IN q big story of the Canadian
MGrtnwest MOI, called up and Going" He
VIII be at the Caughren theatre. In
a6aition s9I to being big. stirring story,
Up and Going is said to be scenicai.
~, one Of the most beautiful in which
MIX mas appeared. It was written bv
Lynn Reynolds and Mix. -
-
although Elmer Harris apparently
Ilkes nothing better than writing pep.
py comedy dramas for Bebe Daniels
and although he divises more and
more dlnicult stunts for the popular
st stas 70 perform that plucky little lady
steadfastly refuses to have a .doubIe',
40 any of her hard jobs, and cheerful
~ risks her neck in high dives, long
Jumps and fast driving in each Aim
she is shown on horseback, in
runaway runGWay. in a motorcycle race and
nlana looping the loop in an aero
auLomobile a.1 race in her current release
me speed Girl" which will show
tre. Inca
The Sauk Centre herald., 1922-08-10
Irish Wreck Cables.

London-Irish insurgents have
wrecked the commercial cable station
at Waterville, Ireland. putting five
American cables out Of commission.
The Commercial Cable company in
New York announced that wrecking of
the cable in Waterville had cut Ireland,
France, Germany and northern Europe
off from communication with the Uni
ted States so far as it's lines were con.
cerned.