Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-01-16
railroads, is said to refer to the proposed
completion OF the 500 road.

railroads, is said to refer to the proposed
completion OF the 500 road.
There is likely to be some important
il not radical, changes in the exemption
and the usury laws.
The time for adding five per cent
penalty on delinquent taxes, will pro-
badly be axed at June 18th. Several
wantedit October 18th, but the embarass-
ed financial condition of the state re-
quires prompter payment of taxes this
year. Representative McCulloch of
Walsh county, said he had been request
to vote for late date in the fall, but as
treasury, and the action would favorably
the earlier date named.
Senator Worst has introduced bill
to punish trusts, or conspiracies to re-
gulate or fix the price of any article of
merchandise, manufactured, produced
or sold in the state. The attorney general
and any states attorney are entitled to one
fourth of the fine recovered for con-
the price Of wheat at stations where there
are two or more elevators would be a
conspiracy under the act.
A bill will be introduced shortly in
the house to require railroad companies
to accept wheat and other grain at the
stations the same as other freight, and
receipt for the weight, guaranteeing the
weights at destination. The bill will not
pass in all likelihood. but it shows the
drift of things in the matter. Speaking
Of the relationship between the railroad
and elevators, the Chicago Herald says:
The elevator system is properly part
of the railroad system. Neither can do
grain business without the other. They
are complementary. In the nature OF
things there is no more reason why they
should be under different owerships than
that the freight depots along the line of
a railroad should be under a different
management and ownership. Elevators
ge-warehouses-i the use of which the
warehousemen. Why then should not
the railroads own the elevators as we'll
as the freight depots? It must come to
that some time, and for the grain bust
ness in Chicago the sooner the better.
Will the North Dakota legislature try
its hand at passing the Australian elec-
tion law? It is doubtful. Yet there
ally understood among the boys that it
000 %r Erht To-
tana, and still the bill got thro ugh.
J. w. Parsons. ticket exchanger on the
Northern Pacific, has resigned that posi-
ton. Mr. Parsons will be remembered
by many who listened to his eloquent
addresses last fall on the labor question,
and as one of the members of the North
Dakota constitutional convention from
Morton county. He frequently expressed
strong fears of being discharged from his
position with the corporation, on account
of the radical views lie had on legislative
matters, but as soon as the convention
was over it was observed that he went
to work again, as if nothing was wrong
whatever.
Encouraging Wool Growing.
Western wool men are convincing cap
italists that money is to be made in the
business, aud as consequence, every
facility for handling wool will shortly be
furnished by shippers and buyers. Mon
tana at present is showing up in the lead
in these improvements. At Glendive
there will be erected for the June clip.
warehouse with a capacity of 175,OOO
pounds. Eastern wool houses are send
ing out agents to buy western wool on
the ground, and growers will got the
benefit OF competition. The Northern
Pacific railroad will also build large
warehouse at one OF the Montana wool
shipping points.
1t is satisfactory to learn that the gen.
eral condition of all kinds OF stock in
Montana is good. So far, the winter has
been most favorable, and losses have
been very light. The Glendlve Inde-
pendent, speaking of the present open
weather, says:
About five inches of snow fell Friday,
but it will not affect the range, as the
wind cleared the high lands, and stock OF
all kinds can find plenty to eat. Sheep
men are about all prepared with sufficient
hay to winter through if it becomes nee.
essary to feed, and some cattle men also
have a large amount of hay IN the stack,
sufficient to guard against any contin-
gency that may arise between now and
the time bunch grass starts.
A Vigorous Spouter.
Another subterranean water mons ter
has been loosened from his confinement
under the James River valley. A special
from Woonsocket. Sanhorn county SAYS