The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 21, 1917, Page 17

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P_a_yLess Interest and Get Out of Debt . Borrow on the amortized plan. Pay interest and principal in twen- ty equal annual installments of $87.184 per Thousand Dollars per annum or $1743.68, and when the twenty notes are paid, the debt and interest is paid in full. If you bor- row $1,000 and pay 4 per cent for twenty years you pay $800 in in- terest and $1,000 in principal, mak- Ing $1800.00 or $56.32 more than on | the amortized plan. Write us for full particulars. M. F. Murphy & Son Financial Correspondents. GRAND FORKS, N. DAK. — Good Power OOD strong power is just as essential as any other feature of a threshing outfit, Itisimpossible to do a good job of threshing withont steady and even motion, and a strong, well-built engine is nec- essary. The WNichols-Shepard Steams Traction Engine has the strongest and best built boiler ever used in traction engine building. The double-cylinder engine boil- ers do not have a bolt, stud-bolt or cap screw that goes through the shelt” into steam or water space. It steams easily—is power- fulin the belt, runs steadily dur- ing the entire season. AllNichols & Shepard Engines are mem- bers of the Red River Special Line With the Red River Special threshers, they make a combina- tion that is sure to save the farmer’s thresh bill. Write for big, free catalogue and read why the Nichols-Shepard Engine excels all others. The most profitable for both thresh- ermenand farmers, Write for de-. scription of anything in Thresh« ing Machine Line desireds Nichols & Shepard Co. In Contlnuous Business Since 1848 Builders Exclusively of Red River Special Wind Stackers, Feeders, Steam m’;%mfinzli%ea agd Oil-Gas Tractors Battle Creek Michigen North Dakota Branch Fargo, N. D. Mention Leader when writing advertisers The Opposition Blind Editor Nonpartisan Leader: I discover with a good deal of regret that the people who stand with the Anti-Nonpartisan league place them- selves in the same class as the dog in the manger. He will neither eat hay himself nor let the work horses eat what they need. They resort some- times to flimsy argument and again to the most unreasonable assertions. Dr. W —— of our town says the farm- ers “should keep out of politics” and leave all that to the politicians; that the “politician” is necessary, that the farmer should tend to his own business and not interfere with the politicians' business and so forth. He did not say _the rank and file of our army should be made up of politi- cians nor that they . should do any really productive work. Oh no! The politicians should do the office work, the farmer and laborer do all the manual labor, the so called dirty work. Banker W. looks at it the same way and I presume will contribute liberally to defeat the farmers’ League and its objects. But what I am most sorry about is that these very same men are practical “Socialists” as they call us; for they use the same kind of “So- cialism” in their town for the general benefit of the people as are the farm- ers who wish it to be applied more widely for the benefit of the farmer and consumer. A PUBLIC UTILITY PAYS FOR ITSELF I refer to the city, bonded to put in electric light plant, and water works and traction plants and great bridges and sub-surface railways and other such -undertakings. I recall a city which built a bridge costing about twenty million dollars. There was a great howl over the expense and -ex- ceeded debt limit and high taxes. There were. provisions made so foot passen- gers paid one- cent for -crossing, so vehicles paid small fees, so the ele- vated railway paid in proportion to its traffic over the bridge. It was stated by the opposition that the earnings would not pay running expenses and upkeep. The bridge was duly completed. It was planned to pay for it in twenty years. Ten years had not passed be- fore the city was entirely reimbursed, foot passenger traffic made free and rates reduced for vehicles and the rail- way. Our town of Portland, N. D., has put a comparatively high rate on its electric light service because the town is small and the users few, but the “Socijalists” of the town (Dr. W, Banker W. and other such) are living in hope that the plant will pay its own way and that the tax payers may es- cape the burden of the plant. X “IT CAN'T BE DONE” A FOOLISH ARGUMENT Oh consistency thou art a jewel ‘What the city men can do successfully, the farmer shall not be allowed to do. Public utilities for the majority of the people living in towns is proper, but for the farmers’ majority in North Dakota, all wrong. Is there such a difference as all that? Men in their right mind know well enough a public utility is a plant or business run by the government for the people whether it be a small one in a city run by a city government, or a larger one run by the people of a state as the state docks and warehouse system of Louisiana at New Orleans or a still larger one run by a nation as the post office of the United States. 1 The argument that “it can’t be done” s childish, as any man who will take the trouble to carefully inform himself may easily determine for himself. There is no more reason why a state- owned and operated elevator and mill- ing system or packing house and cold storage system may not be conducted economically and successfully than why Fargo’s public business may not be run in that way. v DOES NOT ADVOCATE THE BOYCOTT YET I feel, sometimes, that the Non- partisan League farmers and the A. S. E. farmers and Union farmers and Grange farmers ought to cease to " do business with any man or men who take the stand upon the farmers’ prob- lems that so many of our business men take. Couldn’t we somewhat put in co-operative stores to handle all kinds of merchandise and “stick to our store till the cows come home?” Could we not get real farmers’ banks and get a large part of the deposits not used to make our local bankers prosperous? Couldn’t we have our lumber and coal handled by our own organizations in towns where the “interests” opposed farmers utilities? As yet I do not specifically advocate PAGE SEVENTEEN ADVERTISEMENTS The Franklin Car THIS IS THE FARMER’S CAR— WINTER AND SUMMER Everybody is Talking About Light Weight So Are We— And We’re Also Quoting Figures In fact, anyone who knows the Franklin Car as we know it, can’t help talking Light Weight. Not mere weight taken off at the demand of the pub- lic, but Scientific Light Weight, that has been a Franklin principle for 15 years. S From the'start to this day, Scientific Light Weight has always distinguished the Franklin among fine cars. But, speaking of figures, kindly make note of this: Not one of the Franklin open cars weighs over 2280 pounds; not one of the Franklin enclosed cars weighs over 1+ 2620 pounds. Compare these weights with those of other fine cars you know or think favorably of. Do a little subtracting. That difference in favor of the Franklin means: 10,000 miles to the set of tires (in many cases more.) 20 miles to the gallon of gas- oline (a fair average.) 60 per cent less depreciation: Remember Franklin Statements are Fact-Backed And that difference means more er enjoys them to a degree un- than dollars and cents. known to owners of heavy cars. Make a ride in the Franklin So we say to you, in justice to show you about comfort, safety your feelings and your pocket- and reliability, rather than have pook, find out what we have to us tell you. It will convine you ;ay ang prove about the Franklin, more quickly. o : Since these three elements are Then meet a Franklin Owner. Compare notes. the natural result of Scientific Light Weight, the Franklin own- ‘We leave the rest up to you. Call and see us whén in' Fargo or write’us. Wheelock .A uto Co. DISTRIBUTORS. FARGO, N. D. It's a “Hum-Dinger” £all Cure Horse Coll r Heavy web rim, heavy auto .. tabric Yacks; waterproofed. Heavy red stripe ticking face inter-lined with “Gall Cure” curled hair pads, backed with selected rye straw. Large pressed sole leather caps. 1-inch buckles and 2 billets. 8/2-INCH DRAFT GENUINE HAIR FACE PRICE $2.50 EACH. Ask your dealer for the “Hum-Dinger” Collar. Bristol & Sweet Harness Co., Fargo, N. D. 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