The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 3, 1917, Page 6

SCOOP OP ,cuh WELL WELL \e (rant SrA FAREWELL MESSAGE oF RETIRING GOVERNOR (Continued from 1 Page Four.) money tha’ 1 to the amount of $1 . nber 1, 1916, nearly four y' later, the Board y and School Lands had inci 1 the loans to the < from the amount set forth to the sum of $4,640,810.00. Farm Joans haye been made in every county in the state and are made at five per cent intere We still hi 1,667,508 acres of land to sell, When these lands shall have been sold id for and the present land contracts pald, we will have fund of not less than sixty and probably seventy-five millions of dollars whieh can be used in North Dakota to loan ate (1 thereby solve for our- ge problem. rms in North Dake loaned upon f upon the farm lands of ou selves the rural credit farm i Our present farm mort; law should be cha so that it will provide that the farmer borrowing upon hi and shall pay one-tenth or one-twentieth of the principal each year, thereby ting a revolving fund. will help some other farmer to get a loan from the state. arther, the borrower by reducing the amount of principal he owes upon his mort- 2 will gradually get out of debt and will each nd to his family some money in the wi has shown that where r sh r, they ultithately debt, but where their loans sanade for a term of years rymments on the pri Lountil the end of the term, ves are not paid and are in many a part of their le out any then as a rule the mort cases increased, sale is othe money derived from: thei The school | shools and under no a splendid: ly bh Dako ; circumstances should we permit the use of this money in any way Ww ayer, whereby it might be lost. It should be sur- rounded tard and should not be divefted for any purpose other than those now allowed by kaw. ‘This fund, loaned to the farmers, will solve in North Dakota the Rural Credit problem. COAL Last. winter L found that a e part of the coal used in Germany was briquettes made from German lignite coal. The ice of the German lignite is similar to the lignite of North Dakota. A prominent chemist in Germany stated that he believed the ht way for North Dakota to solve the lignite and briquetting proposition was not to send men to Germany to be educated in that line of work, but to send to Germany and have a German chemist who had made a life study of lignite come to North Dakota and determine the best way to handle our coals, Further, he advised bringing from Germany to North Dakota three or four men who had been brought up in the manufacture of briquettes from lignite coal. German briquett: ure made without a binder. An appropriation of at least fifty thousand dollars should be made for this purpose and this money used by and with the cooperation of Dean Babcock of the State School of Mines. Authority should be given to employ a German chemist versed in lignite coal and also to bring men accustomed to the manu- facture of briquettes and the machinery used for that purpose to North Dakota. If this is done, we will have a proper solu- tion of the coal question in North Dakota and instead of send- ing several millions of dollars every year to the fern states we will keep that money at home and supply our- selves with our own coal and will be able to furnish South Dakota and Minnesota as well. OW. general 2 In southwestern North Dakota there is a very extensive gas field. Doctor Leonard of the State School of Mines has made a study of the anticline in that part of our state and advises that there is undoubtedly a large amount of g@s and a possi- bility of oil. The state owns a large area of school lands located in this anticline. I would recommend an appropriation sufficient to put down two or three test wells upon lands owned by the state. Minnesota deriv 1 large revenue from minerals ob- ithin that state. A reasonable sum could be wisely spent in North Dakota in testing whether there is oil underlying lands owned by the state. There is no question but that there is a large volume of gas and it may be found possible to use the gas to advantage and where it will bring a revenue to the schools of North Dakota. LEGISLATION, Briefly I wish to call your attention to certain suggestions, some of which were advocated in my message to the legislature in 1915, and ask that you give these propositions consideration. First. The reduction of the membership of the House and Senate. A smaller membership would make for efficiency and for the expediting of public business and will result in economy to the state. Second. The state constitution should be changed to pro- vide for a ion of the legislature once in four years, instead of two years as at present. If for any reason it may be necessary for the legislature to convene in special session,the Governor has the power to call the legislature in extraordinary session at any time. Third. State and county officers should be elected for terms of four’ years and I believe that the Governor of the state should not be reelected at the expiration of his four year term. Fourth. North Dakota shonld have a Buisness Agent, whose duties it should be to push forward the lignite, clay and other industries which, with us, are so nearly dormant and can be made so much of. Fifth. Appropriations and legislation should be enacted to encourage immigration into North Dakota. North Dakota needs mén and women. No state offers. better inducements ~ than does our own and a reasonable sum appropriated to en- immigration would be money wisely expended. <Sixth. The, minimum capital stock of state banks should preased from fifteen to twenty thousands of dollars. enth. ‘Something should be done to separate the children mt, 80 that the eriminal and the non-crim- a ted and a home should be provided Oe odie children where they can have the ion they are justly entitled to. School at Dickinson. A school of this character is needed #}'* in the southwestern part of the state and a liberal appropfia-” tion for the initial buildings is fully justified. This school within a few years will be one of the large educational institu- tions of the commonwealth. Ninth. Under the constitution, the state officers elect and the members of the legislature begin their duties in the early part of January of each odd numbered year. The legisjature should meet in January of the even numbered years, thus giving the Governor and the state oflicers a year afterassuming office to become familiar with the state’s uffairs and before the convening of the legislature. Tenth, ‘Taxes are due in December each year, but are-not delinquent and no penalty attaches until the March following. In consequence few pay their taxes until the last moment and the state gets but little money from taxes until April, although the taxes were due about the first of the December preceding. Today, while our debts are paid, we have but little money in the General Fund and will not have until April, and all this despite the fact that on December-1, 1916 there was due.the state from taxation $1,360,000.00. .Taxes should be made pay- able November 5th of each year and delinquent December Vth. Then there would be no shortage in the funds needed for the conduct of the state government, Power shor the Game and Fish Board to limit the number of birds that can be killed by any> one person in one day and further they should we authorized to issue a proclamation not later than August first of each year, setting a date for the game season to open and close, Twelfth. The State Historical Society should he given a small standing annual appropriation to be used for tablets historical sites and for other purposes of a- similar he given Fleventh. splendid work in the Thirteenth, North Dake doing a education of her boys and s--her greatest asset, About one-fifth of the money for the support of our schools comes from the State Interest and Income Fund. The state iso gives aid from the General Fund to the High Schools and Graded, Rural and Consolidated Schools, amountin to the sum of $390,000.00 in the biennial period. Money can only he paid from the treasury of the state as the peovle pay money into it. We should not at this time in se the above amount. What we should do is.to adopt a better method of distributing the mon The schools that should: haye help. from the e are those which are doing good work, but which sre not able themselves financially to bear the whole burden. Legislation to -help with state .:.id, schools .of the class herein descbibed, will-be legislation in the right, direction. THE OLD SOLDIERS. At the time of the Civil War, North Dakota was an uninhab- ited territory and furnished no men for the prosecution of the war which preserved the unity of our country. After the war, many of the soldiers who took part in it came to North Dakota and made their honies here and did their ful) part in the up- building of the state. Today there are but few of them left. We have set apart by statute, as have most of the states of the Union, the thirtieth day of May as Memorial Day, a day when we decorate the graves of our departed soldiers and remember for a little time at least that which they, with the aid of their comrades did for our country, I would recommend legislation which shall absolutely prohibit the day being used for any other purpose than that for which it hag been set aside. If we wish to make the day that which it should be, a day of memories and a day for teaching loyalty, respect and patriot- ism, then it should not be given over to amusements and sports: I would further recommend that taxes against the_soldiers of the Civil War be abated. Other. states have adopted and made this into law. Shall we not likewise make the burden of the old soldiers a little lighter? CLOSING. In closing I wish to express my appreciation for the courtesy which has been at all times shown me by the officers and em- Dloyees in all departments of the state government, both here at the State Capitol and over the state. To the gentleman who is to succeed me as Governor of our state, I bid him God speed and wish him well in the position he is to fill. Place brings care and. responsibility and it is not easy to minister to the needs and requirements of three- quarters of a million people. , In retiring from office, I do so with a deep sense of gratitude in my heart for the many honors which have been conferred upon me by the people of this commonwealth, and, in looking back over the years, I feel that at least I have tried to do my duty, with honor and with integrity. May He, who holds the destiny of us all, deal kindly with each and every one and may He guide the people of this state onward. and upward through the years to come. L. B, HANNA, Governor. —_—_— INTENSE ENTHUSIASM MARKS NEW REGIME AT STATE CAPITOL LABOR LAWS. As our state progresses our population increases, and the number of mills; factories, shops, department stores and other places wiiere a large amount of labor is employed also in- creases, and we need laws, especially for the protection of women and children who work in these ‘industries, J would heartily recommend a law establishing a minimum wage for women and children employed in factories, depart- ment stores and other similar places and ajso régulating the hours of their employment. Most progressive states have such laws and also have what is known as the Workmen's Com- pensation Act. I belieye that machinery should be safe- guarded and that the workingmen are entitled to a reasonable ‘Compensation Act that will insure justice to them and their families and also be fair to the employers. 1 further recom- mend that there be a Labor Bureau established in connection with the office of Commissioner of Agriculture und Labor for the purpose of furnishing information in regard to employment and distribution of labor and to help solve other labor prob- a PROBATION SYSTEM. T-would recommend that you considéf the’ probation system now in vogue in Wisconsin. with a view to its adoption in North Pakota if you find it practicable. CIVIL SERVICE. I -believe that Civil Service might be introduced in some of our appointive offices to a good advantage both in efficlency and economy, and 1 would recommend that you, at least, make astart. towards 9 civil service reform. QIL, INSPECTION, Wag west there: Is a general dissatisfaction in, regard to our‘oil inspec: tion law. It creates @ :lot of: political appointive offices, but the gasoline still freezes. inthe carburetor and. the kerosene still smokes the chimneys. In order to get better results under this Jay, -L would recommend that it be amended so as to pnt the. inspection. of oils under the Pure Food Department, which is.in position to tell us just what kind of oils we.are buying. *, HOTEL INSPECTION, +° I would also recommend that the Hotel Inspection Law .be amended so as to put the Inspection of hotels under the Pure Food Department. - Under the: present law the Pure ‘Food In- spector is required to inspect the kitchens of hotels and he might. as well inspect..the rest of the house at the-some time and at about the same expense, ae FIRE MARSHALL. y 1 would récommend that the office of Fire Marshall be abolished and that the work of that department be turned over to the Commissioner of Insuranee Department:thus giving the Insurance Commissioner more authority and saving to the state the salary of. the Fire Marshall. : TAX COMMISSION—STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. if the State Tax Commission is to be the best possible service to the state, I believe that it should be given more authority and by virtue .ef their experience. and knowledge eaiued from their work and study-of the ‘problems of ‘taxation, they should be in the very best position to know, the relative value. of property throughout the state and, therefore, 1 recom- snend that the Tax Commission be included in the State Board of Equalization, Pie LIGNITE COAL—CLAY DEPOBITS, oi: 1+ Lignite coal is one of our great natural resourées and through the untiring efforts of Dean Babcock.ef the School of Minis at the Untversity, it has been .conctusively..proven that the’ lignite briquets: produced at the Hebron Experimental | Briquetting Plant are among the best produced anywhere. or from any kind of .coal. The by-products. obtained in the briquetting. process are very. valuable. The gas thus ‘prbduced, if converted: into electricity, would. make: cheap: péwér’ that’ could be used for almost any purpose. It has also. been dein- onstrated that our clay deposits are extremely valuable for making pottery, tiling and brick. 1 would recommend that a liberal appropriation be made to carry on this experimental work with a view to enlarging and expanding it. soon as possible, and. that steps be. taken to see that these great resources be conserved and not, suet STATE DRAINAGE, af Some of our river valleys have ‘suffered severely trom per- jodical floods. The condition of the upper Red River Valley during the past season was most deplorable. The state needs hetter drainage laws and I .would recommend. that. you. gare- fully consider the proposed legislation of the committee of the ‘Tri-State Flood Control Association. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, The reports. of the budget committee and of the different boards and of Public Institutions will soon be available and 1 recommend them to your careful consideration with the pur- Pose of putting. the state institutions upon the ‘beat. possible basis, EDUCATION. We are proud of our educational institutions and want to still further improve them. I belleye that greater Progress can he made by more closely harmonizing the. course of study at the various institutions and. by making the ‘superintend- ent of Public Instruction a member of the Board..of ‘Regents ond giving him more authority.’ But the most:: important educational institution in the state today is:the -raral school. This is true because the great.majority of the schoo} children are enrolled in these rural schools and ‘bécatise. there the majority of them begin and. end their school-room education. During the past few years much, progress has been made.in increasing the efficiency of the Rural-.Schools,. bit there is much more fo do before they will be as efficient in.their field as are the city schools.in. theirs. From the experience of the past five years, it is very evident that the improvement of the. rural schools, and on a scale not otherwise possible, jies along- the lines of their consolidation,: wherever possible, and. thelr standardization of all these schools. wherever needed, These subjects-are treated in a-brief though ‘comprehensive manner on pages 9.to 25 in the Fifth Annual Report of the former State Inspector of Rural, and. Consolidated schools and -who-is . now the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and:.to° which report you are respectfully referred. ; To promote consolidation and standardization we need-more state aid and especially for consolidation and there is urgent need to increase the rural school inspection force sufficiently, at least, in both cases. to deal justly with the rural. schools by giving them an equality of treatment. in these respects -with the city. For in the rural schools in this state the enrollment is three times ag great as that of. the city. schools and the rural schools have but one inspector’as have the-city schools, and the city schools get more state aid whereas the. rural | schools should get three times as much in order to get.their proportionatt and just share. I-endorse the State Sppetia- tendent’s solidation and standardization, for it will increase the.effic- fency of the entire state school system. Therefore, I earnestly Yecommend that you provide the méc- essary state aid and the laws to make possible the promotion of consolidation and standardization of rural schools and thus give the country boys and girls a more cual opportunity. with the city boys and. girls to get an-education.- There are a number of orphan children. at our State Reform ‘ School for the reason that the state has no other place to send that something. be done sali beter preeiaen: 16 them. I would ea ly to relieve this situation a orphan childres. As the majority of the members of the house were elected with the en- dorsement of’ the. Nonpartisan league the new governor.is expected to re- ceive..the support of the.state law-|school at Grafton, making body {n putting through the|17.°~ Sek league's legislative program, which in- cludes public: ownership of the princi-} Mr. pal agenciés concerned in the collec- tion and distribution of farm products, and a constitutional convention to : EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION. Some of our state departments are’ short of~ funds, afid''T * “would reecommend-that an emergency appropriation be made to eavry these departments until July 1st. NON-PARTISAN BALLOT. Believing that national political party affiliations should not he considered in the election of county and state officers ani that: the: best interests. of the greatest number of people ‘can be server by. the use of a.non-partisan ballot, I recommend that * our, elec ‘tion laws be amended to provide a-uon-partisan ballot for all county, legislative and state offices. ‘ APPROPRIATIONS. "4 I trust that the committee on appropriations will study con:* + ditions carefully, that. they will consider fairly and impartially, all demands and recommendations for appropriations and de- termine what is reasonable and necessary for the best interests: .’ of all concerned. 1. trust ‘that under no consideration: Witt this..assembly . pass. appropritions that will in the aggregate exceed the amount of money available and thus necessitate - the use of the Governor's. veto power. Tt is my desire that your work be pushed‘as rapidly and consistently as possible that the session may be concluded in good time. If later on it should seem advisable, I shall call. you together for further recommendations. In all your acts keep the welfare and the wishes of the people in mind and remember that whatever does the greatest good for the greatest fumber of people is justifiable, and that many a legislative session has been spoiled by ‘enacting special. privilege laws: for the benefit of the few regardless-of the welfare of the many, Let ug. all so act that our state will be a better place iy which te live; a better place in which to make-a -home; 2 better place in which to rear our children so that ‘they. may have the best. advantages and make the best possible: citizens for, our-state. If: we succeed in doing this we shall have per- formed our.simple: aut; . : Big “Majority. father. eldest brother In Rural Schools. ‘necessitated Mr. Frazier’s return to the farm to as- sume its management for his mother. : He’ gave up his ambition té enter a profession, an ambition hie had foster- ed ‘since his graduation ‘from the high . D., at the age of Frazier’ obtained his - grade school education inthe rural schools of Pembina county, N. D., where the Fraziers settled in 1881 after moving program ‘of rural. school improvement throagh-eon- | bring about these reforms. Comparatively few persons knew of Mr. Frasier when he sprang into. prom- Snence as the Nonpartisan’ Jeague's didate‘in the primaries. ‘He never d been in any but local politics, -al- wage. subject to the restriction’ of his fa ‘activities, with which he has been ‘occupled for 15 ‘years, : Football Hero. “Then football followers of the Uni- versity ‘of North Dakota remembered the Lynn Frazier of 1899, 1900 and 1—Frazler who had starred on the Adiron for the varsity, and had cap- tained the team the last two years. But except through the sporting pas- had: appeared large to eye. fy ta his senior year at heer ea and put ia our bank only 5 cents for the first week and a each wool. | from Rice: county, Minn., where the governor-elect was born in 1874,” He taught school for two“ years af- ter finishing his high’ schoo)’ course and then entered the normal school at Mayville, \N. D,, ‘where ‘he graduated in 1895. In order to provide ‘money. with which to further his ‘education ‘he worked for two years before.entet- ing the University of North: Dgkota; From the time’ he took .over the management of the family farm, Mr, Frazier has expressed. himself as’ in- tensely interested in the betterment of the economic condition of the farmers, of the northwest. The present dgy. marketing system he holds, is fauity. and he insists it is the duty of md state to amend, so far as iés within) its power, the rules by ‘which. land products are sold. exis" 200K Deine VOr's have Sia fil pists stn 1 bc Sad 1B i dni ‘weeks have $12.75, $25.50 or $127.50. Bor ogo oe sao.n. OO tt HO weal Mare « ’ ” . ‘ ‘ ry oY £ bY