The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-09
SOLDIERS FRIEND.

To The Editor of the Bismarck Trib-
, une:
This communication is intended
merely as a wedge IN a most import
ant subject of vital interest to us all.
Not many months ago, the press,
particularly the eastern press, was
full Of information On the great pros
perity we were enjoying. Now they
have given up the prosperity propa-
eanda and fully admit the true con-
clifton. but assure us, that prosperity
is just around the corner.
1t is rather amusing to observe the
different and strange methods some
folks can think of to bring about this
seemingly elusive condition we call
prosperity. For instance, they a.
Buy Now" when that is just what
ellis us. We have lost our buying
power.
The big question of interest to US
all is, How can we bring back the
buying power?" Here is food for
thought.
We all know, or should know, that
the only thing that will bring pros
peTity back to the agricultural Sec
ton, il. better prices OH what We pro-
ouce OH the farm. There has been 4
lot of printers ink wasted and q lot
OF talk about farm relief" without
aim or purpose. This Is perhaps Z
hard thing to say. in view of the
many bright minds devoted to this
problem. But we can judge a remedy
only by results. Relief has not been
CHAINED. To the contrary it has been
getting worse and worse ever since
the farm board tackled the Job.
In this farm relief business why
not take a lesson from industry? II
their method was adopted, success
would follow. How do they manage?
They have grown enormously and we
can truly say we live In days of
giants, giants in business Of all kinds.
How did they get s. big? Was it
through free trade with the world?
No, not that we have heard of. You
know a business giant is not q hit-or-
miss proposition. He has attained
lis size through organization. PLAN
ming and executing along lines of
profit. Let us take a leaf out of the
book of big industry. Here it is:
On page One, vol. one, we read as
follows, first we monkey with the
tariff, jerking that up 50 high that no
foreigner can climb yer 1t. Secondly,
Sc lace on u prices SO 1t will make
&c difference whether we sell all we
produce OF not. Well still make 4
profit"
There is nothing wrong in getting
a profit. It is an absolute necessity
to business success.
Agriculture has been termed the
biggest giant Of them all. The Diff
ference Is that a business giant rep
resents organization, while the agri-
cultural giant gives US q picture Of
confusion, an overgrown jellyfish. To
obtain shape and form there must be
, organization and a backbone and q
lead for planning and executing. In
this, I believe, agriculture should,
and eventually must, - take lessons
from successful industry.
The farm board failed, not because
they did not know business, but be-
cause they were unwilling to adopt
the methods Of business in dealing
with the farm problem. They we're
far more concerned about the tail,
than the dog that Is surplus. first
and last. They Rugged that surplus
SO tight that they accumulated over
200 million bushels, which they did
not dare to sell for fear 1t would still
further depress the world market.
Mr. Legge certainly did all he could
do to boost the world market, but 6