The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 20, 1920, Page 8

t- PAGE EIGH? BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE PRESENTS PLAN FOR PURCHASE OF IMPLEMENTS Farm Machinery Reports Minn esota Official Not Handled Economically URGES COOPERATION Would Have Dealers Purchase Entire Output of Certain Factories St. Paul, Minn., Oct of implement dealers ins a section of Minnesota or through the state asso- ciation of implement men could pur- chase the entire output of an imple- meut factory and distribute the goods with a saving to the consumer, the report of the investigation of farm ma- chinery prices by the State Depart- ment of Agriculture asserts, Commis- sioner N. & Holmberg, announces. Principal Findings Principal findings of facts as an- nounced follow: 1. Manufacturers’ cost and dealers’ increased. es increased more than costs and gaye, manufactufer, and dealer greater! profits. ° f 8. Price and expenses 2 profit increases. are due in part to price understandings |! an@agreements among manufacturers and’ to a lesser extent among dealers. 4. The farmer was not, prevented from making fair profits by increase in cost of implement, as cost of farm products mounted more rapidly. 5, There was no shortage of ma- chinery, due to more repairing of used machines and fewer sales, for export trade. ney “Manufacturers’ prices of imple- ments to dealers increased 82 per cent. during !the period from 1916 to 1918, while dealers’ prices to farmers’ in- 19.—A group} ; Who’s afraid? This little Scotch lassie isn’t, anyway! The picture shows her crossing a river in Glenesk on, a wire “bridge,” ‘constructed by her daddy. In this manner the family gets across ; the river. And so when this little girl wants to go-to town, she i gets in this game-bag conveyance and is fetried) over the river. | RAR from 9 per cent. in 1915 to 17.7 in {152 per cent. and profit on investment: however, announce that they must UTI TTUTODOTTTTTTTUTTOOTCTOTI CITC CC 1918, or 97 per cent. increase. A National Matter creased 62 per cent.” the report says. “While the dealers’ percentage in- crease was smaller than that of the} “The Federal trade commission re- manufatcure, their increase in dollars | gards the control of certain practices! was’ not greatly different, due to the;in the farm implement business as a higher prices on which their increase, national matter and the individual was figured. | state can exercise a very limited con- “Net sales of dealers increased 60) trol over them. per cenf;- gross profits, 75 per cent; “All, testimony failed to” indicate expenses, 38 per cent, and net income when lower prices will obtain. It did, ‘ Just a few doses of Pe-ru-na taken soon after exposure or first manifestation of trouble will usually break @ cold or dissipate ina hurry the most persistent cough, TABLETS OR LIQUID SOLD EVERYWHERE w= KEEP IT IN THE HOUSE = | PE-RU-NA ‘The Well Known EmergancyRemedy TOI UN LLL ~ Opening of Public Night Schools CITIZENSHIP SCHOOL Enrollment in this school will be open to all per- sons of. foreign birth who are not attending a day school.. Ten regular enrollments are neces- sary to start the school, peor ne to the pale regulations regarding state aid to evening sc ools. , ENROLL WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27. .Miss Marie Huber will be in charge. See her and enroll NOW, or on the FIRST EVENING, 8:00 p. m. Meets Wednesday and Friday even- ings, at the Wachter School. ‘ “MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL — , Open to all persons not attending a day school.’ FIRST NIGHT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 7:00 p.m. Ten regular enrollments necessary to start, as required by the state regulations regarding state aid to evening schools. R. H. Neff in charge. ENROLL THE FIRST EVENING. Meets Tues- day and Thursday levenings, 7:00 to 10:00. p. m. High School. DRESSMAKING SCHOOL Open to all persons not attending a day school. Ten regular enrollments necessary to start, in compliance with the state regulations regarding state aid to evening schools. FIRST NIGHT, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 7:00 p. m. at the High School. Same hours as Manual Train- ing. Miss Katherine Staley in Charge. Enroll PROMPTLY, FIRST EVENING. Meets Tuesda, and Thursday evenings, 7:00 to 10:00. rr. COMMERCIAL SCHOOL } Open to all persons not attending a day school. Elementary bookkeeping, beginning shorthand, and typewriting. Typewriting open ONLY to those taking either bookkeeping or shorthand. Ten necessary to start. FIRST EVENING, MON- DAY, OCTOBER at 7:30. Meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, in the High School. Mr. Aseltine in charge. ENROLL PROMPTLY THE FIRST EVENING. COMMON BRANCH SCHOOL Classes in the common branches will start in the Will School Tuesday Evening, October 26, at 8:00 p. m. and meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings thereafter if there is an enrollment of ten or more. This number is necessary in order to comply with the state regulation relating to state aid for even- ing schools. Those wishing to enroll should com- municate with Supt. J. M. Martin. Remember tiie date and hour for the FIRST EVHNING and be on hand ready for work. UNOQOOUUQQQ000UNONEOCQEQEOGESUUUEOAOUUUGAAUEUAEALUT E00 | plement factory—or at least a part of jthe dutput. {farm implements might easily ecom- !bine their credits and make purchases \ciations would eliminate needless in- «termediaries with their attendant ex- ;Penses between the factory and the IUVUIUUGOAUUUGEU UCURUEEEUCQTUGUEUEGE OGG CUGUOLUCUAAOGPREOSOGUOOEOUOUAUAEOUGUOOSUOE SAE come by way of lower lumber, steel, paint and labor costs.” Outlining the plan of co-operative purchasing by a state association im- plement dealers ,eithey by organiza- tion for the entire state, for sections of the state or smaller co-operative bodies, the report says: “The state association, representing <mple credit to handle purchases, could take over the total annual out- put of a wagon factory—or other im- The co-operative associ- ation in Minnesota, which now handle in this manner. A distribution of the implements from factory to the asso- farmer. Naturally, it would /afford opportunity for a reduction in prices. Only Obstade “The only obstacle to the plan mjght be the attitude of the National Imple- ment asi jon, which has gone on record opposed to the proposition. If such an association should act to probibit purchases by responsible dealers, possessing credit, they imme- diately invite restrictive legislation.” | - The Minnesota investigation in its conclusion further points out: 1. ‘Labor and materials) entering in- to farm implement manufacturing have enjoyed larger increases than the implements. uf 2. Manufacturers have eliminated the jobber and wholesaler to a large extent, but apparently have abSorbed e gain in profits. 3. Retail dealers fix their own sell- ing prices. ( 4, Prison-made implements are sub- stantial and serviceable, .and their records recognize and register reliable information on increases the cost of production. Canada Prepares to Take Its Usual Census Ottawa, Ont, Oct. 20.—With prev: arations under ;way for taking the. census of Canada, the government bureau of statistics estimates the pop- ulation of the nation at 8,750,000. [fv is believed the census will prove this estimate approximately correct though some optimists place the pop- ulatioh at 10,000,000. This will be the sixth enumeration since confederation. in 1870. The growth of Canada as shown by the former counts has been as follows: 1871 . ++ 8,689,257 1881 . 4,324,810 1891 4,833,293 1901 . 5,371,315 1911 7,206,643 1 fourths of Canada’s popula- tion is in Ontario, Quebec and the Mar- itime provinces. Not more than 2,- west'of the Great Lakes. The trend of present immigration is reported strongly toward the west. What leayes vou both happy and miserable?—Love Madness. ASPIRIN Name “Bayer” on Genuine “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” is genu- ine Aspirin proved’ safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for over twenty years. 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