The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, May 24, 1917, Page 15

ADVERTISEMENTS Millers Made the e G U. S. Grades ‘...........0......000.................O....O........: | oav( S Chatent DaviEsbblets of “%:?y%a&%%%?n%}fi?fi%, the Thirty-ninth annual convention of The members of the South St. Paul Livestock Exchange have raised the commissions on livestock to figures that evermade on goods of eeral 'fl.xe Pennsylvania Millers’ State associa- |, qus -tye.. t‘f"n?: t:erlile’di::c; &3 ez:ixen%r: tion, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Sept. speci i;‘;li‘,"“.?.”;‘;fi::’“"';?.'}”‘;fim 1«;, 1}1916, by A_. P. Husband, Secretary ‘ é?fi:ififi?fi%‘i&?.“é’& "m&e_,rhq o “t e Millers .Na.nonal. Federation: loway,but cost you noth- [TEE All congressional legislation is not, ing extra. Cash or time. 13 however, unfavorable to the miller. Within the last few weeks congress I like it better than ene I paid /Zec = h 5 < o Schmdeh?“ 7 as enacted into law a grain grades sx:o::e ased three SreT: Pa. ¥ act,f 35 aL1 result of which it may be will mean a raise of from two to five dol- er makes. Y1 confidently predicted that in:'the near ~ L - 1 1 x‘;::msll:'i?fit: :?::rflgédcorfxt:aaw“d \IE. future a miller buying wheat on grade la’rb per ; car. We dO nOt beheve th]S e i con SR Ooms will get what he purchased In the raise is warranted and for that reason o i a iy o passage of this law the millers of the . ! for it You sayed me 3605 5o ; country had an important part; Fred have decided TO STAY ON THE OLD WMW.B%I.I.OCWW'GO.MRPEBIY lo. o A8 J. Lingham, as chairman of a com- RATES Do 3533 Waterloo, lowa = 3 mittee appointed by the Millers’ Na- . tional Federation, was untiring in his efforts to hasten its enactment. Mem- bers of your association assisted in this work. “In a general way, the provisions of the law are that a carrier can not avoid delivering or paying for what- ever quantity of goods was received, according to the bill of lading. Some of the provisions of the bill make a bill of lading more desirable collateral than it formerly was; hence the in- terest of bankers in its passage. The law becomes effective Jan. 1, 1917.” A farmer and member of the League, writing to the Leader about this, says: “Congress did pass a “~sort of a standardized grain law; but this quo- tation from the Northwestern Miller says they passed it favorable to the millers. “This ought to convince the farmers if anything will, that the big interests that exploit them, are more than ade- If this raise had been on grain where it takes such excessive amounts to finance elevator accounts, there might have been some justice to it, but not on livestock. : If you are interested in saving from two to five dollars per car on livestock shipments and getting just as good prices for your shipments, Try Equity Exchange Service for Grain and Livestock. PR - Install one of our Radiant Home Force quately ‘represented’ at Washington, ] he 1 : uzt Draft furnaces and be comfortable and and every capital in this country, by sa;;te docltors t‘;n:isr tBm-nsdsucclc:ssflll,ll)’ centralized lobbying agencies; while - soft coal, coal dust, wood, coke, lig- nite or hard coal with perfect 'com- on the other hand the farmers are [ bustion. Very economical. absolutely un-represented by any 0—0 era lve x c an e GUARANTEED 5 YEARS agency whatever that will either keep sggser;%uplg?ic%ts.your home and I will track of legislation or push legislative g 200 satisfied customers in Fargo and | | measures designed for the farmers’ St. Paul, Minnesota Superior, Wis. vieinity. benefit; or to give out publicity that H. L‘ French Fumace co. will ir}form the country on what the LIVESTOCK DEP ARTMEN‘T 1103 FRONT ST. FARGO, N. D. conditions of the farmer are and what exploitation he is put under.” South St. Paul, Minnesota BERG FAVORS EARNINGS TAX Commendation of the principle of taxation according to income or gross earnings, was recommended by Carl Berg, at a recent conference of Minne- sota county commissioners on taxa- tion matters. Mr. Berg is one of the pioneer Nonpartisan League members of Minnesota, and is president of the Erskine Farmers’ Club and Shipping association, which has 200 members, and is one of the live farm organiza- tions of northern Minnesota. Mr. Berg was chosen by the county commission- ers of Polk county. to represent the board at the conference held in St. & Paul but being unable to attend in per- T‘I”hm' P.Iic’ son, he sent a communication to the conference, from .which the follow- ing recommendation is taken: We endeavor to econduct “I Velieve that the gross earnings our dealings with the public, tax of rajlroa;is, e;c.,iis ;he b;st t:rm o: taxation so far devised and why'no our employees and our in- apply this principle to all other ac- vestors along the lines of this tivities? We will perhaps all agree policy: that there must, or at least should be, an income before anybody can pay any > taxes, but it should not matter whether 1. To furnish eourteous, the individual spends his income in e R MISTAKES ARE COSTLY ' e GET THIS BOOK --- FREE 2. To tell the public the B % 0000000000000C00000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 there is- where the individual who truth "about our business. spends his earnings foolishly, will have g an advantage. Nevertheless he will lT WILL TELL YOU: t, under this law, be entirely exempt, 8. To be conservative and 22 as is now the case. Furthermore, this How a homeseeker came to North.Dakota with $6,000 economical in the man- tax should be graduated, and greater cash to buy a farm. How he was directed to a real agement of our affairs. incomes should be assessed at a high- estate shark who took most of his cash., How he er rate. - finally became a renter—and a “knocker.” “Professors, lawyers, doctors and all 4 To pay our employees other salaried people will then have to What North Dakota needs. What the League Ex- good wages. pay their due share in taxes. They q] f:hange is doing to bring about improved conditions : - ,‘ G "have received more from' society than in the state, What the f.arme:rs are doing to build O TS anfor o usorin other classes, that is from our tax- S up the state through immigration. i -gupported@ institutions of learning. return on their invest- § | is generally kept too busy to meet his : and make your trade direct with the buyer. Why ment.: . . bills; 2 3 = the Exchange charges a small fee. How you can bene- / “‘Unmined iron ore should not be : : £ \ taxed, but the tonnage tax should be : fit by selling your farm throug}‘x the League Exchange. We believe that such suc- increased to correspond to fl;‘e (nc;'ea.sg Mail Cou = Belo i in value of its products, when place w'—-—fi 1 cess as we have had 1s be- n e At RE DY = P : cause our business has been Zace LEAGUE EXCHANGE; .conducted along these lines. SOMETHING WORTH $5000 Fargo, North Dakota. : 2 J| The wall between the producer ‘and Gentlemen: : consumer was doubled in height May Please send me your book explaining your system of selling land 1, when the South St. Paul Live Stock I wish to list my land. Exchange increased its membérship fee from $2500 to $5000. The increase was enthusiastically adopted by.a ma- jority - of the members at the Ilast: ; ; ) meeting in April. It must be worth Address............................,..............................f... gomething to. step in between the hog “ raiser and the bacon eater when they gladly pay this price for the privilege. oy INAI@: v's s'a7s 0606 060 6.6 6/0/0 600 oo e7s s s ore 6ol eeesslesasrssssessssssssssssion FIFTEEN ; “Mention Leader when writing advertisers ..‘(A,'