The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-08-29
Capital
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A clash between the state board Of
control and the rege Ets Of the STATE
university is expected to follow the
bout between the board OF control and
the normal school regents, which has
resulted in the board Of controls shut
ting off supplies from the normal re-.
gents.
1T is stated on good authority that
the hoard Of control does not intend to-
leave the university regents II peaceI VI
possession of the university, but that ~
will assert it's right under the law to-
assume financial control OF the instltu-
ton. It does not regard as legal the
regents making contracts ard ordering
supplies.
The university regents are quoted as
being opposed to surrenderlngs any OF
their authority and being determined
to resist any attempt OF the board OF
control to hold the purse strings! ne
board OF control is expected to decide
on q. course Of action very soon. me
members Of the board refuse to- make
any statement of their intentions.
President Ankeny of the state normal
board has made a request tottne STATE
auditor to hurry the payment OF the
money due to the contractors con-
structing the state normal school at
Duluth. He was informed by Deputy
Auditor Iyerson that the voucher 1or
81, goo sent to the auditing departmen
by the resident director at Duluth mao
been returned to him with the request
that it be sent to the auditing depart
1nent through the board of control. Mr..
Ankeny was also Informed that the n
rule would apply to all vouchers here
after.
4 The point was raised by President
Ankeny that the matter OF paying for
the state normal school at Duluth was
not part of the business of the state
board of control, as the appropriation
was made and the contracts We're let
before the board Of control law took
effect. Mr.. Ankeny also suggested that
the auditor to be consistent, should
hold upSthe vouchers Of the boardiof
regents Of the state university
Minnesota farmers are realizing more
the Importance Of discussion of farm
methods, according to a report by Supt.
%. G. Gregg at the annual meeting or
the board Of managers Of the farmers
institute The attendance Of approx
mately 10000 had established new
record.
stress was laid upon theeimportance i
Of an Interchange of institute INSTRUCT
ors with other states, a plan started by
Minnesota two years ago. The workers
4, FaII q thaV
could advance new ideas. The plan was
especially successful in theedepartment
of domestic animals.
Supt. Gregg, whose home in Lyon.
county, where he has an extensive
farm, said that the farmers had been
surprised agreeably by the wheat and 4
oat yield. "Oats has doneeexceptional
Nv we'll" he said "and while the crop
win not be up to the standardi.a COM
Portable profit will be shown. The
straw has been light, but the grain is
heavy and the farmers will get little \
short of full crop. Wheatls not turn
ing out as badly as the people have
it will not grade No. 1,yet the yieldaper
acre will be fair. III
It is estimated that seyen-e gnths@ or
the soap used in theestate institutions 3
will be made at the Rochester asylu
The asylum has had plant for. some
time which furnished all the soap need
ed at the asylum, and .semeSof theeout-
put was Sold
The members of the board Of control
have decided that the plant can pc
utilized to a larger. extent, and con-
tracts for the supply of. seaponeeded at
state institutions thee coming three
months We're let to thes asylum Con
tracts were let toooutside concerns for
toilet and otherr varieties Oft soap not
made at the asylum p1ants
The board figuress oIll extending the
manufacturing ideaa tor includea other
articles than soap. Clothing anda shoes
will probably be manufactured at the
state institutions if "a saving oan be-
made.
The report, omi the. laaemaking at.
Rochester istveryy favo1ablea. The lace.
is readily sold ON tfiee market The.
women at the asyluml become interest
ed in the work and very littdRe materiall
is destroyed oC%injuresl.
Auditor Dunn offSt. Pautt held IN Bss--
midi the most Successful sale of state
land in his estimation that has ever
been held in the, northeastern part OF
the state.
1t did not bring as, large an amounh
of money as other sales; bsnt, consider.
ing the price per acne for purely Wild
agricultural land. in a pine country and
that the bidders were almost exclusive
ly homesteaders, who desire to increase
the extent of their farms, the sale was
a very creditabe showing to the, new
county of Beatrani. Some land without
climber sold as high as $50 per acre, and
The averaga price. was about 50 The
first payment amounted to S5.f0tA and
about 5,00a, acres were sold.
/ , Arrangements have been completed
| Tor the trip of the Third regiment, ".
G. S. M., TO the Pan-AmerfcaR expo
sition at Buffalo, Col. C. A. Van Du1ee
has been working on the "details of the
trip for two Faonths and Its success is