The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-21
Indep Hit
Political SaNd1ISt
TrQil in Numbers
League Republican Candidate for Governor introduced
Sterling by Man Whose Name Was Published as Mem.
Der Of Nestos-Shafer Club
PLEDGES SAFE, SANE CONDUCT OF INDUSTRIES
State Money Sent to New York. Ohio Minnesota Should Be
Kept at Home, Declares Leader Of Farmers State
Ticket, in Address

unfortunately it is fireproof."
This editorial was written by one
Of Shsfer's closest friends in "the
old home town."
Again there was demonstration
for Thoresen when he said:
II am for the development Of the
industrial program in 50 far a. it
can be safely and sanely manageo.
And If ] am elected governor !
promise you there will be no ex-
travagant expenditure Of state
Holding in his hand . copy Of the
business map Of the Nations Busi-
ness Thoresen pointed with pride to
the fact that it is the only state in
the union that 10 entirely white.
He asked il this Is not positive
proof Of the Interior motives Of
those who are shouting ruin, bank
ruptcy and impaired credit in this
campaign.
He declared that the Independent
proposal to close the Bank Of North
Dakota unit which has shown Z
profit Of $986,000 and permit it to
function only - . land bank in
which department it has shown Z
loss Of $23S, 900 is tho best proof Of
what the Independents seek to
achieve by attacking the industrial
program. Is this business, he asked
Branch Bank Issue
On the branch bank issue he said
that the industrial commission now
has authority to establish branch
banks Of the Bank Of North Dakota.
The League branch banking plank
| proposes that the people be the only
ones given the authority to estab-
lish such branch banks by their
votes. He declared this Is limitation
instead Of expansion Of the branch
banking issue % it il being made
by the Independents.
Thoresen said the cost of the
state mill and elevator and the state
bank to the people Of the state is
46 cents per $1,000 Of valuation on
the average farm. He asked If this
indicated ruin or bankruptcy.
On every issue that has been
raised in the Valley City debate and
since Thoresen put Shafer and the
Independents on the defensive mer-
cilessly and convincingly.
Reviewing history Of the fight Of
North Dakota's farm interest for "a
|. square deal" from the days Of the
Equity Cooperative Exchange down
to the Republican convention in
Kansas City Thoresen gave IN i'm
pressive historical background and
traced the development Of the ter
minal marketing facilities at Grand
Forks.
Agriculture Basic
Agriculture is basic to all else, -
he said. I'm North Dakota Ill bus
mess depends upon it. The farmer
was forced into politics to protect
his economic interests with the
wrecking Of the Equity Cooperative
Exchange. ] have in my office .
brief and transcript Of the evidence
in that case. It includes and en-
bodies some Of the darkest pages in
the history Of this state, involving
great interests and in one case an
official Of the state Of North Da-
kota.
"The overhead expense Of the
farmer has increased by leaps and
bounds, whil4 his gross in
come has remained about the
same, for the average range in
wheat prices, excluding the war per-
iod, has been. from 73 cents to 1925
. bushel. But there has been no
steady increase in his commodity
price compared with the price Of
the things he is compelled to buy
which have mounted In some cases
as high - 800 and 400 per cent.
I'VE produce most Of the hard
spring wheat Of the country. In
North Dakota we raise an average
Of 100000. 900 bushels. The mill
was not built to grind al this
wheat. IT. capacity is but five
and Z half million bushels. At that
mill Ne are not in the business Of
making cheap flour. We are in the
business of making quality flour
from the finest hard wheat in the
world. TO sell that wheat at the
premium price it commands and is
worth We must demonstrate the
flour that - bsing made from II.
This we are doing.
Pays 70 Demonstrate
"ln the case Of one flour broker.
age concern in Warrington who
within the past year have taken
10000 barrels from the mill We have
proven that Il pays 70 demonstrate
the Hour that can b made from