The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-06-13

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does not pretend to be news
paper, but Is frankly and openly
IAN organ" 1t has this right But
If newspapers, obliged to rely on
subscribers and not upon political
subsidies, were to use their news
columns for propaganda, there
would soon be very few subscrib-
ers left. The official Farmer-La-
Dor organ is supported by party
contributions, perfectly legitim-
ate thing. Other newspapers have
to rely on the public for support.
Which, after all, is "the kept pa
per"-the one which draws its sus-
tenance from readers of all kinds,
or the one whose existence is guar
anteed by party donations-Mur-
ray County Herald.
Speaking about taxes, there
should be a tax levied on all bill
boards which are cluttering up the
scenic highways in this beautiful
state Of 10000 lakes. Why in the
name of common sense hasn't our
legislature gone into this matter
a long time agos There is a con-
tinual effort being made to add to
the burden that taxes have to
bear, but not so much to find leg
itimate things to tax to carry the
ever-increasing load. is there a
straight-thinking person in Min
nesota who has an objection to
raising a few thousand dollars in
taxes off the countless number of
bilNboards? If they won't pay
csc taxes, the signs can be taken
down and the public will be ahead
anyway-Eveleth Clarion.
There has recently been a great
revival in amateur newspapers,
printed and written by boys and
girls. If anybody has been think
ing that the newspaper, as a great
American institution, was on the
decline, the growth and expansion
of the popularity of these anna
teur journalists would seem to be
an incontrovertible answer. Boys
and girls have always had a warm
spot in their hearts for thu anna
teur newspaper. 1t ranks second
only to the circus. That they are
again going back to the printing
press on a wider scale than ever
before is healthy sign.-Fairfax
Standard
Farmer, Get Very Little
News, Heron Lake, Minn.)
In 1929 the consumers Of this
community paid something like
SO ,OOO, 100000 for the products OF
American farms, according to DR..
Frederick c. Howe, consumers
counsel for the AAA.
How much Of this did the far
mer get? How much of it did
those who processed and handled
it get? The answer is revealing.
The farmer, according to the
same authority, got seven billion
and the industries wedged be-
tween him and the consumer got
the other twelve. That the divi-
sion is all wrong is the conviction
of many economic experts, who be-
live that under proper controi
some of the twelve billions can be
divided between the consumer and
the farmer; to the profit OF the
country.
Suppose a person had $1,000 de-
posted in either Of our local
banks, say at 8 per cent interest,
and that he found himself needing
81 900 to invest in a business. Sup
pose he went to the bank and, in
stead of drawing out his own
thousand, borrowed a thousand
from the bank at say per cent
interest. Suppose that same person
did business that way all his life.
You would think he was mental
case, wouldn't you? But insane as
he might be he could say, I'm do
ing business just like the United
States government does business"
and there's nothing you could do