The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-14
DISCUSSION Shows
SENTIMENT
FOR STORAGE BILL
legislators Favor Plan Recon-.
mended by Governor Sha.
fer in Address
DETAILS NEED attention
Passage Of Measure Depends
Upon Drawing Provisions
on Workable Basis
DETAILS NEED ATTENTION

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representatives Of the North Dakota
State legislature over the weekend.
following introduction Of grain stor-
age bill in the senate Friday by Sen
ator o. r. Tofsrud. Rugby, Pierce
county. uncovers active sentiment in
favor Of such legislation.
This sentiment comes In support Of
the recommendation Of Governor
George F. Shafer In his message last
Wednesday wherein he expressed the
opinion that "a practical plan for
farm storage can be worked out un-
der which certificates could be issued
against grain stored on the farms
under conditions that would make
them as valuable for security as stor-
age receipts issued by bonded ware
houses"
I'VE need q bill of this nature"
Senator F. p. Conrath, Beulah, de-
clared today. Something needs to
be done so that the farmer can get
money without flooding his grain on
the market at low prices Immediately
after threshing. Farm storage with
law making 1t readily possible for q
farmer to secure money advance on
stored grain should relieve conditions
and be q decided aid to the farmers" !"
Provisions Important
Sentiment among the legislators
generally fayors . grain storage bill
to provide money to the farmer with
out forcing him to throw his crop In
to khe regular fall jauming Of the
lmarh1ks, Senator =. n. Hrant, Linz
ten 9616 "Persouelly. ! favor q grain
storage measure. The only question
have q that Of arranging provisions
50 as to make the law practical once
1t Is placed In operation. A neces-
sary provision for Incorporation Il
that Of insurance 90 that the man
who loans money on the grain 10 CIV
en- fair assurance Of no loss"
without question there Is need
for the-farmer to get away from the
need to put his grain on the market
at once following thresl1ing and there
is possibility Of this problem being
aided by q grain storage law" is the
opinion expressed by Representative
George Aljets, Darlington. "such q
measure can at least do no harm.
However, . general and gradual les
sening Of attention to grain raising
and In its place the. bringing in OF
other farming methods Is . need.
This gradual lesseuiug can be helped
through q storage measure which will
seek the relief Of the farmer within
the next few years." However, Mr..
Aljets said that he was still undecided
about the proposed law.
"The chief question In regard to q
grain storage law Is whether q work.
able plan can be drawn, one the de-
tails Of which will make it feasible" j"
Senator Lynn 6perry. Bismarck,
pointed out today. with the passage
Of such q law the matter Of expense
must be considered and that makes
imperative the need for practical de-
tails being contained In the final
measure. The law would be Of help
but Ia order to be 50, It must be pro.
perly worked out"
Plan Not New
Senator D. H. Hamilton, Eckman,
maintained that support Of a grain
storage bill should depend upon the
provisions Of the bill itself, whether
its features were applicable. "This
isn't the first time that such q mea-
sure has been before the legislative.
i wls up In 1923 and met defeat.
Final drafting Of the bill has much
to do with its likelihood Of approval"
4 80 No harm IA proper grain
storage Law and ! see possibility OF
some GOOD" Senator Ole Ettestad,
Ba]f60r, remarked. while It Is gen
eEally true now that man can bor-
row money on grain he has In stor-
age, + r. not always the case and q
law would make It easier Tor some
farmers toshold their grain and ease
It more gradually onto the market.
Red tape viii be met with but good
can b done BY the law"
Senator Gust Voc. Belfield, ex-
pressed himself as favorable to the
general plan, but held that the prob
lem neods study to make 6 near cer-
tain = poosible the working out Of
u feqsiblo law.