St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-18
THE SIGNS IN THE NORTH.
The Late Rains Have Done Thousands
Of Dollars Good to the Crops.
POINTS AS TO THE VOTING.
What Should Be Done by the Men Who
Make the Constitu-
ton.
Snecial to the Globe.

COLFAX, N. D., May II.-l Ht TAIL, 81
much needed in North Dakota, has come,
and the wind-vexed grain is catching on
with it's too many bare roots; and the
grain, not visibly injured by the same,
but suffering for the want of moisture,
has new life impaired to it. and the ag-
gregate advantage can only be estimated
by hundreds of thousands OF dollars,
If the season continues to be favorable
the hopes of the farmers will be pro-
portionately frightened. There will be
quite large acreage of flax sown on
new ground, but seed is getting scarce.
About the usual attention will be given
to corn and potato planting.
affair. not more than a two-th thirds vote
boiled. In this section the rain set in
about D. M, which had tendency to
dampen the ardor of many. The result
IN this county was the election OF
w. S. Lauder and Andrew Slot
ten. Republicans, and w. E. Purcell,
Democrat. There was spirited effort to
defeat Mr.. Lauder by the election of
Mr.. Brann, the Democrat. but Mr.. Lau-
der was elected Notwithstanding the
strong opposition against him in certain
quarters. Party fences were not high
enough to keep all on the right side.
The contest, as between the Scandl-
navian and German candidates, which
was not very significant, was i'll favor
of the first, Mr.. Slother. This district
will be we'll represented by the gentle
man named, and Rlchland county
well to the front. The
STATE CONSTITUTION
nnI frnn1nh
with too much care, and hopes are
fondly cherished that all the delegates
will be equal to the important task that
they will be called upon to perfO I'm.
There ought to be strict attention given,
as there no doubt will be, to laws
Of corporations, taxation. interest,
schools, banks, county governments,
etc. The present system OF county
commissioners in many respects is very
Objectionable, and ought to be changed.
If the chairman of the board town
supervisors in the several counties
could be constituted as a county board
for the transaction of business, it would
be more in keeping with the expressed
opinions of large majority of voters,
and the legislation OF many states that
have thoroughly tested the question.
The interest on moneys loaned ought to
be more in harmony with the legislation
of states that have had many years OF
experience. There are some that have
fears that
THE RATES OF INTEREST
will be so low that Eastern capitalists
will not be willing to send their money
West for investment. High rates of
interest, however, in a long run, will
beggar the borrowers, and such place
is not the place where capitalists con-
slider themselves the most safe in their
investments. The history of money
loaning in states where the interest
might be considered low by Westerners,
is the place where you will find much
capital invested in manufacturing en-
terpriseS, and, as a general thing, the
manufacturing states are the most
wealthy and prosperous.
There never will be much manufac-
turing in states OF territories where
money is loaned for 10 per cent interest
and upwards, even to 10 OF 20 on short
time. That is the reason why many in
a new country lack thousands of dollars
of having any money after they have
danced years to the music of those who
sing, "(iive us high rates OF interest,
including our commissions" No doubt
but what all North DakOtians will feel
proud of our state constitution after it
receives the finishing touches OF our
constitution makers. Won't we be a
happy people!
When ali the preliminaries requisite
to statehood shall have been attended
to, and we out to sea with our stately
craft, well manned with an experienced
crew, our North Dakota star placed in
the armament of blue on our national
banner, together with her queenly sis
Il Il
ington, truly it will be a time of re-
joicing, and the beginning of brighter
future will dawn upon this great North
western empire. II. B. G..