Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-09-23
State Capitol News
will collect $4,000, 900
BY A. I. HARRIS

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Minnesota will collect $5,000,000
more in iron ore taxes this year than
last, due to the record ore shipments
made this season in combination with
increased iron ore taxes levied by the
last session of the legislature, it was
revealed by figures made available by
the state tax commission this week.
Figures show that the tax revenue
from mining will be at least 5000, 900
or more than double last years rev.
enue of slightly more than three mil
lion dollars. It is believed that the
increased revenue will make unnec-
essary the issuance of $9,000,OOO
worth of bonds authorized by the leg
islature to cover any deficiencies
which might occur. There is even a
strong possibility that the entire 10
mill property levy will not be re-
uuired to balance the states finances.
The attempt of Twin Cities news
papers to bring about farm prosper
ity through headlines has struck a
snag. The farmers refuse to be con-
WINGED. Response to Governor Ben
sons call for conference to discuss
farm problems indicates that the
farmers still consider that they have
problems-plenty of them.
Typical of the letters received by
Charles Ommodt, commissioner of
agriculture, who is handling all pre-
parationS for the conference to be
held in ST. Paul October 4, is one from
Andrew Jensen, vice president of the
Farmers Union. Says Jensen, 'This
certainly is move in the right direc-
ton and l hope Governor Benson
pushes it to the limit. This propa-
ganda is vicious and detrimental to
the welfare of the farmers and the
public in general"
The conference is being called so
that farmers may map out a leglSla-
tive program dealing with such mat
tiers as crop insurance, price stability,
debts, interest, etc.
The large statewide farm organ
iZatiOnS and cOoperatiVeS are being
asked to send official representatives,
while local organizations will be urged
to see that their voice is also heard.
1t is expected, judging from early re-
plies to the call, that thousand in
dependent farmers are planning on
attending.
In addition to the wide response to
the conference in Minnesota, farmers
of North Dakota have also indicated
president of the Farmers Holiday As
ISOLATION, wrote Governor Benson that
they are ready to participate in a
conference to lay a comprehensive
farm program.
North Dakota farmers are far
from prosperous" Rosenberg said.
The prosperity stories in the big
newspapers will only make it more
difficult for our people to exc out
living this winter" A like opinion
was expressed by Morris Erickson,
state secretary of the Farmers Union.
Stringent collection enforced by the
Farm Credit Administration and pri-
vate creditors are being met with
hostility by farmers who feel that
unless they are accorded some len
iency they will be no better off than
in drouth years.
1.-THE lasting fury of another de-
preston can only be averted if farm
ers and workers can raise their stand
ard of living" asserted Harry Hop
kins, national WPA administrator in
an address in North Dakota last week.
when l see certain selfish groups
over-reaching again, and threatening
to destroy our hard-won recovery"
he warned, 81 say that it's part of the
job of government to step in"
He pointed out that there are two
or three times as many families living
on less than $500 a year now than
there were in 1929, although experts
set 5000 as the minimum to buy neces-
sites for family of four
Governor LANCER, while he was in
Minnesota recently comforting with
Governor Benson and Harry Hopkins
on drouth and farm relief, commented
that the farm prosperity heralded in
the metropolitan press has been slow
in coming to the northwest.
He declared that farmers of the
northwest are in serious economic
difficulties and that if action is not
taken soon, they will be in even
greater distress. Defending his mora
forum on crop seizures, he pointed
out that for the last several years
farmers in this area have been going