Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-21

&Noitih Psthotds
At the afternoon session the com
mittee on laws made its report. In the
form of the following resolutions. as
recommendations to the various state
legislatures for legislation to control
the Russian thistle:
Whereas, The existing divegent
conditions Of agriculture and Of the
| growth and spread Of the Russian
thistle are so varied In the five great
states represented by their delegates
In this conventions; and.
"Whereas. The requirements OF leg
tslation necessary TO meet these ext
gcnsies and to enable the citizens Of
each state here represented to effectu-
ally combat and eXterminate this
formidable foe to all agricultural and
commercial interests; and,
Whereas, Many other states OF out
Union net here represented are al
ready infested with this disastrous
scOUrge, necesSitating the application
Of heroic methods applied through leg
islation, to prevent its further en-
c]roachment which presagcs the ruin
Of their agricultural industries;
therefore, We deem 1t advisable
that we recommend for the considera-
| llOll vi LIS UNIV tlllOu tle lOIluN liP
synopsis of a law. that we advise
should be adopted by the legislatures
OF every state in our Union wherein
this terrible pest may have gained or
may hereafter gain a footh0ld, leav-
Ing the respective legislatures of each
state to fill In the details as their re-
q%uirements and conditions shall war
rant and demand:
Outline of the Bill.
"Q.) A specia! law relating to Rus
sian thistleS alone should be passed.
"2.) This weed should be declared
a prblic nuisance and every plant
should be destroyed before it natures
It's seed.
49, Owners Of lands should be
compelled to destroy the weeds on
their own lands, and care should be
taken to give due and complete notice
to nonresident land owners: also, rail
way and other corporations should be
compelled to destroy the thlstleS on
their own lands and right of way,
and to take all other precautionary
measures to prevent its further spread.
90 Provisions should be made for
the destruction of all these weeds on
all highways, roads and public trails,
and all other state lands, school lands
and ali lands the title to which is still
In the federal government.
co. All precautionary measures to
cause its destruction ind prevent Its
further spread should be passed and
| rigidly enforced, every precaution be-
| ing taken to secure the right of the cit
lZens to see that all thistles shall be
destroyed wherever they may be dis
covered.
''6.) No special or new set OF Of
fees should be created. except, per-
haps, n state board of thistle commits
sioners. but the destruction of this
weed should be enforced through the
channel of the authorities o exist
ing. such as county commissioners,
township and road supervisors. street
commissioners, weed agents and police
officers.
"T1 The county commissioners,
township and road supervisors, street
commissioners, weed agents, or other
specified officers nentioned in SEXTON
6 shall inspect all public and private
land in their jurisdiction at least
once in each month from July to No
vember. inclusive, and destroy or
cause to be destroyed all Russian this
ties found.
49, An earnest appeal should be
made to the federal government by
concurrent resolutions TO secure a lib
eral appropriation to assist those sec
lions of our commonwealth where 1t
has become Il scourge beyond h con-
troll of its citizens.
John J. Lamborn,
-"E. j. Jones,
y. G. Baker,
IS. +. Fraser,
&C. n. Valentine"
south Dakota Cooperation.
The resolutions were adopted as
read. with the exception of a few mod
ifcatiOns, and then, on motion Of Sen
atOr Stewart of Nebraska it was de-
cided to appoint Senator =. nj. Val
entine of North Dakota a delegate to
call on the governor of South Dakota
and present TO him the resolutions
adopted by the convention for the pur-
pose of having the legislature of that
state take action on the matter SINH
lar 10 that pledged by the delegates
to the convention. South Dakota was
invited to send delegates to the con
yention, but replied that 1t was I'M
able to accept the invitation.
On motion the Pioneer Press was
declared the official paper of the con-
vention, and copies Of the paper con-
tanning the report of the proceedings
were sent to the various state legis-
latures now in session.
Following a motion to adjourn the
following resolution was offered by
Commissioner Laughlin of North Da-
kota and unanimously adopted by the
convention:
Resolved, That on behalf OF the
delegates to the convention from North
Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Ne
braska we desire to tender our heart
felt thanks to the delegates from Min
nesota and the citizens Of st. Paul for
the courteous treatment we have re-
ceiyed and the pleasant manner In
which we have been entertained, and
we sincerely trust that the delibera-
tions of this convention may prove a
substantial and permanent benefit to
the citizens OF the five great common
wealths in this convention represent
ed"
Following the adoption of this reso-
luton the convention adjourned.