The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22
A PROSPERITY WAVE
North Dakota Feels It as Never Be-
fore.
TREASURY BEGINS TO BULGE
mand for Lands Has Not Been
Surpassed.

treasury large share Of this is in
permanent funds of the state, but there
is goodly portion Of it in the general
fund, available for the current expenses
of the state. There is total OF $1l5, 600
in the general fund Of the state. Part
of this sum Will be applied to the wip1ng
out of all floating Indebtedness, and the
balance will be reserved for the payment
OF current expenses. In the permanent
school fund there is $4,000 awaiting in
vestment. For the first time in years
the officials of the treasury department
are In easy street.
Payments of taxes have been liberal.
During January the total collections by
the state treasurer were $3S5.19117. OF
this amount, $685. 53.S1 was collected into
the general fund of the state. The sum
of $3.50, 479.24 was paid in from the sale
of state school lands. Leasings of school
lands brought in $16.975. Interest on
land sales returned about $4,000 The to-
tai collections to the general fund Of the
state have been $101, 1874. and the total
collections for the month will probably
approximate 100000. About $4,000 Of
the levy of $3.50 for the retirement of
the asylum bonds has been paid. About
$4,000 was paid in during the first half
Of February for the support of the state
educational institutions and the total re-
ceipts so far in February have been $780,
900.
"a 1uIlucT tF4ueuC6 VI LuS StCWCu duo
prosperity of the state lies in the many
new banking institutions. In the past
few days the secretary of state has issued
charters to the following state banks, each
with capital stock Of $4,000
Farmers Bank of Souris, John Birkholz, S.
s. Titus and Tracy R. Bangs, incorporators
place of business at Souris, Bottineau county.
kenmare State bank, Kenmare, J. w. Fox,
Howard Dykman and E. G. Valentine, in
corporators. State Bank of Dresden, Ores
den; P. G. Donovan, w. F. Winter, J. 3.
Chale, incorporators. First Bank of Flax
ton. at FlaXton; G. L. Bickford, W. A. Bond
J. o. Hanchett and w. E. Burgett, incor-
porators. State Bank of Rolla, at Rolla;
Adam Hanna, X. Stensrud, H. SteEsrud, in
corporators. Kenmare Security bank, Ken
mare; E. F. Bonford, e. G. Tolley, W. r.
McGlenn, 1ncorporators. The Wilton bank,
at Wilton; H. r. Porter, P. G. Remington,
Walter Graham and Frank Danrely, incor
porators.
The last call for a statement of the con-
ditions Of state banks showed a remark
ably large increase in deposits. Another
call is expected in a few days and Off
Gals predict that still more flattering
showing will he made.
The demand for the sale of state school
lands continues, even after the large
sales made at high prices last fall. From
Cavalier county alone have come requests
owned by state schools in that county.
The board will grant only a portion Of
these requests, and has ordered, the sale
Of 250 descriptions. These will average
about 100 acres each. In Benson county
the board has ordered the sale of 100 de-
scriptions. These sales will take place in
May.
School districts through the state are
preparing to build new schOOlhOuses and
the state board of university and school
lands has bought school district bonds to
enable them SO to do. Among the dis
tricts that will build are Buffalo, Cass
county, for which purpose bonds of $4,000
have been purchased, and Forest River,
Walsh county, bonds Of $4,000 having been
purchased Other bonds bought are:
Rockford, Ward county. $3.50; Haaland,
Wells county, $1,000; Eureka, Ward
county, $3.50; No. IS, Cass county, 81, $780,
Leipzig, Morton county, 5000; Sullivan,
Ramsey county, 5000; James River Valley,
Dickey county, 500.
The officials Of the department of public
instruction report inquiries coming from
all parts of the state with reference to
the proposed consolidation of rural
schools. This move was started by Su-
perintendent Devine some time ago, and
the seed sown appears to be bearing good
fruit. The arguments made by the state
department in favor of consolidation are
that half a-dozen school districts may
unite in one schoolhouse, hire conveyances
to carry the pupils to the common school
building, institute graded schools and dis
pense with the services of half the teach
erS, the saving to be applied to better
apparatus and fixtures and the other in
cidental expenses of graded schools. It
is estimated that three teachers can do
the work now done by six If the plan of
5o&s t., ;aJ So{~
are being taken to test the method in the
near future, and the department believes
that North Dakota's rural schools Will
soon be upon the same footing as those
of the older settled states, where con-
so1idation has been tried and found sue
cessful.
The next teachers examination, con-
Quoted by the state department Of public
instruction, will take place on the sec
ond Friday in March. 1t is expected that
from 700 to 1000 teachers will take this
examination and that it will be the .larg-
est yet held. Examinations for state GER
tit1cates may be taken at the same time.
The new. course. of study to be issued
by the state department of public instruc-
tton for the common schools is about pre-
pared for the printer, and will be issued
about April 1, or before. It will comprise
the changes agreed upon by Superinten-
dent Devine and the leading educators
of the state.
r. j. Turner, commissioner of agricul-
ture. has called a meeting of the Pan
American commission for the coming
week. The object will be the settlement
OF accounts in connection with the Pan
American display and the taking of steps
for preliminary work in the gathering OF
an exhibit for the st. Louis exposition
There is a balance Of about $1,000 from
the Pan American appropriation, and Gov
ernor White will have thousand saved
from his office expense to turn into the
fund. This will give the members of the
commission a nucleus to start with in the
gathering of a display The idea is to
have farmers take especial care in the
cultivation of certain selected areas for
the raising of cereals, corn, vegetables
and other products Of the soil Other ex-
htb1ts and displays will be gathered by
Commissioner Turner as opportunity
Offers
The annual report OF the commissioner
OF agriculture shows total of 81 1881
farms operated in the state in 1901, and q
total acreage Of 7127,427 under cultiva-
ton. The acreage sown to wheat last
year was 3,895,957. The flax acreage was
!, 49S, 1877. The corn acreage last year was
more than doubled, ISL 900 acres being
sown, against total of $4,000 acres the
year before. Coal mines operated for
1900 are given as thirty-three, with 1885,
600 tons Of product and $108,O0O paid out
as wages. The statistics for 1901, not yet
available, will show a large increase over
these figures.
ORPHAN FUNDS EXHAUSTED.
Boston, Feb. pa cable dispatch from the
mission aries the American haa ri IN wact.