The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-12
BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER u, 1929

ley's friends will predominant in any
meeting held, that 1t is wrong to
charge IS cents admission for the de-
bate and that people should have free
access to these arguments.
Because he is getting SO much free
publicity, paying no office rent and
making speeches and collecting fees,
the New England Herald believes
Townley Is q lucky man.
OF course the debates will brin.
many dollars to the tills of wet and
dry organizations, but the w. C. r. U.
and the Anti Saloon league were
pretty well-known to start with.
Townley will profit most. National Of
ficers OF the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment note the
danger. They write North Dakota
dailies that the American Temper
ance association which Townley is
organizing, is not affiliated with
them.
why Should Townlcy Splitc'
why should A. G. Townley affiliate
or split with anyone. when unaided
and alone he can get all the free adj
vertising and national recognition he
needs to build an organization Of his
own?
To-day the Anti Saloon League in
North Dakota is working for A. c.
Townlcy. Perhaps he deserves the
aid. and 1t docs seem he has all the
luck"
According to reported plans. Town
ley, along with State Senator Charles
E. Red Flag" Taylor Of Montana,
will move Taylor's Plentywood. Mont,
newspaper, the Producers News. to
Chicago and there go about the busi-
ness of making the American Tenn
perance league a national institution.
The News will become the official or
gan of the organization, no doubt un-
der a different name.
Attacks Farmers Union
Carrying on his fight against the
Farmers Union, c. J.. Carlson has
fallen into the bad graces Of stock
holders of the Mckenzie County
Farmer and Guide, Of which he is
editor. according to reports.
Carlson this week cites a quotation
that but 10 per cent Of the total
storage space in the terminal elevator
owned by the Farmers Union Ter
minal association at st. Paul is avail
able to the farmers for storage"
He charges that the balance Of the
space is leased out to grain gamblers.
They refuse to accept storage grain,
forcing Mckenzie farmers to dump
their product on the cash market. ac-
cording to Carlson. He further urges
the farmers to investigate the credit
rating of the Union.
Urge CarlsOn's Removal
The Dunn County Journal pub
fishes a petition. reported to be in
circulation among stockholders of the
Farmer and Guide. It urges the re-
moval of Carlson. because his accu-
sations against the Union arc un-
founded in fact and greatly misrep-
resenting the truth, because Carlson
is giving prominent space to prCpa-
ganda against the Union. refusing
space to articles in defense of the or
ga~nization. and because the existence
Of the Farmer and Guide is threat
ened on account Of the bitter senti-
ment against him."
Carlson charges that proposed adj
dition to the Farmers elevator at
Watford City was dropped because
Union leaders were against it. At
present there is an apparent lack Of
storage space there.
1.-THE argument used against build
ing the addition was that the Farm
crs Union was to supply all farmers
of the state with storage bins SO the
farmers could store their grain or
their own farms. How much Of this
has come true? Very little. These
same men arc urging against any
storage plan. implicitly, in order that
farmers will be forced to sell their
grain for cash" Which brings forth
the matter Of farm storage.
Act Slow to Operate
This act has been slow to come into
operation in North Dakota.
ION the 18th day of August after
the North Dakota grain was cut. most
Of it thresiled. and after country Gle
vators were plugged and grain actual
ly embragoed at the terminals, we re-
ceived rules and regulations covering
the North Dakota farm storage act
says the Farmers Union Journal, Of
fetal publication Of that organization.
we had to wait for these rules and
regulations before WI could complete
our application for farm storage