Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-20
fine WEATHER
ATTENDS FAIR
Quantity and Quality of Ex-
hibits Among the Best
Ever Shown.
Sham Battle by Battery E,
Other Entertainments
Enjoyed by Many.

weather, the Pine County fair held
al Pine City Thursday, Friday and
Saturday was very successful with
larger exhibits than for many years
in the livestock, poultry and agricul-
tural departments. Good acrobatic at
fractions were seen this year with
music for the three days furnished
by the Pine City band. The flying
swings, ferris wheel, and Merry-go-
round for the kiddies were on hand
and seemed to be well patronized.
The crowd at the fair Friday lis
tened very attentively to the two
speakers on that day-Mayor William
A. Anderson of Minneapolis, and Hon
orable Knud Wefald, secretary of the
Commission of Administration and
Finance at the State Capitol. Cover
nor Floyd B. Olson who had been
under doctors observation for sew
eral weeks was unable to be at the
fair. A telegraph message of greet
ings from him was read to the fair
visitors. The speakers were intro
duced by E. ]. Prochaska, Pine City
druggist.
Unemployment Biggest Problem.
Mayor Anderson said that the big
gest problem before the American
people today is to solve the unem-
ployment situation. In the city of
Minneapolis alone 10000 people are
now out of work and the outlook for
those people for next winter is any,
thing but bright. With their depen-
dents it means that approximately
5000 people in that city of nearly a
half million will be in need to some ex-
tent. The mayor urged as temporary re-
lief that the federal government make
a large appropriation for public works
and thus put people to work, the ap-
preparation by Congress to be matched
with like sums from states and cities.
Mr.. Anderson and mayors from large
cities all over the country have urged
President Hoover to call a special
session of Congress to arrange for the
federal appropriation.
The Mill City mayor said that under
prevailing agricultural prices the
farmer is unable to pay good wages
to the laborer, and if the farmer does
not prosper the city folks also feel
the pinch of the times. The situa-
ton facing the country today is more
serious than that of 1917 just before
the United States entered the World
war. The farmer and the laborer
have produced in abundance but they
find themselves unable to purchase
the product of their own labor be-
cause capital has taken too big a
share. Consequently there is SEEM
ing over-production said the speaker,
but this socalled over-production
would soon vanish if the distribution
of wealth was better.
A New Day Must Come.
Knud Wefald who was formerly
congressman from the Ninth Mime
sofa district, and a prominent men,
Der of the national law making body,
said that a new day must come for
the farmers and laborers. They must
learn to help themselves and this will
come about through more study and
thought on social and economic ques-
tions.
Congress passed the McNary-Haugen
bill but Coolidge vetoed it. And what
did the farmer get? queried the for
mer congressman. The branch bank
ing law Some members of Congress
very anxious to pass the McNary-
Haugen bill promised votes for the
branch banking bill sort of you
scratch my back and I'll scratch your
back" act. Both bills passed Congress
but the banking crowd knowing they
had the right man in the presidential
chair felt safe and the farm relief bill
fell by the wayside with the presi-
dents veto. President Hoover will
also veto the McNary-Haugen bill if
it is again passed by Congress said
Mr.. Wefald, and as for a Democrat,
1--WE do not know what he will do.
You can never tell what Democrat
will do" said the speaker humorously.
Good times were promised with the
election of Harding and the Republic
cans kept on saying that it is just
around the corner, said the speaker,
but now some of the conservatives are
afraid to look around the corner for
fear of what they might meet. Farm
ers are not for the federal farm board,
said the speaker, and when farmers
ask for legislation in their behalf the
cry of class legislation goes up. Point
ing to class legislation Mr.. Wefald
cited the Transportation Act of 1920
when for rate making purposes the
railroad valuation was raised from II
billion to 10 billion dollars. Afer the
World war the government sold two
billion dollars worth of ships for %
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