The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, December 30, 1915, Page 10

TEN THE NONPARTISAN LEADER -~ “Let the People Vote On It” Our Argument: .1 Our battle is for all the State. It’s a state movement. 2. NO ADDITIONAL TAXES. a. A Capitol fund is available. b. Expenses of building new Capi- tol will be less at New Rockford. c. Site will be provided at New Rockford. 3 MOST ACCESSIBLE POINT. a. New Rockford is a railroad cen- ter now. b. Most acessible point for 80 per cent of the people. 4. GREAT SAVING. a. Taxpayers will save extra time and fare of public officials— means millions. b. Clients and visitors will save time and money. 5. THE CAPITAL AND THE FU- TURE. a. Place the capital where ‘you can afford and be glad to visit it often. b. Remember the next generation will want to visit it, too. c. If the legislature is near you, you can watch what is going on. 6. NEARER NEW ROCKFORD — AND ALWAYS WILL BE. a. Eighty per cent of the popula- tion. b. Eighty per cent of the assessed valuation. An Agricultural Capital in an Agricultural State. A Capital with the City Beautiful plan. Something to be proud of. New Rockford is near the center of Population. § 10. Capitals have been moved before i when necessary. It is not im- 1 possible. I 11. The whole central part of the | State is without a public insti- tution. U O DN _CAPITOL FUND LA ) ‘“““\\\\ \ \\\\\\\.\\‘ To THE PEOPLE FOR A NEW ACRES %02 NORTH DAKOTA LANDQ ctoeel e L e T, 2% No Additional Taxes HEN the Federal Govern: ment adopted North Dakota as a state into the Union, the: enabling act provided for a land grant to North Dakota in the amount of 82,000 acres. This land was to be sold for the pur- pose of creating a permanent fund to be used in erecting public build- ings at the Capital for legislative exe- cutive and judicial purposes. The State was hereby made trustee of 82,000 acres of public lands situated in the various counties, to create a fund out of the sale of such land to provide for the erection of build- ings pertaining to legislative, exe- cutive and judicial departments- of our state government. The legisla- ture is vested with discretion as' to the use of the proceeds, subject to the terms of the enabling act. According to-the Land Department Instructions for Signing Petition Tear out petition along double line. Sign petition with indelible pencil or ink. « Sign petition before notary public or other officials, Send in petition soon as possible. If you can’t get you neighbors to sign send it in yourself. Mail to Capital Removal Association, New Rockford, N. D. Watch these pages for additional Argument and Facts next week. proval or rejection, and if . approved: by a majority of all the legal vate s amendment shall again be submitted to the people at the next general elec- cast at such general election, such amendment shall be referred to the tion for their approval or rejection as at the previous general election, in next Legislative Assembly for approval or rejection, but failing to receive accordance with the provisions of said Section 202 of the Constitution of approval by su¢h Legislative Assembly to which it has been referred, such the State of North Dakota as amended. NAME [SEAL] Notary Public;- My commission expires SIGNED: ADDRESS Directory of July 1st, 1914 issue, and supplements thereto to July 1st, 1915, there is a permanent fund now estab- lished from the sale of the Capital Building Lands In the amount of $309,257.09. This Is invested in se- curities such as bonds, and mortga- ges. Deducting this $309,257.09 as money received from the previous sale of these lards, we have out. standing on land contracts a perma- nent fund of $338,186.25 secured by first llen on the land sold. The $309,257.09 recelved and the $338, 186.25 outstanding on contracts re- presents the total price of the acres age sold, or $647,443.34. There are 30,471.99 acres remain. Ing undisposed of. Assuming that it it should sell at no more than the minimum price fixed by the enabling act, which Is $10.00 per acre—yet It Is reasonable to expect much more —Iit would bring $304,719.90. Thls would make a total permanent fund of $304,719.90 plus $647,443.34 or $982- 163.24. . Having arrived at the available { fund which the Fedcral Government wisely provided, the question remains as to the wisdom of its expenditure. Surely there is no doubt in the mind of any one that the state must bulld a Capitol building. This being so, | shall it be at Bismarck or somewhere | else within the state? If not at Bis- marck—where? We belleve that New Rockford offers the most advantages for the convenicnces of all the it zens of the stater with the exocep- tion of the people living within a small radius of Bismarck. We be- lieve that anyone outside of that small radius voting against placing the seat of government at New Rock- ford is voting against, not only his immediate interest, but against the interest of generations yet unborm. | We sincerely hope that this message | will appeal to you from the broades view of statesmanship by adjusting the proper balance of internal af- falrs and glving all citizens, for all time, the advantages of recent rails road progress and municipal improve- ments which New Rockford has to offer. We offer this out of a spirlt of unselfish service to humanity. N\