[2] It is overseen by the North Dakota Industrial Commission, whose members are all public officers elected by popular vote.

The North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association started operations on October 22, 1922.

Immigrants especially felt that they were disadvantaged by the actions of major capitalists in the big cities.

In the early 1900s, the flour mills and grain exchange in Minneapolis were the primary wheat markets for North Dakotan farmers and elevators.

The North Dakota Mill was established by the Nonpartisan League leaders, which then controlled the state government, to help solve this problem and benefit local farmers.