The Redwood gazette., 1934-05-03

fcult to support, should there be coalition. In the
opinion Of this paper the field offers its best bet for
defeating Floyd Olson in Albert Paender Of New Ulm
His experience is wide and long continued his quail
fcatons exceptional. The study of public affairs has
been with him major interest Of his entire life. If
left to pick the coalition candidate most likely
to accomplish the defeat of Governor Olson would
be this man Pfaender.-Fairmont Sentinel.
The editor Of this paper has recently heard pro-
paganda spread by the Farmer-Labor chiefs in this
state as to the North Dakota state owned -four mill
The story is that the mill is saving money for the con-
Of -four for the story goes, other flour is
sold cheaper in communities where Dakota Maid is also
sale the idea being that competition beats down the
price, The second thought the propaganda strives to
convey is that the state -four mill is financial success
and boon to the taxpayers Of North Dakota.
We investigated the first part of the story and find
it to be without basis of fact Flour is not sold cheap
in any community because Of Dakota Maid competi-
tion unless it should happen be in isolated instances
where the local dealer would be foolish enough to cut
his retail price and you know how many millionaire
country storekeepers have these days that could
afford anything like that There is evidence to show
that Dakota Maid -four is any potent a compet-
tive factor against Minneapolis -four for instance
than local brand would be, the countless other
makes put out by Independent millers, many of them
good fours and sold below the price of Minneapolis
brands. If any can show proof to why Da-
kota Maid should be potent in driving down the
price of -four in any community than any other brand
would be, here to be shown and will gladly
print the facts in this column But it must be actual
proof and not just talk.
AS to the money-makng possibilities of state
owned enterprise such the Dakota MILL we submit
the following facts
''The Dakota state mill built during the Non
Partisan regime, having been started somewhere along
1918 1919, and beginning operations in the fall of
1922. The cost of the mill something in excess
of three million dollarsan exorbitant price, of course
The mill is owned by the state and was built with
state funds raised by bond issues The bond interest
and the fund for retiring portion of the bonds has
been raised not by earnings of the mill but by taxa
ton of North Dakota citizens and industries That's
a very important matter to keep in mind though ap-
parently large number of people in North Dakota
not of the fact According to the last audit
figures, published two three months ago, the mill
had lost up to date somewhere around two and three
quarters million dollars. About third of the flour
produced is sold in North Dakota and northern Mime
sofa, with approximately two thirds shipped into At
antc seaboard markets prices that have netted the
mill terrific losses According to their published
figures, they have sold much Of the -four in the East
at less than the cost Of the wheat without any
sderaton for the cost of milling selling and freghts
-Renvile Star Farmer.