The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 5, 1937, Page 6

oe | ; THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaper Published except Sunday by The Bismarck Tribune marehy HD. and entered at the poscotfice at Bismarck as Mrs, Stella I. Mann President and Treasurer * _ Archie O. Johnson Vice Pres. and Gen'l Manager w. Secretary and [ Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of the Associated Press ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republica- tion of the news dispatches credited to it or not otherwi a in this ae ela and aiso the local news of spontaneous origin herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Measuring the Nation’s Income One of the favorite war cries of. the political agitator goes something like this: “Ninety per cent of the wealth is owned by four per cent of the people.” The figures may vary—hardly any two agree—but the idea remains the same. The corollary, of course, is “vote for Whoosis and he'll change it.” But now comes the National Industrial Conference Board, which views such subjects without partisanship, with an analy- sis of the nation’s income by states and districts. As might be expected, it shows New York far and away in the lead, but it also shows that the figures so frequently mentioned from po- litical platforms are in error. Either that or the rich don’t get as high a return from property and work as do the poor. Thus the West North Central district, of which North Da- kota is a part, received income of only $5,011,000,000 as com- pared with New York’s $9,019,000,000, but its population also is much less and it represents a younger civilization. Besides, a great many men who made substantial fortunes in this area have moved to New York and other states, thus crediting wealth produced here to other centers. The analysis, covering the years from 1929 to 1985, puts North Dakota’s income at $325,000,000 in 1929, at $187,000,000 in 1933 and $182,000,000.in 1985. North Dakota was not at the bottom of the list, either, worse showings being made by Vermont, Montana, Idaho, Wyo- ming, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Nevada. South Dakota’s income in 1935 was $190,000,000. For the United States as a whole 1929 income was put at $79,284,000,000, that for 1988 at $44,420,000,000 and that for 1935 at $55,040,000,000. Geographical distribution, of course, neither proves nor ‘disproves assertions as to distribution among persons, but it does show that every section of the country benefits from na-|t tional production. That, after all, is the only true measure of income. is Encouraging § Support by army engineers for the Heart river basin de- velopments proposals is most encouraging to Western North Da- kota. Such a proposal is no cure-all but all will agree that it will be of immense benefit to this area and will stabilize the agriculture of a considerable district in the neighborhood of the proposed dams and irrigation developments. To some parts of the state that section of the report deal- ing with Missouri river diversion is discouraging, but it will cause no grief in this area. We, who live on the river, have long felt that the diversion proposal was born of desire rather than of sound reason ; that other means will be necessary to meet} the water problems existing in Central and Eastern North Dakota. Rejection of the two irrigation proposals connected with the diversion scheme also was to be expected. That part of North Dakota is not ready for irrigation on a large scale. The people there have not yet sufficiently suffered the adverse ef- fects of water shortage to give irrigation the promise of suc- cess. Before irrigation can succeed people must divorce them- selves from thought of a quick and easy stake by means of dry, land farming. In only a few areas of North Dakota are they ready to do that, even now after the two worst drouths in recorded history. When the government engineers get around to examining ably will be a different story. Whatever their findings they will have to be checked against the actual experience of farmers who will irrigate from the stream this year. That, after all, is the real test. If farmers are DOING it successfully it will make little difference what, the army engineers say. Revolving Fund One of the real promoters of northwest agriculture is F, E. Murphy, publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune and a leader in economic thought in this region. A rich man, he maintains a country showplace with one of the prize dairy herds of the na- tion. He knows the Northwest lives on and because of agricul- ture. Also, he has the respect for his bread and butter which should dominate the thinking of any sound individual. It is perfectly natural, then, that he should give practical assistance to those things which make for the advancement of this part of the country. One of the best services this enter- prising citizen has rendered to North Dakota is to establish a revolving fund to finance the distribtuion of pure seed to 4-H club members in this state. The seed is being loaned to the youngsters and they are being permitted to repay the obliga- tion from the proceeds of the 1987 crop. As a businessman, Murphy realizes that an investment to maintain the interest in farming of the young folks of the Northwest is one which will pay big dividends. If it ever reached the point in this area where there were no farmers, city business enterprise wouldn’t be worth a plugged nickel. Members of a Detroit cult who mutilate their {1 with 5 save themselves the trouble by criticizing Mussolim whe being stave eee - The the Wagner act has spurred union organiza‘ It is getting so that if one mentions H.C. L., some workers want te join eee ‘A Columbis, 8. C., girl, 3, will back FDR’s contention that mental powers decline with age. During fire, her grandpa threw out a window, carried a bundie of clothing to safety. ad . bars The Bismarck Tribune Behind Scones i a aged, high cheeked, sad-faced man with’ that gray shock of hair down over his forehead somehow acutely familiar, of terror maintained in Harlan coun- ty, of murdered union miners and dynamited homes; of the sheriff—his bond put up by the coal stock tores had criminal records involving every- thing up to and including murder; of beatings, assaults and ambushes; of subsidized public officlals who did dynamite prompey snipa his career, * It All Comes Back Some of the fellows at the press table finally inquired about the man with the shock of hair—and then it all came back to them. Washing- ton was witnessing another appear- ance of former Federal Judge Charles I. Dawson of Kentucky, here now as counsel and adviser to the Haylan County Coal Operators Association. The reason he hadn't been recog- nized was that he wasn’t shouting and gesticulating as he was on his visit a year ago last January when he spoke to the famous Al Smith Liberty League dinner. ‘The “Jedge,” as Sheriff Middleton calls him, was a Republi- can politician who became prosecutor of Bell county, where conditions were subsequently di ag similar to those in Harlan. he had become attorney general of the state, and had run successfully as Republican can- didate for governor, President Coo- Udge made him a federal § » The “Jedge” became nai famous when he vehemently he quit the bench to appear as & lawyer for coal and utility companies THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, . the irrigation possibilities of the Missouri river bottoms it prob- | “4 eee Spinach is no better than any other Vegetable for iron-giving Almost any green vegetable,» and many foods, will give the same ee eee, Abson, ©; ‘These who spend the public money ought to hare some experience bg git FE nH ut A 5g 3 see fill E i E " 8 : i : i : i 8 & [ s TT Spectre of Coronatio 3 Gives Scotland Hn ae 5 z WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1987 i 5 Hs | : ia Now the Matter of Getting It Back : | n Tragedy Yar Your Personal Health By William Brady, M. 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