The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-13


u Established 1879
hauled away by j. p Jakobsson Emquist in clearing
this years first prize Of the Swedish Agricultural Assoc
alton.
3 Well call him Jake for short
In 1895 he took three that else wanted il
such rock pile Patiently he to work. digging up tho
boulders Finally he had the stones all removed the
bearing Gradually with profits saved from his har
vests he bought rock pile Now he has 80 1(
devoted to which support him and his family and 7C
Jake used his 10000 carloads of stones build beau
ful wall around his farm and fine highway along side
He and his wife take things easily now their
nine chidren-whose living as hopess-a
looking strip of land be found almost anywhercnow
are assisting IN the work.
How many would have the patience and the conf
ence in their own efforts to attempt the task undertaken by
His demonstrates that largely up the
individual himself that no handicap too big to be
that man can create his opportunity.
The story of Jakes life enough to make some Of the
of ashamed when we grumbe or
discouraged at lot, though have easy shedding
pared with Jake.
Will power the lack of opportunity
city man, living relatively soft existence can't help
but marvel at what Jake has accomplished yet akes
career IS symbolic OF what farmers doing all the
world especially the pioneers at the outskirts Of civilization
Respect the farmers, you city chaps for they are
burden Considering the financial reward they get most
the time, in comparison with metropolitan income, it's
anarchists.
taors and companers however city oafers who
did an honest days work.
- PAY ENVELOPES
Wages and salaries in manufacturing industries doubled,
almost exactly between 1914 and 1921 This shown by
the last census. 6sss
Total and salaries paid by all American manufSe
turing establishments compared as follows:
I9I4 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ) 5342 1000
-. 1921 Observation-Disclosures. 1O763442,OOO
These figures show that the average person empoved in
in md
for each $53 he received in 1914
The rise and fall in the income apparently just
about matched fluctuations in the cost of living for people
on the payros of manufacturing industries &c. when
sdered in terms Of buying power incomes really stood still
or close to It, You got dollars, but dollar wouldn't
buy as MUCH
The total value" presumably the selling price, of ali
manufactured products in 1921 was close to ID billion dollars
TO be exact, $43,653 1885, 0OO
This nearly third less than in 1919 It was four
hts more than in 1914 though and salaries
twice as much in 1914
The situation in 1921 labor ages and saaries
featured ~ ''"'N
{ What became of the other three-fourths?
Well than Is billion dollars were paid for materials
used in manufacturing and lot of this represented labor
the and semi-fnshed materials for manufacturing
processes and transporting them to factories and mills
These figures for 1921 include all activities Of 1876 ooo
manufacturing establishments employing 8,257OOO Amer
Reduced to simple figures the situation in that wear was
That to each $500 paid for $3.50 salaries
1884 for buying materials to be used manufacturing and
1881 added profits taxes and other items previously
mentioned. '
Figures fuctuate in various years. but average the
for 1921 probably show the relative that
for wages salaries of materials out of the final
value OF the manufactured products.
NUT
business man in Italy said to B. L. Winchel president
'f Remington Typewriter Co.. You have shut our wines
pohbltlon you have shut out oranges lemons
almonds and laces by high duties so that
have left little that export you then finally
QfiOnl 1oLo.
anno to your country for employment Why should we
want to buy American products if avoid it? u
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omulu Dels of Stanton California He has been married
3ur times.
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