The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, November 18, 1915, Page 6

RIS SR BSR4 than the legal rate of interest is not a banker but is a pawn- 2 'broker PAGE SIX THE NONPARTISAN LEADER THE NONPARTISAN LEADER |iesrsursn ST 22 s PUBLISHED WEEKLY 8 Official Organ of the Nonpartisan League of North Dakota. AR T R S i R Entered as second-class matter S2 ptenlber 8, 1915, at the post office at Fargo, North Dakota, under the Act of March 8, 1879. Advertising rates on application. @ Subscriptions, one year, in advance, $1.50. Communications intended for the paper should be addressed to the Non- partisan Leader, Box 919, Fargo, N. Dak., and not to any individual. The Leader solicits advertisements of meritorious articles needed by farmers. Quack, fraudulent and irresponsible firms are not knowingly ad- gertised, and we will take it as a favor if any readers will advise us promptly ghould they huve occasion to doubt or question the reliability of any firm which patronizes our advertising columns. ¥ Discriminating advertisers recognize The Nonpartisan Leader as the best medium in the state of North Dakota through which to reach the wide- awake and up-to-date farmers, THEY SHOULD NEED NO CREDIT ANY “experts” are loudly proclaiming the “discovery” that farming is not sufficiently capitalized. Neither were oth- er industrial or business enterprises until they became su bserv1ent to the money power. Agriculture is comparatively free from that power now, and if the “experts” and “professors” will let it alone it will remain free. Those who create the world’s wealth, those who feed the nations, it is true, should have capital to work with, but they should not have to depend for it upon those who do not produce or create- Give the farmer a fair and just price for his products and he will need no credit. : ' THE MORE CORN THE LESS MONEY HE five largest corn crops raised by the American farmer in the last ten years totaled 14,403,000,000 bushels, and ] at the market price the value thereof was $6,805,000,000. Un the other hand the five smallest of the same period aggre- gated 12,592,000,000 bushels, and at the market price it was worth $7,333,000,000. In other words, the farmer, during those five best years produced 1,811,000,000 bushels more corn than he did during the five worst years, and for that extra amount of corn, extra work in producing and havesting, marketing and shipping, he reveived $528,000,000 less than he did for the smaller crop. And yet, the silk-hatted, professional farmer who sits be- hind the roll-top desk will declare upon honor that what is needed is more production- The railroad magnate who begrudges the farmer an occa- sional automobile ride will second the silk-hatted farmer’s motion, while the speculator and the miller will make it unanimous. “Make two grains grow where only one grew before,” they say, “and the farmer’s problems will be solved.” What the farmer needs is to make two dollars grow where one grew before. But he never can do that under the present market- ing system. - HAS EVERYBODY GOT LAND? ORE than thirty thousand land seekers registered for the Berthold opening during the last twelve days of October. There are about seven hundred claims to be home- steaded. So that more ‘than 29,000 land-hungry home-seekers, who spent their good money to travel to Minot, Plaza or Bismarck to take a chance on Uncle Sam’s lottery game will ‘be out their money for their fun. These people probably never will own any land. Neither will their children. Neither will a lot more people and their children. And yet, 733 land holders own 18,000 acres each or a total of 98,876,000 acres- Forty-three holders have title deeds to 1,340,000 each or a total of more than 57,700,000 acres. Siixteen holders own an average of nearly 3, 000 000 each, or a total of 47,800,000 acres. Six holders own an average of 6,580,00 eaclr or a total of 36,480,000. X - Three holders alone own over 11,000, 000 each or a total of 33,500,000 acres. Wonder if this has anythmg to do with the scarcity of land? Wonder if this is the reason that the land-hungry must still go hungry? The Kansas Clt;’ Star says that a banker who takes more Tut,-tut, brother, not so radlcal . We Have Government Money At 6 PER CENT TO LOAN TO THE FARMERS TO MOVE THEIR CROPS i ; Call and Make Application Now WWWWW“%MW How many banks have you farmers seen with a notice like the one above displayed in their windows? If you know of such kindly write us at once, that we may publish the name of that bank and send it a year’s subscription to the Nonpartisan Leader. BLESSED ARE THE DISGONTENTED ON’'T be too contented, brother. No matter how pleasant your surroundings, however placid your relations with RO your fellows, however self-satisfying your opinions—don’t, let them put you to sleep. Wake up, brother! Contentment for too often .is Just mtellectual stagnation. To lull in the cradle of contentment is dangerous. It begets ossification of the brain. : : Don’t be a slave to authority—anybody’s authority. Dor’t be a blind follower of precedent—any precedent. Don’t go through the world, in these years of pregnant pro- gress, clinging to the outlived methods and ideas of the dead past. It’s dangerous. ‘Such process will bring you poverty—poverty of mmd soul and body instead of success and riches. Be unsatisfied—but cheerful and happy in your unsatisfaction. Let unsatisfaction be a spur.to drive you to greater effort, greater determination—and may it drive you till you are weary—itill you have accomplished something worth living for. See more, study more, learn more, determine more, achieve more! : All truth has not yet been discovered. Search and seek for more -truth. Let no opportunity escape- Batter at the door of opportunity, nerve yourself to greater struggles and breast the blows of circumstances. : WHY STOP AT THE POINT OF PRODUCTION? . K. BRYSON, commissioner of agriculture for the State of Tennessee, with the assistance of the state department of R education and the state department of health, as well as the University of Tennessee, proposes to organize the state in a way that has not been attempted in any other state. The organi- zation is to be based on the community plan, these to be combined into county organizations, and the county into state organizations- This plan is by no means new to organization workers, but as an official organization it is, and as such it should be successful. The Knoxville Sentinel, speaking of these plans, says these . forces will be concentrated to inspire co-operation and mutual achievement, and to make high records in the “production of corn and wheat, cotton, oats, peas, potatoes, grasses, melons, horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry etc. and will thus place Tennessee in the forefront of all the crop producing states. And there it stops. Just like every other kid-glove farmes move, production is as far as it can see. Production is the thing to be boosted. No other agricultural interest is recognized. There is no question but what production is essential to the : success of agriculture; but money comes to the farmer only with the sale of such products, and whether the farmer prospers de- - pends on the prices received for his stuff- . Under present ar- rangements the blgger the crop the less the price.. Why do not these enterprlsmg people add marketmg to their elements of progress? ALL THE HEROES ARE NOT FIGI'lTING )T’S midnight on the Oklahoma prairies. A heavy passenger through the gloom. The engineer hears a sound behind him, he turns his head and gazes into the muzzle of a *“45”.” Hands ; up!” comes the crisp command, “slow down, quick!” . The driver is an old-timer and obeys. The bandits, 15 in num— ber, cover the train from end to end. They marshal the train crew, in short order, near the engine- ' “Get in. lme"’ is the order. Comes Ed Oldham, rear brakeman,' lantern in hand, a black visaged robber. holding a pistol to his r. “Line up there, you” the bandlt chief tells ‘him. - “T can’ t o says Oldham, . train, loaded with precious human freight, is rushing . reight behmd I’ve gotta flag i ”A ~ L