The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-08
POOR BUSINESS
TO KNOCK STATE
SAYS DONNELLY

Declaring that it is poor business
for any man to solicit votes for any
office by knocking his own state to
get the office. W. A. Donnelly of
Fargo. former secretary Of the North
Dakota Retail Merchants association,
protests the policy Of certain candi-
dates in knocking the state mill and
elevator.
IF the state mill had the full sup
port of all the consumers in North
Dakota, we could not grind flour and
cereals enough to supply the de-
mand." says Mr.. Donnelly. Every
knock against Dakota Maid flour is q
knock against other products manu-
featured in our state. because it leads
to arguments during sales made to
the retail trade that kill sales by
getting into uncalled for explana-
l,tions Of mill and elevator losses.
Eve have the finest wheat for
grinding into flour grown in the
world. Then why keep knocking it
by telling about the mill and ele-
vator losses to gain vote for some
every housewife in North Dakota will
demand q sack of Dakota Maid flour
during the next 60 days. the loss will
be cut so low that the two men rum
ming for governor Of our state will
agree with me when l say it's darn
poor business for any man to solicit
votes for any office by knocking his
| own state to get the office.
Statesmen Needed
"Werc ] ut the head of q sales de-
partment that was under fire day in
and day out, I'd put on force Of
statesmen TO call on every family in
our land and do my best to sell then,
n sack Of Dakota Maid flour and :.
package Of cereals made at the mill.
"What we need in North Dakot:.
is men who. regardless Of the parties
they represent, will have only the
good points of the state broadcast over
the country asking people to join in
making North Dakota the safest place
i'm the United States to live in and
earn good honest living. Just as
long as we have the mill and elevator.
there is one blessing bestowed upon
us. and that is no bread lines win
! ever be lined up for lack Of place to
grind our wheat.
Boosters for North Dakota
~ have lived in North Dakota for a
| quarter Of a century. educated three
! III Viz nNuOOtS III 'OuT SLACc.
My son served 1914 months in the Ia te
| war. 9la months in France. and every
one Of us is first. last and all the
time for North Dakota. don't agree
/ with any man who constantly knocks
any industry of our state. II our
farmers want the mill and elevator
let us help them perfect it; let's
i make their hobby our hobby. Without
them. we must leave the state and lei
the land 60 back to the virgin soil
stage, back to the land Of buffalo
grass and cactus! Instead Of being the
quickest state in the Union to re.
cover from farm losses, as we are
now known. we will be knoFr as the
| few has beens' that the knockers left
Last week q merchant said to me
bill. ! don't like the way our news
papers knock the state mill. It's xii
ing my business on the flour, and
don't want to ship in flour to NORTH
Dakota That's what kills good 10y.
al North Dakota booster hate .
gutter or a knocker. If you canno,
win by playing the game square. ther
get out and make room for some one
who can. Seven hundred Thousand
people go to make up our state. Ev
cry last one of us should put hi:
shoulder to the wheel during the mex
thirty days and keep the mill grind
ing over time; then. if it fails II
show a profit after the costs Of grind
ing and selling the products are de
Quoted, junk it."