The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 27, 1916, Page 7

g < ot Vi 4 SRR A R ; / ¢ : THE NONPARTISAN LEADER The Business Manager’s Corner Under present business methods advertising is rart of the life ¢f a newspiaper. Not merely to make money out of the advertising, thoug_h revenue from advertising makes possible a bettcr and larger gu})hcatxon without an increase in subScription price, but primarily to ring -the buyers and sellers of the necessary things together. The best” articles for consumption and use today would never be known to the consumers if they were not advertised in newspapers. So a real service is rendered to both seller and buyer through advertis- ing. It is such a basis of service that the Leader has fixed for ad- vertisements in its columns. Only Reliable Advertisers Only .reliable advertisers are admitted to these columns and they are for service to our readers. If any purchaser at any time finds that an article advertised in the Leader is not worth the money paid for it, or as advertised, or the service rendered is not first class, we want to know about it so we can guard against advertising such ar- ticles or firms. To render ‘best service to themselves and the advertisers our read- ers must read the advertisements each week. There is constant .Change in the articles and prices offered and new announcements ap- pear _each issue. . For instance, in this issue new articles and businesses are adver- tised which have not appeared in the Leader before, such as a seed tester, a_motor college, spark plug, marble works, billiard, garlors, fancy chickens, general merchandise, groceries, dry goods and clothing and many new classified advertisements, and our readers will undoiibt- ly be interested in each announcement. Unless you read the ads you cannot keep in touch with the latest in the commercial world. The members of the League are and should be interested particu- larly_ in the Leader advertisements for several reasons. They want to get into touch with the best articles onsthe market and with live, up- to-date merchants“who are looking for the business of the members of our organization. Then 'they want to know that they can depend upon the mechants advertising in the Leader for a square, honest deal, both as to article and price. - . Then’ again, they appreciate that the revenue from our advertis- ing helps to make a better Leader and strengthen the cause of the League and the carrying out of its rogram. Also that many of the advertisers are in full sympathy witg such ‘a program and want to help in its fulfillment and to keep in step with the members by do- ing business with them. ] Lastgr our members are pledging themselves to give preference, price and, quality of article geing equal-or better, to advertisers in the Leader above all others for the reasons set forth above. So keep in mind the importance of reading the ads each week , and keeping the. advertisers in mind whén- you purchase goods. - We shall have a little chat about our advertisers each week and point out additional lines of servicé t6 you. important Announcement We have a particularly important announcement to make to Leader readers before we finish this ¢hat this week. We desire to make the Leader and its columns more beneficial and profitable each week to members of the League. Our first big effort in this direction, is the decision to cut our rate for classified advertisements in two to members of the League enly, beginning with the first issue in’ February. Here is a great op- portunity for our members to reach the 50,000 farmers and their fam- - ilies_each week, as well as many others. If you have blooded stock, fine chickens, seeds, butter, cream, eggs or other produce to sell, advertisé them in the Leader, for it is read by more people who buy such articles than any other paper which circulates in North Dakota. If you are going to have a.general or special sale, want to sell or trade, or buy machinery or other farm necessity advertise in the Leader and get big resulfs. Sl h And now the price: Up to date.we have been charging 20 cents %er line first issue and, 10 cents per line for each succeeding issue. ut, hereafter, to League mem ers_only, the rate will be 10 cents per line first issue and 6 cents pér line each succeeding issue. Other than League members will continue to pay the 20 cent and 10 cent price. 5 PR . You can estimate the cost of the ad and the money to be sent to us for the same by figuring six words to the line. Here’s your op- portunity; we should have ready acceptance. .. Let us know you are a League member and send in your ad, at the reduced rate. ! ing with discontent and the board of equalization is trying to back up. It has called a convention of county auditors for Bis- marck on January 26th. to consider the matter. If the Leader can prevent this manifest injustice being imposed upon the farmers of this state it will have justified its existance. _THE EVOLUTION OF THE TRI-STATE CONVENTION T WO things characterize the Tri-State Grain Growers g Association as a growing and useful institution. These ‘@] two characteristics in the convention just closed last week stand out as marks of distinction over previous conventions. . ; " The first and most important was the presence of the prac- tical farmer on the program and a corresponding absence of the “kid gloved expert” farmer. The expert was there, to be sure, but not to the extent as heretofore. The practical farmer did not have all the place on the program that he should have had, ~ but he had more than has been the custom in the past. The second indication of an evolution towards usefulness was the prominence given to the discussion of marketing and - allied subjects instead of “more production” and “better’ farm- ing” methods. = These subjects did not have the consideration . they deserve but they had more than usual. : Not-that there should not be increased production. There should be. There should be more scientific methods used in farming. But our education becomes lopsided and our pocket- books flabby when we give all attention to production and ignore marketing. : ! An organization to be well balanced should treat all these subjects in proportion to the importance of each one. Just at _ this time marketing is an important subject. not? B. P 1 | RN RO These are active days for politicians. It is a good time to study those fellows that we may know more about them. In order to encourage this study and pro- mote an exchange of ideas along this line the Leader asks all its readers to join in the investigation . To make the matter interesting the Leader will give $25 in prizes for the best answers to the questions below. SEVEN Contest The prizes will be as follows: first prize, $10; second prize, $7; third prize, $5; fourth prize, $3. The questions to be answered are: 1. What is a politician? 2. What have the politicians done for the people of this state in the past ten years? 3. Should farmers vote for politicians, if not why 4. Should farmers vote for farmers, if so why? Rules of the Contest 1. Any farmer, farmer’s wife, daughter, son or hired hand may enter the contest. 2. Letters must be short, preferably not more than 200 words: written on one side of the paper and on separate sheets from any other communication. 3. League organizers, speakers, or officials or any- one connected with the Leader force. will not be permit- ted to enter the contest. The contest will close Tuesday, February 29. All the best letters will be published in the Leader. Let ever&body get busy right now. Don’t put it off a day or you may forget. Address all letters to Politician Editor, Nonpartisan Leader, ' Box 919, Fargo, NDak St bk e e 27 e R S T e A Suggested Program Nonpartisan Leader: At last the farmers of North Dakota have their own paper and—comparing it with the numerous- publications I have read and examined during the last twenty-five years, I find it to be distinctly the—Leader. Simultaneously, the farmers of our state have their first opportunity to do something politically for them- selves—a grand -opportunity if they realize it and, avail themselves of it. “ The Legislation Needed As a member of the fraternity of soil tillers and of our League, I de- sire to speak to my brother farmers through the Leader and give them my personal views of the prospective legislative program now under dis- cussion and formulation. For it is very essential that there is clearness first, then unity, if successis to crown our efforts. There are three classes of legislation needed in order that our ends shall be reached and they are: amendatory, constructive and corrective (of existing abuses). The rinciples or platform on which the ague was - organized - and with which I agree, excepting perhaps one, contain the chief demands. for con- structive legislation. The discussion carried on in the columns of _the Leader has brought forth a veri' comprehensive list of demands in all three classes. A Strong Program demands that in my opinion a strong and sufficient present legislative pro- gram should contain, I wish to im- press upon the minds of all league Before I proceed to enumerate the members two all-important - princj- ples: Firstly, that a legislative pro- gram must be imparatively necessary, concisely formulated, and -logically be arranged, must be chiefly amendatory and constructive. Secondly, that when once formulated and agreed upon, we must give it our united support at the polls, . I now venture to suggest such a legislative program arranged, I be- lieve, logically with ‘regard to im- gortance; and when these laws have een enacted the time will come for corrective legislation. (And the fu- ture’s need of such legislation is al- most unlimited.) These_ laws are: 1. A constitutional amendment empowering the state to engage in any business that an individual or a_corporation may, with special pow- er to levy and, issue bonds for such purroses. : 2. The establishment of a com- plete and thorcugh system of rural credit banks; owned and operated by the state and loaning money to the farmers at a rate of interest (sug-: gestively 4 per cent on real property and 5 per cent on chattels, includ- ing grain.) Eedi s 3. The building by the state of one or more terminal elevators with full power to grade, clean and. mix all kinds of grain for milling and ex- port- purposes. ‘ 4. 'The construction and operation by the state (in connection with ter- minal elevators) of flour mills for the purpose of manufacturing lin- seed oil and other products from flax seed and straw. 5. The building and operation by the state of stockyards, packing and cold, storage plants. 4 State Implement Plant 6. A state owned farm implement plant, preferably Ilocated near the state’s cheap fuel source. 7. A state hail, tornado and gen- eral insurance law, universal, com- pulsory and, funded by a special tax. 8. A general revision of the taxa- tion laws of the state with speciak reference to a more just and equit- able taxation of all properties and interests within the state, and in con- nection therewith the creation of an expert tax commissioner with full power to enforce the penalty caluses of the law against corporations as: well as individuals. A System of Highways 9. The enactment of a set of laws establishing a perfect system of -pub- lic highways within our state. “(All present “laws on that subject being conflicting and ineffective and should’ repealed). : 10. A law deflning and regulating cooperative enterprises within the- state and providing for state aid under certain rules and regulations. When these laws are enacted and these institutions established, the- state will enter upon an era of rural Krospe,rity that will easily make orth Dakota the banner agricultur- al state in the Union. And fellow farmers: We will have- these laws NOW by getting together and electing our own state legisla-- tors on our own platform. Do you think it is worth while? Respectfully, Jacob Thompson, Englevale, N, D B