The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 7, 1917, Page 17

R G A 0§ e TR T TV PSSy o S Big Increase in Editor Nonpartisan Leader:- Statememiz have been made, ard oc- casionally published in some of the gang papers to the effect that many of the members of the Nonpartisan Y.eague are not renewing for 1917-18 in North Dakota and in this connection I believe a few words regarding the situation in Barnes county would be of interest to many of your readers as to the real facts in the case. The canvass in Barnes county is nearly completed, and in "every township finished the membership of the League has been increased from 25 to 400 per cent. The last township finished was Ells- bury, located in the northwestern cor- ner of the county. There were eight old members in this township, and on Thursday last the League district su- perintendent accompanied by Homer Smith ané Frank Finley of Pillsbury, two live wire farmers of the township, increased the membership to 33, or over 400 per cent. Every man in the township who was seen joined for the next two years with the exception of one farmer, who has been cajoled into believing he is a representative of “Big Biz” because he is a local representa- tive of some of the coal barons. -It is .live wires like Messrs. Smith, Finley, Cadigan and others of EMsbury town- ship, and men of the same stamp in every township in Barnes county, who Homer Smith who is interested in the Nonpartisan League work and organi- zation and give his assistance to in- creasing the membership in Ellsbury township. in Barnes county. Who Gets the HERE has been an attempt recently to make it appear that farmers are attempting to take advantage of the war to get increased prices for their products. The ones who really get the war profits, are shown by statistics pre- sented to the TUnitéd States senate committee on finance. Some of the figures are produced herewith. In the column to the left is shown, after the name of each company, the amount of its net profits earned in 1914; in the next column is shown the amount of its net profits for 1916, both amounts being taken from the company’s own ' geport: o % 1914 profits American Smelting & Refining Co.....$ 9,271,665 American Woolen Co. «...cceen . Armour & CoO. c..ciiiainanan 5 Bethlehem Steel Corporation ....eeeee Central Leather Co. ...... 5 E. I. duPont de Nemours Powder Co.... Hercules Powder CO. tocveasecenes Swift & CO. .oeveeeinne U. S. Steel Corporation .. Wilson & Co. (PaCKers) «ccesesccccss _ These are only excerpts from the complete statement filed with the senate. The complete statement shows that the net profits of the 24 largest industrial concerns in the country for: 1916 were 500 per cent larger than for 1914, The U. S. steel corporation manu- factured enough shrapnel to increase its profits 12 times’'and the duPont powder company made money enough from making high explosives to multi- ply its 1914 profits nearly 20 times. There would be an awful roar from the country if the American farmer, who produces stuff that feeds instead of stuff that kills, were to attempt to get: profits like these. But the farmer -a host of others in every township, . asking a horizontal 15 per cent in- North Dakota Frank Finley, a Barnes county farmer who left his work long enough to assist in increasing the membership in the Nonpartisan League -400 per cent in _one day. are entitled to unstinted praise for their devotion to League work. With such staunch supporters as Louis Noltimier, C. A. Newman of Oriska, C. J. Olson of Green, who secured 50 members alone, Johnny Flach of Hemen, Charley Maier of Mansfield, F. B. Smith of Leal, Jack Johnson of ‘Wimbledon, Bert Bruns. of Grand Prairie, who doubled the membership of his township, Robert Kranz, Louis Nicoli, J. N. Osborn of Dazey, Henry Peterson, Charley Trager and L. S. Nordgaard of Scandia, A. K. Algoe of Baldwin, John McIntyre of Marsh and the avalanche of members could not be stopped in Barnes county any more than Niagara Falls could be turned back with a pitchfork. ‘While Ellsbury township shows the biggest percentage of increase, all show a substantial increase in membership. Oakhill increased from 32 to 51, Grand Prairie township doubled its member- ship, Pierce increaséd-from 28 to 45, Noltimier 27 to 35. These figures show that the League membershoip is showing an average in- crease of better than 25 per cent, de- spite the statements of a few dis- gruntled croakers, and everywhere the League membership includes the most level headed and successful farmers. N. S. DAVIES. War Profits? doesn’t want any. such profits; all he seeks is enough increase to make up for the increased cost of his supplies, which he meets on every hand, and then give him a fair profit on his in- vestment. RAILROADS ALSO PROFIT BY WAR Railroad stockholders also have im- proved their positions since the war began. In 1913 the net _operating revenue of railroads in this country ranged from $275 to $300 per mile. In 1916 the net operating revenue ran from $337 to $550 per mile. During the last six months of 1916 American railroads earning over & million dol- 1916 profits $ 28,252,248 2,788,602 5,863,819 7,609,908 20,100,000 5,590,020 43,593,968 4,876,924 15,489,201 4,831,793 82,107,693 1,247,255 16,658,873 9,450,000 20,465,000 23,496,768 271,531,730 1,511,528 4,913,873 lars apiece had total revenues of $700,- 000,000, the largest profit in the his- tory:of American railroading. : In the face of this the railroads are crease in rates. Besides the profits that have come to stockholders in increased dividends are the profits that have come through increased valuations upon their stock. The outstanding stock of the Bethle- hem Steel Corporation in 1914, for in- stance, was $17,636,690. The value of- the same stock in 1916, on current market quotations, was $106,112,130. HOW MANY HIDES HAS A LIMOUSINE? All this prosperity on the part of ADVERTISEMENTS MR. LIVESTOCK GROWER! You Are Surely Entitled to the Full Market Value for the Livestock You Raise IF YOU DO NOT GET IT, somebody else gets the bene- fit you should have. The day is passed when business is done on sentiment, and cnly results in dollars and cents count. We want you to compare the results in dollars and cents we get for you with those received elsewhere. A comparison will convince you that “KIRK SERVICE" gets you the most money for your livestock. J. R. Kirk Commission Co., Inc. South St. Paul, Minn. 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