The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-19
dollar Wheat' Is
J Coal of Campaign,
North Dakota Farmers Oruan.
izing to Hold Grain Until
Price Is Right
PLAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
Drive Launched at Tolna Gains
Impetus as Producers Meet
at Devils Lake

| DCNllo hdhC, ~. D.s July lS.-NHl-
A dollar wheat" campaign, organ
lied at Tolna last week, gained
momentum here Monday night as
township leaders from several coun-
ties were urged to hold their 1892
crop production until they receive a
price set by them.
Representatives from scores Of
townships took back copies Of the
organizations resolutions and were
urged to spread the principles of the
campaign throughout the state.
| 1t is the purpose of the organiza-
ton to obtain the pledge of all farm
ers in the state to the dollar wheat"
| campaign, and to stage farm
strike" Aug. to keep the wheat in
the U. S.. until the price fixed by the
farmers is met. The sponsors plan
to inaugurate a national movement.
Farmers, crop producers and others
favoring dollar wheat" are urged
by the organization to sign the pledge
to hold their wheat.
Officials of the organization said
1t Is not limited and they urged all
interested persons to sign, and OBJ
tain support of their resolution, in
each township. Dell Willis, Tolna, is
head of the organization, and j. N.
johnson, Tolna, secretary.
Farmers Sign Resolutions
The resolution which supporters of
the plan are asked to sign sets out
that the signer promises to do all in
his power to prevent any wheat
from going on the market for less
than these prices"
The signers also agree that where
there is demand for wheat at the
price set not more than 10 per cent |
Of the wheat owned or controlled by |
the group VIII be sold in any one
month. In extreme cases, where !!
farmers have not the storage room,
he will be allowed to haul the wheat |
into the elevator and take storage |
tickets. so he will have control and
sell his 10 per cent each month"
This present period of low prices
has brought us finally to a position
where it is either sink or SWIM" Will
lis said.
Nov let us get together and put a
fair price on our product. We will
set the price and we will hold our
wheat until we get our price |.
I'VE will organize by each town
ship, farmers and residents in each
township to sign an agreement and
keep the same in the office OF their !
township board, farmers in each
township will check up on their {
neighbors and see that they hold {
their wheat until there is demand
for it at set price, and then we [
will sell only 10 per cent of our !
wheat in each month. This will d,
make an orderly marketing system" i
he said. $
This organization, only several {
days old, has gained great popular :
lty wherever it has been advanced :
and within a short while we expect :
TO get cry farmer in North Dakota
pledged to our resolution and call ,
he big farm strike" August /. :
1--WE do not aim to make this a y
township, or county or state affair J,
out propose to spread it into a ma a..
ional movement"
Cuthbert Is Speaker
F. +. Cuthbert, Devils Lake, ex- -
pressed himself as being solidly be- .
lind the project and said it was the
'nly means by which the farmer {
ould get back on his feet. .
Il have advocated such a plan for y
he last Is years and with a steady
push driven by concerted action of n
10Th farmers and business men, the q
armer will be able to demand what p
S fair and just price for his COM =.
nodity," he said. II
Ole Olson, New Rockford, Repub. CT
can nominee for lieutenant COVER D
or. gave approval to the plan and n
lated the farmers are finally maxi
ag Roadway, going out and fighting
Or themselves III
I'VE want businessmen to get be.
ind us and back U.S." Olson said.
If we can get dollar a bushel
Or our wheat you businessmen are
DING to receive more Of that dollar "
nd 1t Is up to you to exercise all "
our influence in the project so that 81
e can bring agriculture back to par {;
18th other industries" Olson said. n
1t was estimated that over 400 .,
had been organized al m
lady and pledged to dollar wheat"
The wheat price to be set by the kj
lrmer will be based on the Winni. In
eg price. plus tariff and freight with is
le usual discount on lower grades, "
le organizations resolution states. in
hese prices will be I. o. b. Min
eapolis, while country prices will be a,
ased on these, less freight and
andling charges. a,