The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, February 10, 1919, Page 13

oL ADVERTISEMENTS - Fargo AutoSchool e B W W~ | 9 Wehave &4 (3 one of the most Q‘ () \ & completely equipped Rutomobile, tractor and ®/ _ truck schools in the world, &/ Everything necessary to fit you for a high salaried posi- sion as expert mechanic is here, GET STARTED NOW Now is the time to come to Fargo. Our school is in full sway and hune dreds of young men are now take g our courses. Why not you? Write or wire me when ycu are coming. Big Mlustrated Folder Free My big illustrated folder explains all about my school and courses, Write for it. A. L. Bishop, Pres. \é. FARGO SCHOOL OF AUT & GAS ENGINEERING 1225 Front St.. Fargo, N. D, TRAGTOR=—WITHOUT COST Letme tell {on how you can get this FORDSON (Henry Ford) Tractor Wfl,‘g 'UT COST--for & few week's spare time work this winter. You need no experience, nor money. Liverightat home-- T ambitious %fi pped this winter, freight prepaid, in time for early lpflg plowln% small, light and coonomical, the FORDSON TRA Bhu!.gud{nrnuonlmll farms as well as on the largest.: It will pull all farm implements, and do the work done by horses. In addition, by its belt pulley, the tractor wil! drive farm machinery, such as thragher, ensilage cutter, saw mills, etc. Sendmmmmbdzyhrn% big free FORDSON offer-+-also h-turukn fall description of THB FORDSON A Postal will do. oH.SHUGARD, St. Paul, Minn. GET THIS BOOK FREE how to cut living cost Violin, Hawalian Guita = : Ukulele, Guitar, Mandolin, Cornet or Banjo Wonderful new system of teaching note music by mail. To first pupils in each locality, we'll give a $20 superb iolin, Mandolin, ele, Guitar, Hawalian Guitar, Cor- not or Banjo ahsolutely free. Very small chargo for Iessons only expense, We arantee success or no charge. Complete outfit “free. rite at once—no obligation. Slingerland School of Musie, Dept. 505, Chicago, Il ! IflALbflFfiefl.t@hfi&Wm Chti .guaran plaslor st ity SRR Consum: ordageCo.,Minneapolis,Minn, Mention the Leader When Writing Advertisers IN.D.F arméf Offers | Plan to Aid Wheat Buying Datus C. Smith of the well-known Cloverlea Farm at Blanchard, N. D., has proposed to the secretary of agri- culture 'a method which is designed to aid the government in carrying out its wheat price guarantee next fall. He would have the government prom- ise an advance in price of 1 cent a month as a means of keeping more wheat on the farm in the fall. Mr. Smith has sent the Leader a copy of his letter to the secretary, and it is given in full below: D. F. Houston, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Sir: In view of your appeal to the congress to make further provi- sions for the government’s buying and storing the wheat crop of 1918, I ask your consideration of the following suggestion: Undoubtedly, in view of the lessen- ed demands, new measures must be taken to care for the heavy offerings that will be made. The farmers must have money in the fall, and wheat, for various reasons, is the thing freely marketed to get such money, while with an undeviating price farm- ers have, I believe, marketed earlier than usual. E My suggestion is that steps be taken to keep a large volume of this wheat on the farm by gradually advancing the price month by month as the sea- son passes. One cent per bushel per month would yield the farmer a trifle under 6 per cent, and would, with patriotic appeal, suffice, I believe, to retain on the farm great stores of wheat that would otherwise find an early market. This allowance of 1 cent per month per bushel would main- ly compensate the farmer for his loss of interest, for insurance and such loss and expense as is incident to farm storage. But the advantages to the govern- ment would far exceed the cost on the wheat affected. It would lessen by a large sum the capital required in the earlier purchase of the wheat, save interest to that extent, save entirely the loss and insurance incident to stored grain, and save the storage charges, which latter would alone ex- ceed the additional price to the farm- er for holding the grain on his farm. I am aware that all wheat in ele- vators would probably get the ad- vance in the monthly price, but that would not result in their drawing wheat from the farms, because the elevators can not cover all expenses and interest in storage of wheat for 1 cent. per bushel per month. I desire respectfully to protest in advance against the use of the em- bargo to prevent shipment. This, as . ‘done late last fall, was no doubt a necessity when it was found, too late, that the storage capacity of the ter- minals had been filled by shippers of . the Central West, leaving those of the Northwest (the farmers) to make all kinds of shifts, including pouring wheat on the ground. This embargo came in threshing time in North Da- kota, and was cheerfully accepted as a war necessity. But now the offer to buy should not be accompanied with a refusal to take. : In good faith the government should see that provisions are made to take when it is offered the wheat it has agreed to buy when offered. Very respectfully yours, DATUS C. SMITH. As long as a punishment of a money fine is accepted from the rich and the alternative imprisonment is ex- -acted from' the poor, the equality of all men before the law is but a.sound- ing phrase—JOSIAH QUINCY. = - . . PAGE THIRTEEN Blanchard, N. 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They make use of all the tractor’s pewer without increasing the labor cost. No other tractor offers them. Write for Information. Rolling, Plowing, Disking, Harrowing in one operation e Waukesha 40 H. P. motor; Bosch magneto with im- Bulse starter; Bennett carburetor and air cleaner; large oneycomb radiator with large fan:; Hgntt heavy duty roller bearings in transmission; Timken bearings in front wheels; transmission gears and drive chains _ tightly housed and run . No differential, no bevel gears, Fipest materials_and workmanship throughout. . GRAY TRACTOR CO., Inc. 239 30th Ave. S. E. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN, 5 e oy, 820 8 i —_— A 2 Lo L Y 77 J S 18 Drawbar H. P, 36 Belt H. P, Weight 6,200 1bs. Reese Bros.’ Big Typ_é / Poland China Bred Sow Sale Wednesday, February 26, 1919 On Farm Southwest of Clarkfield, Minn. Fifty Head, Consisting of 8 Tried Sows, 10 Fall Yearlings and 32 Spring Gilts. They are sired by Big Bone Jumbo and the $10,200 boar, Colonel Jack; Long Big Bob, Mouw’s Big Bone, litter mate to the top sow in Peter Mouw’s dispersion sale; Smooth Jones, owned by Fred Sievers, and others. They are bred to Big Bone Jumbo, Long Big Bob, Black Jack and Smooth Jack, both sons of Colonel Jack, and Black Bob. will be one of the greatest offerings of sows ever sold in the Northwest. Send for sale catalog. _ John' Reese, Clarkfield, Minn. i Charles Heikka, 2223 Eouth St. North;'Minneapolis, will handle mail bids. ; : 4 Mention the Leader When Writing Advertisers