SOME PHASES OF NORTH DAKOTA'S EXPERIMENT IN FLOUR MILL OPERATION.
Abstract There is always a certain amount of interest attached to the excursion of a state into the field of industry. This is not confined to the state itself, but usually manifests itself as well in even remotely located sister commonwealths. Because of the publicity given North Dakota's program of state ownership, it was thought that a paper dealing with some of the problems of its major industry would find enough interest to justify it. In order to understand clearly the nature of the organization and management of the state mill and elevator, it is necessary to touch briefly on certain acts of the legislature. In the first section of an act passed by the sixteenth legislative assembly of the State of North Dakota and approved February 25, 1919, is found the statement that "for the purpose of encouraging and promoting agriculture, commerce and industry, the State of North Dakota shall engage in the business of manufacturing and marketing farm products and for that purpose shall establish a system of warehouses, elevators, flour mills, factories, plants, machinery and equipment, owned, controlled and operated by it under the name of the North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association." In addition, this act provided for the manner of operation of the Association and the powers and duties of the persons charged with its management.
- DOI
- 10.2308/tar-8596427
- Volume
- 2 (2)
- Pages
- 129-139
- Language
- en
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