The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-13
ACTION, NOT PARTISANSHIP
Hazen, N. D.
Dec. 7, 1882.

I have pondered so much on this
wheat question and read so many
cures that I have readers cramp.
Let us discard at once all those
cures that require large bond issues
to put them over and realize that we,
as whole, are broke and our credit
is gone.
have a plan and If every one will
follow through with his mind and
sit down and write his senator, and
If William LANCER will quit being so
damn partisan and get on one side
or the other (of course hope he gets
on the right side) I think it will work.
We farmers who joined the Nonpart-
isans did SO in the interest of agricul-
ture and not party, as the name i'm
plies.
Now here is the plan. II there is
anything amiss in it let's hear from
you:
A law to regulate the buying and
selling Of wheat in North Dakota
first, hoping that other states and
the nation will pull into line. Make
1t unlawful for any farm unit to sell
on any market over 200 bushels Of
grain each or any month In the year
for period Of three to five years.
The reason for this is that the proper
place to hold wheat is on the farm
to keep control. The law would halt
these big farming operators who rob
the soil Of fertility, glut the market
and cause the surplus. The sure
foundation Of prosperous nation is
in the small homes. It would COM
pei the farmer who, in a good year
raised over his quota, to restrict his
acreage or build new granaries. There
would be no surplus because the do
nestle supply Of America would re-
quire all of the wheat sold each
month.
There would be no glut on the mar
ket because of orderly marketing and
heavy storage costs would be saved.
# this law went into effect at once
the state or nation could peg wheat
at q 81 minimum without having to
buy any large quantity. They could
figure 1t out in a little while just
what wheat was on hand and the
months possible incoming wheat and
could then regulate exports, and the
farmer would know what he could
get and would regulate his seeding
according to his carry-over.
believe even the Kansas farmers
have come, by this time, to the con-
clusion that no matter how badly he
hates to be regulated he must sub
NIT, and the big fellow is busted.
Why not make this impossible situa-
ton impossible of repetition?
Also, would like to see the bond
ing privilege taken away from all
government agencies. It has taken
us 20 years to get into debt up to our
chins and If something is not done at
once we are bound to drown.
I have enjoyed this 20 years of
prodigality and am sport enough to
call it day and try to leave the
next generation a balanced budget.
II we get off the toboggan now and
start back up hill we will, most of us,
play out before we get to the top, but
II this new set of officers have any
ability they will make a clean state
ment of facts as to our debts and
liabilities after an audit is made by
someone who is hard. What we want
now is jolt. And then let's look
back up the hill and get together.
This is no doubt enough for one
dose. If anyone wishes to see how
this plan could work when there are
SURPRISES in other countries, I'll try
tomorrow to make 1t more confusing.
Yours truly,
j. D. Hanks.
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