The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-01
Per Capita Revenue Of State $780, Department Costs $321

>lLt VIOSt;
equal the cost Of the butter that I!
used on the bread.
The American people should be ir
harmony with . plan that would in.
crease the price Of 1our to . par value
with other products within the United
States and give the wheat farmers On
income which would enable them t.
make q profit and be able TO make
purchases Of the manufactured ar
ticles Of which they are In need and
which have been greatly reduced In
the past few years due to the fact
that the farmers have not had the
funds to make purchases except Of
the most necessary articles. This con-
dition has reflected hardship back
upon the merchants. manufacturers
and factory workers in all lines Of in
dustry. This condition could be ad-
justed without bringing a hardship
on anyone, and to make this ADJUST
ment I offer the following plan:
First: Create q wheat agricultural
relief corporation.
Second: Pass legislation that would
permit the collection Of $500 per bar
rel on all bread flour consumed within
the United States, which should not
include low grade flour used for ami
NAL feeds. This tax could be collected
by the flour manufacturers in the
form Of stamps affixed to the pack
ages Of flour when sold by them. All
amounts collected to be forwarded to
the relief corporation, whose duty It
would be to distribute the stamps to
the flour manufacturers and properly
take care Of all funds collected until
such time as the funds would be
distributed back to the wheat grower,
which distribution would be made
according to information gathered in
the following manner: Each seller Of
wheat would receive from the pur-
chaser an affidavit Of the amount
sold. to be filed with the county Of
ficials Of each county. The county Of
ficials would procure complete
statement Of all wheat raised In their
county, deducting any amount that
the farmers may have bought for
seed, which would be filed with the
wheat agricultural relief corporation.
which, in turn. on the first day OF
June or July Of each year would for
ward to each county its portion of all
funds collected, and the county Of
ficials would redistribute these funds
to the farmers Of their counties. The
amount refunded would be approx
mately SO cents per bushel on all
wheat sold, which would be in ad-
dition to the amount received at the
time Of the actual sale. and by re-
funding this amount to the American
wheat farmer the purchasing power
OF the wheat dollar would be par
TALLY restored.
BY operating under plan Of this
kind the regular channels of market
ing wheat would not be changed, the
country elevators. commission n1er-
chants, terminal elevators and export
ers would operate the same as they
are at the present time, and the ex-
portable surplus, wheat or flour,
would be handled as 1t is at the pres
ent time.
Under this plan of operation It |
would not be necessary for the gov
eminent to make large extensions Of |
credit for the handling of this sur
plus crop, for after this plan would |
go into operation there would be an |
income Of approximately one million |
dollars per day, and the interest from
the money collected would more than
pay the operating expenses Of the
in charge Of the distribu-
ton Of stamps and collecting for
them. BY operating under this plan |
the price Of bread flour only would be |
Increased. and the by-products of |
wheat used for animal feed would be
sold at q basis Of market value,
whereas II the price of wheat was in
naturally all by-products |
would be increased In price and the
agricultural districts would be re-
quired to pay a higher price for these
feed products, which should be avoid- |
ed for the reason that nearly all by
products Of wheat are used by the
American farmer as animal feed on
The farms. Another great benefit |
which would result from the OPERA
ton OF this plan would be that OF |
orderly marketing. The farmers would |
receive their refund at q time shortly |
before harvest, which would help to |
pay expenses on the new crop. and
It would not be necessary to dump
from 70 to 80 per cent OF the crop on
the market as soon as it was threshed |
IN order to pay the harvesting and
other expenses.
It Is the sincere hope and expecta-
lion Of the entire area of the United
States that Is engaged in wheat farm
ing that q satisfactory relief program
shall be adopted BY. the coming extra
session Of congress called by the presi-
dent for the consideration of an a9-
rtcultural relief program, and may
they have the strength and support
~ oil ivScf3$,skSn~@~