The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, October 21, 1915, Page 12

"PAGE TWELVE By Olof Ribb = We read, and rejoice in the .pros- perity of the American manufactur-: ers of munitions of war. The enor- mous profits they are reaping they are no doubt :sharing with the fam- ilies of the woerking men whom they employ. But there ‘is another American—a producer. of mecessities of peace as well as war who dees not seem des- tined to share in ‘the prosperity springing from ‘the need of Europe. We refer to ‘the American .farmer who has ‘bread to sell. Even the half-billion war Iloan, from which we hoped so much, does not seem to ‘carry any promise of sudden riches for him. And why? Let us give yeu the apparent reas- ouns first and then we will finish with @ne not .so apparent. ‘There are two <classes of crop -es- timators: these. who get front page, top-o’-column space in ‘the newspa- pers and those who get it in if ‘the make-up, man finds it convenient. If] not, ‘they stay out. -Observation ‘has convinced us that those of the sec-] ond class deal in estimates ‘that sometimes find their way into sta- tistics. “Those of the first class deal in estimates which afterward lssue from the mouths of liars. The first class of estimators say we have a billion dollar wheat crop; that the terminals must become glut- ‘ted because .there is mo ‘expert de-| mand and very little milling demand “That we have three hundred million ‘bushels for export for which there can be no possible demand since Eu- rope ‘can get all it possibly wants from England and its colonies. Be- sides.-there is a flood waiting to flow out of .Russia as isoon as the Darda- nelles :are opened. “The second -class of estimators .say that the crop is .not so.large by one hundred. and fifty million -Jbushels; _{that only about 25 per cent of the winter wheat ‘crop has been threshed and tthe loss %n this crop -aione is already enormous; that the quality is poor :and millers must hpy spring| wheat to bring it up to milling re-| quirements; that the export demand is fully equal ‘to what it was a year ago ‘and at the outside we will have but fifty million bushels to export; that the supplies in terminal markets are away below what they were last ; year—on Oct. 1 for inztance, Minneap- [} olis_ had but 686,000 ‘bushels against |; cight millions a year 'ago; and ‘that |} floed waiting to be released from Rus- |; sia is but a myth for we are told how | the Scandinavian countries must loek: to America for their grain. And there is no bar te their getting it from Russia if it had anything to sell,| but it has nothing to sell. Wiy sheuld this war loan necessar- | ily mean anything to the farmer? It|j is being financed through the Meorgan| gyndicate ‘and allied banks. We read some ‘“time ago that J. P. Morgan & Co. had been named American pur-/ chasing agents for the -allies. Thus,)| having the money || wherewith to :buy the .goeds, is -any ) Morgan & Co. one innocent enough to suppose that any ,profits will be given to the farm- ers -which can be kept for ‘themsel- ] ves. This loan is merely a rallyingi| THE NONPARTISAN LEADER War Loan no Help to Farmer | Mary had a little lamp, Tt. was well trained, no doubt. BRAND NEW “I've got a mew job. .|-at a'soda fountain.” _ “A barber at a soda fountain?” “Yes; 1 have to shave the ice!” T A WISE ILAMP. i I'm a barber ’Cause ‘every time that John came in, The little lamp went out. HER ERRAND. ] DREAMS. 5 “A penny for your thoughts,” said “Tell the gentleman that I am not Jane, receiving today, Nora.” To cook who was a whopper. “But he ain’t -delivering, mum; he's| “That’s just what 1 was thinking of,” collecting.” 45 Said ‘cock, “a handsome copper.” 1 ememmm 11 eemmen 75 P Y i 13 1 s 13 s i VALLEY HOTEL Valley City, N. Dak. Chn'o actic (KI-RO PRAK-TIK) The Science ‘that Makes People Well :and Happy The only first class European You'Need RotBe Bick - Hotel in the City. Chirapractic ADJUSTS the " | % :ROOMS 50c o $1.50 a NIGHT ! INVESTIGATE ‘We endeavor ‘to give special . e service to the farmer, GEO. A. NEWSALT Our restaurant is the best in i Fargo’s Pimeer the state. o e i On Main St. South of N.'P. vings ai oan Building 4 Phome 1235 4 Depot. g 1§ e 171 ] oy T [} covemms | 1] sz 1} oz J. R. Kirk Commission Co. Inc. South St. Paul, Minn, Sales Agency and Authorized Representative of the American Society of Equity Consign Yeur Live Steck to Us and Get a Square Deal. of the banks to assist in carrying | =/ —— through a deal too large even for Morgan & Co. will repay their colleagues by giving them whatever profits the)r feel that they tannot keep ‘for ‘themselves.’ Does any ‘one doubt that the mar- |7 ket =sitwation is in ‘the control of |3 those who are ‘able to keep it well in hand? ‘Elbow grease may get you a living but. it takes a well-oiled farmer's machine to keep the big fellows from securing ‘the rest.of the crop. And Morgan & Co. | * Hot and Cold Running Water -and Telephone :in Every Room FIRST CLASS CAFETERIA IN CONNECTION. On Broadway, One Block South ‘of ‘Great Northern Depot. FARGO, ’N, DAK. 'POWERS HOTEL ; ’i ohoededecdoodoforodrodoorde deoder eded Rl dobibil To the Grain Growers of North Dakota: In 1911, there was formed, by farmers, a corporation, for the handlins of _g;ain. on terminal nmut-t;flww%flavm*mwm*mvwwnflm_nflwn* { H i . | 3 markets, known as the Equity Co-operative Exchange. It began business in Minneapolis, Minn. i and Superior, Wis. August 1st, 1912—a little more than three years ago. It began in'opposition to ¥ the most strongly intrenched combine in our land—The Minneapo‘!is ‘Chamber of Commerce. By E that institution we have been maligned and slandered ‘from the pubhc platferm and in the 2 subsidized public press; and have been persecuted in the courts. g : But through it all we have won. We are handling now over 500,000 bus..e‘s of grain each ; week; and prospects are that this will soon be increased to a million. : - Weare building a terminal elevator in the city of ‘St.-Paul, wherein grain may be dried, i chpped and cleaned for the benefit of the farmers. We need your co-operation. * - 'stock which sells at par for:$50.00. = Consign your grain to us at St. Paul and Supermr, WlS. § us gmw, grow w:th us:and becomea part of our great purpose. % 3 L 3 Buy a share of Help v ~ Equity Co-operatwe Exchange ' Home cffice, Fargé, N.D. Ge ices, S 1. and : 2R ;[. M. ANDERSON Pres. "G A 'THIE Secy a:nd Treas. Board of Directors J. C. Leum, Mayville, N D.; 0. H. Olson, New Rockford, N. D.; Nels Magnusen, Souris, N D., F.B. Wood Deering, N. D.; J. E. Kelley, Pierre, S. D.; Louis Noltimier, Valley City, N. D. J C. Berg, Hendrum, an., Magnus Jehnson, Klmball Minn.; J. M. Anderson, St. Paul. Officers-of North Dakota State Union American Secaety of Eqmty M P Johnson, Donnybrook, Pres.; P. M. Oasey, Lisbon, V‘ce-?res. Boatd of Directors A. W Ditmer, Velva: C.A, Swansen., Dnseolfl Anthoni' Watton, Minot; J E. McAdm Turde Lake % A~ {