The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-19
URGES GRAIN
EXCHANGE FOR
GATE CITY
Governor Asks for Faith in
Speech at Valley City
Community Picnic

Valley City, N. D.. June 19.-"Our
grain exchange in Grand Forks is
proving great success and we hope
to establish one in Fargo" said Gov
A. G. Sorlie of North Dakota in ar
address at the first annual Barnes
County Community picnic. held a,
the Rasmussen farm near here yes.
terday. There should be another
state mill and elevator at Fargo
there will be-" the governor declared
notwithstanding dark, threatening
clouds overhead and intermittent
showers, nearly 5000 farmers-their
families, and business men from Val.
ley City. declared a holiday and
romped around the grove at the Ras-
mussen farm.
Governor Sorlie's address was the
first event on program replete with
action from start to finish, the gov.
ernor being introduced by Senator
Frank B. Ployhar of Valley City.
Governor Sorlie's Address
1--WE must all work together to sell
North Dakota to ourselves, before we
attempt to sell it to others, but
when we have sold it to ourselves,
let's show the outsiders that that
something is protein wheat" said
Governor Sorlie in his address.
81 am not in politics." he said. IL
am chairman of a public service cor
poration-North Dakota. You are
stockholders in this corporation, and
with you lies the responsibility
whether it shall succeed and become
powerful, or fail.
II am In the milling business.
am proud to be in it. We need every
mill in the state and want every one
to be successful, becoming so from
milling our own wheat in our own
state.
Horticulture has been called the
basic industry of the United States,
and North Dakota plays a mighty
prominent part in that industry.
am proud to be the chairman of the
board of directors of such a corpor-
alton as this.
Mill Wheat-State
"North Dakota markets have been
controlled bv eastern capital. The
reason is they are better buyers
than we. are sellers. We have this
wonderful grade of protein wheat,
let's give it a name, demand a price
for it, and if we don't get that price,
mill it in our own state.
"This has been the great trouble
with US in this section. In April, we
wanted to float bond issue of ST.
100000. Eastern bond houses would
not give US what we wanted, so we
went to our own banks. These banks
over-subscribed the bonds by $3,000,-
600. We wanted to do it, so we just
did. The bonds were sold direct to
the banks in our own state and they
sold them to the bonding companies,
thus making money for themselves
and for the state"
Referring back to the exchange at
Grand Forks, the governor said, "the
Grand Forks exchange means that
we can put our own grade of wheat
protein wheat and it will be sold for
what it is, and not mixed with softer
wheat and sold for something else.
eve are just commencing to real
ize what we have in North Dakota.
We are not sold ourselves. When we
do know what we have here, we can
sell it to others.
Can Ship $4,000, 900 Bushels
"We have 81, 100000 bushels ,of
wheat to ship out of this state. That
is big thing to sell. It will be q
wonderful sale when we make up our
minds that we have something that
we can demand a price for and that
we know will make the best flour in
the world. When this comes about it
will mean an evolution in North
Dakota.
"As soon as the grain interests
find we are selling they will build
elevators in this state and in 10
years there will be elevators of 30.-
100000 bushels capacity at Fargo and
Grand Forks"