The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-03

ceSSOrS may profit temporarily at the ex-
pense of other farmers and of the COM
munity at large.
It is not inconceivable that consumers
would rebel at arbitrarily high price
and deliberately reduce their consumption
of that particular product, especially as
uncontrolled substitutes would always be
available The truth is that there is no
such thing effective partial control. To
have effective control, would have to
have control of not only one food product
but of all substitutes
The bill singles out few products,
chiefly sectional, and proposes to raise the
prices of those regardless of the fact that
thousands of other farmers would be di-
rectly penalized. If this is true farm
relief measure, why does-it leave out the
producers of beef, sheep, dairy products,
poultry products potatoes, hay, fruit, veg
etables, oats, barley, rye flax and the
other important agricultural lines!
This bill, if it accomplishes it's pur-
pose, will raise the price of the specified.
agricultural commodities to the highest
possible point and in doing so the board
will operate without any restraints inn
posed by the antitrust laws. The grant
ing of any such arbitrary power to gov
eminent board is to run counter to our ira
ditions, the philosophy of our government,
the spirit of our Institutions and all prin-
ciples of equity.
Two of the basic crops provided for in
the bill are grown in this section-wheat and
corn. The Herald is of the opinion that the
average Central Minnesota farmer would be
much better off if he did not raise a bushel
of wheat. 1t is well known that the section
does not raise enough corn to meet the de-
mands of the stock-raiser.
Dairy products, beef cattle, poultry and
potatoes do not come within the scope OF
the bill They are in reality jeopardized.
These crops are the life blood of this section
of Minnesota.
The Herald does not pretend to defend
President Coolidge for his veto. 1t took a
IF fO a which the
sponsors claimed was the panacea for the
existing ills of the farmer.
Time only will tell whether he has
ruined or strengthened his political chances.
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Sank Centre has an opportunity to Sc
cure free delivery of mail-another step for
ward in undermining the city. Postmaster
J. A. Schoenhoff needs your cooperation
in putting the plan over. Will you give it
to him?
The Minnesota Legislature now that
the session is half over is getting down to
real business. One of the late bills intro
duced grants dogs the right to chase cats. :.
Junk of this sort delays consideration of
really important legislation.
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Zeno Moser, member of the lower house
of the Minnesota Legislature from this dis
trict, and a member of the Highway COM
mittee voted to recommend for passage a
constitutional amendment which provides
for the diverting of portion of the gasoline
tax to townships The intent of the amend
ment passed in 1920 creating the Highway
department was to push the completion OF
the Trunk lines as rapidly as possible. Com
missioner Babcock is opposed to any diver
sion of funds from the regular channel until
Is per cent of the trunk highways are COM
pleted If he is not delayed Mr.. Babcock
expects to have the rs per cent completed
by 1881. There are several bills before the
legislature providing for the changing OF
the auto license fees and the increasing of
the gas tax The Herald would not be sur
prised if no changes in laws regulating the
department were effected at this session.