The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-27
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Agriculture Chief
Issues Statement
Attacking Action

Another firm has an over-run Of ~
per cent. On the basis Of its own rec
ords. the firm with - per cent over
run stole $4,000 pounds Of butterfat
from the farmers supplying It with
cream during the last six months. The
value Of this butterfat was $l6.520 at
present low prices.
1.-THE other firm stole $4,000 pounds
Of butterfat.
II use the word stole In the literal
sense. TO under-test Is as real IN Of
tense against the law and justice ana
decency as to under weigh . bushei
Of grain, hog or steer.
This department. promised the
Montana department to cooperate
with 1t In eliminating this evil which
IS looting the farmers Of thousands OF
dollars. We knew that II Montana
farmers were being defrauded North
Dakota farmers were much heavier
sufferers. since these firms operate
more largely in North Dakota than Il:
Montana.
1.-THE veto by Governor LANCER
makes this cooperation impossible. II
means that we are denied the support
Of the state government In enforcing
the state law. The situation which
have cited has prevailed with . dairy
department fully manned In opera
ton. although not under the super.
vision Of present officials. What II
win be with the department irrepar.
ably crippled can only be left to the
imagination.
Asked No Information
Governor LANCER did not confer
with me prior to vetoing this appro-
priation. Had he done 50 I should
have explained this situation to him
He gave no reason for his veto. There
is no means Of knowing why his veto
was given. But Whatever the reason
every farmer producing milk IN this
state will suffer.
Another phase Of this veto Is that
It strikes directly ct moro than 100
small businesses In every part Of this
state. In recent years local and CO.
operative creameries have been estab-
1ished in many cities, towns and VII
lagos. They are In direct competition
with tho great centralizers and the
centralizers have not always been fair
in this competition, even with the
dairy department organized and func-
tiouing. With no dairy department t.
enforce the law, this competition
probably will be more vicious and un-
restrained than ever before. Every
local and cooperative creamery In THU
state Is jeopardised by this action
Many may b forced to the wall g Z
result Of this veto. When and Il THU
happens. the price Of cream IN local
tiles where such creamerieS 90 out q
business win b lower than ever. fos
the local creamery has been an i'm
portant factor In holding up the price
Of butterfat. Low Is the price Of but
terfat Is and has been for several
years, It would be still lower were Il
not for these institutions.
"The legislature passed. Ut the re-
quest Of this department, . bill linn
iting the over-run Of creameries "a
as per cent. This was selected e. one
means Of curbing the practice Of un-
der-testing. But. Is . result Of Gov
ernor Langer's veto, We have no means
Of enforcing this law. In Minnesota
Il = - per cent.
Can Issue No Licenses
"AS . result Of the governors veto
the dairy department. viii b unable r.
continue the licensing OF cream sta.
tious. creameries and ice-cream man.
ufacturing institutions after July. Il
will not b able to have : telephone