The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-16


Mill Fulfills Purpose
Discussing the state mill, Fisher
called attention to the erroneous i'm
preston caused by the !. Y. A. prop
uganda that this institution was
created for the purpose of grinding
all the states grain and selling the
flour at a profit. The mill was
created as weapon in our fight to
regain the lost market for North
Dakota's high protein WIT, an ex-
elusive product. The intention was
that it should grind and dispose of
enough flour from our superior
wheat to create demand for it that
would command the price it is worth
to the millers.
That the mill is fulfilling this pur-
pose is proven by the fact that the
wheat of large sections Of our state
already now is being sold on pro-
tein basis, commanding premium
Of all the way up to SO cents or an
average of 10 cents per bushel more
than was paid for the same wheat on
a grade basis before the state mill
was established.
Speaking of the alleged losses Of
the state mill and elevator, Fisher
pointed out that the people Of the
state of course had to pay the cost
Of creating them, just as farmer
has to pay for the cost Of erecting
barn. But when he had paid the
cost, he also had and owned his barn,
and when the people had paid the
co,% of <ho co;1l arI oIoyotor thnv
had and owned these institutions.
The cost is now included in our
taxes, O.2O and O.26 mills for con-
struction cost and interest on the
money loaned to build them, respec-
lively Total As cents per $1,000
valuation of taxable property.
Nothing is levied to cover operat-
ing losses, the mill and elevator last
year making an operating profit Of
100000, of which 100000 was by
governor Sorle turned over to the
state treasurer to be applied on in
terest charges for 1928.
Nestos Naive
Referring to the claims made by
the Independents senatorial candi-
date that he, being in sympathy
with the administration, could ac-
complish more for our farmers than
the present incumbent, Senator
Frazier said that tie reason why our
farmers had not been rendered JUS
tice was that there were too many
in Congress that worked and SYM
pathized with the administration"
1t is well known fact that what has
been accomplished for agriculture
has been attained by the farm bloc,
of which Frazier is member.
In his discussion of the McNary-
Haugen farm relief bill, Frazier
scored Coolidge for his veto of it,
pointing out that the bill was passed
by about a two-thirds majority in both
houses after years Of Investigations
and discussions and was endorsed
by large organizations representing
the common people of the country.
Under these conditions the president,
representing the people, should have
signed the bill, although he could
have stated his objections to it. Such
procedure would have been in ac-
cordance with true democratic prin-
ciples and living up to the spirit of
the constitution our forefathers gave
US.
Even if the McNary-Haugen bill
was not without faults, it would have
been start in the right direction,
the Senator said. 1t would at any
rate have given good men appointed
on the board to operate it, a chance
to work out system that would be
workable and offer a real solution
Of agriculture's problems The presi-
dent by his veto blocked that posi-
bility.
In review of the business con-
ditions of the country the Senator
produced a map sent out by the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, which shows the conditions
OF each state. On this map more
than half Of the states are painted
black, which means that business
conditions in those states are bad.
A large portion is drab, which means
that business conditions there are
not good. Only one single state in
the whole Union, North Dakota, was
all white, which means that business
conditions there are good. North
Dakota's industrial pr gram and its
Nonpartisan League administration
evidently have not bankrupted us,
but helped US, in spite of all the l.
V. A. propaganda to the contrary.
Our state could have been still farth-
er ahead, if all its people had CO.
operated with the league administra-
ton to make the state industries a
success.
Equality Solution
Pointing out that agriculture is
suffering all over the country, the
Senator called attention to the fact
that the highly diversified states
were worse off, which proves that
diversification only is not the solu-
ton OF our farmers problems. Iowa,
which grows more corn than any
other state, raises twice as many
hogs, has one-third more milk COWS
and more poultry and eggs and even
raises more horses than any other
state, is mortgaged to the extent of
500 per acre, in fact it carries up
wards Of one-tenth of all farm mort
cages in the whole United States.
The solution of the farmers prob
lem is an equal basis for agricul-
lures products with the products of
other industries on our market. To
attain that goal national legislation
along the lines Of the McNary-
Haugen bill together with state leg
islation along the lines taken up by
the progressive elements in North
Dakota is necessary, the Senator
said.
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