The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 6, 1916, Page 9

. Y Booledodeoesde cheforddob The total mileage of all rail- roads in the state is approximately 5200. The main line and branches of each road shows the distance to be short- er to New Rockford than it is to Bismarck. In one or two cases it might be possible that train service would make it as convenient to go to Bismarck as to New Rockford, but for at least ninety per cent of the people living on these Main Lines and Branches it will take less time and cost less for mileage could. they go to New Rockford instead of Bis- marck. In these figures we have paid no attention to the fact that the Great Northern Railway Company S bt sepoves ST THE NONPARTISAN LEADER will be ready before the capital build- ing is erected, is only 118 milex. This means, also, a saving in, time and hotel bills. The saving in railroad mileage alone would, be 810 miles on the round .er New Rockford, than TR Removal of Capital Will Be = (reat Saving to Taxpayers This répresents $12.00 railroad fare. When we sreak of going to Bismarck from Devils Lake via Casselton, we wish to call your attention to the fact that more than ninety per cent of the people who make this trip, go via IFargo, which would add 40 miles more, or $2.00 more to railroad fare. Nearly 80 per cent of the total railroad mileage of this state is near- Bismarck, and in these figures we are not put- tihg in any mileage for the line from New Rockford west to Lewistown or the line from New Rockford east to Larimore. We have not included in these figures the Great Northern Line from Forbes NINE eebeebodoodood Jb bbb Bohddodod Shbbdd population in the past which it has now, but we have the same popula- tion for thirty years past which we have now, and the same condition existing with the railroads which exists now, in that people who tra- vel pay for their railroad fare, a change in the location would mean a saving to the people of this state, of $6,000,000. Who is it that pays the taxes but you and all other vot- ers of the state? Who is that pays these expenses but you and your friends? Allowing that the state increases in the future one-half as fast as it has in, the past, then in i i i ’, have bought property and have made i’i’:}sofille?gal%v?}’,;flfig H::(i ! plans to build a line from New Rock- carries a through sleeper P ford, west to connect with their pres- | 3 : from Fargo to Aberdeen. ik ent terminus at Watford, McKenzie 'F'his line picks up nearly all \, County, extending west from there TR husisess coming 5 Pare ! to Lewistown, Mont. They have also o AR West of Bisanrol for i arranged to build a line east from %he s ~ 1= New Rockford to Larimore which i tiss 1 tin QEN jocs which would give them direct con- Sl ks the g aaitional nection with Grand Forks and Duluth. S aving: for “the #55le Ini the This would, mean that all the people o thiie hert ¢ b e living in the northeast corner of this of at leas%) one or two days’ 0 ° state could come direct from Lari- time in going to the State F ook Srand Forks to New Beck: Capital in favor of New Rockford the next thirty years the location of ford, and would give connections for et Bismavck v L all that part of the state north and 0 : 3 the capital at New Rockford u:zstead south of the Miss_»ouri Biver west of During sixty ~days every two of Bismarck would mean a saving of - g’lcl%ea? NC[?oIlJmty,Clnchédmg Mie. north years, a very conservative estimate more than $10,000,000. Don’t for- b By c. PR OUY trip, which represents an expense of given by the people who know states get, all this time, that you are the ~& T " In order to give you a further idea 775 Thousands of people go annual- tiat not less than 100 persons go to fellow that pays this unnecessary | of the mileage saved, we wish to call 70"t T it to Bi k Bismarck every day while the legis- morey. i your atention to the fact that it is 1y from this territory to Bismarck -\ "5 5 "cecgion for the reason Railroads Nearer New Rockford f 190 miles from Minot to Bismarck via. where' the expense for each person 4.+ they wi h to be there at that : g ] the Soo Line,while it is only 109 miles -at & minimum, would be $20.00 more time on business connected with , The railroad mileage of the state | from Minot to New Rockford via the 1., if they were coming to New pending legislation. We can very is nearly 3000 miles closer to New Great Northern. It requires nine concervatively say that 0 people a Rockford than to Bismarck, which hours on the train to go from Minot to Rockford. day go to Bismarck to see some of the following statement shows: T s Bismarck while it requires three hours From Fargo to Bismarck the di- tkc state officials every day of the Mileage Closer to Bismarck ?‘?d t}ilerti\{lfm:inuter from N{;nggr:}‘: starce is 195 miles. From Fargo to year. This means bis 20,0001 pe Mileage ckford. For a perso ; 3 A it : ’ ; tual loss of two days time traveling miles. This means a savx;u_g o l?d ner with the state government. At C. M. & St. Paul Railway 245 f on the cars, to spend one day in the miles o5, the round trip, wkich would )5 J"q;y vaved to each individual Soo Liné . 335 | S capital city. . In addition {o - this, he 33.5. this would mean $200,000 per an: - T , e £ ere is a loss of four dollars in rail- The distance from Jamestown to ; i i ), ! way fare; there is also the loss of two ' Bismarck is' 101 miles. From James- Egm%r\gs ‘;ig‘gg’:gy‘t"}‘,e“’;‘llof,greggfi;fi Mileage Closer to New Rockford } days' hotel bills. All of these items town to New Rockford, 60 miles— of railroad mileage, that $10 saved Mileage ! are paid for by you and other tax- a saving of 82 miles on the round between the mileage and hotel bills Great Northern Railway 1,982 ! payers of the state. trip, or $2.05 railroad fare. is a very conservative figure, and we Soo Line X ) 951 ! From Grand Forks and the territory "The distance from Deyils Lake to do rot believe that %ny .onl;a w1l}: gothhz'nStP%czlfli{:Rl:fiaXay ?gg ‘ north and northwest of Grand Forks Bismarck via Casselton is 300 miles. disagree with us on the nul}:x ex; 2 M.'dl. . C. anl B Ra’i'lwa o ! the distance to Bismarck is 273 miles, From Devils Lake to New Rockford people who annualll)y go tot le s aTe idland Contine y : PO Y while the distance to New Rockford via Leeds it is 80 miles, or a dlfl?e_ar-‘ capital on state u}fmess toril yii tho g { via the line through Larimore which ence of 440 miles on the round trip. be sure, the state has not ha e X i : N | AMENDMENT. Article 19, Section 215, of the Constitution of i ko2 State of North Dakota is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘ e a%? Article 19, Section 215. The followingepublic institutions of the State : \é are permanently located at the place hereinafter named, each to have the : 1!,”1% lands specifically granted to it by the United States, in the Act of Congress, 4 approved February 22, 1889, to be disposed of and used in such manner as the Legislative Assembly may prescribe, subject to the limitations provil- Y hool and public lands contained in this constitutlon: g INITIATIVE PETITION UNDER SECTION 202 OF THE CC,)I{‘;- = il!:l::: 9;;;1:!:9::1 o: cG(O)?TeI“;]:e:t at the city cf Bismarck, in the county of i STITUTION TO AMEND SECTION 215 OF THE CONSTI- o, ;001 “uny1 July 1st, 1922, and at the eity of New Rockford, tn the county TUTION OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, TO ¢ gqgy on and after that date. CHANGE THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT FROM THE Second. The State University and School of Mines at the city of Grand CITY OF BISMARCK IN THE COUNTY OF BURLEIGH .Forlf;;irh; t%e1 c:un;y ;:tt Gi‘agdul?ofl:. R W) L ) NTY ird. e Agricultural College Cass. l ey 2O THE CHIY OF NIW. ROCKFORD. IN. THE COU Fourth. A State Normal school at the city of Valley City, in the County D e e OF EDDY. 5 8 of Barnes; and the legislative assembly in apportioning the grant of eighty G F NORTH DAKOTA thousand acres of land for normal schools made in the Act of Congress re- { 3 STATE O ferred to shall grant the said normal school at Valley City as aforementioned, [ i COUNTY OF . ... : fifty thousand (50,000) acres, a.l}d sald lands are hereby appropriated to sald 63, institution .. for that purpose, .y We, the undersigned, being first duly sworn, each for himself, deposes and says that he is a resident of the County of ‘ State of North Dakota, and a legal voter thereof ; that he personally signed Miton his name to this initiative petition knowing the contents and purpose Seventh. ‘A State Normal School at the city of Mayville, in the county thereof, and does hereby petitioni and propose that Section 215, Article 19 of Traill; and the legisiative assembly in apportioning the grant of lands . of the Constitution of the State of North Dakota be amended in accord- made by congress, in the act aforesaid for state mormal schools, shall as- ance with the provisions of Section 202 of Article 15 of the Constitution SIER thirty thousand (30,000) acres to the institution hereby located at May- : d ) ille, and the said lands are hereby appropriated for satd purpose. of the State of North Dakota as amended and now in force by adding to Y em?;m: °A State h:ap::al :‘; ythe insane at the clty of Jamestown, in the first sub-division of said section the words, “UNTIL JULY Ist, 1922, i, county of Stutsman. And the legislative assembly shall appropriate twen- ‘AND AT THE CITY OF NEW ROCKFORD, IN THE COUNTY ty thousand acres of the grant of lands made by the act t:t mfo;v ; G AFT : T DATE” -as to read as fol- said for “other educational and charitable institutions”, to the benefit and for l(::,E l?:gfiisgN %1;.?3: SEA%%I,TI‘ GHgVERNMEiI? ZST Tr;{aE CITY the ‘endowment of sald institution, and there shall be located at or mear = ¢ : - ; - the city of Grafton, in the county of Walsh, an institution for the feeble misd- ‘OF BISMARCK, IN: THE COUNTY OF BURLEIGH UNTIL 005 te srounds pm_ch; od by the secretary of the Interior for & Deniten- And that such proposed amendment be published and plted upon the . ballot to 'be voted upon by the peopleatthe next general election ionp-_ Fifth. The school for the deaf and dumb of North Dakota, at the clty and of Devils Lake, in the County of Ramsey. Sixth. A State Reform School at the city of Mandan, in the county of