The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-28
CONFISCATION BEGINS

CONFISCATION BEGINS
The closing of three mills of the Russell Miller Company
in this state is regreabe But it ought to be surpris-
ngat least those who have the first clearly for
the inevitable result of socialism and have been
willing to face the facts.
No more conclusive evidence of the folly of the program
is needed than this announcement of flour milling
company backed by ample capital But it be taken
as the nal result OF state socialism is just the begin
ming.
What do the people of the state gain and what do they
Take the farmer has been hauled to the Russell
Miller mill here wheat from distance of 80 miles
is ground here resulted often in the farmer receiving
premium on his wheat. He gains the difference between.
M "nlH e s and baoded he a after
farmers will lose this. So do the Stutsman county
farmers and the Barnes county armers-many Of whom,
doubtless voted to create the state mill Grand Forks
Take the taxpayer The Russell Miller Company has paid
than $1,000 annually in taxes here 1t has probably
mill. That is lost 1t the difference must be made
up by the other taxpayers And this in addition to the
Of capital in Grand Forks in payg Interest ON
the bonds for the state MILL in making up losses of the
plant.
Take the business He loses the trade Of the en-
ployes of the mill
Take the aboring These fellows are deprived of
in ha mnr sscs b
and become involved in heavy moving and seeking
work. .'t
No one has got materially cheaper flour because of the
state mill Private initiative dealt blow. The only
gamer ia: apptmty .he city of Grand Forks and that city
city may find they have sold their principles for OF
pottage.
The state mill Grand Forks at full capacity can grind
enough flour in twohirds year supply every family
IN North Dakota for the entire This is the statement
of experts.
the creation of demand for North Dakota wheat
and consequently increased price by sales in other
publicly that North Dakota be considered the logical
market tor the flour of the state mill He allowed be
establish markell practice Of destroying competition for
which by the way, Big Business" assaled the
floor OF Congress and in the
If the state mill seeks to capture the entire North Da
kota Market 1t calls upon taxpayers to make the losses
it susains by selling -four in this other states
less than cost will of business the 40 to
80 small flour mills dotting the state
The result is plain Farmers in every section will lose
wheat the business men will lose trade laborers will have
to seek other employment the taxpayers will have deficit
to make up.
largely tor its prosperity upon the prosperity of
northeastern North Dakota may find it's gain in the state
mill offset by the blow dealt in its logical trade territory
The state mill located the eastern edge
An example OF what this means was pointed out in The
Tribune news columns Suppose the pententiary uses
hauled eastward to Grand Forks and hauled as -four
tribute OF 81 cents per barrel paid the railroads This
Will be true in other sections when other small -four mills
are closed The folly of locating the mill at Grand Forks
apparent .l.r. a .s
None of the private mills in the state many of whom are
by North Dakota capital have protested although
they have their business swept away by the state mill
Yet their property just surely coscated in
lea as private property has been confscaed Soviet
Russia.
The plea was made in this state to give the indus
tries fair trial The major political organizations agreed
prises in view of the increasing burden they have
brought in view of the latest evidence Of what
ism means, is it not time say 1--WE have expermented
We have found the whole thing wrong"
It isslghtly than two years ago since those who
took stand against state socialism, who
pointed to the inevitable result were charged with throwing
monkey wrenches and with being dsturbers the peace
and welfare of the state At that time the Nonpartisan
estopped from pungng the deep into debt
because could not sell bonds It facing ruin because
continued and cossal mistakes of its leaders If
datered and general stand against state socialism had
been taken at the time if broad campaign Of education
had been undertaken Of the disastrous results Of the
system might have been avoided.