The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-14

fit Life Insurance Co. of New Jer-
sey $161, 100; Northwestern Nut
ual Life Insurance Co. of Wiscon-
sin, $156, IA; John Hancock Mutual
Life Insurance Co. Of Massachu-
sets, $147,647; Federal Land Bank
of Omaha, Nebraska, $134, 139; the
King ranch of Texas, $122,140, and
the Federal Land Bank of st. Paul
Minnesota, sos, 925.
FAVORS WATER CARRIER
REGULATION
AT a press conference last Fri
day, President Roosevelt expressed
the hope that legislation would be
passed by this session of Congress
to place domestic water carriers
under Interstate Commerce regu-
lation, Notwithstanding opposition
to such regulation by Secretaries
Wallace and Woodring.
Mr.. Roosevelt is 100 per cent
right in his position. All forms of
transportation should be regulated
by one central body and until that
is done we will continue to have
rate discrimination, favoring one
section of the country against
another. If regulation by the In
terstate Commerce Commission is
desirable for all forms of land
transportation it should be equally
desirable for water transportation.
HULL TREATIES CLEAR
HURDLES
Without in any way changing
the present Reciprocal Tariff Act,
the Senate committee by vote of
IL to 8 on Friday last approved the
resolution to extend the treaty
program for another three years.
The nearest the Administration
came to defeat was on a proposal
to require Senate ratification of all
treaties which was defeated 9 to II.
This amendment was proposed by
Senator Pittman (Democrat), of
Nevada, usually an ardent New
Deal supporter.
The Administration forces claim
sufficient number of votes to put
through the resolution in its pre-
sent form, which will not be good
news to those who realize the flood
of imports to our markets upon
conclusion of peace in Europe and
Asia. In it's present form the law
will be in effect for another three
years, which means that we will
tie our hands for that length of
time. Not a pleasant prospect for
the American farmer.
STATESMEN TURN statesmen
One day last week 81 Senators
and Representatives, representing
marble producing states, called in
a body on President Roosevelt to
urge that the new 26 million dollar
War Department building be con-
structed of marble instead of lime
stone. They held up the Tai Mahal
and the Parthenon a examples of
everlasting qualities of marble.
Evidently the salesmen-statesmen
overlooked the fact that these
buildings are situated in ATTITUDES
where the climate is equitable the
year round. Because of it's porous
nature marble is no good for out
side building material in temper
ate or cold climates because it
contracts and expands.
Granite, the best building mater
ial of ALL has been specified for the
area walls, steps, platforms, etc.
AS a matter of fact, the entire
building should be constructed of
granite as it is the only building
stone that is non-porous and has
everlasting qualities.
OPENS CAMPAIGN
am sure that many of my
readers heard the Presidents
radio address to the AA.A. farm
dinners held all over the country.
Washington considers this speech
as the opening gun in the 1910
campaign. The speech was typical
ly Rooseveltan in that it was an
adroit appeal for continued sup
port of the Administration by the
American farmer. Speeches at the
same time by Postmaster General
Farley and Secretary Wallace ad-
ded political color to the occasion.
When we consider the prices the
farmer received and paid ten years
ago with his present condition ]
am wondering just how much
better off he is today. Judging by
letters that come to my desk
daily I should say there Is not
much difference.