The Bismarck tribune., 1929-01-09

governor most the extension Of the limit Of
authorization Of farm loans He would authorize an ad
dtion OF 100000 to this limit II that Is the remedy
that the bank requires. 1t is simple proposal and ought
be susceptible of demonstration by an authority
finance cfter which the function Of faith could be
invoked TO get it enacted.
the matter OF farm relief the also is for
simplifying remedies closely approaching the injection
of the state m further business ventures That. however
is the very thing he says his remedy is designed to
avoid He believes in encouraging the establishment Of
all nonpotcal cooperative marketing associations owned
by farmers themselves and in farm storage OF gran SO
devised by law that funds might be advanced upon
stored supplies thus enabling the producers to pay their
threshng and other pressing obligations before market
ing He points to the experiences e the state Of Iowa.
which has had this system in operation three years and
continuing the plan. the chief example Of its work.
ability and he believes such device would be help
ful in this state. permitting farmers to market their
grain by easy stages instead Of being compelled by need
of cash. to dump their crop the MARKETS early after
harvesting thus depressing prices by the sudden gut
In the situation in which agriculture finds tself,
plans for its relief deserve attention but not necessarily
adoption Agriculture has too often been made blind
alley by remedies that lacked the virtue OF being In
accord with economic law or financial principles Any
law that has really worked relief to the farmer after
period of sufficient test hardly be made the target
for objection The legislators will do WE'LL therefore TO-
study the governors proposal II IL mas tne eII e o
sers for it. we'll and good They ought to know what to
do about 1t In that event.
Whatever course the lawmakers take with regard to
storage pan they should act in complete enghen-
ment. The farmer. ills mainly in marketing. They
produce bumper crop and that good fortune con-
ains in it at the time Ill fortune for it depresses
the price they can obtain with last summers wheat
crop Then the early rush to market guts the grain Gen.
ters and tends still further to depress the price If the
farmer could sell at adjusted periods throughout the
year. it is believed that part of his problem would be
solved Grain prices might be to extent stabil-
zed it would The governor to feel that
and he puts the matter Of storage plan to the
legislators with his suggestion reserving however his op-
position to any form Of the plan that would involve state
ownership. He wants nothing enacted tending in its
nature to increase the state debt by putting the state
into more business.
! On the whole the governor has chosen the natural
topics for an opening message to the lawmakers. He
deals with the obvious affairs of state that require at
tention. He presents them in tactfu language He is
not positive in his stand to exclude the idea of rea
sonng together unless it be in his opposition to road
bond pan What will crystalline out Of his recommended
tions the next so days will determine. Many bills bear
ing his suggestions may be offered but not until the
Legislature gets down to real action will the fate of his
ideas Of what the state needs be decided For the pres
ent the message offers the lawmakers chart set
out with.